Tools & Resources

Rankings

Jacksonville in Top 10 Best Large Cities to Start a Business

WalletHub

April 2022

Jacksonville in Top 5 Best Job Markets

The Wall Street Journal

April 2022

Jacksonville in Top 10 Metros for Rising Earnings

Jacksonville Business Journal

April 2022

Jacksonville MSA #8 Highest Increase in Average Weekly Earnings

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

April 2022

Florida #2 Best Taxpayer ROI

WalletHub

March 2022

Jacksonville #6 Most Affordable City to Build a New Home

Realtor.com

March 2022

Jacksonville One of the Best Places to Retire in the South

Southern Living

March 2022

Jacksonville #2 Best Place to Live in Florida

Richr

March 2022

Flagler Hospital and Mayo Clinic Florida in Top 1% of U.S. Hospitals

Healthgrades

February 2022

Jacksonville Top 10 Best Cities for Start Ups

Real Estate Witch

January 2022

St. Augustine in Top 10 Cities with the Biggest Net Moving Gains

Hire a Helper

January 2022

Jacksonville #2 for Best Places To Live In Florida In 2022

Bankrate

January 2022

Jacksonville #2 Hottest U.S. Housing Market

Zillow

January 2022

Jacksonville MSA #2 in 2021 Migration Population Growth

LinkedIn

December 2021

Jacksonville 1 of 5 Supernova Cities

Urban Land Institute

October 2021

St. Augustine in Top 10 Best Small Towns to Buy a Vacation Home in the U.S.

Travel and Leisure

October 2021

Jacksonville Ranks in Top 25 Hottest Housing Markets

Zillow

September 2021

Jacksonville Ranks in Top 20 MSAs with the Strongest Job Recovery

The Business Journals

September 2021

Jacksonville Ranks in Top 5 Remote Work Hot Spots

LinkedIn

September 2021

Florida #4 Best State To Start a Business

WalletHub

July 2021

Jacksonville #3 Best City for Job Seekers

MoneyGeek

July 2021

Jacksonville Ranks Among Top 25 Best Places to Live

U.S. News & World Report

July 2021

Jax Beach, Fernandina Beach Top 25 Best Beach Towns

WalletHub

June 2021

Jacksonville a Top City for Tech Workers

LinkedIn

June 2021

Jacksonville Top 20 Best City to Start a Business

WalletHub

April 2021

Florida #2 Best State for Business

Chief Executive Magazine

April 2021

#1 Best Metro for Digital Nomads

Zillow/Yelp

April 2021

Jacksonville #1 in Florida for Recent College Graduates

Self/Tampa Bay Business Journals

March 2021

Jacksonville #9 U.S. City with Most Startups

Roofstock

March 2021

Jacksonville Listed in Top 15 Best U.S. Cities for Veterans

Business Insider/WalletHub

November 2020

Jacksonville in Top 10 Hottest Housing Markets

24/7 Wall Street

January 2018

Jacksonville Ranks Among Top 10 Cities For Women In Tech

SmartAsset

February 2021

St. Augustine One Of Best Small Towns in America

Travel + Leisure

February 2021

JAX MSA Top 20 For Female Entrepreneurs

SmartAsset

December 2020

Palm Coast #1 For Places That Are Getting Cheaper To Live

ApartmentGuide.com

November 2020

JAX Is Smart City To Watch In 2020

StateTech Magazine

November 2020

#7 City For Veteran Leadership In Civilian Jobs

LinkedIn

November 2020

JAX Metro #1 Where People Moved, May-Sept ’20

United Van Lines/Webster Pacific

October 2020

JAX Top 10 City For Workforce Confidence

LinkedIn

October 2020

JAX #1 City In Population Gains During Pandemic

LinkedIn's Economic Graph Research

October 2020

Nocatee Best Place To Live In Florida

Newsweek

August 2020

JAX #5 Best U.S. City For Public Parks And Walkability

CommercialCafe.com

August 2020

Florida #2 For Solar Power Jobs

Business Facilities

July 2020

Amelia Island Voted #6 Top U.S. Island

Travel + Leisure

July 2020

Florida #2 For Startup Ecosystems

Business Facilities

July 2020

Mayo Clinic Florida #1 Hospital In Florida

U.S. News & World Report

July 2020

Jacksonville #7 Most Affordable Large Metro People Are Moving To

Roofstock

July 2020

Florida #2 Best States For Business

Chief Executive

June 2020

Florida 5th Lowest Tax Burden In U.S.

WalletHub

June 2020

Jacksonville #4 City Where People Moved To In 2019

Hire A Helper

February 2020

Jacksonville #7 for Where The Jobs Will Be In 2020

Forbes

January 2020

Jacksonville In Top 20 Best Tech Cities For IT Jobs

CompTIA

December 2019

Jacksonville #1 City For Talent Attraction

Emsi

November 2019

JAXPORT Voted #1 For Customer Satisfaction And Performance

Logistics Management

August 2019

#1 City for Millennial Veterans Home Loan Growth

Veterans United Home Loans

August 2019

Jacksonville Listed As 20 Emerging Tech Markets To Watch

Site Selection Group

June 2019

Jacksonville Fastest Growing Florida City

U.S. Census Report

May 2019

St. Augustine #1 Southern Food Town

Southern Living

May 2019

Jacksonville MSA 6th Fastest Growing Large Metro

U.S. Census Report

April 2019

St. Johns County #1 Healthiest In Florida

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation / University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute

March 2019

Florida #4 Best Tax Climate In U.S.

Tax Foundation

March 2019

Jacksonville #14 Best City To Start A Business

Inc.

January 2019

#4 Best City for Job Seekers in 2019

Forbes

December 2018

#9 Best Big City to Live in Right Now

Money

November 2018

#14 Best City for Business And Careers

Forbes

October 2018

JAX Neighborhood, Riverside, #6 for Millennials

RentCafe

September 2018

Florida #1 for Infrastructure

24/7 Wall Street/USA TODAY

August 2018

Jacksonville #2 Most Underrated Beach Town In America

Jetsetter

July 2018

#5 Best Cities for Millennials

SmartAsset

June 2018

UNF Named A 2018 “Best Value College”

Forbes

April 2018

#16 Fastest Growing City in America

Forbes

February 2018