Living in Jacksonville & the First Coast

Northeast Florida's First Coast spans from the Georgia line down through Jacksonville -- geographically the largest city in the contiguous United States by land area -- to historic St. Augustine, the oldest continuously occupied European-founded city in the country. The region mixes a genuine banking/finance/logistics economy (Jacksonville's port and corporate base) with beach towns (Jacksonville Beach, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fernandina Beach on Amelia Island), inland Clay County suburbs (Orange Park, Fleming Island), and a well-regarded, top-ranked St. Johns County school system that draws families specifically for that reason.

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Places we've researched in Jacksonville & the First Coast

Jacksonville -- Duval County
Jacksonville Beach -- Duval County
Atlantic Beach -- Duval County
Neptune Beach -- Duval County
Orange Park -- Clay County
Middleburg -- Clay County
Fleming Island -- Clay County
St. Augustine -- St. Johns County
Ponte Vedra Beach -- St. Johns County
Nocatee -- St. Johns County
St. Augustine Beach -- St. Johns County
Fernandina Beach -- Nassau County

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Last reviewed: 2026-08-22. Independent research; see individual place pages for metric-level source attribution. This is not financial, tax, or legal advice -- confirm current figures with a local professional before making a decision.