Best Places32277, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 32277, 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.
32277 ranks 13,344th 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 32277
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.
32277's strengths and weaknesses
Where 32277 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
- BikingBetter than 89% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 89% of zip codes
Where 32277 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 22% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 32277
A household needs to earn about $72,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 32277 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $69,009; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 32277's effective rate of 0.73%, 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 32277
32277 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 32277.
Who works in 32277, and how
Work in 32277 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 78%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 32277
32277 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 80% of zip codes. The coast is about 19 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 32277 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 32277, month by month
32277 sees roughly 119 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 32277
Jacksonville International sits about 11 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 32277
Schools across 32277 average a C, better than 28% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lake Lucina Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Don Brewer Elementary SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Fort Caroline Elementary SchoolC · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Oceanway SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Joseph Stilwell Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Fort Caroline Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- First Coast High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Pace Center For Girls-jaxD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 32277 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
32277 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 32277 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 32277 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 14% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 32277
Is 32277 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 32277 ranks 13,344th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and fast internet, and lowest on car insurance costs and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 32277 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $279,285. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $69,009 median income, cost of living beats 52% of zip codes.
Is 32277 safe?
32277 is safer than 54% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $206 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 32277?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 69 with lows near 44. That works out to about 119 pleasant days a year, more than 75% of zip codes.
Is 32277 good for families?
Schools beat 28% of zip codes, crime safety beats 54%, and childcare runs $921 a month.
Compare 32277 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 32277. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 32277 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.
32277 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 32277: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 32277: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 32277: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 32277: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
32277 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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