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Flagler Beach vs Winter Beach

129 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (5.8× in Winter Beach) and growth since 2010 (+36.6 pts in Winter Beach).

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Flagler Beach, FLAn outdoors townFlorida · 5,373 people
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Winter Beach, FLAn outdoors townFlorida · 4,985 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Flagler BeachAn outdoors town
Outdoors#38 most conserved land in FL2.7 miles of trails across 7 parks and preserves Housing$456K typical home22% above the FL typical home HealthHealthier than 75%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Flagler Beach →
Winter BeachAn outdoors town
Outdoors#14 most trails in FL16 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves Schools#71 for schools in FLof 488 towns HealthHealthier than 79%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Winter Beach →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails5.8×
Winter Beach has more miles of trail
Winter Beach 15.6 miFlagler Beach 2.7 mi
Growth since 2010+36.6 pts
Winter Beach has grown faster since 2010
Winter Beach +51.7%Flagler Beach +15.1%
Work from home+14.6 pts
More people work from home in Flagler Beach
Flagler Beach 31.5%Winter Beach 16.9%
Conserved land+17.8 pts
Flagler Beach has more conserved land
Flagler Beach 20.6%Winter Beach 2.8%
Seasonal homes+15.5 pts
Flagler Beach has more second homes
Flagler Beach 17%Winter Beach 1.5%
Typical home built23 yrs
Flagler Beach’s homes are older
Winter Beach 2008Flagler Beach 1985
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Flagler Beach$2,670/mo
Typical home $456K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.74% · or rent about $1,462/mo · Housing →
Winter Beach$2,770/mo
Typical home $472K (Census) · tax rate 0.75% · or rent about $2,295/mo · Housing →

The difference: $100 a month, about $1,200 a year, between Winter Beach and Flagler Beach.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Winter Beach places higher on 12 of 19 FL lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Florida ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–Flagler BeachNot graded B+Winter BeachBetter than 68% of districts in the state
Health
B+Flagler BeachHealthier than 75% of U.S. towns A−Winter BeachHealthier than 79% of U.S. towns
6Flagler Beach
12Winter Beach

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Cheapest rentCost of living · 626 towns #252#572 Most conserved landOutdoors · 578 towns #38#310 Most trailsOutdoors · 430 towns #169#14 Most remote workersWork · 598 towns #16#207 Shortest commuteGetting around · 635 towns #260#73 Fastest growingGrowth · 614 towns #197#39 Most walkableOutdoors · 635 towns #351#496 Lowest obesityHealth · 633 towns #150#30

Left end = #1 in Florida. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Flagler Beach’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Flagler BeachWinter Beach
Snow a year0″0″
January low47°F54°F
July high91°F91°F
Growing season (days)334d365d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)79th97th
Outdoors & history
Flagler BeachWinter Beach
Trails3 mi16 mi
Conserved land20.6%2.8%
Settled1925—
Archive photos12—
Community
Flagler BeachWinter Beach
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

129 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Flagler BeachFLWinter BeachFL
Flagler Beach ↔ Winter Beach129 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Flagler BeachWinter Beach
People
Population 5,373Highest 4,985Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +15.1%Lowest FL: +14.6% +51.7%Highest FL: +14.6%
Median age 59.3±1.2Highest 39% above FL 57.6±6.8Lowest 35% above FL
Flagler Beach and Winter Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 10.4%±3.6Lowest FL: 19.5% 18.7%±5.9Highest FL: 19.5%
Winter Beach and Flagler Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 34.2%±4.9Lowest FL: 21.3% 36.6%±11.9Highest FL: 21.3%
Winter Beach and Flagler Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 37.5%Lowest FL: 34.1% 38.3%Highest FL: 34.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.7%±3.1Highest FL: 6.1% 2.7%±2.8Lowest FL: 6.1%
Flagler Beach and Winter Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $84,632±$16kLowest 13% above FL $92,394±$26kHighest 24% above FL
Winter Beach and Flagler Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $557,600±$56kHighest 55% above FL $472,200±$29kLowest 32% above FL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,462±$486Lowest 12% below FL $2,295±$1kHighest 38% above FL
Winter Beach and Flagler Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,118Highest 51% above FL $3,556Lowest 30% above FL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 70.2%±78.6Lowest FL: 60.1% 100%±100Highest FL: 60.1%
Winter Beach and Flagler Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.4%Lowest FL: 12.6% 9%Highest FL: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 83.4%Lowest FL: 67.6% 94.4%Highest FL: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1985Lowest 3 yrs older than FL 2008Highest 20 yrs newer than FL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 7% below FL 22 minLowest 22% below FL
Work from home 31.5%±7Highest FL: 15.7% 16.9%±7.1Lowest FL: 15.7%
Work in townworking residents 10.9%Highest 2.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 33.3 miHighest 13.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.98Highest 0.71Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Jacksonville (10%)Vero Beach (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Winter BeachFew work in Flagler Beach
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 20.6%Highest 2.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.7 miLowest 15.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miLowest 2.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 67.6Highest 41.4Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#71 of 488 in FL
School district —INDIAN RIVER
High school in town —None in town
Florida average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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