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Flagler EstatesFL

A town of 4,321.

Is Flagler Estates a good place to live?

Flagler Estates gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $213K for a typical one, or 2.7 years of the Jacksonville metro’s $80K median household income. It grades B− overall, ranked 140th of 634 in Florida. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 78% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. On the plus side, its public schools beat 96% of Florida towns on state tests and graduation. Flagler Estates’ average trip to work is 38 minutes, above both the Florida town median (27 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). On walkability, just 22 of Florida’s 776 towns do worse.

A growing town

Flagler Estates has grown 10% from 2010 to 2020

3,215 counted in 2010 and 3,540 in 2020.

3,2152010
3,5402020

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts

How Flagler Estates grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Flagler Estates is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Nearby attractions

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument and 25 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Flagler Estates. Close and well known come first.

All 75 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument: National Park Service, Public domain · Marineland of Florida: Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5 · 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 · Lightner Museum: Kiran891, CC BY-SA 4.0

Getting set up

Moving to Flagler Estates: who provides what

Flagler Estates is unincorporated, so St. Johns County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerFPL14.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet3 providers94% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesSt. Johns CountySt. Johns County provides services here
SchoolsSt. Johns County School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Florida you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereSt. Johns Supervisor of ElectionsSt. Johns County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2023
ZIP code3214532145 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Flagler Estates.

Flagler Estates trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Jacksonville and beyond.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−

Most working residents commute out of Flagler Estates

Flagler Estates has 92 jobs for its 1,767 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 37.7 minutes, against 28 across Florida.

Most working residents leave Flagler Estates for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Flagler Estates grew to 92 in 2023, 67 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Jacksonville (17%), St.

1%work in town
Flagler EstatesFlorida townsU.S. towns
Working residents who work in town0.8%5%8%
Below the poverty line11%11%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Flagler Estates1%
Jacksonville17%
St. Augustine12%
Palm Coast3%
Palatka2%
21 mi
median commute distance
92
jobs based in Flagler Estates
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

78risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
78High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHurricanesTornadoes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

OutdoorsD

0% of Flagler Estates is conserved land

3.7 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.

#318for trails in FL
0%
conserved · 0 of 7,610 acres
3.7 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Climate

In Flagler Estates, expect mild winters and hot summers

January nights average 45.9°, milder than in 97% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.1°. The Hastings 4ne weather station, 8 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 308 days: longer than most of the country, but shorter than 76% of Florida places with climate records.

Flagler Estates has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The January low in Flagler Estates is 46°F. Snow is almost unheard of.

91°summer high
Flagler EstatesFlorida townsU.S. towns
January low46°F51°F22°F
July high91°F91°F85°F

Typical low → high °F

Winter48–69°
Spring58–81°
Summer72–90°
Fall63–82°
Dec 30
typical first frost
Feb 14
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
91°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HealthC+

Health in Flagler Estates trails 61% of U.S. towns

Flagler Estates beats the Florida average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 19% of Flagler Estates adults report frequent mental distress.

39%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
Flagler EstatesFlorida townsU.S. towns
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)19%16%17%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)17%13%14%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)16%15%14%
Depression (CDC PLACES)21%18%23%
31 measures vs. Florida
1 better23 too close to call7 worse
What stands outFlagler EstatesFL
Fewer uninsured adults12.8%15.9%
More smokers16.8%12.4%
HCA Florida Putnam Hospital
14.2 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
36th
percentile among FL towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

HousingCost of living grade B

Homes in Flagler Estates sell for about $323K

Homes are within reach (B for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 21 miles. At 2.7 years of the Jacksonville metro’s $80K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 92% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its B for cost of living.

Flagler Estates’ median rent is $1,147 a month.

$323Kmedian sale price
Flagler EstatesFlorida townsU.S. towns
Median rent$1,147 a month$1,647 a month$1,185 a month
Households that own their home69%72%73%
Market temperature
BalancedA seller's marketBuyer’sSeller’s
100
days on market
100.4%
sale-to-list price
9
homes sold in May

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Flagler Estates

16pages on Flagler Estates
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Flagler Estates

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Flagler Estates for work

Where Flagler Estates’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

17% → Jacksonville Jacksonville 17% 12% → St. Augustine St. Augustine 12% 3% → Palm Coast Palm Coast 3% 2% → Palatka Palatka 2% 2% → Hastings Hastings 2% 2% → St. Augustine Shores St. Augustine Shores 2% Flagler Estates · 1% stay
92jobs based in Flagler Estates
1%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Flagler Estates

Unincorporated community in Florida, U.S.

Flagler Estates is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in St. Johns County in the U.S. state of Florida. It is located 8 mi (13 km) southeast of Hastings and is bordered by Flagler County to the south. The population was 3,540 at the 2020 census, up from 3,215 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
12 sq mi
Area code
904

Questions about Flagler Estates

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Flagler Estates, FL a good place to live?

Flagler Estates grades B− overall, better than 53% of U.S. towns and #140 of 634 in Florida. It grades C+ for health and A+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.

Is Flagler Estates, FL expensive?

The typical home is worth about $213,000, 43% below the Florida typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.