Best Places32208, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 32208, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
32208 ranks 28,685th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 32208
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
32208's strengths and weaknesses
Where 32208 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 88% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 32208 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Household income$44,326 median, better than only 6% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 32208
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 32208 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $44,326, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 32208's effective rate of 0.72%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 32208
32208's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 32208.
Who works in 32208, and how
Work in 32208 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 32208
32208 has more parkland per resident than 74% of zip codes. The coast is about 28 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 32208 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 32208, month by month
32208 sees roughly 100 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 54° | 42° |
| April | 83° | 69° | 56° |
| July | 94° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 84° | 72° | 62° |
Flying in and out of 32208
Jacksonville International sits about 7 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.7 million passengers in 2025, with 86 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 32208
Schools across 32208 average a C, better than 28% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Rutledge H. Pearson Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Sallye B. Mathis Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- North Shore ElementaryC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Joseph Stilwell Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Jean Ribault Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Jean Ribault High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 32208 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
32208 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 32208 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 32208 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 11% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 32208
Is 32208 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 32208 ranks 28,685th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and transit, and lowest on car insurance costs and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 32208 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $155,585. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $44,326 median income, cost of living beats 11% of zip codes.
Is 32208 safe?
32208 is safer than 14% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $375 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 32208?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 69 with lows near 42. That works out to about 100 pleasant days a year, more than 64% of zip codes.
Is 32208 good for families?
Schools beat 28% of zip codes, crime safety beats 14%, and childcare runs $921 a month.
Compare 32208 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 32208. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 32208 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
32208 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 32208: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 32208: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 32208: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 32208: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
32208 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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