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A town of 9,462. Public schools that outperform most of Florida.
For most people who can afford it, yes. St. Augustine Shores grades B+ overall, ranked 57th of 634 in Florida. Its public schools beat 96% of Florida towns on state tests and graduation. Only 8 of Florida’s 779 towns score higher on hazard risk. St. Augustine Shores’ median age is 52.8 years, above both the Florida town median (42.4 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Moultrie Church and Henry S. O'Brien Estate is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where St. Augustine Shores beats most towns.
7,359 counted in 2010 and 8,706 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far St. Augustine Shores is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 4,411 in 1990, 8,706 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2004 and 5 maps from 1937 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around St. Augustine Shores. Close and well known come first.
6 mi National MonumentCastillo de San Marcos National Monument598K visitors a year
6 mi LighthouseSt. Augustine Light
7 mi National MonumentFort Matanzas National Monument653K visitors a year
9 mi State parkFort Mose Historic State Park
11 mi Theme parkMarineland of Florida
6 mi MuseumLightner MuseumCastillo de San Marcos National Monument: National Park Service, Public domain · St. Augustine Light: Viktoriya Sorochuk, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Matanzas National Monument: Saginaw66, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Mose Historic State Park: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Marineland of Florida: Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5 · Lightner Museum: Kiran891, CC BY-SA 4.0
St. Augustine Shores 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 St. Augustine Shores.
St. Augustine Shores carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Florida (mostly inland flooding), has schools in the top 5% of Florida and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns.
Its A+ ranks #1 of the 638 Florida towns we grade for schools. Its A+ for schools comes with a C− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $339K.
Its public schools are run by the St. Johns school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| W. Douglas Hartley ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 596 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
The average commute for its 3,771 working residents takes 21.2 minutes, against 28 across Florida. Jobs based here grew from 457 in 2013 to 1,240.
Most working residents leave St. St. Augustine Shores’ average trip to work is 21 minutes. Jobs based in St. Augustine Shores grew to 1,240 in 2023, 783 more than in 2013.
| St. Augustine Shores | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 18% | 14% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.5% | 5% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
People 65 and older are 34% of residents (21% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (21% statewide). 16% of St. Augustine Shores residents are under 18. 35% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 34% across Florida.
| St. Augustine Shores | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 16% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 31% | 29% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.9 points. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women.
| St. Augustine Shores | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 3.3% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.6% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.9% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.2% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.6% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 17.4% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 16.3% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.8% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20.1% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 26.7% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.6% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.8% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
30% of adults sleep under 7 hours in St. Augustine Shores. Augustine Shores beats the Florida average on 13 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 83% of adults had a checkup this year in St. Augustine Shores.
| St. Augustine Shores | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 37% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 79% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| What stands out | St. Augustine Shores | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.5% | 13.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.2% | 16.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 14% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
January nights average 47.5°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.3°. The St Augustine Lighthouse weather station, 6 miles away, 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.
The January low in St. Augustine Shores is 48°F. Augustine Shores has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in St. Augustine Shores is 90°F.
| St. Augustine Shores | 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
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 99% of Florida towns, with expected losses of about $224 per resident a year; that rating is what its B for hazard risk is built on.
Among 638 Florida towns, just 9 have a lower FEMA risk score than St. Augustine Shores.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Moses Creek Conservation Area, at 118 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Moses Creek Conservation Area | — | 118 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
84.7% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 60.1% across Florida.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1 within 15 miles of the center of St. Augustine Shores
About 4 of every 100 St. Augustine Shores residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
Where St. Augustine Shores’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
CDP in Florida, United States
St. Augustine Shores or Saint Augustine Shores is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Johns County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,706, up from 7,359 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. St. Augustine Shores grades B+ overall, better than 67% of U.S. towns and #57 of 634 in Florida. It grades B+ for health and A+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $339,000, 10% below 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 C−.
