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977,670people live here $69,872median household income▼ 13% below US $1,465median rent per monthNear US average $293,700median home value▼ 12% below US

What it's like to live in Jacksonville

Jacksonville is a major city in Florida with home prices that remain within reach, a growing population, and several well-rated hospitals. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Jacksonville deals with air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, larger class sizes than the national average, a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin, and hot summers.

The good

Affordable home prices
Growing population
Several well-rated hospitals

The not so good

Air quality concerns
High student-teacher ratio
High rent burden for renters
Hot summers

How Jacksonville compares

Median household income

Jacksonville$69,872

Florida avg$74,568

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Jacksonville$1,465

Florida avg$1,669

US$1,413

Median home value

Jacksonville$293,700

Florida avg$359,000

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Jacksonville

Based on Jacksonville's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,930

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

Income to keep rent under 30%: $58,600 a year
54% of Jacksonville renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$58,740

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $29,370
Homes cost 4.2× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,465/mo median rent

Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,465 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $293,700. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.

Median home value $293,700 · 54% of renters cost-burdened

Job marketNear US average

4.2% unemployment

Unemployment here is 4.2%, close to the national average of 4.3%.

City-level (BLS)

Safety

519 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

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

Property crime 2173/100k · Policed by Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

24 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 24.1 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 16% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

71%

Work from home

16%

Carpool

8.9%

Other

2.4%

Walk

1.3%

Public transit

1.0%

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

9 hospitals

There are 9 Medicare-certified hospitals inside city limits. They average 3.7 out of 5 on Medicare's star rating.

Medicare-certified hospitals

Education & workforceNear US average

33% bachelor's degree or higher

Education levels run about average, with 33% college-educated. It's a mix of white-collar and blue-collar work, which can be an asset or a limitation depending on the field.

Schools

203 public schools inside the boundary

There are 203 public schools inside the boundary and 104 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 19:1, slightly above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve (13 miles away). There are 5 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Jacksonville's strongest points are home prices that remain within reach and a growing population; the main tradeoffs are air quality that falls short of national benchmarks and a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin. A year of median rent ($1,465/mo) equals 25% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (16% of workers here already work from home).

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