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32,070people live here $108,543median household income▲ 34% above US $2,058median rent per month▲ 46% above US $351,200median home valueNear US average

Oakleaf Plantation is an unincorporated community in Duval 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 Oakleaf Plantation

Oakleaf Plantation is an unincorporated community in Florida with household incomes running above the national average, a growing population, and schools with class sizes near the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Oakleaf Plantation deals with rent well above the national average, commute times longer than most cities, air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, and hot summers.

The good

Higher-than-average incomes
Growing population
Average class sizes

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
Above-average commute times
Air quality concerns
Hot summers

How Oakleaf Plantation compares

Median household income

Oakleaf Plantation$108,543

Florida avg$74,568

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Oakleaf Plantation$2,058

Florida avg$1,669

US$1,413

Median home value

Oakleaf Plantation$351,200

Florida avg$359,000

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Oakleaf Plantation

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

To rent

$4,116

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

Income to keep rent under 30%: $82,320 a year
45% of Oakleaf Plantation renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$70,240

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $35,120
Homes cost 3.2× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 46% above US

$2,058/mo median rent

Rent is expensive here, at $2,058 a month median and well above the national average. This is the kind of city where housing costs deserve serious budgeting before committing to a move. Home prices run above average, with a median around $351,200. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.

Median home value $351,200 · 45% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.1% county unemployment

Unemployment in Duval 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.

Duval County (county-wide)

Safety

519 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Oakleaf Plantation 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 around▲ 24% above US

32 min average commute

Traffic is a real factor here. The 32.3 minute average means plenty of commuters are pushing 45 to 60 minutes on a bad day. Proximity to work matters more here than it might elsewhere. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 23% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

68%

Work from home

23%

Carpool

8.5%

Other

0.4%

Walk

0.2%

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

Education & workforce▼ 19% below US

29% bachelor's degree or higher

College degree attainment runs below average at 29%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.

Schools

6 public schools inside the boundary

There are 6 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 17:1, close to the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve (28 miles away). There are 5 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Oakleaf Plantation's strongest points are household incomes running above the national average and a growing population; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and commute times longer than most cities. A year of median rent ($2,058/mo) equals 23% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (23% of workers here already work from home). It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget and people who dread long commutes.

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