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27,442people live here $141,868median household income▲ 76% above US $3,500+median rent per monthCensus top category $648,800median home value▲ 95% above US

The Census tops out at $3,500+ for rent; it doesn't publish exact figures above that.

Nocatee is an unincorporated community in St. Johns County, FL. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Nocatee

Nocatee is an unincorporated community in Florida with household incomes running above the national average and a highly educated workforce. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Nocatee deals with rent well above the national average, home prices well above the national average, larger class sizes than the national average, and a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin.

The good

Higher-than-average incomes
Highly educated workforce

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
High home prices
High student-teacher ratio
High rent burden for renters
Above-average rainfall

How Nocatee compares

Median household income

Nocatee$141,868

Florida avg$74,568

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Nocatee$3,500+

Florida avg$1,669

US$1,413

The Census tops out at $3,500+ for rent; it doesn't publish exact figures above that.

Median home value

Nocatee$648,800

Florida avg$359,000

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Nocatee

Based on Nocatee's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$7,002

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $140,040 a year
51% of Nocatee renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$129,760

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $64,880
Homes cost 4.6× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingCensus top category

$3,500+/mo median rent

Rent is expensive here, at $3,500+ a month median and well above the national average. This is the kind of city where housing costs deserve serious budgeting before committing to a move. Home prices are steep, with a median around $648,800. Renting first to get a feel for the city before buying is often the more practical route.

Median home value $648,800 · 51% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.0% county unemployment

Unemployment in St. Johns County is 4.0%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

St. Johns County (county-wide)

Safety

76 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Nocatee doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 430/100k · Policed by St. Johns County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

28 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 28 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 5 in 10 workers drive to work; 43% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

50%

Work from home

43%

Carpool

4.3%

Other

3.4%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 88°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 51°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▲ 99% above US

72% bachelor's degree or higher

This is a highly educated city, with over half the adult population holding a college degree. That tends to shape the job market and the broader culture, and it's a solid indicator of a strong professional scene.

Schools

4 public schools inside the boundary

There are 4 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 20:1, slightly above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Castillo de San Marcos National Monument (15 miles away). There are 6 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Nocatee's strongest points are household incomes running above the national average and a highly educated workforce; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and home prices well above the national average. It tends to suit remote workers (43% of workers here already work from home) and college-educated professionals. It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget.

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