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Flagler Beach's standout: 21% of its land is conserved. Overall it grades C+, 220th of 634 graded towns in Florida. It is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns. Its weakest subject is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $458K for a typical one and 6.4 times the Deltona metro’s $71K median household income. 34% of residents are 65 or older in Flagler Beach, above both the Florida town median (20%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). On civic life, just 15 of Florida’s 327 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Wadsworth Park, at 44 acres.
Where Flagler Beach beats most towns.
Coastal flooding makes up 25% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
17% of homes are seasonal or vacation homes, so the town is fuller in summer than its census count suggests.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Flagler Beach is from typical.
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Census counts: 198 in 1930, a low of 133 in 1940, 5,160 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1940 and 5 maps from 1944 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Flagler Beach, and how to reach them.
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 Flagler Beach.
Flagler Beach fares better on crime within Florida than nationally and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Florida.
Its A+ for the outdoors ranks #14 of 638 in Florida.
2.7 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. Flagler Beach’s trail density is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wadsworth Park | 0.7 mi | 44 |
| 2. Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area at Flagler Beach | 0.4 mi | 97 |
| 3. Betty Steflik Memorial Preserve | 0.2 mi | 19 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
986 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 199 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 79% of U.S. communities. Since 1984, 986 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Flagler Beach.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Flagler Beach beats the Florida average on 16 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 13% of adults report frequent mental distress in Flagler Beach.
| Flagler Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 79% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 37% | 36% |
| What stands out | Flagler Beach | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.4% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.6% | 13.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 15% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
People 65 and older are 34% of residents (21% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 8% of residents (21% statewide). 10% of Flagler Beach residents are under 18. Flagler Beach has grown 8.5% since 2020, to 5,595 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Flagler Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 59.3 years | 42.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 10% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 31% | 29% |
54% women, 46% men
About 85 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.8 points). Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women. Median age: women 59.2, men 59.4.
| Flagler Beach | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.8% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 3.7% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.9% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 4.1% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 6.4% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.9% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 28.1% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 20.6% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 13.6% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.5% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.5% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 26.5% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.2% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.4% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
At 6.4 years of the Deltona metro’s $71K median household income, the typical home (about $458K) costs more against local pay than in 77% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living. The typical value, about $458K, is 10% below its August 2022 peak.
The typical Flagler Beach home is worth about $458,000, up 1% in a year, 22% above the Florida typical home. The median rent in Flagler Beach is $1,462 a month.
| Flagler Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 83% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,462 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
January nights average 49.1°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.4°. The Crescent City weather station, 23 miles away, records that about 78 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 98% of Florida places with climate records.
Flagler Beach has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Flagler Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 49°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Flagler Beach has about as many jobs (1,630) as working residents, but only 181 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 761 in 2013 to 1,630.
Most working residents leave Flagler Beach for work: only 11% work in town. Since 2013, Flagler Beach has added 869 jobs, to 1,630 in 2023. The top destinations are Jacksonville (10%), Palm Coast (9%) and Bunnell (7%).
| Flagler Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 5% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.4% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $85,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 15.9 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 72% of Florida’s graded towns.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Flagler Beach. Close and well known come first.
31 mi National MonumentCastillo de San Marcos National Monument598K visitors a year
14 mi Theme parkMarineland of Florida
20 mi MuseumMotorsports Hall of Fame of America
17 mi National MonumentFort Matanzas National Monument653K visitors a year
30 mi LighthouseSt. Augustine Light
34 mi State parkFort Mose Historic State ParkCastillo de San Marcos National Monument: National Park Service, Public domain · Marineland of Florida: Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5 · Motorsports Hall of Fame of America: WillRStroh97, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Matanzas National Monument: Saginaw66, CC BY-SA 3.0 · St. Augustine Light: Viktoriya Sorochuk, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Mose Historic State Park: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Flagler Beach
About 5 of every 100 Flagler Beach residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
20.6% of the town is conserved land, across 7 parks and preserves.
City in Florida, United States
Flagler Beach is a city in Flagler and Volusia counties, United States. Its population was 5,160 at the 2020 census. Flagler Beach is part of the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach, FL metropolitan statistical area. It is named for oil tycoon and Florida railroad developer Henry Flagler, who was a key figure in the development of East Florida as resort and vacation destinations.
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One town shares a border with Flagler Beach.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flagler Beach | #220 | C+ | D− | B | B+ | B+ |
| Palm Coast | #448 | C− | D | — | B+ | B |
Palm Coast reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Flagler Beach with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Flagler Beach grades C+ overall, better than 44% of U.S. towns and #220 of 634 in Florida. It grades B+ for health, B for safety and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
