Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 4,929.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Sawgrass grades B+ overall, 37th of 634 graded towns in Florida. Its schools outperform 96% of the state's and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 87% of the country. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $888K, 11.2 years of the Jacksonville metro’s $80K median household income. 39% of residents are 65 or older in Sawgrass, where Florida’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 18%. Arthur Milam House is on the National Register of Historic Places.
4,880 counted in 2010 and 5,385 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Sawgrass is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for schools (better than 96% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 4%), so the B+ overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,999 in 1990, 5,385 in 2020. The archive holds 4 maps from 1918 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sawgrass. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaEverBank Field
21 mi National MonumentCastillo de San Marcos National Monument598K visitors a year
15 mi National MemorialFort Caroline National Memorial369K visitors a year
19 mi Stadium & arenaVyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
19 mi MuseumUSS Orleck
18 mi Park & preserveKingsley PlantationEverBank 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 · USS Orleck: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Kingsley Plantation: Original uploader was Emanuel Kingsley at en.wikipedia, Public domain
Sawgrass 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 Sawgrass.
Sawgrass is a second-home town, has less food insecurity than most of Florida and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns.
7.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Sawgrass is 2.1 miles per square mile.
| Sawgrass | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 2.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sawgrass Recreational Center | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its widest gap with Florida is food insecurity: 5.1% of its 4,677 adults worry about having enough food, against 16.8% statewide. Against the 5,390 U.S. towns with household incomes like Sawgrass’s, it is healthier than 70%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
5.1% of adults worry about having enough food in Sawgrass. Sawgrass beats the Florida average on 17 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 28% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Sawgrass.
| Sawgrass | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 37% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 85% | 79% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.2% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Sawgrass | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.1% | 16.8% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 4.6% | 13.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 15.3% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The average commute for its 2,063 working residents takes 19.9 minutes, against 28 across Florida. Jobs based here grew from 926 in 2013 to 1,236.
Most working residents leave Sawgrass for work: only 5% work in town. Sawgrass’ median household income is $123,000. Jobs based in Sawgrass grew to 1,236 in 2023, 310 more than in 2013.
| Sawgrass | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 26% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $123,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.8% | 11% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
January nights average 46.1°, milder than in 97% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.2°. The Jacksonville Beach weather station, 7 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.
Sawgrass has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Sawgrass | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 46°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities. Since 2008, 12 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Sawgrass.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 11.2 years of the Jacksonville metro’s $80K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 97% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $4,736, against $2,730 across Florida, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
86% of Sawgrass households own their home.
| Sawgrass | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,951 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 86% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
3 within 15 miles of the center of Sawgrass
About 4 of every 100 Sawgrass residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
Where Sawgrass’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
CDP in Florida, United States
Sawgrass is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Johns County, Florida, United States on the southern half of San Pablo Island. The population was 5,385 at the 2020 census, up from 4,880 at the 2010 census. The area is located in Ponte Vedra Beach and part of the Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Sawgrass is home to The Players Championship (TPC), established in 1974. The tournament offers the highest prize fund of any tournament in golf.
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One town shares a border with Sawgrass.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sawgrass | #37 | B+ | D− | — | A+ | A |
| Palm Valley | #3 | A | D− | — | A+ | A+ |
Sawgrass and Palm Valley report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Sawgrass with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Sawgrass grades B+ overall, better than 73% of U.S. towns and #37 of 634 in Florida. It grades A for health and A+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $889,000, 137% 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−.
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