Living in Fernandina Beach, FL
Fernandina Beach is a big small town of 13,420 people in Nassau County, Florida. It's about 25 miles from Jacksonville, FL. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $555k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,420people
$555kTypical home
$1,259/moRent
91° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
257Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,420
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,133 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 25 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $555k (≈$3,502/mo)
- Median rent $1,259/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 64°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
- 114 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
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (449 per 100k)
People
- Median age 59
- 18% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to JAX airport
- 18 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 39 ft
- Right on the coast
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 231 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 274 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 68 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nassau County: R+47 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