CITY PROFILE
Jacksonville, FL
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Jacksonville is a mid-size metro on the pricier side of our dataset, so expect home costs to be a meaningful part of your budget conversation. You'll live in a warm climate with abundant sunshine, though the wet climate means regular rainfall—typical of Florida's subtropical character. It's a straightforward trade-off: year-round warmth and light in exchange for higher housing costs and frequent storms.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $353K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,701/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 20.5°C · warmest 27.6°C · coolest 11.2°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 1285 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 4.79 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #40 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy84
- Affordable to rent69
- Climate comfort98
- Plenty of sunshine66
- Big-city amenities91
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
