Central Jacksonville

Jacksonville, FL

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Central Jacksonville - Jacksonville, FL Area Guide

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Central Jacksonville refers to the portion of the city located west of the Saint Johns River. Central Jacksonville encompasses Downtown, Five Points, La Villa, Hyde Park, Normandy Village, and more. Residents have a broad range of rentals to choose from in each of these locales, whether they prefer the hip or the historic in an urban or suburban atmosphere.

Central Jacksonville contains countless amenities, including Memorial Park, Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens, VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Gateway Town Center, and much more. Getting around from this region is simple with access to major highways like I-10, I-95, I-295, U.S. 1, U.S. 17, and U.S. 90.

Rent Trends

As of April 2026, the average apartment rent in Central Jacksonville is $1,689 for one bedroom, and $2,075 for two bedrooms. Apartment rent in Central Jacksonville has decreased by -3.3% in the past year.

  • 1 BR

  • 850 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,689/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,088 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,075/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Fairly Walkable

Walkability

50 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

30 / 100

Very Drivable

Drivability

80 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

50 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 10 Minute Walk

Groceries

80 / 100

Fair Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

40 / 100

Limited Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

20 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

40 / 100

Recreation

Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

60 / 100

Limited Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

20 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

20 / 100

Few to No Nightlife Options Nearby

Nightlife

10 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

90 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Bulls Bay Preserve
  • The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens
  • MOSH - Museum of Science & History
  • Jessie Ball DuPont Park
  • Lonnie Miller Regional Park

Commuter Rail

Airports

  • Jacksonville International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.