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Place dossier plate
SheetFL-FLAGLER-BEACH-FL · Flagler Beach, FL 5,250 pop · income 63rd pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Flagler Beach
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Flagler Beach on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Crystal Lake · lowest
47,679
Crystal Lake · lowest
47,679 median HH income
48.0% of the leader · rank #1
Fishersville · near
81,190
Fishersville · near
81,190 median HH income
81.8% of the leader · rank #2
Flagler Beach · this city
81,193
Flagler Beach · this city
81,193 median HH income
81.8% of the leader · rank #3
Troy · near
81,193
Troy · near
81,193 median HH income
81.8% of the leader · rank #4
Obetz · near
81,200
Obetz · near
81,200 median HH income
81.8% of the leader · rank #5
Azle · near
81,200
Azle · near
81,200 median HH income
81.8% of the leader · rank #6
Whiskey Creek · highest
99,242
Whiskey Creek · highest
99,242 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Flagler Beach on ACS population and median household income
. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 5,250.
Nationally, Flagler Beach sits in the 63rd percentile for household income among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS.
63rd
percentile, household income
85th
percentile, home value
73rd
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Flagler Beach, FL
5,250 people live in Flagler Beach, Florida - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Households in Flagler Beach report a median income of $81,193 per year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 6.3%. Typical homes in Flagler Beach are valued around $496,800, and the median resident age is 58.8 years. 35.5% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 41.0% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 82 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Building Boom), up 128% from five years earlier.
Florida carries a cost-of-living premium: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Florida at 103.4 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Above Average). Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,526 monthly. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Florida run around $225, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. Natural-hazard exposure scores 75.7 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Flagler Beach's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from work and mobility to schools and households to housing and income to population change to comparison shortlist; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Flagler Beach, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares, annual population history, local building permits, matched public-school count.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles, FBI reported-crime rates; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Work and mobility
What does the journey to work look like in Flagler Beach?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 63.0%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
What does the education layer cover for Flagler Beach?
The NCES join finds 1 public school within the city match. 35.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The matched institution count is small, so district boundaries and schools outside the city line may matter more than the municipal count suggests. Use the number as a coverage cue, then verify attendance zones with the district before making a household decision.
How far does income reach against housing in Flagler Beach?
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 6.1 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 6.3%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
Which cities make useful reference points for Flagler Beach?
Within Florida, the closest population matches are Naples Manor (5,262 residents, $63,142 income); Rainbow Springs (5,226 residents, $49,535 income); Palm Springs North (5,291 residents, $97,083 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Rigby, ID (5,251 residents); Bigfork, MT (5,249 residents); Delhi Hills, OH (5,248 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Population change
Is Flagler Beach growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +440 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +8.5% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 82 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Period change
+8.5%
2025 estimate
5,595
2020 estimate
5,155
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
Above median income · poverty 6.3% (Below-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
103.4 (US=100)
Above-average cost · BEA RPP 2024, Florida average
C-
City profile score · Flagler Beach, FL
52/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Bachelor's+ share B-
35.5%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income C+
$81,193
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate C
6.3%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Cost of living F
103.4 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
Flagler Beach profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 67/100 (B-) · 35.5%
Household income: 61/100 (C+) · $81,193
Poverty rate: 57/100 (C) · 6.3%
Cost of living: 25/100 (F) · 103.4 index
How does Flagler Beach compare to other US cities?
Where Flagler Beach sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income63% higher than other cities
Home value85% pricier than other cities
Median rent73% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Flagler Beach against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Florida only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Florida-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Flagler Beach near the bottom of Florida's cities
Among the 930 Florida cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Flagler Beach ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Flagler Beach only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#303 of 903
66th percentile in Florida
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 930
0th percentile in Florida
Median Home Value
#141 of 894
84th percentile in Florida
Poverty Rate
#554 of 930
40th percentile in Florida
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#320 of 930
66th percentile in Florida
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Florida only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
63rd percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
How Flagler Beach's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$496,80015th percentilemore affordable than 15% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Flagler Beach's home-value-to-income ratio: 6.1×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
pressured
> 5.0×
National rank
#14,188 of 15,516
More affordable than 9% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#10,515 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 6.1×, Flagler Beach sits in the pressured band:
national rank #14,188 of 15,516 and #10,515 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median, a comparison flag, not a verdict on any household.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$81,193Flagler Beach, FL median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Flagler Beach, FL median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Flagler Beach, FL.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)35.5%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)6.3%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)41.0%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
5,250
Median Income
$81,193
Median Home Value
$496,800
Median Age
58.8
Poverty Rate
6.3%
Labor force participation
41.0%
Bachelor's Degree+
35.5%
Schools
Total Schools
1
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Flagler Beach's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
5,155 residents
2021
5,252 residents
2022
5,293 residents
2023
5,556 residents
2024
5,550 residents
2025
5,595 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
82
housing units authorized
Single-Family
82
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
15.6
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
36
36
0
$13.6M
2020
40
40
0
$16.5M
2021
41
41
0
$19.4M
2022
271
31
240
$55.0M
2023
26
26
0
$22.7M
2024
82
82
0
$41.0M
Permit volume increased 128% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
63.0%
Carpool
4.5%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
2.6%
Work from Home
29.0%
Other
0.9%
Based on 1,922 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Florida statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $225
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Florida at $225 (electricity about $145 , water and sewer about $55 ).
These are Florida statewide averages, not a meter reading for Flagler Beach. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Florida's BEA cost-of-living index is 103.4 (Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Flagler Beach is $1,526/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Florida statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 75.7 / 100 (High).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Florida statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Flagler Beach sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Flagler Beach compares to similar-size Florida cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.