Best PlacesHyde Park, Jacksonville, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hyde Park, Jacksonville, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Hyde Park, Jacksonville ranks 4,817th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hyde Park, 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.
Hyde Park, Jacksonville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hyde Park, Jacksonville ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$921 a month, better than 73% of neighborhoods
Where Hyde Park, Jacksonville ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Hyde Park, Jacksonville
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hyde Park, Jacksonville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $54,814; 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 Hyde Park, Jacksonville's effective rate of 0.86%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hyde Park, Jacksonville
Hyde Park, Jacksonville runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hyde Park, Jacksonville.
Who works in Hyde Park, Jacksonville, and how
Work in Hyde Park, Jacksonville centers on health care & social and admin & support services. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Hyde Park, Jacksonville
Hyde Park, Jacksonville has more parkland per resident than 86% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 28 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Hyde Park, Jacksonville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Hyde Park, Jacksonville, month by month
Hyde Park, 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 Hyde Park, Jacksonville
Jacksonville International sits about 15 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 Hyde Park, Jacksonville
Schools across Hyde Park, 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
Top high schools
- Edward H. White High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hyde Park, Jacksonville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hyde Park, 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 Hyde Park, Jacksonville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Hyde Park, Jacksonville
Is Hyde Park, Jacksonville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hyde Park, Jacksonville ranks 4,817th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and tree cover, and lowest on health outcomes 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 Hyde Park, Jacksonville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $223,098. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $54,814 median income, cost of living beats 34% of neighborhoods.
Is Hyde Park, Jacksonville safe?
Hyde Park, Jacksonville is safer than 40% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $349 per resident a year.
Compare Hyde Park, Jacksonville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hyde Park, Jacksonville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hyde Park, 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.
Hyde Park, Jacksonville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hyde Park, Jacksonville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hyde Park, Jacksonville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hyde Park, Jacksonville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hyde Park, Jacksonville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hyde Park, 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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