Best PlacesHidden Hills, Jacksonville, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hidden Hills, 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.
Hidden Hills, Jacksonville ranks 2,488th 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 Hidden Hills, 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.
Hidden Hills, Jacksonville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hidden Hills, Jacksonville ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
Where Hidden Hills, Jacksonville ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Hidden Hills, Jacksonville
A household needs to earn about $80,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hidden Hills, Jacksonville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $70,060, 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 Hidden Hills, Jacksonville's effective rate of 0.91%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hidden Hills, Jacksonville
Hidden Hills, 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 Hidden Hills, Jacksonville.
Who works in Hidden Hills, Jacksonville, and how
Work in Hidden Hills, Jacksonville centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Hidden Hills, Jacksonville
Hidden Hills, Jacksonville has more parkland per resident than 98% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 16 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Hidden Hills, Jacksonville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Hidden Hills, Jacksonville, month by month
Hidden Hills, Jacksonville sees roughly 119 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 Hidden Hills, Jacksonville
Jacksonville International sits about 14 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 Hidden Hills, Jacksonville
Schools across Hidden Hills, 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 Hidden Hills, Jacksonville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hidden Hills, 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 Hidden Hills, Jacksonville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Hidden Hills, Jacksonville
Is Hidden Hills, Jacksonville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hidden Hills, Jacksonville ranks 2,488th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low crime, few empty homes, and state infrastructure, and lowest on walkability and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hidden Hills, Jacksonville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $300,570. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $70,060 median income, cost of living beats 60% of neighborhoods.
Is Hidden Hills, Jacksonville safe?
Yes, Hidden Hills, Jacksonville is safer than 98% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $111 per resident a year.
Compare Hidden Hills, Jacksonville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hidden Hills, Jacksonville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hidden Hills, 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.
Hidden Hills, Jacksonville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hidden Hills, Jacksonville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hidden Hills, Jacksonville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hidden Hills, Jacksonville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hidden Hills, Jacksonville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hidden Hills, 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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