Best PlacesRiverview, Jacksonville, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Riverview, 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.
Riverview, Jacksonville ranks 5,094th 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 Riverview, 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.
Riverview, Jacksonville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Riverview, Jacksonville ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
Where Riverview, Jacksonville ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Household income$42,361 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Riverview, Jacksonville
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Riverview, Jacksonville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $42,361; 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 Riverview, Jacksonville's effective rate of 0.78%, 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 Riverview, Jacksonville
Riverview, 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 Riverview, Jacksonville.
Who works in Riverview, Jacksonville, and how
Work in Riverview, Jacksonville centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Riverview, Jacksonville
The coast is about 27 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Riverview, Jacksonville, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Riverview, Jacksonville, month by month
Riverview, 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 Riverview, Jacksonville
Jacksonville International sits about 6 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 Riverview, Jacksonville
Schools across Riverview, Jacksonville average a C, better than 32% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Henry F. Kite Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- 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 Riverview, Jacksonville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Riverview, 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 Riverview, Jacksonville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Riverview, Jacksonville
Is Riverview, Jacksonville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Riverview, Jacksonville ranks 5,094th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on health outcomes and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Riverview, Jacksonville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $171,361. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $42,361 median income, cost of living beats 17% of neighborhoods.
Is Riverview, Jacksonville safe?
Riverview, Jacksonville is safer than 31% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $382 per resident a year.
Compare Riverview, Jacksonville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Riverview, Jacksonville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Riverview, 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.
Riverview, Jacksonville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Riverview, Jacksonville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Riverview, Jacksonville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Riverview, Jacksonville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Riverview, Jacksonville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Riverview, 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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