For most people who can afford it, yes. St. Augustine grades B+ overall, ranked 49th of 634 in Florida. Its schools rank ahead of 96% of Florida towns. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 99% of U.S. towns, with 42 places on the National Register. 8.4% of residents are under 18 in St. Augustine, where Florida’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 22%. Its National Register listings include Cathedral of St. Augustine and Gonzalez-Alvarez House. Only 34 of Florida’s 779 towns score higher on hazard risk.

StrongestA⁺History A⁺Schools AWalkabilityWeakestDCost of living

What makes St. Augustine stand out

Where St. Augustine beats most towns.

Cathedral of St. Augustine

HistoryA⁺

Settled in 1565

A history going back 461 years.

Jobs vs. working residents

Jobs here20,603

Residents who work6,107

Work

3.4 jobs for every working resident

A regional job hub: more jobs per worker than 98% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023.

ST. JOHNS schools

School	Grades	Students
R. B. Hunt Elementary School	PK–5	540
Ketterlinus Elementary School	PK–5	405
ST. Augustine Public Montessori School	K–6	133

SchoolsA⁺

#1 of the 638 Florida towns we grade for schools

NCES · EDFacts.

Cathedral of St. Augustine · National Register of Historic Places

St. Augustine’s story

461 years in pictures

Cathedral of St. Augustine is one of 5 National Historic Landmarks here, the National Register’s top tier. Its founding year, 1565, is the earliest of any Florida town we grade.

Census counts: 1,708 in 1830, 14,329 in 2020. The archive holds 15 old photos and papers going back to 1749 and 5 maps from 1937 on.

42 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

1565St. Augustine is settled

Explore the history →

How St. Augustine grades

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

How grading works

SchoolsA⁺Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 12.3 of 20; 8.8% of households have no car; 6.1% of workers walk, bike or ride transitAOpen →Cost of livingDOpen →HealthFlagler Hospital 2.3 miles awayB⁺Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 43% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB⁻Open →Jobs & incomeB⁻Open →

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.

Outdoors8 miles of trails; 11% conserved landAOpen →HistoryA⁺Open →Civic life7.9 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsA⁻Open →

Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

Climate–Open →Housing market80 days on market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 49.9; 45% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Nearby attractions

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument and 39 more within 40 miles

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

All 56 attractions →

in town National MonumentCastillo de San Marcos National Monument598K visitors a year

Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaEverBank Field

in town LighthouseSt. Augustine Light

in town State parkFort Mose Historic State Park

in town MuseumLightner Museum

in town Zoo & aquariumSt. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park

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 · EverBank Field: AndrewAvitus, CC BY 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 · St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0

Getting set up

Moving to St. Augustine: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in St. Augustine, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →

PowerFPL14.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterSt. Augustine WS water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet6 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & dumpCity of St. Augustine Solid Waste Facility (Free Drop-Off Locations)Town pickupTown site

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 codes32084, 32080, 3209532084 66% · 32080 32% · 32095 3%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 St. Augustine.

St. Augustine has schools in the top 5% of Florida, carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Florida (mostly inland flooding) and draws workers from Jacksonville and beyond.

SchoolsA⁺

St. Augustine earns an A+ for schools

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 $433K.

Its public schools are run by the St. Johns school district. Three of its 15 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.

96%of FL districts it outscoresA⁺School Grade

School	Level	Students	Letter
R. B. Hunt Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5	Grades PK–5	540	A
Deaf High School (FSDB)Largest public high schoolGrades 9–12	Grades 9–12	179	D
Ketterlinus Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5	Grades PK–5	405	A

Full pageSt. Augustine’s schools pageOpen the page

The districtsST. JOHNS Vs. the neighborsBehind its 2 graded neighbors Every school15 schools · R. B. Hunt Elementary School Questions“Are St. Augustine’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B⁻

About one in four working residents works right in St. Augustine

20,603 jobs are based in St. Augustine, 3.4 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 20.1 minutes, against 28 across Florida.

About one in 4 of St. 27% of St. Augustine working residents work locally. Since 2013, St. Augustine has added 5,528 jobs, to 20,603 in 2023.

27%work in town

	St. Augustine	Florida towns	U.S. towns
Working residents who work in town	27%	5%	8%
Average trip to work	20 minutes	27 minutes	25 minutes
Work from home	18%	14%	11%
Below the poverty line	14%	11%	9.6%

Where working residents work

In St. Augustine27%

Jacksonville21%

St. Augustine Beach3%

Tampa1%

Orlando1%

16 mi

median commute distance

20,603

jobs based in St. Augustine

A job hub

jobs vs. working residents

Walkability grade: more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns

Full pageSt. Augustine’s work & commute pageOpen the page

The jobs here20,603 jobs based here · A job hub Where people work27% work in St. Augustine Commute times20 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 16 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

OutdoorsA

10.8% of St. Augustine is conserved land

7.9 miles of trail in 11 parks and preserves. Anastasia State Park, at 529 acres with 2.9 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.

