Recent Accolades

• St. Augustine ranked (#6) Top 10 Best Coastal Small Towns in the U.S. 2023 by USA Today 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards
• Flagler College ranked Top 25 Most Beautiful College Campuses in U.S. by Travel & Leisure in 2023
• St. Augustine named Coolest Small Town 2023 by Budget Travel in 2023
• St. Augustine named the South’s Best Small Town 2023 by Southern Living
• St. Johns County School District earned an A Grade from the Florida Department of Education every year since 2010
• St. Johns County named the Healthiest County in Florida for the 11th consecutive year by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
• St. Johns County ranked in Top 50 Best Counties to Live in America by Niche in 2022
• St. Johns County ranked Best County for Families in Florida by Niche in 2022
• St. Augustine Beach ranked as Top 25 beaches in the United States by TripAdvisor in 2022
• Southern Living recognized St. Augustine as City with Most Historical Homes in the U.S. in 2022
• St. Augustine ranked #2 on list of Top 10 Trending Destinations in the U.S. Over the Last 12 Months by Trip Advisor in 2021
• St. Augustine selected as one of 11 Best Small Towns in America by Travel + Leisure in 2021
• Nocatee ranked #8 on list of Best-Selling Master-Planned Communities in U.S. by RCLCO Real Estate Advisors in 2021
• St. Johns County School District selected as School District Where Students Are Most Likely to Succeed in Every State for Florida by 24/7 Wall St. in 2020
• St. Augustine selected as one of 20 Small Towns that Leave a Big Impression by Country Living in 2020
• St. Augustine selected among top 18 American Destinations That Look Like Europe by Women's Day in 2020
• St. Augustine ranked #4 on list of World's Most Beautiful Ancient Cities by MSN.com in 2020
• St. Augustine named #8 Best Historic Small Town by USA Today Readers' Choice 2020
• St. Augustine selected among 50 Best College Towns to Live in Forever by USA Today in 2020
• St. Johns County named Florida’s richest county by 24/7 Wall St. in 2020