St. Augustine SouthFL
It is a town of 4,714 residents in Florida.
Why does St. Augustine South grade so well?
St. Augustine South’s best grade is for schools: its public schools beat 96% of Florida towns on state tests and graduation. With an A overall, St. Augustine South is better than 93% of U.S. towns and ranks 2nd of 634 in Florida. At about $347K, a typical home costs 4.4 years of the Jacksonville metro’s $80K median household income. Incomes are another plus: the median household earns $76K. Only 5 of the 638 Florida towns we compare have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than St. Augustine South.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow.
What makes St. Augustine South stand out
Where St. Augustine South beats most towns.
St. Augustine South lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 9% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
How St. Augustine South grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far St. Augustine South is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument and 37 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around St. Augustine South. Close and well known come first.
4 mi National MonumentCastillo de San Marcos National Monument598K visitors a year
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaEverBank Field
3 mi LighthouseSt. Augustine Light
6 mi State parkFort Mose Historic State Park
3 mi MuseumLightner Museum
3 mi Zoo & aquariumSt. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological ParkPhoto 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
Moving to St. Augustine South: who provides what
St. Augustine South 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in St. Augustine South.
St. Augustine South carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Florida (mostly hurricanes), has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and has less food insecurity than most of Florida.
Residents of St. Augustine South are healthier than 76% of U.S. towns
Its widest gap with Florida is food insecurity: 9.9% of its 4,223 adults worry about having enough food, against 16.8% statewide.
The share of adults in St. Augustine South who had a checkup this year: 81%. Against the Florida average, St. Augustine South comes out ahead on 14 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 2. In St. Augustine South, 32% of adults sleep under 7 hours, below both the Florida town median (37%) and the median of U.S. towns (36%). Two figures for adults locally: 20% get no exercise outside work, 19% have been diagnosed with depression.
| St. Augustine South | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 37% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 25% | 25% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 23% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | St. Augustine South | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.9% | 16.8% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 9.5% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.6% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
St. Augustine South stands out in Florida and nationally: a smaller share of its residents live below the poverty line
The average commute for its 2,404 working residents takes 18.1 minutes, against 28 across Florida.
In St. Augustine South, the typical journey to work is 18 minutes. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs here rose by 160, to 1,150. For most workers, St. Augustine South is a place to come home to: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are St. Augustine (20%), Jacksonville (18%) and St. Augustine Beach (3%).
| St. Augustine South | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 1.8% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 8.9% | 14% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The FEMA risk score in St. Augustine South is lower than in the typical Florida or U.S. town
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 100% of Florida towns, with expected losses of about $291 per resident a year; that rating is what its A− for hazard risk is built on.
53 flood insurance claims have been paid in St. Augustine South since 1981. Expected losses in St. Augustine South break down as 36% from hurricanes and 33% from inland flooding. One declared disaster, in 2017, has brought federal aid to St. Augustine South households.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In St. Augustine South, expect 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.
For St. Augustine South, the January low is 47°F. Snow almost never falls.
| St. Augustine South | 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
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer children than Florida overall
The median age in St. Augustine South is 50.4 years. Children under 18 are 13% of residents (20% statewide); people 65 and older are 27% of residents (21% statewide). 43% of St. Augustine South adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| St. Augustine South | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 13% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 50.4 years | 42.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 27% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 43% | 31% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.6 points. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women.
| St. Augustine South | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.3% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.7% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.9% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.2% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.8% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.2% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.6% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.3% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.7% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19.9% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.6% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.7% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 28.3% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.8% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,700, single groups can be off by several points
The median home in St. Augustine South sells for about $377K
St. Augustine South’s midpoint rent is $1,448 a month. 94% of households live in a home they own here. A home in St. Augustine South typically sold within 95 days of listing.
| St. Augustine South | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 94% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,448 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about St. Augustine South
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of St. Augustine South
About 4 of every 100 St. Augustine South residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
98% of working residents leave St. Augustine South for work
Where St. Augustine South’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About St. Augustine South
CDP in Florida, United States
St. Augustine South is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Johns County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,066 at the 2020 census, up from 4,998 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 1.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 30 ft
- Area code
- 904
St. Augustine South’s neighbors
One town shares a border with St. Augustine South.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Augustine South | #2 | A | C+ | — | A+ | A− |
| St. Augustine | #49 | B+ | D | — | A+ | B+ |
St. Augustine South and St. Augustine report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare St. Augustine South with a neighbor →
Questions about St. Augustine South
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is St. Augustine South, FL a good place to live?
Yes, by almost any measure. St. Augustine South grades A overall, better than 93% of U.S. towns and #2 of 634 in Florida. It grades A− for health and A+ for schools.
Is St. Augustine South, FL expensive?
The typical home is worth about $347,000, 7% 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+.