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Sharpes vs Port St. John

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+100.1 pts in Port St. John) and rent (2.1× in Port St. John).

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Sharpes, FLKnown for its schoolsFlorida · 2,840 people
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Port St. John, FLAn outdoors townFlorida · 25,120 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.

SharpesKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 67%of FL districts Health82% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Sharpes →
Port St. JohnAn outdoors town
Outdoors#149 most conserved land in FL1.6 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves Schools#185 for schools in FLof 488 towns All about Port St. John →
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.

Growth since 2010+100.1 pts
Port St. John has grown faster since 2010
Port St. John +91.4%Sharpes -8.7%
Rent2.1×
Rent runs higher in Port St. John
Port St. John $1,771Sharpes $856
Size8.8×
Port St. John is the bigger place
Port St. John 25,120Sharpes 2,840
Jobs per worker3.2×
Sharpes is more of a job hub
Sharpes 0.42Port St. John 0.13
Street grid2.2×
Port St. John has the more walkable street grid
Port St. John 71.9Sharpes 33.1
Homeowners+20 pts renters
Sharpes has more renters
Port St. John 94.3%Sharpes 74.3%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Port St. John places higher on 13 of 20 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
B+SharpesBetter than 67% of districts in the state B+Port St. JohnBetter than 67% of districts in the state
Health
C−SharpesHealthier than 18% of U.S. towns C+Port St. JohnHealthier than 41% of U.S. towns
5Sharpes
13Port St. John

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fastest growingGrowth · 614 towns #590#17 Most conserved landOutdoors · 578 towns #575#149 Cheapest rentCost of living · 626 towns #13#393 Best schoolsSchools · 488 towns #393#185 Most remote workersWork · 598 towns #180#433 Shortest commuteGetting around · 635 towns #609#343 Most walkableOutdoors · 635 towns #530#328 Highest incomeIncome · 635 towns #363#192

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

Where they are

Sharpes and Port St. John share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SharpesPort St. JohnSharpesPort St. John
Sharpes ↔ Port St. John3.7 miles apart · They share a border
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.

Sharpes$1,700/mo
Typical home $296K (Census) · tax rate 0.62% · or rent about $856/mo · Housing →
Port St. John$1,600/mo
Typical home $281K (Census) · tax rate 0.55% · or rent about $1,771/mo · Housing →

The difference: $100 a month, about $1,200 a year, between Sharpes and Port St. John.

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.

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
SharpesPort St. John
Snow a year0″0″
January low50°F50°F
July high90°F90°F
Growing season (days)362d362d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)86th90th
Outdoors & history
SharpesPort St. John
Trails2 mi2 mi
Conserved land0.1%7.3%
National Register places1—
Community
SharpesPort St. John
Library hours a week—45 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.

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.

SharpesPort St. John
People
Population 2,840Lowest 25,120Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8.7%Lowest FL: +14.6% +91.4%Highest FL: +14.6%
Median age 51.4±6.5Highest 21% above FL 44.9±2.5Lowest 5% above FL
Sharpes and Port St. John are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.7%±3.4Lowest FL: 19.5% 16.2%±1.9Highest FL: 19.5%
Port St. John and Sharpes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.4%±2.9Highest FL: 21.3% 17.5%±1.6Lowest FL: 21.3%
Sharpes and Port St. John are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26.8%Highest FL: 34.1% 20.4%Lowest FL: 34.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6%±2.9Highest FL: 6.1% 3.9%±1.2Lowest FL: 6.1%
Sharpes and Port St. John are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $69,531±$13kLowest 7% below FL $87,736±$9kHighest 18% above FL
Port St. John and Sharpes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $295,800±$58kHighest 18% below FL $281,300±$10kLowest 22% below FL
Sharpes and Port St. John are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $856±$89Lowest 49% below FL $1,771±$210Highest 6% above FL
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,843Highest 32% below FL $1,535Lowest 44% below FL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 48.4%±16.8Highest FL: 60.1% 43.8%±13.6Lowest FL: 60.1%
Sharpes and Port St. John are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 22.4%Highest FL: 12.6% 9.9%Lowest FL: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 74.3%Lowest FL: 67.6% 94.3%Highest FL: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1981Lowest 7 yrs older than FL 1989Highest 1 yr newer than FL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 37 minHighest 33% above FL 28 minLowest about the FL average
Work from home 18.2%±6.4Highest FL: 15.7% 9.7%±2.3Lowest FL: 15.7%
Sharpes and Port St. John are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.2%Lowest 2.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miLowest 16.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.42Highest 0.13Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Cocoa (7%)Titusville (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Port St. JohnFew work in Sharpes
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Lowest 7.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.1 miHighest 1.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 33.1Lowest 71.9Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #393 of 488 in FL#185 of 488 in FL
School district BREVARDBREVARD
High school in town None in townSpace Coast Junior/Senior High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 21.5
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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