NocateeFL
A town of 27,442.
Is Nocatee a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Nocatee grades B+ overall, 35th among Florida's 634 graded towns. It is healthier than 96% of U.S. towns and its schools outperform 96% of the state's. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $649K, 8.1 years of the Jacksonville metro’s $80K median household income. 72% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Nocatee, against 31% in Florida’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Nocatee Preserve, at 2,299 acres with 3.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Only 5 of the 630 Florida towns we compare have a higher median rent than Nocatee.
What makes Nocatee stand out
Where Nocatee beats most towns.
Nocatee has grown 397% from 2010 to 2020
4,524 counted in 2010 and 22,503 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Nocatee grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Nocatee is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
EverBank Field and 39 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Nocatee. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaEverBank Field
14 mi National MonumentCastillo de San Marcos National Monument598K visitors a year
21 mi National MemorialFort Caroline National Memorial369K visitors a year
22 mi Stadium & arenaVyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
12 mi State parkFort Mose Historic State Park
22 mi MuseumUSS OrleckPhoto credits
EverBank Field: AndrewAvitus, CC BY 3.0 · Castillo de San Marcos National Monument: National Park Service, Public domain · Fort Caroline National Memorial: NPS Photo, Public domain · VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena: Nichos (talk), Public domain · Fort Mose Historic State Park: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Orleck: U.S. Navy, Public domain
_underway_off_Point_Loma,_in_1964.jpg){kind=link}
Moving to Nocatee: who provides what
Nocatee 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Nocatee.
Nocatee has schools in the top 5% of Florida, has less tooth loss than most of Florida and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns.
Compared with most of Florida and the rest of the country, fewer of Nocatee’s adults get no exercise outside work
Its widest gap with Florida is tooth loss: 3.5% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 12.7% statewide.
15% of adults get no exercise outside work in Nocatee. Nocatee beats the Florida average on 21 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 8.1% of adults smoke cigarettes in Nocatee.
| Nocatee | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 25% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 20% | 19% |
| What stands out | Nocatee | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.5% | 12.7% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.9% | 16.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
For schools, Nocatee earns an A+
Its A+ ranks #1 of the 638 Florida towns we grade for schools. Its A+ for schools comes with a D− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $649K.
Its public schools are run by the St. Johns school district. The largest public high school is Allen D Nease Senior High School, with 2,177 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Valley AcademyLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 1,408 | A+ |
| Allen D Nease Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 8–12 | Grades 8–12 | 2,177 | A |
| Valley Ridge AcademyTop results in townGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 1,178 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
More of Nocatee’s workers work from home than in the typical Florida or U.S. town
Jobs based here grew from 425 in 2013 to 4,211. 42.7% of workers work from home, against 15.7% across Florida.
43% of Nocatee workers work from home. Since 2013, Nocatee has added 3,786 jobs, to 4,211 in 2023. Nocatee’s median household income is $142,000.
| Nocatee | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 43% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $142,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.2% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Nocatee has set aside 18.5% of its land for conservation
8.2 miles of trail in 17 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Nocatee Preserve | 3.7 mi | 2,299 |
| 2. Davis Park | 0.4 mi | 138 |
| 3. Nocatee Community Park | 0.3 mi | 27 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nocatee has mild winters and hot summers
January nights average 46°, milder than in 97% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.5°. The Jacksonville Beach weather station, 14 miles away, records that about 36 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 99% of Florida places with climate records.
Nocatee has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The January low in Nocatee is 46°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Nocatee | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 46°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Nocatee faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 56% of U.S. communities. Since 2017, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Nocatee.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in Nocatee sells for about $757K at the median
At 8.1 years of the Jacksonville metro’s $80K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 89% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $6,057, against $2,730 across Florida, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Nocatee
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Nocatee
About 2 of every 100 Nocatee residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
8 miles of trails in Nocatee
18.5% of the town is conserved land, across 17 parks and preserves.
Nocatee’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Nocatee.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nocatee | #35 | B+ | D− | — | A+ | A+ |
| Palm Valley | #3 | A | D− | — | A+ | A+ |
| Jacksonville | #437 | C− | C | — | C+ | C+ |
Nocatee, Palm Valley and Jacksonville report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Nocatee with a neighbor →
Questions about Nocatee
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Nocatee, FL a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Nocatee grades B+ overall, better than 74% of U.S. towns and #35 of 634 in Florida. It grades A+ for health and A+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Nocatee, FL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $649,000, 73% above 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 D−.