Best Places32250, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 32250, 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.
32250 ranks 2,487th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 32250
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.
32250's strengths and weaknesses
Where 32250 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of zip codes
Where 32250 ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 32250
A household needs to earn about $160,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 32250 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $125,232, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 32250'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 and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 32250
32250 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 32250.
Who works in 32250, and how
Work in 32250 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 32250
32250 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 90% of zip codes. The coast is about 2 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 32250 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 32250, month by month
32250 sees roughly 121 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 56° | 44° |
| April | 82° | 70° | 58° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 84° | 73° | 65° |
Flying in and out of 32250
Jacksonville International sits about 22 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 32250
Schools across 32250 average a C, better than 29% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Jacksonville Beach Elementary SchoolA+ · 99% proficient
- Ponte Vedra Palm Valley- Rawlings Elementary SchoolA+ · 84% proficient
- San Pablo Elementary SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
Top middle schools
- Alice B. Landrum Middle SchoolA+ · 81% proficient
- Duncan U. Fletcher Middle SchoolA+ · 68% proficient
- Kernan Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top high schools
- Ponte Vedra High SchoolA+ · 85% proficient
- Atlantic Coast High SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 32250 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
32250 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 32250 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 32250 suits
Families
Schools land around the 29th percentile and crime safety beats 89%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 94% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 26% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 76% of zip codes and health care access beats 65%.
Common questions about living in 32250
Is 32250 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 32250 ranks 2,487th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and cell coverage, and lowest on an overheated housing market 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 32250 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $615,254. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $125,232 median income, cost of living beats 94% of zip codes.
Is 32250 safe?
Yes, 32250 is safer than 89% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $129 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 32250?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 69 with lows near 44. That works out to about 121 pleasant days a year, more than 76% of zip codes.
Is 32250 good for families?
Schools beat 29% of zip codes, crime safety beats 89%, and childcare runs $921 a month.
Compare 32250 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 32250. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 32250 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.
32250 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 32250: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 32250: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 32250: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 32250: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
32250 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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