Best PlacesGolden Glades-The Woods, Jacksonville, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Golden Glades-The Woods, 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.
Golden Glades-The Woods, Jacksonville ranks 1,364th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Golden Glades-The Woods, 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.
Golden Glades-The Woods, Jacksonville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Golden Glades-The Woods, Jacksonville ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
Where Golden Glades-The Woods, Jacksonville ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Golden Glades-The Woods, Jacksonville
A household needs to earn about $110,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Golden Glades-The Woods, Jacksonville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $104,156; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Golden Glades-The Woods, Jacksonville's effective rate of 0.80%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Golden Glades-The Woods, Jacksonville
Golden Glades-The Woods, Jacksonville's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Golden Glades-The Woods, Jacksonville.
Who works in Golden Glades-The Woods, Jacksonville, and how
Work in Golden Glades-The Woods, Jacksonville centers on finance & insurance and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Golden Glades-The Woods, Jacksonville
Golden Glades-The Woods, Jacksonville has more restaurants and bars per resident than 66% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 76% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 8 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Golden Glades-The Woods, Jacksonville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Golden Glades-The Woods, Jacksonville, month by month
Golden Glades-The Woods, 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 Golden Glades-The Woods, 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 Golden Glades-The Woods, Jacksonville
Schools across Golden Glades-The Woods, Jacksonville average a C, better than 39% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Kernan Trail Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Grasp AcademyD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kernan Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Landmark Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Joseph Stilwell Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Atlantic Coast High SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Golden Glades-The Woods, Jacksonville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Golden Glades-The Woods, 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 Golden Glades-The Woods, Jacksonville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Golden Glades-The Woods, Jacksonville suits
Families
Schools land around the 39th percentile and crime safety beats 98%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 85% of neighborhoods, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 18% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 62% of neighborhoods, health care access beats 59%, and it is quieter than 88%.
Common questions about living in Golden Glades-The Woods, Jacksonville
Is Golden Glades-The Woods, Jacksonville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Golden Glades-The Woods, Jacksonville ranks 1,364th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low crime, state infrastructure, and low taxes, and lowest on distance from a big city and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Golden Glades-The Woods, Jacksonville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $422,496. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $104,156 median income, cost of living beats 85% of neighborhoods.
Is Golden Glades-The Woods, Jacksonville safe?
Yes, Golden Glades-The Woods, Jacksonville is safer than 98% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $109 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Golden Glades-The Woods, Jacksonville?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 69 with lows near 44. That works out to about 118 pleasant days a year, more than 62% of neighborhoods.
Is Golden Glades-The Woods, Jacksonville good for families?
Schools beat 39% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 98%, and childcare runs $921 a month.
Compare Golden Glades-The Woods, Jacksonville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Golden Glades-The Woods, Jacksonville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Golden Glades-The Woods, 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.
Golden Glades-The Woods, Jacksonville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Golden Glades-The Woods, Jacksonville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Golden Glades-The Woods, Jacksonville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Golden Glades-The Woods, Jacksonville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Golden Glades-The Woods, Jacksonville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Golden Glades-The Woods, 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.
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