World Golf VillageFL
Public schools that outperform most of Florida. It is a town of 26,077 residents in Florida.
Is World Golf Village a good place to live?
Plenty to like here, at a price. Schools are its strong suit: its schools outperform 96% of the state's. It is strong on health as well: residents are healthier than 88% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The trade-off is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $477K, 6 years of the Jacksonville metro’s $80K median household income. All told, that adds up to a B+ overall, better than 68% of U.S. towns. Its place in the ranking is 54th of 634 in Florida. The biggest park or preserve is Twelve Mile Swamp Conservation Area, at 898 acres. World Golf Village’s midpoint rent is $2,299 a month, above both the Florida town median ($1,647 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month).
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · OpenStreetMap.
What makes World Golf Village stand out
Where World Golf Village beats most towns.
World Golf Village has grown 80% from 2010 to 2020
12,310 counted in 2010 and 22,117 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How World Golf Village grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far World Golf Village is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
EverBank Field and 40 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around World Golf Village. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaEverBank Field
12 mi National MonumentCastillo de San Marcos National Monument598K visitors a year
29 mi National MemorialFort Caroline National Memorial369K visitors a year
10 mi State parkFort Mose Historic State Park
26 mi Stadium & arenaVyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
13 mi LighthouseSt. Augustine LightPhoto credits
EverBank 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 · Fort Mose Historic State Park: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena: Nichos (talk), Public domain · St. Augustine Light: Viktoriya Sorochuk, CC BY-SA 4.0
Moving to World Golf Village: who provides what
World Golf Village 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 World Golf Village.
World Golf Village has schools in the top 5% of Florida, has less food insecurity than most of Florida and has a longer frost-free season than most of the country, though not than most of Florida.
World Golf Village earns an A+ for schools
That grade ranks #1 of the 638 Florida towns we grade for schools. It comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $477K.
Three of its 6 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. Its public schools are run by the St. Johns school district. The largest public high school is Tocoi Creek High School, with 2,616 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Creek AcademyLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 1,983 | A |
| Tocoi Creek High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 8–12 | Grades 8–12 | 2,616 | – |
| Pacetti Bay Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,481 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
World Golf Village earns an A for health
Its widest gap with Florida is food insecurity: 9.8% of its 15,989 adults worry about having enough food, against 16.8% statewide.
For adults 18 to 64 in World Golf Village, the share who have no health insurance is 9.6%. Against the Florida average, World Golf Village comes out ahead on 19 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 1. In World Golf Village, nearly a third of adults sleep under 7 hours, and 15% say their health is fair or poor.
| World Golf Village | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 25% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 37% | 36% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 20% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | World Golf Village | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.8% | 16.8% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 9.6% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
World Golf Village has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs based here grew from 2,475 in 2013 to 5,100. 24.3% of workers work from home, against 15.7% across Florida.
The typical household income in World Golf Village is $117,000. Most working residents leave World Golf Village for work: only 6% work in town. Jobs based in World Golf Village grew to 5,100 in 2023, 2,625 more than in 2013. In World Golf Village, nearly a quarter of workers work remotely from home.
| World Golf Village | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 24% | 14% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $117,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.4% | 11% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
15.4% of the land in World Golf Village is protected from building
There are 11 miles of trail across 4 parks and preserves. World Golf Village’s trail density comes in at 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Twelve Mile Swamp Conservation Area | — | 898 |
| 2. Turnbull Creek Regional Mitigation Area | — | 616 |
| 3. Saint Johns County Conservation Area | — | 331 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazards: high risk in World Golf Village, mostly inland flooding
Expected losses in World Golf Village break down as 67% from inland flooding and 17% from hurricanes. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 75% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in the town since 2017.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In World Golf Village, expect mild winters and hot summers
The Hastings 4ne weather station, 14 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 308 days: longer than most of the country, but shorter than 76% of Florida places with climate records. The Hastings 4ne weather station, 14 miles away, records that about 76 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 75% of Florida places with climate records.
In World Golf Village, the peak summer temperature is 91°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A home in World Golf Village sells for about $445K at the median
84.1% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 60.1% across Florida. The median property tax bill is $4,170, against $2,730 across Florida, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Among households in World Golf Village, 89% are owner-occupiers. On the market locally: a median 73 days to sell. Sellers in World Golf Village got 97.4% of the asking price, typically.
| World Golf Village | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,299 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 89% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about World Golf Village
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of World Golf Village
About 6 of every 100 World Golf Village residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
94% of working residents leave World Golf Village for work
Where World Golf Village’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About World Golf Village
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
World Golf Village (WGV) is a census-designated place and golf resort in St. Johns County, Florida, United States, located between Jacksonville and St. Augustine. It was created by the PGA Tour and previously showcased the World Golf Hall of Fame. In addition to the resort the World Golf Village features residential and commercial developments.
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- Area
- 27 sq mi
Questions about World Golf Village
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is World Golf Village, FL a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. World Golf Village grades B+ overall, better than 68% of U.S. towns and #54 of 634 in Florida. It grades A for health and A+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is World Golf Village, FL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $477,000, 27% 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.