Best PlacesSouthsuide Estates, Jacksonville, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Southsuide Estates, Jacksonville, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Southsuide Estates, Jacksonville ranks 4,466th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Southsuide Estates, 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.
Southsuide Estates, Jacksonville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Southsuide Estates, Jacksonville ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
Where Southsuide Estates, Jacksonville ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Southsuide Estates, Jacksonville
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Southsuide Estates, Jacksonville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,747, 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 Southsuide Estates, Jacksonville's effective rate of 0.62%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Southsuide Estates, Jacksonville
Southsuide Estates, Jacksonville runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Southsuide Estates, Jacksonville.
Who works in Southsuide Estates, Jacksonville, and how
Work in Southsuide Estates, Jacksonville centers on retail trade and hospitality & food. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Southsuide Estates, Jacksonville
Southsuide Estates, Jacksonville has more restaurants and bars per resident than 82% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 13 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Southsuide Estates, Jacksonville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Southsuide Estates, Jacksonville, month by month
Southsuide Estates, Jacksonville sees roughly 119 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 Southsuide Estates, Jacksonville
Jacksonville International sits about 16 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 Southsuide Estates, Jacksonville
Schools across Southsuide Estates, Jacksonville average a C, better than 41% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Southside Estates Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Brookview Elementary SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Grasp AcademyD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kernan Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Joseph Stilwell Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Southsuide Estates, Jacksonville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Southsuide Estates, 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 Southsuide Estates, Jacksonville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Southsuide Estates, Jacksonville
Is Southsuide Estates, Jacksonville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Southsuide Estates, Jacksonville ranks 4,466th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and low property taxes, and lowest on biking and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Southsuide Estates, Jacksonville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $192,982. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $55,747 median income, cost of living beats 30% of neighborhoods.
Is Southsuide Estates, Jacksonville safe?
Yes, Southsuide Estates, Jacksonville is safer than 58% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $280 per resident a year.
Compare Southsuide Estates, Jacksonville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Southsuide Estates, Jacksonville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Southsuide Estates, 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.
Southsuide Estates, Jacksonville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Southsuide Estates, Jacksonville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Southsuide Estates, Jacksonville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Southsuide Estates, Jacksonville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Southsuide Estates, Jacksonville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Southsuide Estates, 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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