St. Johns County, FL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for St. Johns County, Florida. Population: 278.7K.

Median Home Price
$479.5K

Based on 10 cities

Median Household Income
$106.2K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio
4.5x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy
$125.1K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax
$3,547

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate
0.74%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs
Mortgage (P&I)$2,425
Property Tax$296
Insurance$200
Total Monthly$2,920
Historical Home Prices
2015
$270.1K
2016
$280.9K
+4.0%%
2017
$295.7K
+5.3%%
2018
$311.0K
+5.2%%
2019
$320.0K
+2.9%%
2020
$344.9K
+7.8%%
2021
$441.1K
+27.9%%
2022
$511.9K
+16.1%%
2023
$511.5K
-0.1%%
2024
$502.3K
-1.8%%
2025
$482.6K
-3.9%%
Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate
3.3%%

Below national average

Population Density
464

People per square mile

Homicide Rate
2.9

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)
Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White
78.6%
Black
4.9%
Hispanic
8.7%
Asian
3.4%
Two or More Races
3.8%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature
70°F

Annual average

Sunny Days
232

Days per year

Annual Rainfall
52.5"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk
High Risk

Score: 88/100

January Low
21°F

Average winter low

July High
85°F

Average summer high