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14,755people live here $59,388median household income▼ 26% below US $1,457median rent per monthNear US average $224,900median home value▼ 32% below US

Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace is an unincorporated community in Clay County, FL. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace

Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace is an unincorporated community in Florida with home prices that remain within reach and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace deals with household incomes below the national average, college degree attainment below the national average, a population that has been shrinking, and a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin.

The good

Affordable home prices
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

Below-average household incomes
Low college degree attainment
Shrinking population
High rent burden for renters
Hot summers
Car-dependent — few commuters use transit

How Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace compares

Median household income

Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace$59,388

Florida avg$74,568

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace$1,457

Florida avg$1,669

US$1,413

Median home value

Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace$224,900

Florida avg$359,000

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace

Based on Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,914

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $58,280 a year
60% of Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$44,980

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $22,490
Homes cost 3.8× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,457/mo median rent

Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,457 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices here are genuinely accessible, with a median around $224,900. That kind of affordability is rare in today's market.

Median home value $224,900 · 60% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.1% county unemployment

Unemployment in Clay County is 4.1%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Clay County (county-wide)

Safety

242 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Clay County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 675/100k · Policed by Clay County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

26 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 25.8 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 10% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

80%

Work from home

10%

Carpool

6.5%

Other

2.3%

Walk

1.0%

Public transit

0.4%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 91°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 49°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Healthcare

1 hospital

There's one Medicare-certified hospital inside city limits, rated 3.0 out of 5 by Medicare. Hospitals in neighboring towns aren't counted here.

Medicare-certified hospitals

Education & workforce▼ 51% below US

18% bachelor's degree or higher

This is a working-class city, and college degree rates reflect that. Trades, manufacturing, and service industries tend to dominate the local economy, which is a strength for some fields and a real constraint for others.

Schools

2 public schools inside the boundary

There are 2 public schools inside the boundary and 3 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 12:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve (25 miles away). There are 5 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace's strongest point is home prices that remain within reach; the main tradeoffs are household incomes below the national average and college degree attainment below the national average. A year of median rent ($1,457/mo) equals 29% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It may be a harder fit for anyone who doesn't drive.

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