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Jacksonville Beach is a small city of 23,654 people in Duval County, Florida. It's about 17 miles from Jacksonville, FL. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $576k and rent runs about $2k a month.
23,654people
$576kTypical home
$1,848/moRent
89° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
257Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 23,654
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,233 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 17 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $576k (≈$3,631/mo)
- Median rent $1,848/mo
- Median household income $121k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°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
- 122 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
- About average violent crime (331 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,260 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 21% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 59% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to UST airport
- 24 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 13 ft
- Right on the coast
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 257 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 79 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,039 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 72 bars within 25 mi
- 290 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 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 bottom 34% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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