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Atlantic Beach is a big small town of 13,363 people in Duval County, Florida. It's about 16 miles from Jacksonville, FL. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $630k and rent runs about $2k a month.
13,363people
$630kTypical home
$2,159/moRent
90° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
257Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,363
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,628 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 16 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $630k (≈$3,974/mo)
- Median rent $2,159/mo
- Median household income $119k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 65°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 257 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 108 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (163 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,137 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 22% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 57% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to JAX airport
- 20 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 16 ft
- Right on the coast
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 252 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 79 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 926 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 62 bars within 25 mi
- 267 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Duval County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk