Oakleaf PlantationFL
32,070 people live in this town in Florida.
Is Oakleaf Plantation a good place to live?
Strong in places, weak in others. The weak point is cost of living — the typical home is worth about $351K, 4.4 years of the Jacksonville metro’s $80K median household income. Its strongest subject is incomes: the median household earns $109K. Schools are a strength too: its public schools beat nearly four fifths of Florida towns on state tests and graduation. All told, that adds up to a B− overall and a rank of 197th of 634 in Florida. On that grade it does better than 45% of U.S. towns. 17% of the land in Oakleaf Plantation is conserved, against 3% in Florida’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Oakleaf Community Park, at 21 acres.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · USGS PAD-US · OpenStreetMap.
What makes Oakleaf Plantation stand out
Where Oakleaf Plantation beats most towns.
Oakleaf Plantation has grown 53% from 2010 to 2020
20,315 counted in 2010 and 31,034 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Oakleaf Plantation grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Oakleaf Plantation is from typical.
Its best grade is an A− for the outdoors (12 miles of trails; 17% conserved land), which describes the town but isn’t part of the overall grade; its B− comes from the livability subjects above.
How TownRatings grades towns →
EverBank Field and 36 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Oakleaf Plantation. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaEverBank Field
37 mi National MonumentCastillo de San Marcos National Monument598K visitors a year
16 mi Stadium & arenaVyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
25 mi National MemorialFort Caroline National Memorial369K visitors a year
15 mi MuseumUSS Orleck
16 mi TheatreDaily's PlacePhoto credits
EverBank Field: AndrewAvitus, CC BY 3.0 · Castillo de San Marcos National Monument: National Park Service, Public domain · 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
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Moving to Oakleaf Plantation: who provides what
Oakleaf Plantation is unincorporated, so Clay 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Oakleaf Plantation.
Oakleaf Plantation has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, has less heart disease than most of Florida and sends most of its workers to Jacksonville and beyond.
Oakleaf Plantation earns an A− for the outdoors
Count the trails in 6 parks and preserves and they come to 12 miles. Oakleaf Plantation’s trail network density is 0.7 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves in the town: 6, covering 26 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Oakleaf Community Park | — | 21 |
| 2. Waterford Oaks Park | 0.1 mi | 1 |
| 3. The Oaks Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Oakleaf Plantation’s public schools outperform 79% of Florida districts
Three of its 6 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. The largest public high school is Oakleaf High School, with 2,307 students. Its public schools are run by the Clay school district.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakleaf Village Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 1,022 | A− |
| Oakleaf High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,307 | B |
| Discovery Oaks ElementaryTop results in townGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 915 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
More than half of Oakleaf Plantation’s working residents commute to Jacksonville
Oakleaf Plantation has 1,779 jobs for its 13,602 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here grew from 449 in 2013 to 1,779.
Employers in Oakleaf Plantation added 1,330 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 1,779. Just 2% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Also worth knowing: the average trip to work for Oakleaf Plantation comes to 32 minutes. Half commute less than 16 miles.
| Oakleaf Plantation | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 23% | 14% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $109,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A younger population than Florida as a whole
Among adults 25 and older, 29% have a four-year degree or more, against 34% across Florida. People 65 and older are nearly one in ten residents (21% statewide); children under 18 are 29% of residents (20% statewide). The median age in Oakleaf Plantation is 35.4 years.
| Oakleaf Plantation | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 29% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 9.4% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 35.4 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.1 points. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Oakleaf Plantation | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.5% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.5% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.2% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18.9% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.8% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.5% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.1% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.3% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.3% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.3% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 28.4% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.8% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.9% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.2% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Oakleaf Plantation ranks healthier than 66% of the country’s towns
Its widest gap with Florida is heart disease: 4.2% of its 21,318 adults have heart disease, against 7.5% statewide. Against the 7,361 U.S. towns with household incomes like Oakleaf Plantation’s, it is less healthy than 59%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
12% of adults in Oakleaf Plantation report frequent physical distress; 18% report frequent mental distress. This Florida town does better than the Florida average on 11 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 4. In Oakleaf Plantation, 44% of adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Oakleaf Plantation | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 37% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Oakleaf Plantation | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.2% | 7.5% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.6% | 9.1% |
| More adults sleeping under 7 hours | 43.6% | 37.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Oakleaf Plantation: mild winters and hot summers
The Jacksonville Nas weather station, 11 miles away, records that about 96 days a year reach 90°, more than in 95% of U.S. towns. January nights average 43°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 85% of Florida places with climate records; July afternoons average 92°.
Snow is almost unheard of. For Oakleaf Plantation, the January low is 43°F.
| Oakleaf Plantation | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 43°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 92°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: high risk in Oakleaf Plantation, mostly inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in nearly two thirds of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Oakleaf Plantation, 65% come from inland flooding and 16% from hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Oakleaf Plantation sell for about $330K
Oakleaf Plantation’s rent at the middle of the market stands at $2,058 a month. For households here, the share who live in a home they own is 82%. Homes sold in Oakleaf Plantation spent a median 66 days on the market.
| Oakleaf Plantation | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,058 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 82% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Oakleaf Plantation
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Oakleaf Plantation
About 5 of every 100 Oakleaf Plantation residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
98% of working residents leave Oakleaf Plantation for work
Where Oakleaf Plantation’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Oakleaf Plantation
Census Designated Place in Florida, United States
Oakleaf Plantation is a 6,400-acre planned community in the Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area located in unincorporated Clay County and partially within the Jacksonville city limits (Duval County). The Clay County portion of the community was defined as the Oakleaf Plantation Census-Designated Place (CDP) in advance of the 2010 census. The population was 31,034 at the 2020 census, up from 20,315 in 2010.
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- Area
- 17 sq mi
Oakleaf Plantation’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Oakleaf Plantation.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakleaf Plantation | #197 | B− | D | — | A− | B+ |
| Lakeside | #160 | B− | C+ | — | A− | B− |
| Jacksonville | #437 | C− | C | — | C+ | C+ |
Oakleaf Plantation, Lakeside and Jacksonville report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Oakleaf Plantation with a neighbor →
Questions about Oakleaf Plantation
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Oakleaf Plantation, FL a good place to live?
Oakleaf Plantation grades B− overall, better than 45% of U.S. towns and #197 of 634 in Florida. It grades B+ for health and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Oakleaf Plantation, FL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $351,000, 6% 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 D.