Best PlacesSt. Johns Park, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around St. Johns Park, 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. Johns Park ranks 32,707th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in St. Johns Park
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. Johns Park's strengths and weaknesses
Where St. Johns Park ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 155 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 80% of towns
Where St. Johns Park ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of towns
- Short commute35.4 minutes each way, better than only 13% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 14% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in St. Johns Park
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median St. Johns Park home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,218, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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. Johns Park's effective rate of 0.64%, 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 3 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. Johns Park
St. Johns Park's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for St. Johns Park.
Who works in St. Johns Park, and how
Work in St. Johns Park centers on construction and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in St. Johns Park
The coast is about 40 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across St. Johns Park, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in St. Johns Park, month by month
St. Johns Park sees roughly 155 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 67, with lows near 48. The comfortable stretch runs October through May.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67° | 57° | 48° |
| April | 79° | 70° | 61° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 73° |
| October | 82° | 74° | 67° |
Flying in and out of St. Johns Park
The nearest airport, Daytona Beach International, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Orlando International, about 67 miles away.
The best schools in and around St. Johns Park
Schools across St. Johns Park average a B−, better than 56% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pierson Elementary SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Bunnell Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Middleton-burney Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top middle schools
- Buddy Taylor Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Flagler-palm Coast High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- T. Dewitt Taylor Middle-high SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Crescent City Jr-sr High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every St. Johns Park school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
St. Johns Park 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. Johns Park against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in St. Johns Park
Is St. Johns Park a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, St. Johns Park ranks 32,707th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and tree cover, and lowest on disaster risk and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is St. Johns Park expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $168,256. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $61,218 median income, cost of living beats 17% of towns.
Is St. Johns Park safe?
Yes, St. Johns Park is safer than 80% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $138 per resident a year.
Compare St. Johns Park with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to St. Johns Park. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in St. Johns Park 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. Johns Park detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for St. Johns Park: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in St. Johns Park: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of St. Johns Park: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in St. Johns Park: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
St. Johns Park 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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