Best PlacesDuclay Forest, Jacksonville, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Duclay Forest, 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.
Duclay Forest, Jacksonville ranks 2,256th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Duclay 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.
Duclay Forest, Jacksonville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Duclay Forest, Jacksonville ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
Where Duclay Forest, Jacksonville ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Duclay Forest, Jacksonville
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Duclay Forest, Jacksonville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $92,240, 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 Duclay Forest, Jacksonville's effective rate of 0.62%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Duclay Forest, Jacksonville
Duclay 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 Duclay Forest, Jacksonville.
Who works in Duclay Forest, Jacksonville, and how
Work in Duclay Forest, Jacksonville centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 62%
- Work from home 36%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Duclay Forest, Jacksonville
Duclay Forest, Jacksonville has more parkland per resident than 99% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 38 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Duclay Forest, Jacksonville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Duclay Forest, Jacksonville, month by month
Duclay 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 Duclay Forest, Jacksonville
Jacksonville International sits about 19 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 Duclay Forest, Jacksonville
Schools across Duclay Forest, Jacksonville average a C, better than 32% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Grasp AcademyD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Joseph Stilwell Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Duclay Forest, Jacksonville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Duclay 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 Duclay Forest, Jacksonville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Duclay Forest, Jacksonville
Is Duclay Forest, Jacksonville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Duclay Forest, Jacksonville ranks 2,256th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and low crime, and lowest on cell coverage and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Duclay Forest, Jacksonville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $242,269. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $92,240 median income, cost of living beats 84% of neighborhoods.
Is Duclay Forest, Jacksonville safe?
Yes, Duclay Forest, Jacksonville is safer than 92% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $154 per resident a year.
Compare Duclay Forest, Jacksonville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Duclay Forest, Jacksonville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Duclay 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.
Duclay Forest, Jacksonville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Duclay Forest, Jacksonville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Duclay Forest, Jacksonville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Duclay Forest, Jacksonville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Duclay Forest, Jacksonville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Duclay 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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