Living in Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace, FL
Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace is a big small town of 14,755 people in Clay County, Florida. It's about 12 miles from Jacksonville, FL. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $225k and rent runs about $1k a month.
14,755people
$225kTypical home
$1,457/moRent
92° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
257Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,755
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,596 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 12 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $225k (≈$1,418/mo)
- Median rent $1,457/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 257 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 108 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (251 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (703 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to JAX airport
- 22 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 46 ft
- 22 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 266 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 998 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 56 bars within 25 mi
- 300 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clay County: R+39 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk