CITY PROFILE

Jacksonville, FL

Cheap living in a sprawling city where you'll drive everywhere constantly.

By the numbers

Typical home value$353K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI)
Typical rent$1,701/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI)
Average temperature20.5°C · warmest 27.6°C · coolest 11.2°C · NASA POWER
Annual precipitation1285 mm · NASA POWER
Metro size rank (US)#40 · Zillow SizeRank

Match scores

  • Affordable to buy91
  • Affordable to rent86
  • Climate comfort98
  • Big-city amenities13

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.