Best PlacesArgyle Forest, Jacksonville, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Argyle Forest, Jacksonville, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Argyle Forest, Jacksonville ranks 4,503rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Argyle Forest, Jacksonville
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.
Argyle Forest, Jacksonville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Argyle Forest, Jacksonville ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
Where Argyle Forest, Jacksonville ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Short commute30.3 minutes each way, better than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Argyle Forest, Jacksonville
A household needs to earn about $64,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Argyle Forest, Jacksonville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $62,442; 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 Argyle Forest, Jacksonville's effective rate of 0.74%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Argyle Forest, Jacksonville
Argyle Forest, Jacksonville runs younger 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 Argyle Forest, Jacksonville.
Who works in Argyle Forest, Jacksonville, and how
Work in Argyle Forest, Jacksonville centers on retail trade and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Argyle Forest, Jacksonville
Argyle Forest, Jacksonville has more restaurants and bars per resident than 79% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 27 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Argyle Forest, Jacksonville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Argyle Forest, Jacksonville, month by month
Argyle Forest, Jacksonville 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 Argyle Forest, Jacksonville
Jacksonville International sits about 21 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 Argyle Forest, Jacksonville
Schools across Argyle Forest, Jacksonville average a C−, better than 30% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Grasp AcademyD+ · 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 Argyle Forest, Jacksonville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Argyle Forest, Jacksonville 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 Argyle Forest, Jacksonville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Argyle Forest, Jacksonville
Is Argyle Forest, Jacksonville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Argyle Forest, Jacksonville ranks 4,503rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and few empty homes, and lowest on a weak job 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 Argyle Forest, Jacksonville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $245,648. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $62,442 median income, cost of living beats 46% of neighborhoods.
Is Argyle Forest, Jacksonville safe?
Argyle Forest, Jacksonville is safer than 48% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $313 per resident a year.
Compare Argyle Forest, Jacksonville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Argyle Forest, Jacksonville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Argyle Forest, Jacksonville 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.
Argyle Forest, Jacksonville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Argyle Forest, Jacksonville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Argyle Forest, Jacksonville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Argyle Forest, Jacksonville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Argyle Forest, Jacksonville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Argyle Forest, Jacksonville 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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