Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For a city of 109,886, Palm Coast does unevenly: it grades C−, 448th of 634 graded towns in Florida. Its public schools beat 67% of Florida towns on state tests and graduation. The trade-offs: homes are expensive, about $344K for a typical one and 4.8 times the Deltona metro’s $71K median household income, and FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 75% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Palm Coast’s trail density is 1.1 miles per square mile, where Florida’s towns sit at 0.4 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Graham Swamp, at 4,573 acres with 5.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Palm Coast has 2 places on the National Register.
75,180 counted in 2010 and 89,258 in 2020; an estimated 109,886 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 23.2% since 2020, after 18.7% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Palm Coast is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,837 in 1980, 89,258 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2003 and 5 maps from 1943 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Palm Coast, 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 Palm Coast.
Palm Coast has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, has home values still below their peak and has added a third more jobs in ten years.
On this, Palm Coast is against 3% in Florida’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. 110 miles of trail in 17 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Graham Swamp | 5.4 mi | 4,573 |
| 2. Linear Park | 1.2 mi | 87 |
| 3. James F. Holland Memorial Park | 0.9 mi | 26 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Flagler school district. Three of its 19 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Trails Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,438 | B+ |
| Flagler-Palm Coast High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,533 | C+ |
| Old Kings Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 1,019 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Jobs based here grew from 10,585 in 2013 to 14,826.
Most working residents leave Palm Coast for work: only 17% work in town. Since 2013, Palm Coast has added 4,241 jobs, to 14,826 in 2023. The top destinations are Jacksonville (9%), Bunnell (8%) and Daytona Beach (7%).
| Palm Coast | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 17% | 5% | 8% |
| Work from home | 17% | 14% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Since 2001, 49 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Palm Coast.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
January nights average 47.3°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.8°. The Crescent City weather station, 18 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.
Palm Coast has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The January low in Palm Coast is 47°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Palm Coast | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 47°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
People 65 and older are 30% of residents (21% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (21% statewide). Palm Coast’s median age is 50.4 years. Palm Coast has grown 23% since 2020, to 109,886 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Palm Coast | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 30% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 50.4 years | 42.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 17% | 20% | 22% |
51.8% women, 48.2% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women. Median age: women 51.9, men 49.1.
| Palm Coast | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.1% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.4% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.9% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.6% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.8% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.7% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16.9% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.6% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.3% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.7% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.8% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.5% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.1% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.6% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Palm Coast beats the Florida average on 8 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 13% of Palm Coast adults binge drink.
| Palm Coast | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Palm Coast | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 11.7% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.5% | 13.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.9% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical value, about $344K, is 14% below its August 2022 peak.
The typical Palm Coast home is worth about $344,000, about the same as a year ago, 8% below the Florida typical home. 82% of households own their home in Palm Coast.
| Palm Coast | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,782 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 82% | 72% | 73% |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 58% | 59% | 48% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Palm Coast. Close and well known come first.
25 mi National MonumentCastillo de San Marcos National Monument598K visitors a year
9 mi Theme parkMarineland of Florida
12 mi National MonumentFort Matanzas National Monument653K visitors a year
26 mi MuseumMotorsports Hall of Fame of America
24 mi LighthouseSt. Augustine Light
28 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 · Fort Matanzas National Monument: Saginaw66, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Motorsports Hall of Fame of America: WillRStroh97, CC BY-SA 4.0 · St. Augustine Light: Viktoriya Sorochuk, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Mose Historic State Park: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of Palm Coast; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Palm Coast residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
Where Palm Coast’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Palm Coast on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Florida, United States
Palm Coast is a city in Flagler County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 89,258, an increase of almost 200% since the 2000 count of 32,832. The population was estimated to be 98,411 as of July 1, 2022. The Daytona Beach News-Journal reported in May 2023 that the population of Palm Coast had surpassed Deltona, Florida as the most populous city in the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach, FL metropolitan statistical area.
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3 towns share a border with Palm Coast.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Coast | #448 | C− | D | — | B+ | B |
| Bunnell | #436 | C− | C− | — | B+ | B− |
| Flagler Beach | #220 | C+ | D− | B | B+ | B+ |
| Espanola | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Palm Coast and Bunnell report no FBI crime data of their own. Espanola isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Palm Coast with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Palm Coast grades C− overall, better than 20% of U.S. towns and #448 of 634 in Florida. It grades B for health 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.
