Jacksonville Beach, FL vs Fruit Cove, FL

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

MetricJacksonville Beach, FLFruit Cove, FL
Population23,65435,877
Median Household Income$120,698$141,863
Median Rent$1,848/mo$2,336/mo
Median Home Value$575,800$484,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)100100
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income43.2%51.7%
Poverty Rate4.8%2.7%
Unemployment Rate4.1% (county)4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k33976*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,315430*
Median AQI51—
Good AQI Days /yr175—
Summer Highs88°F91°F
Winter Lows51°F49°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute23.7 min29.8 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher18.916.9
College Degree Rate59.5%53.8%
Foreign-Born %5.4%9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-0.9%+13.7%

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.