Area data
Jacksonville, FL — ZIP 32228
Population: 222 (Census ACS)
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively High, with lightning, coastalflooding, coldwave the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 3.4% above the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 542.2 (-2.6% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Rents
- Studio fair-market rent
- $1,850/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $1,910/mo
- 2BR fair-market rent
- $2,270/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $2,840/mo
- 4BR fair-market rent
- $3,600/mo
Sources: market rent index (ZIP-level) · HUD Fair Market Rents (metro/county-level, 40th-percentile regulatory reference)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 103.4 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.2¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $25.50/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively High
- Top hazards (county)
- lightning, coastalFlooding, coldWave, hail, heatWave
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coastalFlooding: Relatively High · coldWave: Relatively High · earthquake: Relatively Moderate · hail: Relatively High · heatWave: Relatively High · hurricane: Relatively High
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 80% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 31.8%
- Radon potential (county)
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
- Nearest Superfund site
- Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp - Jacksonville (11.6 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 71.0°F
- Average high
- 78.0°F
- Average low
- 63.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 47.1 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 9b (extreme annual low 25 to 30°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 50
- Days with Good air quality
- 190
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 176
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 98
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 5
- Nearest national park
- Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve (7 mi)
- National parks include
- Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve, Cumberland Island National Seashore, Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
- Airports within 30 mi
- 14
- Nearest airport
- Naval Station Mayport / Admiral David L McDonald Field (NRB) (1 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Naval Station Mayport / Admiral David L McDonald Field (NRB) (1 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 17
- Hospitals include
- SHANDS JACKSONVILLE, ASCENSION ST VINCENT'S RIVERSIDE, BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER - JACKSONVILLE
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.4 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 48
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.8 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Mean commute to work
- 6 min
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 505,073
- Average weekly wage
- $1,317
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Finance & Insurance, Accommodation & Food
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 5,076
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is typical rent in ZIP 32228?
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent: $2,270/month (HUD FMR — a 40th-percentile regulatory reference, not market-observed).
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 32228?
- Overall risk: Relatively High (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: lightning, coastalFlooding, coldWave, hail, heatWave.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 32228?
- Risk to homes is higher than 80% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 32228?
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 32228?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the air quality in ZIP 32228?
- Good. Median AQI: 50. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 32228?
- Regional Price Parity: 103.4 (100 = US average) (Above Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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