Best PlacesFort Caroline Shores, Jacksonville, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fort Caroline Shores, Jacksonville, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Fort Caroline Shores, Jacksonville ranks 708th 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 Fort Caroline Shores, 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.
Fort Caroline Shores, Jacksonville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fort Caroline Shores, Jacksonville ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
Where Fort Caroline Shores, Jacksonville ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Fort Caroline Shores, Jacksonville
A household needs to earn about $102,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fort Caroline Shores, Jacksonville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $123,284, 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 Fort Caroline Shores, Jacksonville's effective rate of 0.77%, 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 Fort Caroline Shores, Jacksonville
Fort Caroline Shores, Jacksonville runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Fort Caroline Shores, Jacksonville.
Who works in Fort Caroline Shores, Jacksonville, and how
Work in Fort Caroline Shores, Jacksonville centers on professional & technical and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Fort Caroline Shores, Jacksonville
The coast is about 13 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Fort Caroline Shores, Jacksonville, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Fort Caroline Shores, Jacksonville, month by month
Fort Caroline Shores, 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 Fort Caroline Shores, Jacksonville
Jacksonville International sits about 16 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 Fort Caroline Shores, Jacksonville
Schools across Fort Caroline Shores, Jacksonville average a C+, better than 45% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Grasp AcademyD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Landmark Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fort Caroline Shores, Jacksonville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fort Caroline Shores, 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 Fort Caroline Shores, Jacksonville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Fort Caroline Shores, Jacksonville
Is Fort Caroline Shores, Jacksonville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fort Caroline Shores, Jacksonville ranks 708th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low crime, tree cover, and quiet, 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 Fort Caroline Shores, Jacksonville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $391,931. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $123,284 median income, cost of living beats 93% of neighborhoods.
Is Fort Caroline Shores, Jacksonville safe?
Yes, Fort Caroline Shores, Jacksonville is safer than 99% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $89 per resident a year.
Compare Fort Caroline Shores, Jacksonville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fort Caroline Shores, Jacksonville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fort Caroline Shores, 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.
Fort Caroline Shores, Jacksonville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fort Caroline Shores, Jacksonville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fort Caroline Shores, Jacksonville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fort Caroline Shores, Jacksonville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fort Caroline Shores, Jacksonville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fort Caroline Shores, 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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