St. Augustine ranks #3 in Florida for graduation rate
St. Augustine is ranked on 32 lists against the 635 Florida towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 7.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every FL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with St. Augustine marked.
More homes per newcomer than 100% of Florida
Not better or worse, just St. Augustine’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
St. Augustine lands in the top half on 15 of 21 lists
Each dot is St. Augustine’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in FL, the right end is last. Areas where St. Augustine does best come first.
St. Augustine out-ranks 0 of its 2 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Every FL list, and where St. Augustine lands
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Getting around
P Shortest commute#1 Pensacola Station · 9.7 min #37Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Lower Grand Lagoon · 57.1%
#89
Most new homes#1 Westlake · 146.3 per 1,000
#31
Fastest-rising home prices#1 West Little River · +102.6%
#298
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Miami Shores · 63.2 per home
#182 
Health
Healthiest#1 Bay Hill · 98 / 100
#179
H
Lowest obesity#1 Highland Beach · 20%
#199
Fewest smokers#1 Pelican Bay · 5%
#162
N
Most active#1 Nocatee · 15%
#111
Fewest uninsured#1 Longboat Key · 4%
#114
Lowest depression#1 Olympia Heights · 12%
#380
Closest to a top hospital#1 Fernandina Beach · 0.2 mi
#480 People
Most educated#1 Indian River Shores · 79.3%
#144
F
Youngest#1 Florida Gulf Coast University · 19.5
#463
Oldest#1 Timber Pines · 74.8
#172
Most residents 65+#1 The Villages · 85.2%
#166
Most kids#1 Wauchula · 39.3%
#584 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Tierra Verde · 58.9%
#104
Most trails#1 Lely · 6.3 mi / sq mi
#183
Most walkable#1 West Miami · 544 / sq mi
#320 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Silver Springs · 0.4 yrs
#459
Cheapest rent#1 Chattahoochee · $613/mo
#318
Lowest property tax#1 Silver Springs · $199/yr
#373
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 23.2%
Climate
Mildest winters#1 Key West · 64.8°
#418
Hottest summers#1 Ave Maria · 92.7°
#429
Coolest summers#1 Key Largo · 89.0°
#125
Longest growing season#1 Arcadia · 324 days
Wettest#1 Destin · 64 in
#284 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 North Miami Beach · 20.3 per resident
Most library borrowing#1 Winter Park · 17.4 per resident
Safety
Safest#1 Gulf Breeze · 4.8
The number on the right is St. Augustine’s spot. All of Florida’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every FL list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.