Commuting In Jacksonville, Florida Rush Hour: While Jacksonville’s overall commute time runs two minutes shorter than the national average, the city is not without a rush hour and delays are to be expected. Heavier traffic starts at 7 a.m. for the work crowd and goes until about 8:30-9:00 a.m. The same congestion resumes at around […]
Jacksonville’s Economy & Employment The Duval County economy has unemployment rates that hover around 3.7%, the same as the U.S. national average. The county has experienced job market growth by 2.7% over the last year and future job growth over the next ten years is predicted to be 44.4%, higher than the national average of […]
Jacksonville Health Care Northeast Florida Hospitals St. Johns County is home to Flagler Hospital in St. Augustine, the only full-service healthcare facility in the county. Flagler is a not-for-profit facility operating since 1889. The organization offers “Centers of Excellence” in bariatrics, heart, cancer, maternity, orthopedics and sinus. The hospital has a 14-bed nursing home unit […]
Jacksonville Education/School Systems Clay County Public School District is headquartered in Green Cove Springs and caters to the communities of Orange Park, Middleburg, Green Cove Springs, Fleming Island, Penney Farms, Clay Hill, Oakleaf and Keystone Heights. The district is highly rated and serves just under 40K students, grades pre-K through twelfth grade. The student-teacher ratio […]
Cost of Living/Retirement in Jacksonville, Florida Duval County: The cost of living in Duval is 13% lower than the Jacksonville average and 14% lower than the national average. Duval housing is 31% lower than the national average. Jacksonville’s current median home value hovers around $156,000, up by 11% from last year with a projected increase […]
Clay County, Florida 38.2 miles southwest of JAX Clay County has a strong military history. The 28,000 acre Camp Blanding, on Kingsley Lake, opened in 1939, developed by the Florida National Guard where 90,000+ troops were trained during World War II, making it the fourth largest “city” in Florida. Lee Field, in Green Cove Springs, […]
Baker County, FL Demographics Baker County is conveniently located a short 20 minutes west of JAX and affords residents a small-town feel close to a major metropolitan city. Baker County is home to the Osceola National Forest and consists of multiple lakes which makes the county a desired location for avid fisherpeople, boaters, hunters, water […]
Nassau County 20.5 miles northeast of JAX Florida’s northernmost county, along the Atlantic Ocean and I-95, Nassau is rich in history, known for its sandy beaches, championship golf course and magnificent natural beauty. Marked by green pastures, sparkling rivers and wooded timberlands, Nassau has something for everyone. On June 30, 1778, the Battle of Alligator Bridge […]
St. Johns County 28.37 mile southeast of JAX Southeast of Duval County, St. Johns is a smaller, less populated county with just over 264,500 residents. St. Johns consists of more water and less land than Duval as there are 221 square miles of gorgeous Florida water to enjoy and 601 square miles of land. St. […]
Duval County Duval County was known as home to various indigenous cultures thousands of years prior to European contact. One such indigenous group, the Mocama, was Timucuan-speaking, residing among the northern Florida coast. Upon the later arrival of the Europeans, much of Duval County was under the control of one of the most powerful known […]