Saint Johns County · Florida · South · 978k residents
Jacksonville, FL: cost of living, taxes & quality of life
Residential facts for Jacksonville: housing, taxes, monthly costs, climate, schools, and household income, with the Florida median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: Curated city row; coverage varies by fact.
The median home value in Jacksonville is $300,000, 18% below the Florida median. A two-bedroom rents for about $1,500/mo. Day-to-day costs index at 94 against a national baseline of 100. The median household here earns $64,000 a year.
What the numbers show
Source-confirmed findingsLimited coverage: This profile does not yet have enough source-confirmed local data for a city brief.
This profile does not yet have enough source-confirmed local data for a city brief.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates(2024 ACS 5-year; tables B01003, B15003, B19013, B25077). Geography: Census place where available. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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What makes this place distinctive
A factual snapshot of the place, based on the profile data. It is not a tourism or cultural claim.
A sprawling First Coast city where river life, beaches, and Southern music traditions overlap.
Known for: The St. Johns River, Atlantic beaches, parks, and a broad regional arts scene.
Calendar note: The Jacksonville Jazz Festival is one of the city’s signature annual events.
Story source: Visit Jacksonville
- Scale: A large city with a quarter-million or more residents in the profile data.
- Setting: The profile places Jacksonville about 19 miles from the nearest tracked ocean.
- Climate signal: The profile records 221 sunny days and 0 inches of annual snow.
- Daily pace: The profile records a walk score of 26 and an average commute of 25 minutes.
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Compare Jacksonville side by side
Cost of living index
94
Median home value
$300,000
2-bedroom rent
$1,500/mo
Median household income
$64,000
Housing momentum
How fast Jacksonville's housing market is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
22/100
Cooling
Ranks Jacksonville's home-price and rent growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. Not investment or relocation advice.
Adjusted by Jacksonville's cost-of-living index versus the US average.
| Median home value | $300,000 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $185 |
| Property tax rate | 0.9% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,250/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,500/mo |
| State & local income tax | 0% |
| Sales tax | 7.5% |
| Cost of living index | 94 |
| Groceries index | 99 |
| Utilities | $175/mo |
| Transit pass | $65/mo |
| Gas price | $3.15/gal |
| Healthcare index | 98 |
| Childcare (per child) | $950/mo |
| Median household income | $64,000 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6% |
| Population | 978k |
| Crime index | 50/100 |
| School rating | 5.5/10 |
| Walkability | 26/100 |
| Disaster risk | 88/100 |
| Avg. commute | 25 min |
| Sunny days / year | 221 days |
| July high | 92°F |
| January low | 47°F |
| Annual snowfall | 0 in |
| Home price YoY | -2.2% |
| Home price MoM | -0.2% |
| Rent YoY | +0.5% |
| Rent MoM | 0.0% |
| Ocean coast | 19 mi |
| Big lake | 222 mi |
| Mountains | 343 mi |
| Major airport | 29 mi |
| Ski resort | 395 mi |
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Real listings in Jacksonville
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- What is the cost of living in Jacksonville, FL?
- Jacksonville indexes at 94 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,500/mo and a median home value of $300,000.
- How much does a house cost in Jacksonville?
- The median home value in Jacksonville is $300,000, 18% below the Florida median (compiled estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Jacksonville?
- A two-bedroom in Jacksonville rents for about $1,500/mo.