Home Rent In Florid A Case Study

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The average home price in Florida is $170,800 and the average home price in St. Augustine is $226,400, (St. Augustine, FL Housing & Real Estate. 2012). The typical house for rent in $924 in St. Augustine, when rent is $987 in the state of Florida, (St. Augustine, FL Housing & Real Estate. 2012). Majority of the population stays in the urban area, then rural area in St. Augustone, (St. Augustine, FL (Florida) Houses and Residents. n.d.). With 5,619 houses in St. Augustine, 2,917 of the occupied are own by owners, and 2,642 occupied homes are rented out by renters, (St. Augustine, FL (Florida) Houses and Residents. n.d.). St. Augustine has a higher perecentage of home renter at 48% than the state of Florida at 35%, (St. Augustine, FL (Florida)…show more content…
Augustine being a tourist attraction, there are many ways of transportation around the town, (Saint Augustine Transportation. n.d.). The top ways to travel around or to St. Augustine is by the trolley, driving, horse carriage, flying, boat, bus, or walking, (Saint Augustine Transportation. n.d.). With Florida having 20 airports is the state, one of them is located in St. Augustine, (St. Augustine, FL Transportation. n.d.). The average one way to work is about 18 minutes, (St. Augustine, FL Transportation. n.d.). Only 8.6% of workers carpool to work, 1.1% uses public transportation, and 12.1% walk from their home to work, (St. Augustine, FL Transportation. n.d.). Sunshine Bus Company is St. Augustine public transportation, which also has a van services which is in partnership with St. John’s Council on Aging, (Saint Augustine: Public Transportation. n.d.). The Sunshine Bus Company can provide rides to work, school, shopping, doctor appointments, social events, tourist attractions, beaches, and anywhere else in town someone may want to go, (THE SUNSHINE BUS - MEETING THE TRANSPORTATION, n.d.). A one way ride of the Sunshine Bus is only a $1.00, an all-day pass is $3.00 and $1.50 for the elderly, students, people with disabilities, (THE SUNSHINE BUS FARES AND PASSES. n.d.). There is also a $25 non-transferable unlimited monthly bus pass, (THE SUNSHINE BUS FARES AND PASSES. n.d.). Ages six and under, 60 and above, someone with a disability, or anyone with a Medicare…show more content…
Augustine’s YMCA offers many programs, such as: child abuse prevention training, youth sports, active elderly adults, swimming lessons, adult sports, and even martial arts, (Programs - First Coast YMCA. n.d.). The YMCA also has a community partnership with United Way of St. Johns County, (Programs - First Coast YMCA. n.d.). The city of St, Augustine has nine parks within their community, (Park Facility Listing. n.d.). St. Augustine has three community centers in their town itself, and four in the surrounding area, that is all located in St. John County, (Community Centers. n.d.). The Trout Creek Community Center and Park offers an indoor facility with air condition, kitchen, bathrooms, screened in porch, and can seat up to 371 people, (Trout Creek Community Center & Park.

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