St. Johns County, FL

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

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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

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