Best PlacesArlington Hills, Jacksonville, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Arlington Hills, Jacksonville, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Arlington Hills, Jacksonville ranks 2,173rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Arlington Hills, 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.
Arlington Hills, Jacksonville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Arlington Hills, Jacksonville ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Arlington Hills, Jacksonville ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 27% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Arlington Hills, Jacksonville
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Arlington Hills, Jacksonville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,221, 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 Arlington Hills, Jacksonville's effective rate of 0.61%, 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 Arlington Hills, Jacksonville
Arlington Hills, Jacksonville runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Arlington Hills, Jacksonville.
Who works in Arlington Hills, Jacksonville, and how
Work in Arlington Hills, Jacksonville centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Arlington Hills, Jacksonville
Arlington Hills, Jacksonville has more parkland per resident than 79% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 19 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Arlington Hills, Jacksonville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Arlington Hills, Jacksonville, month by month
Arlington Hills, Jacksonville 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 Arlington Hills, Jacksonville
Jacksonville International sits about 12 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 Arlington Hills, Jacksonville
Schools across Arlington Hills, Jacksonville average a C, better than 31% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Don Brewer Elementary SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Grasp AcademyD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Fort Caroline Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Arlington Hills, Jacksonville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Arlington Hills, 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 Arlington Hills, Jacksonville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Arlington Hills, Jacksonville
Is Arlington Hills, Jacksonville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Arlington Hills, Jacksonville ranks 2,173rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on few empty homes, state infrastructure, and low taxes, and lowest on car insurance costs and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Arlington Hills, Jacksonville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $216,759. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $79,221 median income, cost of living beats 71% of neighborhoods.
Is Arlington Hills, Jacksonville safe?
Yes, Arlington Hills, Jacksonville is safer than 87% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $170 per resident a year.
Compare Arlington Hills, Jacksonville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Arlington Hills, Jacksonville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Arlington Hills, 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.
Arlington Hills, Jacksonville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Arlington Hills, Jacksonville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Arlington Hills, Jacksonville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Arlington Hills, Jacksonville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Arlington Hills, Jacksonville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Arlington Hills, 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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