Jacksonville
17 cities and suburbs across Jacksonville, each scored out of 100 on the same national scales. The metro's median home is $343,400 and its mean commute 26.0 min. St. Augustine scores highest overall at 70. Fernandina Beach leads on schools, Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace leads on cost of living.
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17 places
in Jacksonville
in Jacksonville
One of 50 metros graded so far, on the same national scales.
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Downtown Jacksonville
St. Augustine
Fernandina Beach
Fruit Cove
Palm Valley
Nocatee
World Golf Village
Jacksonville Beach
Yulee
Oakleaf Plantation
Lakeside
Asbury Lake
Middleburg
Green Cove Springs
Dot size = overall scoreA B C D Positions plotted from place centroids · rings measured from Downtown Jacksonville
Every suburb of Jacksonville, ranked
| # | Place | Score | Hous | Scho | Cost | Comm | Amen | Empl | Resi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Augustine | 70 B− | C− | A− | B | B+ | B | D+ | — |
| 2 | Fernandina Beach | 68 B− | C | A− | B− | B− | C− | C | — |
| 3 | Fruit Cove | 67 C+ | B+ | B+ | C+ | D+ | D | B | — |
| 4 | Palm Valley | 67 C+ | B | B+ | C+ | C+ | D− | B− | — |
| 5 | Nocatee | 66 C+ | A− | B | C− | C | D+ | C+ | — |
| 6 | World Golf Village | 64 C+ | B | B | C+ | F | C | B− | — |
| 7 | Fleming Island | 64 C+ | B− | B | C+ | D | D+ | B− | — |
| 8 | Jacksonville Beach | 62 C | B− | F | C+ | B− | C+ | B+ | — |
| 9 | Yulee | 62 C | C− | B+ | B+ | D | D | C | — |
| 10 | Oakleaf Plantation | 62 C | C | B | C | F | C+ | B | — |
| 11 | Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace | 61 C | F | B+ | A− | D+ | C+ | C | — |
| 12 | Atlantic Beach | 58 C | B | D− | C− | C | C− | C+ | — |
| 13 | Lakeside | 56 C− | D+ | B+ | B+ | D− | D | D | — |
| 14 | Jacksonville | 56 C− | D− | D | B | C+ | B | D+ | — |
| 15 | Asbury Lake | 54 C− | C+ | B | B− | F | F | B− | — |
| 16 | Middleburg | 52 D+ | D+ | B | B+ | F | F | C | — |
| 17 | Green Cove Springs | 52 D+ | D+ | B | B− | D− | F | D− | — |
— for Residents: fewer than 8 poll responses, so the category is not yet counted. Those places' overall scores are computed on the other six categories, re-normalised to 100%. 17 of 17 are currently below the threshold.
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