Best PlacesBeacon Hills and Harbour, Jacksonville, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Beacon Hills and Harbour, 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.
Beacon Hills and Harbour, Jacksonville ranks 1,919th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Beacon Hills and Harbour, 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.
Beacon Hills and Harbour, Jacksonville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Beacon Hills and Harbour, Jacksonville ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
Where Beacon Hills and Harbour, Jacksonville ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Short commute39.8 minutes each way, better than only 2% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Beacon Hills and Harbour, Jacksonville
A household needs to earn about $125,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Beacon Hills and Harbour, Jacksonville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $110,549, 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 Beacon Hills and Harbour, Jacksonville's effective rate of 0.87%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Beacon Hills and Harbour, Jacksonville
Beacon Hills and Harbour, Jacksonville 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 Beacon Hills and Harbour, Jacksonville.
Who works in Beacon Hills and Harbour, Jacksonville, and how
Work in Beacon Hills and Harbour, Jacksonville centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Beacon Hills and Harbour, Jacksonville
The coast is about 18 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Beacon Hills and Harbour, Jacksonville, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Beacon Hills and Harbour, Jacksonville, month by month
Beacon Hills and Harbour, Jacksonville sees roughly 118 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 Beacon Hills and Harbour, Jacksonville
Jacksonville International sits about 13 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 Beacon Hills and Harbour, Jacksonville
Schools across Beacon Hills and Harbour, Jacksonville average a C+, better than 45% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Grasp AcademyD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Landmark Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Fort Caroline Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Beacon Hills and Harbour, Jacksonville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Beacon Hills and Harbour, 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 Beacon Hills and Harbour, Jacksonville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Beacon Hills and Harbour, Jacksonville
Is Beacon Hills and Harbour, Jacksonville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Beacon Hills and Harbour, Jacksonville ranks 1,919th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low crime, few empty homes, and state infrastructure, and lowest on walkability and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Beacon Hills and Harbour, Jacksonville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $473,461. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $110,549 median income, cost of living beats 90% of neighborhoods.
Is Beacon Hills and Harbour, Jacksonville safe?
Yes, Beacon Hills and Harbour, Jacksonville is safer than 100% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $81 per resident a year.
Compare Beacon Hills and Harbour, Jacksonville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Beacon Hills and Harbour, Jacksonville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Beacon Hills and Harbour, 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.
Beacon Hills and Harbour, Jacksonville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Beacon Hills and Harbour, Jacksonville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Beacon Hills and Harbour, Jacksonville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Beacon Hills and Harbour, Jacksonville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Beacon Hills and Harbour, Jacksonville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Beacon Hills and Harbour, 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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