Best PlacesMagnolia Springs, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Magnolia Springs, 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.
Magnolia Springs ranks 251st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Magnolia Springs
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.
Magnolia Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Magnolia Springs ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of towns
- School gradeA+, better than 98% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 97% of towns
Where Magnolia Springs ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,222 a month, better than only 13% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 16% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Magnolia Springs
A household needs to earn about $175,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Magnolia Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $147,632, 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 Magnolia Springs' effective rate of 0.81%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Magnolia Springs
Magnolia Springs's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Magnolia Springs.
Who works in Magnolia Springs, and how
Work in Magnolia Springs centers on professional & technical and finance & insurance. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 60%
- Work from home 38%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Magnolia Springs
The coast is about 31 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Magnolia Springs, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Magnolia Springs, month by month
Magnolia Springs 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 Magnolia Springs
Jacksonville International sits about 32 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 Magnolia Springs
Schools across Magnolia Springs average an A+, better than 98% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hickory Creek Elementary SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
Top middle schools
- Switzerland Point Middle SchoolA+ · 74% proficient
Top high schools
- Bartram Trail High SchoolA · 76% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Magnolia Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Magnolia Springs 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 Magnolia Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Magnolia Springs
Is Magnolia Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Magnolia Springs ranks 251st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, what local pay buys, and civic engagement, and lowest on car insurance costs and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Magnolia Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $668,700. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $147,632 median income, cost of living beats 99% of towns.
Is Magnolia Springs safe?
Yes, Magnolia Springs is safer than 89% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $119 per resident a year.
Compare Magnolia Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Magnolia Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Magnolia Springs 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.
Magnolia Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Magnolia Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Magnolia Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Magnolia Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Magnolia Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Magnolia Springs 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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