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About St. Augustine
City in Florida, United StatesSt. Augustine or Saint Augustine is a city in and the county seat of St. Johns County, Florida, United States. Located 40 miles (64 km) south of downtown Jacksonville, the city is on the Atlantic coast of northeastern Florida. Founded in 1565 by Spanish settlers, it is the oldest continuously inhabited European-established settlement in what is now the contiguous United States. St. Augustine was founded on September 8, 1565, by Spanish admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, Florida's first governor. He named the settlement San Agustín, because his ships bearing settlers, troops, and supplies from Spain had first sighted land in Florida eleven days earlier on August 28, the feast day of St. Augus…
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Housing in St. Augustine
The typical St. Augustine home is worth about $429,000, down 1.7% in a year, 14% above the Florida typical home.
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Safety in St. Augustine
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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). St. Augustine's police department reported only 2023, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Work & commute in St. Augustine
Full picture →About one in 4 of St. Augustine’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Jacksonville (21%), St. Augustine Beach (3%) and Tampa (1%). Half commute less than 16 miles.
Health in St. Augustine
Health Grade B+
Healthier than 73% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Florida
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 19 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in St. Augustine
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 43% of U.S. communities.
Climate in St. Augustine
Full climate →St. Augustine has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 47°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Schools in St. Augustine
All St. Augustine schools →School Grade A+
The public schools St. Augustine’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 96% of Florida’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within FL. Ratings are from neighbors.
St. Augustine is a college town
Colleges →of St. Augustine’s residents are enrolled in college. Flagler College has about 2,407 students on campus.
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