Best PlacesFleming Island, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fleming Island, 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.
Fleming Island ranks 192nd of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Fleming Island
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.
Fleming Island's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fleming Island ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of cities
- School gradeA, better than 94% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 93% of cities
Where Fleming Island ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 8% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than only 13% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 15% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than only 25% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Fleming Island
A household needs to earn about $107,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fleming Island home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $119,531, 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 Fleming Island's effective rate of 0.83%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fleming Island
Fleming Island runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Fleming Island.
Who works in Fleming Island, and how
Work in Fleming Island centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Fleming Island
Fleming Island has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of cities and more parkland per resident than 85% of cities. The coast is about 34 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Fleming Island and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Fleming Island, month by month
Fleming Island 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 Fleming Island
Jacksonville International sits about 28 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 Fleming Island
Schools across Fleming Island average an A, better than 94% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Orange Park Elementary SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Fleming Island Elementary SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
- Robert M. Paterson ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lakeside Junior High SchoolA+ · 71% proficient
- Green Cove Springs Junior High SchoolA · 62% proficient
Top high schools
- Fleming Island High SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Orange Park High SchoolB · 46% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fleming Island school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fleming Island 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 Fleming Island against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Fleming Island suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 93% of cities and 22% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 68% of cities, health care access beats 77%, and it is quieter than 64%.
Common questions about living in Fleming Island
Is Fleming Island a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fleming Island ranks 192nd of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on low crime, state infrastructure, and low taxes, and lowest on walkability and transit. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fleming Island expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $407,253. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $119,531 median income, cost of living beats 93% of cities.
Is Fleming Island safe?
Yes, Fleming Island is safer than 100% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $94 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Fleming Island?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 69 with lows near 46. That works out to about 115 pleasant days a year, more than 68% of cities.
Is Fleming Island good for families?
Schools beat 94% of cities, crime safety beats 100%, and childcare runs $844 a month.
Compare Fleming Island with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fleming Island. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fleming Island 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.
Fleming Island detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fleming Island: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fleming Island: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fleming Island: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fleming Island: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fleming Island 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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