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A town of 6,810, settled in 1959. Public schools that outperform most of Florida.
Trash & recyclingFor most people who can afford it, yes. St. Augustine Beach grades A− overall, ranked 14th of 634 in Florida. Its schools rank ahead of 96% of Florida towns. It is healthier than 86% of U.S. towns. St. Augustine Beach’s median age is 55.7 years, where Florida’s towns sit at 42.4 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. On hazard risk, just 3 of Florida’s 779 towns do better. St. Augustine Beach is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 91% of U.S. towns.
Where St. Augustine Beach beats most towns.
6,176 counted in 2010 and 6,803 in 2020; an estimated 6,810 in 2025.
Growth has leveled off: within 1% of 2020, after 10.2% 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 St. Augustine Beach is from typical.
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Census counts: 396 in 1960, 6,803 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1930 and 5 maps from 1937 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around St. Augustine Beach. Close and well known come first.
4 mi National MonumentCastillo de San Marcos National Monument598K visitors a year
Big draw40 mi Stadium & arenaEverBank Field
3 mi LighthouseSt. Augustine Light
3 mi Zoo & aquariumSt. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park
7 mi State parkFort Mose Historic State Park
4 mi MuseumLightner MuseumCastillo 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 · St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Mose Historic State Park: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lightner Museum: Kiran891, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in St. Augustine Beach, 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 St. Augustine Beach.
St. Augustine Beach carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Florida (mostly inland flooding), has schools in the top 5% of Florida and is a second-home town.
2.5 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The trail density in St. Augustine Beach is 1.1 miles per square mile.
| St. Augustine Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.2% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ocean Hammock Park | 0.3 mi | 14 |
| 2. Ron Parker Park | — | 4 |
| 3. Lakeside Park | 0.1 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
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 $592K.
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Island Prep PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 183 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
At 7.4 years of the Jacksonville metro’s $80K median household income, the typical home (about $592K) costs more against local pay than in 85% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living. The typical value, about $592K, is 9% below its July 2022 peak.
The typical St. St. Augustine Beach’s median rent is $1,807 a month. Augustine Beach home is worth about $592,000, up 1.1% in a year, 58% above the Florida typical home.
| St. Augustine Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,807 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its widest gap with Florida is food insecurity: 6.8% of its 5,758 adults worry about having enough food, against 16.8% statewide.
29% of adults sleep under 7 hours in St. Augustine Beach. Augustine Beach beats the Florida average on 18 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 14% of adults report frequent mental distress in St. Augustine Beach.
| St. Augustine Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 37% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 25% | 25% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | St. Augustine Beach | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.8% | 16.8% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.3% | 13.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 100% of Florida towns, with expected losses of about $181 per resident a year; that rating is what its B+ for hazard risk is built on. 161 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 14 properties have flooded more than once.
Of the 638 Florida towns we compare, none has a lower FEMA risk score than St. Augustine Beach. Since 1979, 161 flood insurance claims have been paid out in St. Augustine Beach.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
January nights average 47.5°, 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.
Augustine Beach has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
| St. Augustine Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 48°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
St. Augustine Beach has about as many jobs (2,840) as working residents, but only 260 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 2,053 in 2013 to 2,840.
Most working residents leave St. Since 2013, St. Augustine Beach has added 787 jobs, to 2,840 in 2023. Augustine Beach for work: only 10% work in town.
| St. Augustine Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $101,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.1% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.9% | 5% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Augustine Beach's reported crime rate is below Florida's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 9 violent crimes were reported in 2023.
| St. Augustine Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 6.8 per 1,000 residents | 18.2 | 13.1 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 1.3 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.8 |
FBI crime data, 2023 · crimes reported to police
1 within 15 miles of the center of St. Augustine Beach
About 6 of every 100 St. Augustine Beach residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
City in Florida, United States
St. Augustine Beach or Saint Augustine Beach is a city in St. Johns County, Florida, United States. The population was 6,803 at the 2020 US census, up from 6,176 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Jacksonville, Florida metropolitan area.
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2 towns share a border with St. Augustine Beach.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Augustine Beach | #14 | A− | D | — | A+ | A |
| Butler Beach | #166 | B− | D | — | A+ | A− |
| St. Augustine | #49 | B+ | D | — | A+ | B+ |
St. Augustine Beach, Butler Beach and St. Augustine report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare St. Augustine Beach with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. St. Augustine Beach grades A− overall, better than 79% of U.S. towns and #14 of 634 in Florida. It grades A for health and A+ 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.
