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29.84° N · 81.27° W · GEOID 1262525

St. Augustine Beach

St. Johns County, Florida · part of the Jacksonville, FL metro

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

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The short answer

St. Augustine Beach is home to 6,860 people. Median household income is $100,802 a year and median rent is $1,807 a month, 21.5% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $634,400, about 6.3x annual median household income.

The story in St. Augustine Beach is how fast things are changing. Housing became less affordable between 2019 and 2024: rent went from 18.8% to 21.5% of income. Also notable: 27% of workers skip the commute by working from home, which keeps total commuting time lower than in 77% of places.

60OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Above average

St. Augustine Beach scores better than 60% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 66th of 474 in Florida.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%27
Economy 20%77
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%48
Education 10%85
Commute 10%56
Growth 5%20

Not rated: safety, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,807
32% above the median place
Median household income
$100,802
26% above the median place
Median home value
$634,400
99% above the median place
Unemployment
3.3%
32% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about St. Augustine Beach

  • Value for moneyHome values are about 21% higher than we would expect for a place with these incomes, education levels, housing age and household types in the same metro area. The premium usually reflects location, amenities or schools that these figures do not capture. Experimental
  • Affordability34% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 88% of the 2,214 places under 10,000 people we track.
01

Moving to St. Augustine Beach

St. Johns County gains about 40.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in26,704
Moved out16,062
Net+10,642

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Duval County, FL6,4464,193+2,253
Clay County, FL742805−63
Flagler County, FL579703−124
Putnam County, FL294454−160
Orange County, FL388273+115
Volusia County, FL345302+43
Broward County, FL561
Palm Beach County, FL418

Within Florida, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within FloridaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$131K
Leavers$98K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of St. Johns County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
10.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 6.7% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into St. Johns County report $130,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $97,700, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$72,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,807 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,293 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $634,400.
Getting to work
24 minutes each way on average; 26.9% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Pinehurst, NC matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
6.7%
237% above the median place
Moved here in the past year1
10.0%
74% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people8
40.5
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureSt. Augustine BeachAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year110.0%74% above
Moved from another state16.7%237% above
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure40.5above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$130,60085% above
Income of households moving out8County figure$97,71339% above
02

What it costs to live here

The median home costs 6.3 years of the median household's income, more than in 91% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

St. Augustine Beach21.5%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$72,280
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
21.5%
5% above the median place
Home price to income
6.3x
66% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
21%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$81,500
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in St. Augustine Beach, $1,807 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.4 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like St. Augustine Beach, but easier on the budget

Places that match St. Augustine Beach on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Pinehurst, NC8518.2% vs 21.5%$14,000Compare
Porters Neck, NC8015.0% vs 21.5%$23,800Compare
Gold River, CA7916.8% vs 21.5%$61,800Compare
Maryville, IL7913.6% vs 21.5%$7,100Compare

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Vacant homes1
31.2%
342% above the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
34.4%
32% below the median place
Median home value1
$634,400
99% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureSt. Augustine BeachAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,80732% above
Rent to income121.5%5% above
Property tax rate10.7%23% below
Home price to income16.3x66% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure99.51% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,6945% above
HUD area median income4County figure$108,7001% above
Property tax paid (median)1$4,46537% above
Median home value1$634,40099% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure1.8%44% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure60.5%17% above
Homeownership174.3%12% above
Renters paying 30%+134.4%32% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,29322% above
Vacant homes131.2%342% above
Median year built119870% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$72,067
80% above the median place
Works from home1
26.9%
116% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$100,802 +26%
Poverty rate8.1% −25%
Mean commute24 min −3%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureSt. Augustine BeachAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$100,80226% above
Income per person1$72,06780% above
Unemployment1County figure3.3%32% below
Average annual pay6County figure$62,2146% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.7%0% above
Jobs6County figure100,94933% below
Poverty rate18.1%25% below
Mean commute124 min3% below
Works from home126.9%116% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

The median resident is 55.7 years old, older than in 96% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track.

Median age1
55.7
43% above the median place
Household size1
2.2
12% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
56.4%
76% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Born abroad6.1% −31%
High school or higher94.1% +2%
Homes with broadband93.3% +1%
All 9 people measures
MeasureSt. Augustine BeachAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population16,8605468th largest
Population change since 202070.1%87% below
Median age155.743% above
Bachelor's or higher156.4%76% above
High school or higher194.1%2% above
Household size12.212% below
Born abroad16.1%31% below
No health insurance1County figure5.3%17% below
Homes with broadband193.3%1% above
05

Life in St. Augustine Beach

The nearest National Park Service site is Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, about 5 miles away.

