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Jacksonville, FL vs Jacksonville, NC

Side-by-side comparison across cost of living, rent, wages, crime, schools, childcare, and environment.

💰 Cost of Living PlainCost →

Category Jacksonville Jacksonville
Overall RPP 99.5 92.1
Goods 96.2 96.6
Services 87.5 87.2
Rents 109.8 72.1

Salary Equivalent Calculator

A $100,000 salary in Jacksonville equals:

$92,563

in Jacksonville for equivalent purchasing power.

🏠 Rent (Fair Market Rent) PlainRent →

Bedrooms Jacksonville Jacksonville
Studio $903/mo $929/mo
1 Bedroom $922/mo $935/mo
2 Bedroom $1,103/mo $1,173/mo
3 Bedroom $1,512/mo $1,631/mo
4 Bedroom $1,708/mo $1,968/mo

💼 Wages & Employment WageDex →

Metric Jacksonville Jacksonville
Avg Median Salary $61,522 $52,624
Total Employment 745,040 47,410

🛡️ Crime Rates (state-level) PlainCrime →

Crime Type (per 100K) Jacksonville (FL) Jacksonville (NC)
Violent Crime 210.2 11.7
Property Crime 1029.5 62.0

🎓 Schools (state-level) PlainSchools →

Metric FL NC
Total Schools 4,029 2,703
Student-Teacher Ratio 18.3:1 16.4:1
Charter Schools 17.9% 7.6%

👶 Childcare Costs (Annual Avg) (state-level) PlainChildcare →

Age Group FL NC
Infant (Center) $10,505/yr $9,487/yr
Toddler (Center) $8,611/yr $7,856/yr
Preschool (Center) $7,983/yr $6,548/yr

🌿 Environment (state-level) PlainEnviro →

Metric FL NC
EPA Facilities 752 774
Water Systems 1,516 1,965
Superfund Sites 81 42
Water Violations 2,676 2,788

Crime, schools, childcare, and environment data shown at state level. Metro-specific data for these dimensions is not available.

Data from BEA, HUD, FBI UCR, BLS OES, NCES, DOL, and EPA. Not affiliated with the U.S. Government.