Best PlacesMoncrief Park, Jacksonville, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Moncrief 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.
Moncrief Park, Jacksonville ranks 5,732nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Moncrief 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.
Moncrief Park, Jacksonville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Moncrief Park, Jacksonville ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
Where Moncrief Park, Jacksonville ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Household income$29,734 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Moncrief Park, Jacksonville
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Moncrief Park, Jacksonville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $29,734, 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 Moncrief Park, Jacksonville's effective rate of 0.30%, 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 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Moncrief Park, Jacksonville
Moncrief Park, 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 Moncrief Park, Jacksonville.
Who works in Moncrief Park, Jacksonville, and how
Work in Moncrief Park, Jacksonville centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Moncrief Park, Jacksonville
The coast is about 23 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Moncrief Park, Jacksonville, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Moncrief Park, Jacksonville, month by month
Moncrief Park, Jacksonville sees roughly 111 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 Moncrief Park, Jacksonville
Jacksonville International sits about 9 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 Moncrief Park, Jacksonville
Schools across Moncrief 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
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Moncrief Park, Jacksonville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Moncrief 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 Moncrief Park, Jacksonville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Moncrief Park, Jacksonville
Is Moncrief Park, Jacksonville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Moncrief Park, Jacksonville ranks 5,732nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low property taxes, state infrastructure, and low taxes, and lowest on health outcomes and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Moncrief Park, Jacksonville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $102,359. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $29,734 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Moncrief Park, Jacksonville safe?
Moncrief Park, Jacksonville is safer than 12% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $624 per resident a year.
Compare Moncrief Park, Jacksonville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Moncrief Park, Jacksonville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Moncrief 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.
Moncrief Park, Jacksonville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Moncrief Park, Jacksonville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Moncrief Park, Jacksonville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Moncrief Park, Jacksonville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Moncrief Park, Jacksonville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Moncrief 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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