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St. Augustine vs St. Augustine Beach

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (3.2× in St. Augustine) and jobs per worker (3.1× in St. Augustine).

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St. Augustine, FLA colonial town, settled 1565Florida · 15,351 people
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St. Augustine Beach, FLKnown for its schoolsFlorida · 6,860 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.

St. AugustineA colonial town, settled 1565
HistorySettled in 156542 places on the National Register Schools#168 for schools in FLof 488 towns Work20,603 jobsbased in St. Augustine, a regional job hub All about St. Augustine →
St. Augustine BeachKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 96%of FL districts Outdoors#55 most walkable in FL2.5 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 87%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about St. Augustine 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.

Trails3.2×
St. Augustine has more miles of trail
St. Augustine 7.9 miSt. Augustine Beach 2.5 mi
Jobs per worker3.1×
St. Augustine is more of a job hub
St. Augustine 3.37St. Augustine Beach 1.08
Property tax bill+58%
Tax bills are bigger in St. Augustine Beach
St. Augustine Beach $4,465St. Augustine $2,822
Home values+44%
Homes cost more in St. Augustine Beach
St. Augustine Beach $634,400St. Augustine $439,800
Street grid2.1×
St. Augustine Beach has the more walkable street grid
St. Augustine Beach 155St. Augustine 73.6
Work in town+16.6 pts
More of St. Augustine’s workers stay in town
St. Augustine 26.5%St. Augustine Beach 9.9%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $970 more a month in St. Augustine Beach

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.

St. Augustine$2,480/mo
Typical home $429K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $1,653/mo · Housing →
St. Augustine Beach$3,450/mo
Typical home $591K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.70% · or rent about $1,807/mo · Housing →

The difference: $970 a month, about $11,600 a year, between St. Augustine Beach and St. Augustine.

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.

Where they are

St. Augustine and St. Augustine Beach share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

St. AugustineSt. Augustine BeachSt. AugustineSt. Augustine Beach
St. Augustine ↔ St. Augustine Beach4.5 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
490 St. Augustine Beach residents work in St. Augustine (18.6% of its workers)
168 St. Augustine residents work in St. Augustine Beach (2.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in St. Augustine Beach →
Report cards

St. Augustine Beach places higher on 12 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
A+St. AugustineBetter than 96% of districts in the state A+St. Augustine BeachBetter than 96% of districts in the state
Health
B+St. AugustineHealthier than 74% of U.S. towns ASt. Augustine BeachHealthier than 87% of U.S. towns
7St. Augustine
12St. Augustine Beach

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

Most new homesHousing · 250 towns #31#161 Most walkableOutdoors · 635 towns #320#55 Most conserved landOutdoors · 578 towns #104#280 Lowest property taxCost of living · 626 towns #373#541 Most remote workersWork · 598 towns #193#43 Most trailsOutdoors · 430 towns #183#85 Highest incomeIncome · 635 towns #266#122 Shortest commuteGetting around · 635 towns #37#156

Left end = #1 in Florida. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of St. Augustine’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
St. AugustineSt. Augustine Beach
Snow a year0″0″
January low48°F48°F
July high91°F91°F
Growing season (days)334d334d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd25th
Outdoors & history
St. AugustineSt. Augustine Beach
Trails8 mi3 mi
Conserved land10.8%3.2%
Settled15651959
National Register places42—
Archive photos15—
Community
St. AugustineSt. Augustine Beach
Library hours a week49 hrs45 hrs
Colleges in town1—
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.

St. AugustineSt. Augustine Beach
People
Population 15,351Highest 6,860Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +10.4%Highest FL: +14.6% +10.2%Lowest FL: +14.6%
Median age 49.9±4.5Lowest 17% above FL 55.7±4.1Highest 31% above FL
St. Augustine Beach and St. Augustine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 8.4%±1.8Lowest FL: 19.5% 15%±3.7Highest FL: 19.5%
Age 65+ 27.4%±3.5Lowest FL: 21.3% 29.9%±4.5Highest FL: 21.3%
St. Augustine Beach and St. Augustine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 44.6%Lowest FL: 34.1% 56.4%Highest FL: 34.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 13.3%±1.9Highest FL: 6.1% 5.8%±2.1Lowest FL: 6.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $78,151±$10kLowest 5% above FL $100,802±$19kHighest 35% above FL
St. Augustine Beach and St. Augustine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $439,800±$45kLowest 23% above FL $634,400±$57kHighest 77% above FL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,653±$118Lowest about the FL average $1,807±$72Highest 8% above FL
St. Augustine Beach and St. Augustine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,822Lowest 3% above FL $4,465Highest 64% above FL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 62%±12.7Highest FL: 60.1% 34.4%±21.3Lowest FL: 60.1%
St. Augustine and St. Augustine Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 14.1%Highest FL: 12.6% 8.1%Lowest FL: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 63%Lowest FL: 67.6% 74.3%Highest FL: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Lowest 8 yrs older than FL 1987Highest 1 yr older than FL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 28% below FL 24 minHighest 14% below FL
Work from home 17.6%±4.2Lowest FL: 15.7% 26.9%±7.3Highest FL: 15.7%
St. Augustine Beach and St. Augustine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 26.5%Highest 9.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miLowest 23.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 3.37Highest 1.08Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Jacksonville (21%)St. Augustine (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in St. Augustine Beach19% work in St. Augustine
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 10.8%Highest 3.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 7.9 miHighest 2.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miLowest 1.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 11Highest 3Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 73.6Lowest 155Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #168 of 488 in FL—
School district ST. JOHNS · DEAF/BLIND—
High school in town Deaf High School (FSDB)—
Students per teacherat that high school 8.1 —
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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