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29.97° N · 81.49° W · GEOID 1278740

World Golf Village

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

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The short answer

World Golf Village is home to 26,077 people. Median household income is $117,212 a year and median rent is $2,299 a month, 23.5% 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 $477,000, about 4.1x annual median household income.

What sets World Golf Village apart is how tight household budgets are. High pay has not made renting easy. Household income is higher than in 80% of places we track, yet 84% of renters still spend 30% or more of income on rent. Also notable: Owning with a mortgage costs only about $0 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 96% of places its size.

47OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Average

World Golf Village scores better than 47% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 117th of 474 in Florida.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%36
Economy 20%87
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%23
Education 10%78
Commute 10%10
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, 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
$2,299
68% above the median place
Median household income
$117,212
46% above the median place
Median home value
$477,000
49% above the median place
Unemployment
2.7%
45% 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.

01

Moving to World Golf Village

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

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
11.9% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 7.5% 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
$92,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,299 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,299 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $477,000.
Getting to work
34 minutes each way on average; 24.3% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Stallings, NC matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
7.5%
277% above the median place
Moved here in the past year1
11.9%
107% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
40.5
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureWorld Golf VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year111.9%107% above
Moved from another state17.5%277% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure40.5above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$130,60085% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$97,71339% above
02

What it costs to live here

Half the homes were built after 2009, newer housing than in 98% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track.

World Golf Village23.5%
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
$91,960
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
23.5%
15% above the median place
Home price to income
4.1x
7% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
24%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$91,800
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in World Golf Village, $2,299 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 World Golf Village, but easier on the budget

Places that match World Golf Village 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
Stallings, NC9219.5% vs 23.5%$3,900Compare
Bradfordville, FL9116.9% vs 23.5%$22,100Compare
Fort Mill, SC9014.8% vs 23.5%$14,600Compare
Myrtle Grove, NC9015.5% vs 23.5%$6,800Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
84.0%
66% above the median place
Median year built1
2009
2% above the median place
Homeownership1
89.4%
35% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureWorld Golf VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,29968% above
Rent to income123.5%15% above
Property tax rate10.9%4% below
Home price to income14.1x7% 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$4,17028% above
Median home value1$477,00049% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure1.8%44% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure60.5%17% above
Homeownership189.4%35% above
Renters paying 30%+184.0%66% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,29923% above
Vacant homes19.0%28% above
Median year built120092% above
03

Work and pay

OpenStreetMap shows 0 bus and rail stops per square mile, fewer than in 88% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 474 Florida places we track.

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Unemployment1
2.7%
45% below the median place
Mean commute1
34 min
35% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Works from home24.3% +95%
Poverty rate5.3% −50%
Median household income$117,212 +46%
Income per person$51,060 +27%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureWorld Golf VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$117,21246% above
Income per person1$51,06027% above
Unemployment12.7%45% below
Average annual pay6County figure$62,2146% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.7%0% above
Jobs6County figure100,94933% below
Poverty rate15.3%50% below
Mean commute134 min35% above
Works from home124.3%95% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 2.2%, 66% below the median place.

No health insurance1
2.2%
66% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
97.1%
5% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
48.9%
52% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age42.9 +10%
Household size2.8 +12%
High school or higher95.5% +3%
Born abroad7.8% −12%
All 8 people measures
MeasureWorld Golf VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population126,0771779th largest
Median age142.910% above
Bachelor's or higher148.9%52% above
High school or higher195.5%3% above
Household size12.812% above
Born abroad17.8%12% below
No health insurance12.2%66% below
Homes with broadband197.1%5% above
05

Life in World Golf Village

OpenStreetMap shows 0 libraries per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 95% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 474 Florida places we track.

55 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 6 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents3.8 −62%
Playgrounds per 10k15.0 +59%
Grocery stores per 10k1.9 −9%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k7.3 −35%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails1 km −45%
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 12 miles
  • Fort Matanzas National Monument 23 miles
  • Fort Caroline 29 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 site10
11.6
62% below the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
6.2
51% above the median place
Public school students12
52,834
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureWorld Golf VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure60above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure52,834above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure18.118% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure22.58% above
Shops per 10k8County figure31.85% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure6.251% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure24.923% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.822% below
Parks per 10k93.862% below
Playgrounds per 10k915.059% above
Grocery stores per 10k91.99% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k97.335% below
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails91.145% below
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1011.662% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles105150% above
National Register listings11County figure55323% above
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 World Golf Village. Larger places are fetched first.

January average low13
46°F
82% above the median place
Average temperature13
70°F
28% above the median place
Annual precipitation13
52.5 in
20% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureWorld Golf VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure91°F5% above
January average low13County figure46°F82% above
Average temperature13County figure70°F28% above
Annual precipitation13County figure52.5 in20% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure87.55% below
Hurricane risk14County figure93.733% above
Tornado risk14County figure85.45% above
Wildfire risk14County figure89.446% above
Heat wave risk14County figure82.29% below
Median air quality index15Metro figure5221% above
Good air days15Metro figure43.3%37% below
08

World Golf Village in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 24% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 24% 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, World Golf Village does better than 33% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 89%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$2,299/mo (2024)$2,950/mo$2,420 to $3,590/mo+4.2%
Median household income$117,212 (2024)$149,000$126,000 to $176,000+4.1%
Median home value$477,000 (2024)$710,000$516,000 to $979,000+6.9%

The median home would be worth 4.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.1 now.

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

09

Places like World Golf Village

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

PlaceRentIncome
Bluffton, SC$2,256$111,281Compare
Trinity, FL$2,451$113,580Compare
Nanuet, NY$2,308$117,167Compare
Lake Mary, FL$2,120$109,173Compare
Lake Mary, FLNanuet, NYTrinity, FLBluffton, SCWorld Golf Village, FLWorld Golf VillageBlufftonTrinityNanuetLake MaryWorld Golf VillageBlufftonTrinityNanuetLake Mary

Places built like World Golf Village

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 World Golf Village performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
World Golf Village, FL23.5%5.0%/yrn/a
Apollo Beach, FL21.6%7.5%/yrn/aCompare
Stallings, NC19.5%6.4%/yr10.2%Compare
Fort Mill, SC14.8%6.0%/yr57.7%Compare
Fruit Cove, FL19.8%5.7%/yrn/aCompare
Trinity, FL25.9%7.4%/yrn/aCompare
Fleming Island, FL19.9%4.4%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is World Golf Village a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 47 out of 100, better than 47% of the places we rate and 117th of 474 in Florida. On cost, space and class size it scores 80 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is World Golf Village expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 23.5% 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 $477,000.

What salary do you need to live in World Golf Village?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $91,960 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to World Golf Village?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Bluffton, SC, Trinity, FL, Nanuet, NY and Lake Mary, FL.

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. 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.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 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
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. 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 World Golf Village with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for World Golf Village itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/world-golf-village-florida

Citytistics. “World Golf Village, Florida.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/world-golf-village-florida/

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.