Fruit Cove, FL vs Jacksonville Beach, FL

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricFruit Cove, FLJacksonville Beach, FL
Population35,87723,654
Median Household Income$141,863$120,698
Median Rent$2,336/mo$1,848/mo
Median Home Value$484,000$575,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)100100
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income51.7%43.2%
Poverty Rate2.7%4.8%
Unemployment Rate4% (county)4.1% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k76*339
Property Crime Rate /100k430*2,315
Median AQI—51
Good AQI Days /yr—175
Summer Highs91°F88°F
Winter Lows49°F51°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute29.8 min23.7 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher16.918.9
College Degree Rate53.8%59.5%
Foreign-Born %9%5.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+13.7%-0.9%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Fruit Cove (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.