#182for trails in FL

10.8%

conserved · 888 of 8,195 acres

7.9 mi

of trails · 0.6 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Anastasia State Park	2.9 mi	529
2. Eddie Vickers Park	0.5 mi	14
3. Dr Robert B. Hayling Freedom Park	0.5 mi	12

Full pageSt. Augustine’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Trail map7.9 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walk2.9 miles of trail · Anastasia State Park Conserved land10.8% conserved · 888 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in St. Augustine?”

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

HealthB⁺

Residents of St. Augustine are healthier than 74% of U.S. towns

Its widest gap with Florida is no health insurance: 10% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 15.9% statewide.

32% of adults sleep under 7 hours in St. Augustine. Augustine beats the Florida average on 10 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 21% of adults get no exercise outside work in St. Augustine.

74%healthier than U.S. townsB⁺Health Grade

	St. Augustine	Florida towns	U.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)	32%	37%	36%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	21%	25%	25%
Depression (CDC PLACES)	19%	18%	23%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)	30%	32%	35%

31 measures vs. Florida

10 better20 too close to call1 worse

What stands out	St. Augustine	FL
Fewer uninsured adults	10%	15.9%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity	10.1%	13.9%
More adults who have had cancer	10.9%	9.1%

Flagler Hospital

2.3 mi away · emergency room

2 of 3

care shortages: primary care, mental health

72nd

percentile among FL towns

Full pageSt. Augustine’s health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsFewer adults who get no exercise Hospitals & doctors nearby2.3 miles to an ER · Flagler Hospital How adults are doingFewer adults in fair or poor health Every CDC estimateBetter than FL on 10 of 31

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

Climate

St. Augustine has mild winters and hot summers

January nights average 47.2°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.3°. The St Augustine Lighthouse weather station records that about 62 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 89% of Florida places with climate records.

St. Augustine’s January low is 47°F. Augustine has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. St. Augustine’s July high is 90°F.

90°summer high

	St. Augustine	Florida towns	U.S. towns
January low	47°F	51°F	22°F
July high	90°F	91°F	85°F

Typical low → high °F

Winter49–67°

Spring61–78°

Summer74–89°

Fall66–80°

+1.3°

vs. the 20th-century average

90°

typical summer high

Full pageSt. Augustine’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 90°, January lows 47°Rain & snow53″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard of Heating & coolingMostly a cooling bill Then and now+1.3° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HousingCost of living grade D

Homes in St. Augustine are worth about $433K, by Zillow’s estimate

The typical value, about $433K, is 9% below its August 2022 peak.

The typical St. The median rent in St. Augustine is $1,653 a month. Augustine home is worth about $433,000, down 1.1% in a year, 15% above the Florida typical home.

$433KZillow home value

	St. Augustine	Florida towns	U.S. towns
Households that own their home	63%	72%	73%
Median rent	$1,653 a month	$1,647 a month	$1,185 a month

Typical home value

St. Augustine$433K

Florida$375K

Market temperature

days on market

96.1%

sale-to-list price

−1.1%

value change, 1 year

homes sold in May

Full pageSt. Augustine’s housing & cost-of-living pageOpen the page

Prices over the yearsDown 1.1% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 5.5 years of income Rents$1,653 a month · Median rent Vs. the neighborsBehind its 2 graded neighbors

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

Safety

Crime reported in St. Augustine

Augustine's reported crime rate is well above Florida's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 52 violent crimes were reported in 2023.

	St. Augustine	Florida towns	U.S. towns
Property crimes per 1,000 (2023)	26.2 per 1,000 residents	17.3	13.1
Violent crimes per 1,000 (2023)	3.4 per 1,000 residents	2.1	1.8

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

St. Augustine3.4

Florida2.8

U.S.3.9

Property crime per 1,000 residents

St. Augustine26.2

Florida13.2

U.S.19.5

violent crimes reported in 2023

405

property crimes reported in 2023

Full pageSt. Augustine’s safety reportOpen the page

Violent crime by type3.4 violent crimes per 1,000 Crime over the yearsReported crime since 2023 Vs. the neighbors2 bordering towns Questions“Is St. Augustine, FL safe?”

FBI crime data, 2023 · crimes reported to police

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B⁻

Moderate risk in St. Augustine, with inland flooding at the top

FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 95% of Florida towns, with expected losses of about $286 per resident a year; that rating is what its B− for hazard risk is built on. 2,333 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 577 properties have flooded more than once.

Since 1981, 2,333 flood insurance claims have been paid out in St. Augustine.

43risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingHurricanesCoastal flooding

2,333

paid flood claims since 1981

federal disasters paid out here

Full pageSt. Augustine’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesModerate risk Flood claims2,333 paid flood claims · Since 1981 Past disasters13 federal disasters · Paid out in St. Augustine Get ready1.5 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about St. Augustine

19pages on St. Augustine

The big questions

SchoolsA⁺Beat 96% of FL districts · 15 schools Safety3.4 violent crimes per 1,000 residents (2023)HealthB⁺Better than FL on 10 of 31 CDC measures Cost of livingD$433K typical home · down 1.1% in a year Work & commuteB⁻$78K median household income · 20,603 jobs here Natural hazardsB⁻FEMA risk higher than 43% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

OutdoorsA8 mi of trails · 11% conserved land PlacesAttractions56 nearby · Castillo de San Marcos National Monument under 1 mi LibraryA⁻St. Johns County Public Library - Main Library CollegesFlagler College, in town

The story

HistoryA⁺Settled 1565 · 42 on the National Register Town Hall & politicsOne full-time town employee per 49 residents Climate90° summer highs

Day to day

News2 recent stories about St. Augustine WeatherHandbookZIP code 32080, 32084, 32085 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of St. Augustine

Flagler CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · St. AugustineIn town$29,900 tuition

About 13 of every 100 St. Augustine residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

By the sea

St. Augustine lives by the ocean

Coastal flooding makes up 26% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.

15.1% of homes are seasonal or vacation homes, so the town is fuller in summer than its census count suggests.

26%of expected storm damage is coastal flooding

99thpercentile for coastal flood risk nationally

2,333paid flood-insurance claims since 1981

13storm & flood disasters paid out here

On the water

Anastasia State Park Directions ↗

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap

Landmarks

42 places in St. Augustine on the National Register of Historic Places.

All landmarks →

Cathedral of St. AugustineNational Historic Landmark

Gonzalez-Alvarez HouseBuilt 1723 · National Historic Landmark

Llambias HouseBuilt 1763 · National Historic Landmark

St. Augustine Town Plan Historic DistrictNational Historic Landmark

About St. Augustine

City in Florida, United States

Official town website ↗

St. Augustine or Saint Augustine is a city in and the county seat of St. Johns County, Florida, United States. Located 40 miles (64 km) south of downtown Jacksonville, the city is on the Atlantic coast of northeastern Florida. Founded in 1565 by Spanish settlers, it is the oldest continuously inhabited European-established settlement in what is now the contiguous United States. St. Augustine was founded on September 8, 1565, by Spanish admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, Florida's first governor. He named the settlement San Agustín, because his ships bearing settlers, troops, and supplies from Spain had first sighted land in Florida eleven days earlier on August 28, the feast day of St. Augus…

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established: 1565
Area: 13 sq mi
Elevation: 499 ft
ZIP code: 32080, 32084, 32085
Area code: 904

St. Augustine’s neighbors

2 towns share a border with St. Augustine.

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St. Augustine SouthSt. Augustine BeachSt. Augustine

St. Augustine South

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St. Augustine Beach

SE · 3% of St. Augustine workers commute here

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How the neighbors grade

Town	FL rank	Overall	Cost	Safety	Schools	Health
St. Augustine	#49	B⁺	D	—	A⁺	B⁺
St. Augustine South	#2	A	C⁺	—	A⁺	A⁻
St. Augustine Beach	#14	A⁻	D	—	A⁺	A

St. Augustine, St. Augustine South and St. Augustine Beach report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare St. Augustine with a neighbor →

Questions about St. Augustine

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is St. Augustine, FL a good place to live?

For most people who can afford it, yes. St. Augustine grades B+ overall, better than 70% of U.S. towns and #49 of 634 in Florida. It grades B+ for health and A+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.

Is St. Augustine, FL expensive?

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.

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What makes St. Augustine stand out

Jobs vs. working residents

461 years in pictures

How St. Augustine grades

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument and 39 more within 40 miles

Moving to St. Augustine: who provides what

The data

St. Augustine earns an A+ for schools

About one in four working residents works right in St. Augustine

Where working residents work

10.8% of St. Augustine is conserved land

Residents of St. Augustine are healthier than 74% of U.S. towns

St. Augustine has mild winters and hot summers

Typical low → high °F

Homes in St. Augustine are worth about $433K, by Zillow’s estimate

Typical home value

Crime reported in St. Augustine

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Moderate risk in St. Augustine, with inland flooding at the top

Everything we know about St. Augustine

Colleges nearby

St. Augustine lives by the ocean

Landmarks

About St. Augustine

St. Augustine’s neighbors

Questions about St. Augustine