Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 31/100
F
Median home value$224,900
Jacksonville $343,400
Median rent$1,457/mo
Jacksonville $1,513/mo
Cost-burdened households38%
Jacksonville 34%
Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace
Clay County14,755 residentsClay
61
C
Suburbgrade score
11th of 17 Jacksonville suburbs. Strong on cost of living and schools, held back by housing & affordability.
61
Jacksonville median 62
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace is like to live in, by category
Bars show Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace against Jacksonville. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 79/100
B+
Within-state proficiency83rd pct
Jacksonville median 83rd pct
Student–teacher ratio14.6
Jacksonville median 16.1
Graduation rate93%
Jacksonville median 93%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 86/100
A−
Housing cost index84
Jacksonville 100
Eff. tax rate0.59%
Jacksonville 0.75%
Local sales tax7.50%
Jacksonville median 7.50%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 51/100
D+
Mean commute25.8 min
Jacksonville 26.0 min
Under 30 minutes63%
Jacksonville 61%
Transit stops / sq mi0.1
Jacksonville median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 63/100
C+
Restaurants & cafés51
Jacksonville median 28 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Jacksonville median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks21
Jacksonville median 18 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 58/100
C
Median household income$59,388
Jacksonville $79,643
Unemployment1.9%
Jacksonville 4.2%
Professional occupations35%
Jacksonville 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace on housing & affordability
Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Nocatee20 mi from Bellair-Meadowbrook TerraceA− 66 C+ Fruit Cove9 mi from Bellair-Meadowbrook TerraceB+ 67 C+ World Golf Village21 mi from Bellair-Meadowbrook TerraceB 64 C+ Palm Valley21 mi from Bellair-Meadowbrook TerraceB 67 C+ Atlantic Beach23 mi from Bellair-Meadowbrook TerraceB 58 C Fleming Island6 mi from Bellair-Meadowbrook TerraceB− 64 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace
Is Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace, FL a good place to live?
Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace scores 61 out of 100, 11th of 17 Jacksonville suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades A−. The median home is $224,900, 35% below the Jacksonville median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.59%. $1,457/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace?
Schools grade B+. The districts serving Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace sit at the 83rd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 93% graduation rate and a 14.6 student–teacher ratio. Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace is served by Clay. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace?
The mean commute is 25.8 min, with 63% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 10% working from home. Transit density is 0.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 51 restaurants and cafés and 21 parks, which grades C+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace old or new?
The median home in Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace was built in 1978 — older than the Jacksonville median of 1992. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 56% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.
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