Best PlacesWindy Hill, Jacksonville, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Windy Hill, 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.
Windy Hill, Jacksonville ranks 2,646th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Windy Hill, 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.
Windy Hill, Jacksonville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Windy Hill, Jacksonville ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$921 a month, better than 73% of neighborhoods
Where Windy Hill, Jacksonville ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 23% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Windy Hill, Jacksonville
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Windy Hill, Jacksonville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,074, 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 Windy Hill, Jacksonville's effective rate of 0.88%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Windy Hill, Jacksonville
Windy Hill, 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 Windy Hill, Jacksonville.
Who works in Windy Hill, Jacksonville, and how
Work in Windy Hill, Jacksonville centers on construction and finance & insurance. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Windy Hill, Jacksonville
Windy Hill, Jacksonville has more restaurants and bars per resident than 88% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 78% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 12 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Windy Hill, Jacksonville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Windy Hill, Jacksonville, month by month
Windy Hill, 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 Windy Hill, 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 Windy Hill, Jacksonville
Schools across Windy Hill, Jacksonville average a C, better than 42% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Windy Hill Elementary SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Grasp AcademyD+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kernan Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Twin Lakes Academy Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Atlantic Coast High SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Windy Hill, Jacksonville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Windy Hill, 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 Windy Hill, Jacksonville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Windy Hill, Jacksonville
Is Windy Hill, Jacksonville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Windy Hill, Jacksonville ranks 2,646th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on car insurance costs and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Windy Hill, Jacksonville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $218,148. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $76,074 median income, cost of living beats 69% of neighborhoods.
Is Windy Hill, Jacksonville safe?
Yes, Windy Hill, Jacksonville is safer than 70% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $265 per resident a year.
Compare Windy Hill, Jacksonville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Windy Hill, Jacksonville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Windy Hill, 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.
Windy Hill, Jacksonville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Windy Hill, Jacksonville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Windy Hill, Jacksonville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Windy Hill, Jacksonville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Windy Hill, Jacksonville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Windy Hill, 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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