Best PlacesSouthpoint, Jacksonville, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Southpoint, Jacksonville, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Southpoint, Jacksonville ranks 3,255th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Southpoint, 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.
Southpoint, Jacksonville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Southpoint, Jacksonville ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
Where Southpoint, Jacksonville ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Southpoint, Jacksonville
A household needs to earn about $70,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Southpoint, Jacksonville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $90,640, 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 Southpoint, Jacksonville's effective rate of 0.74%, 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 Southpoint, Jacksonville
Southpoint, Jacksonville runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Southpoint, Jacksonville.
Who works in Southpoint, Jacksonville, and how
Work in Southpoint, Jacksonville centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Southpoint, Jacksonville
Southpoint, Jacksonville has more restaurants and bars per resident than 92% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 16 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Southpoint, Jacksonville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Southpoint, Jacksonville, month by month
Southpoint, Jacksonville 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 Southpoint, 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 Southpoint, Jacksonville
Schools across Southpoint, 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 Southpoint, Jacksonville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Southpoint, 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 Southpoint, Jacksonville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Southpoint, Jacksonville
Is Southpoint, Jacksonville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Southpoint, Jacksonville ranks 3,255th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on empty homes and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Southpoint, Jacksonville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $269,097. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $90,640 median income, cost of living beats 81% of neighborhoods.
Is Southpoint, Jacksonville safe?
Southpoint, Jacksonville is safer than 49% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $320 per resident a year.
Compare Southpoint, Jacksonville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Southpoint, Jacksonville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Southpoint, 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.
Southpoint, Jacksonville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Southpoint, Jacksonville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Southpoint, Jacksonville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Southpoint, Jacksonville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Southpoint, Jacksonville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Southpoint, 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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