Best Places32258, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 32258, 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.
32258 ranks 2,632nd 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 32258
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.
32258's strengths and weaknesses
Where 32258 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 32258 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 26% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$921 a month, better than only 42% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 32258
A household needs to earn about $101,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 32258 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $103,758, 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 32258's effective rate of 0.90%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 32258
32258 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 32258.
Who works in 32258, and how
Work in 32258 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 32258
32258 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 96% of zip codes. The coast is about 20 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 32258 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 32258, month by month
32258 sees roughly 115 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 46. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 57° | 46° |
| April | 84° | 72° | 62° |
| July | 94° | 83° | 76° |
| October | 84° | 75° | 67° |
Flying in and out of 32258
Jacksonville International sits about 26 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 32258
Schools across 32258 average a B+, better than 73% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Loretto Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Bartram Springs ElementaryA · 66% proficient
- Greenland Pines Elementary SchoolA · 62% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mandarin Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- Twin Lakes Academy Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Mandarin High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Atlantic Coast High SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 32258 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
32258 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 32258 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 32258 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 92% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 21% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 32258
Is 32258 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 32258 ranks 2,632nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low crime, and low taxes, and lowest on car insurance costs and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 32258 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $380,851. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $103,758 median income, cost of living beats 92% of zip codes.
Is 32258 safe?
Yes, 32258 is safer than 97% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $101 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 32258?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 69 with lows near 46. That works out to about 115 pleasant days a year, more than 72% of zip codes.
Is 32258 good for families?
Schools beat 73% of zip codes, crime safety beats 97%, and childcare runs $921 a month.
Compare 32258 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 32258. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 32258 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.
32258 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 32258: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 32258: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 32258: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 32258: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
32258 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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