Founded or incorporated in 1959. 2 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 6 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

  • Spanish Coquina Quarries listed 1972
  • St. Augustine Beach Hotel and Beachfront listed 2022

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents14.6 +43%
Playgrounds per 10k5.8 −38%
Grocery stores per 10k1.5 −31%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k55.4 5.0×
Libraries per 10k2.9 3.4×
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Castillo de San Marcos National Monument 5 miles
  • Fort Matanzas National Monument 9 miles
  • Fort Caroline 40 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.5 +8%
Shops31.8 +5%
Arts, recreation and fitness6.2 +51%
Doctors' offices and clinics24.9 +23%
Child care centers1.8 −22%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site11
4.6
85% below the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9
6.2
51% above the median place
Public school students13
52,834
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureSt. Augustine BeachAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13County figure60above (median 9)
Public school students13County figure52,834above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher13County figure18.118% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure22.58% above
Shops per 10k9County figure31.85% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure6.251% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure24.923% above
Child care centers per 10k9County figure1.822% below
Parks per 10k1014.643% above
Playgrounds per 10k105.838% below
Grocery stores per 10k101.531% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1055.4397% above
Libraries per 10k102.9236% above
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site114.685% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles114100% above
National Register listings12285% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

January average low is 46°F, 82% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached St. Augustine Beach. Larger places are fetched first.

January average low14
46°F
82% above the median place
Average temperature14
70°F
28% above the median place
Annual precipitation14
52.5 in
20% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureSt. Augustine BeachAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure91°F5% above
January average low14County figure46°F82% above
Average temperature14County figure70°F28% above
Annual precipitation14County figure52.5 in20% above
Natural hazard risk15County figure87.55% below
Hurricane risk15County figure93.733% above
Tornado risk15County figure85.45% above
Wildfire risk15County figure89.446% above
Heat wave risk15County figure82.29% below
Median air quality index16Metro figure5221% above
Good air days16Metro figure43.3%37% below
08

St. Augustine Beach in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 22% of the median income in 2030, up from 22% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, St. Augustine Beach does better than 25% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 58%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,807/mo (2024)$2,330/mo$1,910 to $2,840/mo+4.3%
Median household income$100,802 (2024)$126,500$107,000 to $149,500+3.9%
Median home value$634,400 (2024)$915,000$664,000 to $1,260,000+6.3%
Population6,810 (2025)6,8006,520 to 7,090−0.0%

The median home would be worth 7.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 6.3 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like St. Augustine Beach

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Lighthouse Point, FL$1,880$92,135Compare
Yarmouth Port, MA$1,917$110,304Compare
St. Simons, GA$1,799$108,771Compare
Oro Valley, AZ$1,669$107,117Compare
Oro Valley, AZSt. Simons, GAYarmouth Port, MALighthouse Point, FLSt. Augustine Beach, FLSt. Augustine BeachLighthouse PointYarmouth PortSt. SimonsOro ValleySt. Augustine BeachLighthouse PointYarmouth PortSt. SimonsOro Valley

Places built like St. Augustine Beach

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how St. Augustine Beach performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
St. Augustine Beach, FL21.5%3.2%/yr0.1%
McGregor, FL20.2%10.1%/yrn/aCompare
Black Mountain, NC25.7%8.9%/yr0.8%Compare
Miramar Beach, FL26.2%8.1%/yrn/aCompare
Carolina Beach, NC19.2%4.7%/yr4.5%Compare
Atlantic Beach, FL21.8%8.8%/yr-2.0%Compare
Cocoa Beach, FL21.4%8.5%/yr-0.4%Compare

Common questions

Is St. Augustine Beach a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 60 out of 100, better than 60% of the places we rate and 66th of 474 in Florida. Home values are about 21% higher than we would expect for a place with these incomes, education levels, housing age and household types in the same metro area. The premium usually reflects location, amenities or schools that these figures do not capture. 34% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 88% of the 2,214 places under 10,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 31 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is St. Augustine Beach expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 21.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $634,400.

What salary do you need to live in St. Augustine Beach?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $72,280 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to St. Augustine Beach?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Lighthouse Point, FL, Yarmouth Port, MA, St. Simons, GA and Oro Valley, AZ.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares St. Augustine Beach with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for St. Augustine Beach itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/saint-augustine-beach-florida

Citytistics. “St. Augustine Beach, Florida.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/saint-augustine-beach-florida/

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