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Tequesta vs St. Augustine Beach

211 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (3× in Tequesta) and seasonal homes (+17.3 pts in St. Augustine Beach).

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Tequesta, FLAn outdoors townFlorida · 6,193 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.

TequestaAn outdoors town
Outdoors#7 most trails in FL7.6 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves Housing$648K typical home73% above the FL typical home HealthHealthier than 91%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Tequesta →
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 differ most

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

Trails3×
Tequesta has more miles of trail
Tequesta 7.6 miSt. Augustine Beach 2.5 mi
Seasonal homes+17.3 pts
St. Augustine Beach has more second homes
St. Augustine Beach 30.2%Tequesta 12.9%
Street grid+70%
St. Augustine Beach has the more walkable street grid
St. Augustine Beach 155Tequesta 91.2
Average commute5 min
St. Augustine Beach has the shorter commute
Tequesta 29 minSt. Augustine Beach 24 min
★ What stands out · Report cards

St. Augustine Beach 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.

Schools
B−TequestaBetter than 48% of districts in the state A+St. Augustine BeachBetter than 96% of districts in the state
Health
ATequestaHealthier than 91% of U.S. towns ASt. Augustine BeachHealthier than 87% of U.S. towns
8Tequesta
10St. Augustine Beach

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

Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 635 towns #86#480 Shortest commuteGetting around · 635 towns #383#156 Highest graduation rateSchools · 631 towns #212#3 Lowest depressionHealth · 633 towns #103#299 Most walkableOutdoors · 635 towns #234#55 Lowest obesityHealth · 633 towns #10#150 Most trailsOutdoors · 430 towns #7#85 Most conserved landOutdoors · 578 towns #195#280

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $390 more a month in Tequesta

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.

Tequesta$3,830/mo
Typical home $648K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.80% · or rent about $1,852/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: $390 a month, about $4,600 a year, between Tequesta and St. Augustine 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.

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
TequestaSt. Augustine Beach
Snow a year0″0″
January low56°F48°F
July high91°F91°F
Growing season (days)365d334d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)68th25th
Outdoors & history
TequestaSt. Augustine Beach
Trails8 mi3 mi
Conserved land5.2%3.2%
Settled—1959
Famous people born here1—
Community
TequestaSt. Augustine Beach
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.

Where they are

211 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

TequestaFLSt. Augustine BeachFL
Tequesta ↔ St. Augustine Beach211 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.

TequestaSt. Augustine Beach
People
Population 6,193Lowest 6,860Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +9.4%Lowest FL: +14.6% +10.2%Highest FL: +14.6%
Median age 52±8.5Lowest 22% above FL 55.7±4.1Highest 31% above FL
St. Augustine Beach and Tequesta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 16.3%±4.3Highest FL: 19.5% 15%±3.7Lowest FL: 19.5%
Tequesta and St. Augustine Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 31.1%±7.9Highest FL: 21.3% 29.9%±4.5Lowest FL: 21.3%
Tequesta and St. Augustine Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 51.7%Lowest FL: 34.1% 56.4%Highest FL: 34.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±1.3Lowest FL: 6.1% 5.8%±2.1Highest FL: 6.1%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $98,271±$21kLowest 32% above FL $100,802±$19kHighest 35% above FL
St. Augustine Beach and Tequesta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $572,800±$105kLowest 60% above FL $634,400±$57kHighest 77% above FL
St. Augustine Beach and Tequesta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,852±$228Highest 11% above FL $1,807±$72Lowest 8% above FL
Tequesta and St. Augustine Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,610Highest 69% above FL $4,465Lowest 64% above FL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 72.5%±19.7Highest FL: 60.1% 34.4%±21.3Lowest FL: 60.1%
Tequesta and St. Augustine Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.7%Lowest FL: 12.6% 8.1%Highest FL: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 80.2%Highest FL: 67.6% 74.3%Lowest FL: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 11 yrs older than FL 1987Highest 1 yr older than FL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest about the FL average 24 minLowest 14% below FL
Work from home 39%±10.9Highest FL: 15.7% 26.9%±7.3Lowest FL: 15.7%
Tequesta and St. Augustine Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 6.9%Lowest 9.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 23.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.24Highest 1.08Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Jupiter (16%)St. Augustine (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in St. Augustine BeachFew work in Tequesta
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.2%Highest 3.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 7.6 miHighest 2.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 3.5 miHighest 1.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 3Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 91.2Lowest 155Highest
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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