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Beach Living
Florida's First Coast is blessed with a semi-tropical climate that features splendid seasonal changes. The Atlantic Ocean breezes make for cool, comfortable summers and pleasant, mild winters, while the spring and fall months are constant temperate delights. The area enjoys an abundance of more than 300 days of sunshine a year.
Recreation abounds in the region with the beach as the leading attraction. However, golf, tennis, surfing, swimming, jogging, fishing, sailing and horseback riding all contribute to this paradise. For thos more inclined to spectate, professional sporting teams include the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars. Baseball, hockey and greyhound racing also keep residents fully entertained. Both the PGA Tour and the APT Tour claim Ponte Vedra as their home. The PGA tour continues to hose the prestigious Tournament Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach each May.
St. Johns County schools in general and Ponte Vedra Beach area schools in particular are consistently ranked among the best in the State of Florida. They serve as a strong attraction for families relocating to Northeast Florida. All St. Johns Country public schools are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Demographics
Ponte Vedra Beach is an unincorporated seaside community in St. Johns County, 18 miles southeast of downtown Jacksonville and 26 miles north of St. Augustine. It is an upmarket tourist resort best known for its association with golf. Ponte Vedra lies in the fourth wealthiest county in Florida, ranking just behind the Palm Beach and Naples areas. Most of the beaches has limited public access, with the exception of Mickler's Landing and Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estaurine Reserve reserve.
Average Household Income: $79,608
Average Household Size: 2.44
Marital Status: 74.3% Married
Sales Tax: 7.00%
Median Home Price: $350,815
Population: 35,400
Median Age: 42
Public Golf Courses: 27
High Temp In July: 89.3
Low temp in January: 45.6
Mean Temperature: 70F
Average Rainfall: 50 inches
Demographics information obtained from homeinsight.com and Ponte Vedra Chamber of Commerce.
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic is the first and largest integrated, not-for-profit group practice in the world. Doctors from every medical specialty work together to care for patients, joined by common systems and a philosophy of "the needs of the patient comes first." More than 3,300 physicians, scientists and researchers and 46,000 allied health staff work at Mayo Clinic, which has sites in Rochester, Minn, Jacksonville, FL and Scottsdale/Phoenix, AZ. Collectively, the three locations treat more than half a million people each year.
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