Best PlacesBiscayne Terrace, Jacksonville, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Biscayne Terrace, 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.
Biscayne Terrace, Jacksonville ranks 4,672nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Biscayne Terrace, 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.
Biscayne Terrace, Jacksonville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Biscayne Terrace, Jacksonville ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Short commute18.4 minutes each way, better than 88% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
Where Biscayne Terrace, Jacksonville ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Biscayne Terrace, Jacksonville
A household needs to earn about $67,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Biscayne Terrace, Jacksonville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $51,529, 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 Biscayne Terrace, Jacksonville's effective rate of 0.70%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Biscayne Terrace, Jacksonville
Biscayne Terrace, Jacksonville runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Biscayne Terrace, Jacksonville.
Who works in Biscayne Terrace, Jacksonville, and how
Work in Biscayne Terrace, Jacksonville centers on health care & social and finance & insurance. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Biscayne Terrace, Jacksonville
The coast is about 29 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Biscayne Terrace, Jacksonville, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Biscayne Terrace, Jacksonville, month by month
Biscayne Terrace, Jacksonville sees roughly 99 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 54° | 42° |
| April | 83° | 69° | 56° |
| July | 94° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 84° | 72° | 62° |
Flying in and out of Biscayne Terrace, Jacksonville
Jacksonville International sits about 5 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 Biscayne Terrace, Jacksonville
Schools across Biscayne Terrace, Jacksonville average a C−, better than 26% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Grasp AcademyD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Highlands Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Biscayne Terrace, Jacksonville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Biscayne Terrace, 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 Biscayne Terrace, Jacksonville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Biscayne Terrace, Jacksonville
Is Biscayne Terrace, Jacksonville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Biscayne Terrace, Jacksonville ranks 4,672nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and civic engagement, and lowest on walkability and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Biscayne Terrace, Jacksonville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $261,765. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $51,529 median income, cost of living beats 26% of neighborhoods.
Is Biscayne Terrace, Jacksonville safe?
Yes, Biscayne Terrace, Jacksonville is safer than 80% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $189 per resident a year.
Compare Biscayne Terrace, Jacksonville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Biscayne Terrace, Jacksonville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Biscayne Terrace, 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.
Biscayne Terrace, Jacksonville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Biscayne Terrace, Jacksonville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Biscayne Terrace, Jacksonville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Biscayne Terrace, Jacksonville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Biscayne Terrace, Jacksonville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Biscayne Terrace, 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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