Quality of life in Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida, is among the top cities with a free business environment. Our data reflects that this city has a good ranking in healthcare and environmental quality.
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Jacksonville, Florida, is among the top cities with a free business environment. Our data reflects that this city has a good ranking in healthcare and environmental quality.
Large apartment | $1300.00 |
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Medium apartment | $1200.00 |
Rent index [score] | 0.66 |
Small apartment | $950.00 |
5km taxi ride | $12.00 |
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A Cappuccino | $3.70 |
A beer | $2.00 |
A kilogram of Apples | $4.50 |
Bread | $0.77 |
Inflation [score] | 0.54 |
Lunch | $14.00 |
Monthly fitness club membership | $34.00 |
Monthly public transport | $51.00 |
Movie ticket | $12.00 |
Price of a meal at a restaurant | $71.59 |
Average monthly increase in number of startups | 2 |
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Average monthly increase in number of startups [score] | 0.27 |
Coworking spaces [score] | 0.59 |
Coworking spaces on WorkFrom.co | 4 |
Meetups [score] | 0.32 |
Meetups groups | 78 |
Meetups members | 28053 |
Number of investors | 7 |
Number of startup events in the last 12 months | 488 |
Number of upcoming meetup events | 37 |
Startup climate scene [score] | 0.40 |
Startup events | 119 |
Startup events [score] | 0.70 |
Startups [score] | 0.60 |
Total number of startups | 165 |
Venture capital [score] | 0.25 |
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Airport hub | 27 |
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Airport hub [score] | 0.19 |
Intercity train connectivity [score] | 0.12 |
Human city page | http://cities.human.co/details/United_States/Jacksonville |
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Traffic handling [score] | 0.56 |
Business freedom | 84.70 |
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Business freedom [score] | 0.86 |
Freedom from corruption | 74.00 |
Freedom from corruption [score] | 0.79 |
Lack of labor restrictions | 91.40 |
Lack of labor restrictions [score] | 1.00 |
Time to open a business | 5.60 |
Time to open a business [score] | 0.95 |
Crime rate [score] | 0.30 |
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Gun-related deaths per 100,000 residents per year | 12 |
Guns per 100 residents | 98 |
Lack of gun related deaths [score] | 0.66 |
Lack of guns [score] | 0.46 |
Lack of guns and gun-related deaths [score] | 0.56 |
Healthcare expenditure [score] | 0.99 |
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Healthcare quality [score] | 0.80 |
Life expectancy (years) | 79.28 |
Life expectancy [score] | 0.76 |
Country mean scores in PISA math test | 478.04 |
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Country mean scores in PISA reading test | 497.58 |
Country mean scores in PISA science test | 497.41 |
PISA math ranking (high school) | 30 |
PISA ranking | 24 |
PISA ranking (high school) [score] | 0.72 |
PISA reading (high school) | 16 |
PISA science (high school) | 19 |
Percent of happy students | 0.77 |
Percent of low performers in PISA math test | 0.26 |
Percent of low performers in PISA reading test | 0.17 |
Percent of low performers in PISA science test | 0.18 |
Percent of top performers in PISA math test | 0.09 |
Percent of top performers in PISA reading test | 0.08 |
Percent of top performers in PISA science test | 0.07 |
Air quality [score] | 0.91 |
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Cleanliness [score] | 0.60 |
Drinking water quality [score] | 0.57 |
Urban greenery [score] | 0.77 |
Currency exchange rate per US dollar for urban area | 1.00 |
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Currency for urban area | USD |
GDP growth rate | 0.02 |
GDP growth rate [score] | 0.43 |
GDP per capita | $54596.65 |
GDP per capita [score] | 0.87 |
Effective company profit tax rate on payouts as dividends [score] | 0.54 |
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Income tax level [score] | 0.41 |
Profit tax (% of profit) | 0.44 |
Time overhead to file company taxes | 175 |
VAT (Sales Tax) | 0.07 |
Download speed (Mbps) | 78.50 |
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Internet access (download) [score] | 0.77 |
Internet access (upload) [score] | 0.46 |
Upload speed (Mbps) | 10.60 |
Art galleries | 146 |
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Art galleries [score] | 0.67 |
Cinemas | 111 |
Cinemas [score] | 0.63 |
Comedy clubs | 70 |
Comedy clubs [score] | 0.78 |
Concert venues | 173 |
Concerts [score] | 0.66 |
Historical sites | 69 |
Historical sites [score] | 0.61 |
Museums | 65 |
Museums [score] | 0.52 |
Performing art venues | 161 |
Performing arts [score] | 0.63 |
Sport venues | 85 |
Sports [score] | 0.71 |
Zoos | 25 |
Zoos [score] | 0.83 |
LGBT Equality Index | 67.19 |
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LGBT Equality Index [score] | 0.68 |
LGBT adoption rights | ✖ Single only |
LGBT age of consent | ✔ Equal |
LGBT blood donation regulations | ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral) |
LGBT conversion therapy regulations | Ambiguous |
LGBT discrimination legality | ✖ No protections |
LGBT employment discrimination legality | ✖ No protections |
LGBT gender changing rights | ✔ Legal, but requires surgery |
LGBT homosexuality rights | ✔ Legal |
LGBT housing discrimination legality | ✖ No protections |
LGBT marriage rights | ✔ Legal |
Tolerance towards minorities [score] | 0.46 |
Elevation (hills or mountains) [score] | 0.10 |
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Median peak in meters | 10.00 |
Seaside access | 1.00 |
Urban area elevation (meters) | 8.00 |
Water access [score] | 0.90 |
Costs of living in Jacksonville are in the 152nd place of all 248 Teleport cities. Sign up for free to get access to our cost of living index and use our international cost of living calculator to do cost comparison by city.
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The overall crime rate puts Jacksonville in position 230 of 266 Teleport Cities in a ranking for the safest cities.
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Jacksonville arguably occupies one of the most coveted spots on the Atlantic coast. The city is located in the Northeast Florida region, about 25 miles (40 km) south of the Georgia state line and about 340 miles (547 km) north of Miami. Set amongst abundant beaches and possessing an ideal subtropical climate, its crown jewel is the unique habitat and natural beauty of the St. Johns River. For this reason "The River City" is a popular nickname associated with Jacksonville. It is also the westernmost city on the Eastern Seaboard.
Jacksonville is the largest city proper in Florida and largest city, by area, in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968. Consolidation gave Jacksonville its great size and placed most of its metropolitan population within the city limits; with a population of 827,908, it is the most populous city in Florida, and the eleventh most populous in the United States. Jacksonville is the principal city in the Greater Jacksonville Metropolitan Area, with a population of 1,345,596 in 2010.
Simply put, Jacksonville is an authentic Florida city. It's economy is diversified and not wholly based in tourism. Harbor improvements since the late 19th century have made Jacksonville a major military and civilian deep-water port. Its river line location facilitates two U.S. Navy bases and the Port of Jacksonville, Florida's third largest seaport. Significant factors in the local economy include services such as banking, insurance, healthcare and logistics. As with much of Florida, tourism is also important to the Jacksonville area, particularly in regards to historical, cultural and environmental assets. Once holding the distinctions of Insurance Capital of the South and Winter Film Capital of the World, not to mention currently housing a formidable financial industry, this underrated cosmopolitan city is a composite of northern aesthetics and southern charm. In combination with rich architectural diversity, influential African-American ancestry, and substantial musical contributions, Jacksonville has garnered international appeal for its relatively small piece of the world. Jacksonville was listed as a "High sufficiency" world city in the World Cities Study Group's inventory. It ranks alongside cities such as Salt Lake City and Las Vegas.
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