IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Neptune Beach, FL
Neptune Beach is a big small town of 7,168 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 $671k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,168people
$671kTypical home
$1,763/moRent
90° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
257Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
Is Neptune Beach right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,168
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,067 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 16 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $671k (≈$4,231/mo)
- Median rent $1,763/mo
- Median household income $119k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 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
- Very low violent crime (109 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,369 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 16% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 59% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to JAX airport
- 22 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- Right on the coast
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 254 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 80 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 950 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 62 bars within 25 mi
- 271 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% 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
- 2 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