Best PlacesSt. Augustine Shores, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around St. Augustine Shores, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
St. Augustine Shores ranks 6,433rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in St. Augustine Shores
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
St. Augustine Shores' strengths and weaknesses
Where St. Augustine Shores ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 94% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of towns
Where St. Augustine Shores ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,222 a month, better than only 13% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in St. Augustine Shores
A household needs to earn about $86,000 a year to comfortably buy the median St. Augustine Shores home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $73,881, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses St. Augustine Shores' effective rate of 0.68%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in St. Augustine Shores
St. Augustine Shores runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for St. Augustine Shores.
Who works in St. Augustine Shores, and how
Work in St. Augustine Shores centers on retail trade and admin & support services. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in St. Augustine Shores
The coast is about 11 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across St. Augustine Shores, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in St. Augustine Shores, month by month
St. Augustine Shores sees roughly 132 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 46. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 57° | 46° |
| April | 80° | 70° | 60° |
| July | 90° | 81° | 75° |
| October | 82° | 75° | 67° |
Flying in and out of St. Augustine Shores
The nearest airport, Daytona Beach International, is about 46 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Jacksonville International, about 53 miles away.
The best schools in and around St. Augustine Shores
Schools across St. Augustine Shores average an A−, better than 84% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- W. Douglas Hartley ElementaryA+ · 73% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gamble Rogers Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
Top high schools
- Pedro Menendez High SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every St. Augustine Shores school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
St. Augustine Shores measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare St. Augustine Shores against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in St. Augustine Shores
Is St. Augustine Shores a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, St. Augustine Shores ranks 6,433rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and health care access, and lowest on summer heat and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is St. Augustine Shores expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $336,550. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $73,881 median income, cost of living beats 65% of towns.
Is St. Augustine Shores safe?
Yes, St. Augustine Shores is safer than 94% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $108 per resident a year.
Compare St. Augustine Shores with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to St. Augustine Shores. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in St. Augustine Shores represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
St. Augustine Shores detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for St. Augustine Shores: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in St. Augustine Shores: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of St. Augustine Shores: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in St. Augustine Shores: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
St. Augustine Shores detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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