Best Places32226, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 32226, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
32226 ranks 3,816th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 32226
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.
32226's strengths and weaknesses
Where 32226 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 32226 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- School gradeC−, better than only 26% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 27% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 32226
A household needs to earn about $95,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 32226 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $109,289, 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 32226's effective rate of 0.77%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 32226
32226'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 32226.
Who works in 32226, and how
Work in 32226 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 32226
32226 has more parkland per resident than 97% of zip codes. The coast is about 25 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 32226 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 32226, month by month
32226 sees roughly 107 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 32226
Jacksonville International sits about 8 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 32226
Schools across 32226 average a C−, better than 26% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- New Berlin Elementary SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Louis S. Sheffield Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Grasp AcademyD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Oceanway SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Joseph Stilwell Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- First Coast High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 32226 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
32226 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 32226 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 32226 suits
Families
Schools land around the 26th percentile and crime safety beats 99%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 94% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 15% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 32226
Is 32226 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 32226 ranks 3,816th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, state infrastructure, and low taxes, and lowest on car insurance costs and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 32226 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $362,949. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $109,289 median income, cost of living beats 94% of zip codes.
Is 32226 safe?
Yes, 32226 is safer than 99% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $79 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 32226?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 69 with lows near 42. That works out to about 107 pleasant days a year, more than 68% of zip codes.
Is 32226 good for families?
Schools beat 26% of zip codes, crime safety beats 99%, and childcare runs $921 a month.
Compare 32226 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 32226. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 32226 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.
32226 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 32226: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 32226: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 32226: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 32226: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
32226 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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