Best PlacesPecan Park, Jacksonville, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pecan Park, 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.
Pecan Park, Jacksonville ranks 2,107th 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 Pecan 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.
Pecan Park, Jacksonville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pecan Park, Jacksonville ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
Where Pecan Park, Jacksonville ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Pecan Park, Jacksonville
A household needs to earn about $91,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pecan Park, Jacksonville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $92,543, 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 Pecan Park, Jacksonville's effective rate of 0.85%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Pecan Park, Jacksonville
Pecan Park, Jacksonville runs younger than the country, 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 Pecan Park, Jacksonville.
Who works in Pecan Park, Jacksonville, and how
Work in Pecan Park, Jacksonville centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Pecan Park, Jacksonville
The coast is about 24 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Pecan Park, Jacksonville, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Pecan Park, Jacksonville, month by month
Pecan Park, Jacksonville sees roughly 99 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 54° | 42° |
| April | 83° | 69° | 56° |
| July | 94° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 84° | 72° | 62° |
Flying in and out of Pecan Park, Jacksonville
Jacksonville International sits about 5 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 Pecan Park, Jacksonville
Schools across Pecan Park, Jacksonville average a C−, better than 29% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Grasp AcademyD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Oceanway SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- First Coast High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pecan Park, Jacksonville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pecan 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 Pecan Park, Jacksonville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Pecan Park, Jacksonville
Is Pecan Park, Jacksonville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pecan Park, Jacksonville ranks 2,107th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low crime, civic engagement, and state infrastructure, and lowest on walkability and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pecan Park, Jacksonville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $346,042. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $92,543 median income, cost of living beats 79% of neighborhoods.
Is Pecan Park, Jacksonville safe?
Yes, Pecan Park, Jacksonville is safer than 100% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $83 per resident a year.
Compare Pecan Park, Jacksonville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pecan Park, Jacksonville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pecan 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.
Pecan Park, Jacksonville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pecan Park, Jacksonville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pecan Park, Jacksonville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pecan Park, Jacksonville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pecan Park, Jacksonville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pecan 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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