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Nocatee vs Pinecrest

313 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+396.5 pts in Nocatee) and home values (2.2× in Pinecrest).

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Nocatee, FLKnown for its schoolsFlorida · 27,442 people
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Pinecrest, FLHomes around $2.21MFlorida · 18,462 people
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.

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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $9,000 more a month in Pinecrest

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.

Nocatee$3,910/mo
Typical home $649K (Census) · tax rate 0.93% · or rent about $3,501/mo · Housing →
Pinecrest$12,910/mo
Typical home $2.21M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.71%+ · or rent about $1,946/mo · Housing →

The difference: $9,000 a month, about $108,100 a year, between Pinecrest and Nocatee.

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; “+” means the Census top-codes that town’s bill at $10,000, so its real rate is higher.

Report cards

Pinecrest places higher on 10 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.

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
NocateePinecrest
Snow a year0″0″
January low49°F61°F
July high89°F91°F
Growing season (days)345d365d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)56th75th
Outdoors & history
NocateePinecrest
Trails8 mi0 mi
Conserved land18.5%1.3%
Settled—1996
Archive photos—12
Community
NocateePinecrest
Library hours a week—56 hrs
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

313 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Nocatee ↔ Pinecrest313 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.

NocateePinecrest
People
Population 27,442Highest 18,462Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +397.4%Highest FL: +14.6% +0.9%Lowest FL: +14.6%
Median age 40.8±3.1Lowest 4% below FL 42.3±2.2Highest about the FL average
Pinecrest and Nocatee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29%±2.9Highest FL: 19.5% 28.3%±3.3Lowest FL: 19.5%
Nocatee and Pinecrest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21%±3Highest FL: 21.3% 17.5%±2.2Lowest FL: 21.3%
Nocatee and Pinecrest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 71.8%Lowest FL: 34.1% 72.4%Highest FL: 34.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.3%±1.2Lowest FL: 6.1% 6.3%±1.6Highest FL: 6.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $141,868±$29kLowest 90% above FL $206,417±$26kHighest 177% above FL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $648,800±$46kLowest 81% above FL $1,406,400±$174kHighest 292% above FL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $3,501Highest 110% above FL $1,946±$173Lowest 17% above FL
Property taxmedian, yearly $6,057Lowest 122% above FL $10,000+Highest at least 266% above FL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.7%±16.2Lowest FL: 60.1% 59.9%±12.4Highest FL: 60.1%
Pinecrest and Nocatee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.2%Highest FL: 12.6% 4.3%Lowest FL: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.2%Lowest FL: 67.6% 82.8%Highest FL: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2015Highest 27 yrs newer than FL 1969Lowest 19 yrs older than FL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minHighest about the FL average 28 minLowest about the FL average
Work from home 42.7%±5.2Highest FL: 15.7% 27%±3.3Lowest FL: 15.7%
Work in townworking residents 6.5%Highest 5.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miHighest 9.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.48Lowest 0.61Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Jacksonville (46%)Miami (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PinecrestFew work in Nocatee
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 18.5%Highest 1.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 8.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 17Highest 6Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 29.8Lowest 115Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #8 of 488 in FL#75 of 488 in FL
School district ST. JOHNSMIAMI-DADE
High school in town Allen D Nease Senior High SchoolMiami Palmetto Senior High School
Students per teacherat that high school 24.8Lowest 25.4Highest
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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