Asbury LakeFL
14,458 residents make their home in this town in Florida. Public schools that outperform most of Florida.
Is Asbury Lake a good place to live?
Asbury Lake’s grades pull in different directions. Where it does best is incomes: the median household earns $101K. With a B overall, Asbury Lake is better than 63% of U.S. towns and ranks 69th of 634 in Florida. Schools are another plus: its schools rank ahead of 79% of Florida towns. The catch is walkability. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 81% of U.S. towns. A typical home there costs about $482K, 6.1 years of the Jacksonville metro’s $80K median household income. The biggest park or preserve is Ronnie Van Zant Park, at 87 acres.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · OpenStreetMap.
How Asbury Lake grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Asbury Lake is from typical.
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What makes Asbury Lake stand out
Where Asbury Lake beats most towns.
Asbury Lake has grown 27% from 2010 to 2020
8,700 counted in 2010 and 11,036 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Asbury Lake.
Asbury Lake sends most of its workers to Jacksonville and beyond, owes part of its health edge to its incomes and has milder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of Florida.
Asbury Lake earns an A− for schools
Its public schools are run by the Clay school district. Public school enrollment in Asbury Lake: 1,875 students across 2 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Asbury Junior High SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 940 | B+ |
| Lake Asbury Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 935 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Fewer of Asbury Lake’s residents live below the poverty line than in the typical Florida or U.S. town
Asbury Lake has 590 jobs for its 5,678 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 38 minutes, against 28 across Florida.
Employers in Asbury Lake added 237 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 590. In Asbury Lake, the typical journey to work is 38 minutes. For most workers, Asbury Lake is a place to come home to: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Jacksonville (41%), Green Cove Springs (11%) and Fleming Island (4%).
| Asbury Lake | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 38 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.2% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $101,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Asbury Lake earns a C for cost of living
A home in Asbury Lake typically sold within 84 days of listing. Its median rent is $2,172 a month, where Florida’s towns sit at $1,647 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. In Asbury Lake, nearly nine in ten households own their home. Homes here are typically worth about $482,000, up 3% in a year, 29% above the Florida typical home.
| Asbury Lake | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,172 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 89% | 72% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
In Asbury Lake, 0.8% of the land is conserved
Trails total 5.8 miles in 2 parks and preserves. The trail density for Asbury Lake comes to 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Asbury Lake | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.8% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ronnie Van Zant Park | — | 87 |
| 2. Black Creek Ravines Conservation Area | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Residents of Asbury Lake are healthier than 67% of U.S. towns
Against the 8,452 U.S. towns with household incomes like Asbury Lake’s, it is less healthy than 50%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
For adults in Asbury Lake, the share who say their health is fair or poor is 16%. Against the Florida average, Asbury Lake comes out ahead on 9 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 3. Asbury Lake: 40% of adults sleep under 7 hours, above both Florida’s towns (37%) and U.S. towns (36%). 11% of adults here have diabetes; 20% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Asbury Lake | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Asbury Lake | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 10.6% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.7% | 16.8% |
| More adults with depression | 20% | 17.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Asbury Lake skews younger than Florida
People 65 and older are 13% of residents (21% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 46% of residents (38% statewide). Among residents in Asbury Lake, 26% are under 18. College graduates make up 35% of adults 25 and older, against 34% across Florida.
| Asbury Lake | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 26% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 31% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.8 points. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Asbury Lake | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.7% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.5% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.1% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.7% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18.4% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.1% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.8% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.7% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.1% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.9% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.6% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.4% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.2% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.7% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Asbury Lake
January nights average 43.7°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 82% of Florida places with climate records; July afternoons average 91.9°.
Its January low is 44°F. Snow almost never falls.
| Asbury Lake | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 44°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 92°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Asbury Lake has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
FEMA puts 61% of Asbury Lake’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 14% to hurricanes. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 60% of U.S. communities. Since 2012, 9 flood insurance claims have been paid out in the town.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Asbury Lake
EverBank Field and 37 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Asbury Lake. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaEverBank Field
31 mi National MonumentCastillo de San Marcos National Monument598K visitors a year
21 mi Stadium & arenaVyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
29 mi National MemorialFort Caroline National Memorial369K visitors a year
20 mi MuseumUSS Orleck
21 mi TheatreDaily's PlacePhoto credits
EverBank Field: AndrewAvitus, CC BY 3.0 · Castillo de San Marcos National Monument: National Park Service, Public domain · VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena: Nichos (talk), Public domain · Fort Caroline National Memorial: NPS Photo, Public domain · USS Orleck: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Daily's Place: Itsbydesign, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to Asbury Lake: who provides what
Asbury Lake is unincorporated, so Clay County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
98% of working residents leave Asbury Lake for work
Where Asbury Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Asbury Lake; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 Asbury Lake residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
About Asbury Lake
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Lake Asbury is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Clay County, Florida, United States. It is referred to as the Asbury Lake CDP by the U.S. Census Bureau. The population at the 2020 census was 11,036, up from 8,700 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 17 sq mi
- Elevation
- 33 ft
- Area code
- 904
Questions about Asbury Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Asbury Lake, FL a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Asbury Lake grades B overall, better than 63% of U.S. towns and #69 of 634 in Florida. It grades B+ for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Asbury Lake, FL expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
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