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For most people who can afford it, yes. Jacksonville Beach grades B overall, 74th of 634 graded towns in Florida. The median household earns $121K. It is healthier than 92% of U.S. towns. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $637K, 8 years of the Jacksonville metro’s $80K median household income. 60% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Jacksonville Beach, where Florida’s towns sit at 31% and U.S. towns at 29%. Only 41 of Florida’s 779 towns score higher on hazard risk. Jacksonville Beach has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Casa Marina Hotel.
Where Jacksonville Beach beats most towns.
Census counts: 249 in 1910, 23,830 in 2020. The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 1937 and 6 maps from 1918 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Jacksonville Beach is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 96% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 6%), so the B overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Jacksonville Beach. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaEverBank Field
26 mi National MonumentCastillo de San Marcos National Monument598K visitors a year
10 mi National MemorialFort Caroline National Memorial369K visitors a year
16 mi Stadium & arenaVyStar Veterans Memorial Arenain town Theme parkAdventure Landing
16 mi MuseumUSS OrleckEverBank Field: AndrewAvitus, CC BY 3.0 · Castillo de San Marcos National Monument: National Park Service, Public domain · Fort Caroline National Memorial: NPS Photo, Public domain · VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena: Nichos (talk), Public domain · USS Orleck: U.S. Navy, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Jacksonville Beach, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Jacksonville Beach.
Jacksonville Beach has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and has less no health insurance than most of Florida, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Florida.
At 8 years of the Jacksonville metro’s $80K median household income, the typical home (about $637K) costs more against local pay than in 89% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living.
The median rent in Jacksonville Beach is $1,848 a month. The typical Jacksonville Beach home is worth about $637,000, up 3.4% in a year, 70% above the Florida typical home.
| Jacksonville Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,848 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 69% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Duval school district. Two of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan U. Fletcher Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,190 | A− |
| Jacksonville Beach Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 611 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Florida is no health insurance: 7.8% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 15.9% statewide.
11% of Jacksonville Beach adults report frequent physical distress. Jacksonville Beach beats the Florida average on 20 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 13% of Jacksonville Beach adults say their health is fair or poor.
| Jacksonville Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 20% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 25% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.3% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Jacksonville Beach | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.8% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.4% | 16.8% |
| More binge drinkers | 17.8% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
8.7 miles of trail in 12 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Cradle Creek Preserve, at 38 acres.
| Jacksonville Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cradle Creek Preserve | 0.6 mi | 38 |
| 2. South Beach Park and Sunshine Playground | 0.4 mi | 8 |
| 3. Latham Plaza | 0.3 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
January nights average 46.5°, milder than in 97% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 89.8°. The Jacksonville Beach weather station records that about 36 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 99% of Florida places with climate records.
Jacksonville Beach has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Jacksonville Beach’s January low is 47°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Jacksonville Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 47°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs based here grew from 11,285 in 2013 to 15,554. 26.4% of workers work from home, against 15.7% across Florida.
Most working residents leave Jacksonville Beach for work: only 14% work in town. 26% of workers work from home in Jacksonville Beach. Jobs based in Jacksonville Beach grew to 15,554 in 2023, 4,269 more than in 2013.
| Jacksonville Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 26% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $121,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.8% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 5% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Jacksonville Beach's reported crime rate is well above Florida's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 80 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
| Jacksonville Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 23 per 1,000 residents | 12.6 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.4 per 1,000 residents | 2.1 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
453 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 48 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 453 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Jacksonville Beach.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
4 within 15 miles of the center of Jacksonville Beach
About 5 of every 100 Jacksonville Beach residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
Coastal flooding makes up 12% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
2 places in Jacksonville Beach on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Florida, United States
Jacksonville Beach is a coastal resort city in Duval County, Florida, United States. The population was 23,830 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is part of a group of communities collectively referred to as the Jacksonville Beaches on the northern half of San Pablo Island. These communities include Mayport, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, and Ponte Vedra Beach. When the city of Jacksonville consolidated with Duval County in 1968, Jacksonville Beach, together with Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, and Baldwin, voted to retain their own municipal governments. As a result, citizens of Jacksonville Beach are also eligible to vote in …
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3 towns share a border with Jacksonville Beach.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Beach | #74 | B | D | — | C+ | A |
| Jacksonville | #437 | C− | C | — | C+ | C+ |
| Neptune Beach | #120 | B | D | B | C+ | A |
| Palm Valley | #3 | A | D− | — | A+ | A+ |
Jacksonville Beach, Jacksonville and Palm Valley report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Jacksonville Beach with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Jacksonville Beach grades B overall, better than 62% of U.S. towns and #74 of 634 in Florida. It grades A for health and C+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
2 notable people were born here, including Bryan Barker and Noah Jackson.
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