What should you know before moving to Nassau Village-Ratliff?
Nassau Village-Ratliff’s lowest grade is for walkability (D−). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 97% of U.S. towns. A typical home there costs about $253K, 3.2 years of the Jacksonville metro’s $80K median household income. Where it does best is schools (A) — its schools outperform 91% of the state's. All told, that adds up to a C− overall, better than a quarter of U.S. towns. It ranks 416th of 634 in Florida. 12% of residents are under 18 locally, against 20% in Florida’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. The town’s age of the median resident is 52.9 years, where Florida’s towns sit at 42.4 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24.
How Nassau Village-Ratliff grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Nassau Village-Ratliff is from typical.
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98% of working residents leave Nassau Village-Ratliff for work
Where Nassau Village-Ratliff’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Nassau Village-Ratliff.
Nassau Village-Ratliff sends most of its workers to Jacksonville and beyond and has a longer frost-free season than most of the country, though not than most of Florida.
Nassau Village-Ratliff keeps 9.5% of its land conserved
8.7 miles of trail. Nassau Village-Ratliff’s density of trails is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Nassau Village-Ratliff | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.5% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
On CDC estimates, Nassau Village-Ratliff is less healthy than four in five U.S. towns
A fifth of adults report frequent mental distress in Nassau Village-Ratliff. This Florida town beats the Florida average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 12.
| Nassau Village-Ratliff | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 20% | 19% |
| What stands out | Nassau Village-Ratliff | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.9% | 16.8% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.6% | 13.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.9% | 12.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
More than half of Nassau Village-Ratliff’s working residents commute to Jacksonville
Nassau Village-Ratliff has 170 jobs for its 2,718 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Only 2% of working residents stay in Nassau Village-Ratliff for work; the rest commute out. Jobs based in Nassau Village-Ratliff grew to 170 in 2023, 37 more than in 2013. For residents in the town, the share who live below the poverty line is 16%. The top destinations are Jacksonville (59%), Fernandina Beach (5%) and Callahan (3%).
| Nassau Village-Ratliff | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 5% | 8% |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Nassau Village-Ratliff, with inland flooding at the top
Flood insurance has paid out on 15 claims in Nassau Village-Ratliff since 2008. On expected storm and flood damage, Nassau Village-Ratliff sits above three quarters of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 60% come from inland flooding and 14% from hurricanes. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2017.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Nassau Village-Ratliff: mild winters and hot summers
The Jacksonville weather station, 7 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 288 days: longer than most of the country, but shorter than 83% of Florida places with climate records. January nights average 42°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 89% of Florida places with climate records; July afternoons average 92.3°.
Nassau Village-Ratliff’s typical July afternoon high stands at 92°F. Snowfall is close to zero.
| Nassau Village-Ratliff | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 42°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 92°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A home in Nassau Village-Ratliff sells for about $387K at the median
In Nassau Village-Ratliff, the median rent is $1,398 a month. Among households here, 86% own their home. On the market in the town: a median 36 days to sell.
| Nassau Village-Ratliff | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 86% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,398 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Nassau Village-Ratliff
EverBank Field and 26 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Nassau Village-Ratliff. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaEverBank Field
16 mi Stadium & arenaVyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
20 mi National MemorialFort Caroline National Memorial369K visitors a year
16 mi MuseumUSS Orleck
17 mi TheatreDaily's Place
25 mi MuseumOkefenokee National Wildlife RefugePhoto credits
EverBank Field: AndrewAvitus, CC BY 3.0 · VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena: Nichos (talk), Public domain · Fort Caroline National Memorial: NPS Photo, Public domain · USS Orleck: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Daily's Place: Itsbydesign, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge: US Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain
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Moving to Nassau Village-Ratliff: who provides what
Nassau Village-Ratliff is unincorporated, so Nassau County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Nassau Village-Ratliff
About 4 of every 100 Nassau Village-Ratliff residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
About Nassau Village-Ratliff
CDP in Florida, United States
Nassau Village-Ratliff is a census-designated place (CDP) in Nassau County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,561 at the 2020 census, up from 5,337 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 15 sq mi
- Area code
- 904
Nassau Village-Ratliff’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Nassau Village-Ratliff.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau Village-Ratliff | #416 | C− | B | — | A | C− |
| Jacksonville | #437 | C− | C | — | C+ | C+ |
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Questions about Nassau Village-Ratliff
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Nassau Village-Ratliff, FL a good place to live?
Nassau Village-Ratliff grades C− overall, better than 25% of U.S. towns and #416 of 634 in Florida. It grades C− for health and A for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Nassau Village-Ratliff, FL expensive?
The typical home is worth about $253,000, 33% below the Florida typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
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