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Jacksonville is a big city of 977,670 people in Duval County, Florida. It's part of the Jacksonville, FL area. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $294k and rent runs about $1k a month.
977,670people
$294kTypical home
$1,465/moRent
92° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
257Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big city of 977,670
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,308 people per sq mi
- A major metro of its own
- In the Jacksonville, FL area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $294k (≈$1,852/mo)
- Median rent $1,465/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 65°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 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 (240 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,756 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 28% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to JAX airport
- 11 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 30 ft
- 16 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 254 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 84 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,013 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 65 bars within 25 mi
- 293 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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