Jacksonville

Most affordable Jacksonville suburbs

Ranked on what a household actually pays: the in-house cost-of-living index at 55%, the median home value against the metro at 25% (lower is better here), and the share of households already stretched by housing costs at 20%.

Updated Sep 2026·17 suburbs considered, 10 listed
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A collection of photos I took around Middleburg, Florida.
Middleburg$255k median · 35.1 min commute
Cost of living B+Housing D+Employment C
78
Affordability
overall 52 D+
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Lakeside$274k median · 28.6 min commute
Cost of living B+Housing D+Employment D
70
Affordability
overall 56 C−
3
A collection of photos I took around Yulee, Florida
Yulee$303k median · 26.3 min commute
Cost of living B+Housing C−Employment C
70
Affordability
overall 62 C
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Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace$225k median · 25.8 min commute
Cost of living A−Housing FEmployment C
70
Affordability
overall 61 C
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A collection of photos I took around Green Cove Springs, Florida.
Green Cove Springs$371k median · 28.8 min commute
Cost of living B−Housing D+Employment D−
66
Affordability
overall 52 D+
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Asbury Lake$330k median · 38.0 min commute
Cost of living B−Housing C+Employment B−
64
Affordability
overall 54 C−
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Downtown Jacksonville, Florida skyline and the Main Street Bridge viewed from above the St. Johns River
Jacksonville$294k median · 24.1 min commute
Cost of living BHousing D−Employment D+
60
Affordability
overall 56 C−
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Fleming Island$422k median · 30.0 min commute
Cost of living C+Housing B−Employment B−
60
Affordability
overall 64 C+
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A collection of photos I took around Fruit Cove, Florida. Possibly more photos to be added.
Fruit Cove$484k median · 29.8 min commute
Cost of living C+Housing B+Employment B
60
Affordability
overall 67 C+
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A collection of photos I took around Fernandina Beach, Florida.
Fernandina Beach$555k median · 22.3 min commute
Cost of living B−Housing CEmployment C
56
Affordability
overall 68 B−
This list's weighting
Cost of living 55%Median home value (lower is better) 25%Cost-burdened households 20%
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Middleburg (Excel23 · CC BY-SA 3.0); Yulee (Excel23 · CC BY-SA 3.0); Green Cove Springs (Excel23 · CC0); Jacksonville (Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0); Fruit Cove (Excel23 · CC BY-SA 3.0); Fernandina Beach (Excel23 · CC BY-SA 3.0).