Best PlacesSecret Cove, Jacksonville, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Secret Cove, 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.
Secret Cove, Jacksonville ranks 1,435th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Secret Cove, 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.
Secret Cove, Jacksonville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Secret Cove, Jacksonville ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
Where Secret Cove, Jacksonville ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Secret Cove, Jacksonville
A household needs to earn about $85,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Secret Cove, Jacksonville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $87,029, 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 Secret Cove, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Secret Cove, Jacksonville
Secret Cove, 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 Secret Cove, Jacksonville.
Who works in Secret Cove, Jacksonville, and how
Work in Secret Cove, Jacksonville centers on finance & insurance and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 65%
- Work from home 30%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Secret Cove, Jacksonville
The coast is about 15 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Secret Cove, Jacksonville, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Secret Cove, Jacksonville, month by month
Secret Cove, Jacksonville sees roughly 117 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 69, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69° | 56° | 44° |
| April | 82° | 70° | 58° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 84° | 73° | 65° |
Flying in and out of Secret Cove, Jacksonville
Jacksonville International sits about 18 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 Secret Cove, Jacksonville
Schools across Secret Cove, 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 Secret Cove, Jacksonville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Secret Cove, 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 Secret Cove, Jacksonville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Secret Cove, Jacksonville
Is Secret Cove, Jacksonville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Secret Cove, Jacksonville ranks 1,435th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low crime, state infrastructure, and low taxes, and lowest on cell coverage and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Secret Cove, Jacksonville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $322,079. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $87,029 median income, cost of living beats 84% of neighborhoods.
Is Secret Cove, Jacksonville safe?
Yes, Secret Cove, Jacksonville is safer than 97% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $122 per resident a year.
Compare Secret Cove, Jacksonville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Secret Cove, Jacksonville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Secret Cove, 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.
Secret Cove, Jacksonville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Secret Cove, Jacksonville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Secret Cove, Jacksonville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Secret Cove, Jacksonville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Secret Cove, Jacksonville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Secret Cove, 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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