Rank

1549of 3,144

Flagler, Florida

Score 6.29 / 10· population 131,439

Between St. Augustine and Daytona Beach, Flagler County has 18 miles of Atlantic coast, and Palm Coast is the largest by population of its five cities and towns. An $18 million dune project from 2018 was mostly gone by the time Hurricane Ian hit in 2022. Tropical Storm Nicole followed that November, cutting away the northbound lane of A1A at two spots in Flagler Beach and costing private property owners an estimated $23.7 million.

Sources
  • Flagler County is on Florida's northeast coast, south of St. Augustine and north of Daytona Beach flaglercounty.gov
  • A barrier island runs the length of Flagler County's 18 miles of Atlantic coastline flaglercounty.gov
  • Flagler County has five incorporated municipalities (Beverly Beach, Bunnell, Flagler Beach, Marineland, Palm Coast); Palm Coast is the largest by population flaglercounty.gov
  • Flagler Beach lost a large amount of dune sand to Hurricane Ian (report dated October 6, 2022) clickorlando.com
  • The county's $18 million dune project from 2018 had mostly evaporated by the time of Hurricane Ian flaglerlive.com
  • Tropical Storm Nicole carve-outs at South 13th and South 17th Streets in Flagler Beach cut out the entire northbound lane of A1A up to the median (report dated November 11, 2022) flaglerlive.com
  • The county estimated Nicole's countywide costs to private property owners at $23.7 million flaglerlive.com

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Eleven factors

Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.6
  2. 2A (state)8.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President6.4
  4. Sales tax3.6
  5. Property tax6.2

Environment

  1. Air quality6.5
  2. Floods / hurricanes0.5

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.4
  2. Life expectancy8.3
  3. Government employees3.6
  4. Single-parent households4.6

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