Best Places32222, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 32222, 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.
32222 ranks 10,795th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 32222
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.
32222's strengths and weaknesses
Where 32222 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 83% of zip codes
Where 32222 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 26% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 32222
A household needs to earn about $72,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 32222 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $90,770, 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 32222's effective rate of 0.78%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 32222
32222 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 32222.
Who works in 32222, and how
Work in 32222 centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 32222
32222 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 67% of zip codes. The coast is about 35 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 32222 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 32222, month by month
32222 sees roughly 127 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 68, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68° | 54° | 42° |
| April | 82° | 69° | 56° |
| July | 95° | 82° | 72° |
| October | 85° | 72° | 62° |
Flying in and out of 32222
Jacksonville International sits about 20 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 32222
Schools across 32222 average a C, better than 28% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Grasp AcademyD+ · 21% proficient
- Duval Charter School At WestsideD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Joseph Stilwell Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Westside High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 32222 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
32222 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 32222 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 32222
Is 32222 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 32222 ranks 10,795th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and fast internet, and lowest on noise and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 32222 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $277,150. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $90,770 median income, cost of living beats 83% of zip codes.
Is 32222 safe?
Yes, 32222 is safer than 88% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $134 per resident a year.
Compare 32222 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 32222. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 32222 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.
32222 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 32222: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 32222: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 32222: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 32222: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
32222 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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