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A town of 809, settled in 1904.
38% of the land in Crescent Beach is conserved, where Florida’s towns sit at 3% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Fort Matanzas National Monument is on the National Register of Historic Places. Crescent Beach has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Coastal flooding makes up 22% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1990.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Crescent Beach. Close and well known come first.
12 mi National MonumentCastillo de San Marcos National Monument598K visitors a year
in town National MonumentFort Matanzas National Monument653K visitors a year
5 mi Theme parkMarineland of Florida
11 mi LighthouseSt. Augustine Light
15 mi State parkFort Mose Historic State Park
11 mi Zoo & aquariumSt. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological ParkCastillo de San Marcos National Monument: National Park Service, Public domain · Fort Matanzas National Monument: Saginaw66, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Marineland of Florida: Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5 · St. Augustine Light: Viktoriya Sorochuk, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Mose Historic State Park: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0
Crescent Beach is unincorporated, so St. Johns 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Crescent Beach.
The biggest park or preserve is Fort Matanzas National Monument, at 145 acres. Count the trails in 2 parks and preserves and they come to 5.5 miles.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Southeast Intracoastal Waterway Park | 0.8 mi | 12 |
| 2. Fort Matanzas National Monument | 0.6 mi | 145 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
For working residents in Crescent Beach, the share who work locally is 2.4%. Jobs in Crescent Beach grew by 71 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 235. Also worth knowing: the town’s mean commuting time is 34 minutes. The top destinations are Jacksonville (18%), St. Augustine (12%) and Palm Coast (5%).
| Crescent Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $146,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 5% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its typical July afternoon high stands at 90°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Crescent Beach, 39% come from inland flooding and 22% from coastal flooding. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Crescent Beach after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2022.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The share of adults in Crescent Beach who report frequent mental distress: 14%. The town does better than the Florida average on 13 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 9. Two figures for adults here: 11% binge drink, 86% had a checkup this year.
| Crescent Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 37% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 86% | 79% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Crescent Beach | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.1% | 13.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 9.4% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 16% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes sold in Crescent Beach spent a median 78 days on the market. 95% of households own their home here. Sellers in Crescent Beach got 93.7% of the asking price, typically.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1 within 15 miles of the center of Crescent Beach
About 11 of every 100 Crescent Beach residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
CDP in Florida, United States
Crescent Beach is an unincorporated census-designated place in St. Johns County, Florida, United States. The population was 844 at the 2020 census, down from 931 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Crescent Beach has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
