Pros & Cons of Living in Jacksonville Beach Florida | All About Moving to JAX Beach Florida

So you're thinking about moving to Jacksonville Beach Florida well before you do you want to know the good and the bad the pros and the cons well that's exactly what we're going to be covering today so stick around we're getting after it right now if this is your first time this Channel and you want to know everything about eating sleeping working playing in Jacksonville Florida the good and the bad subscribe below tap the bell for notifications so you can be the first to know about the current market here in Jacksonville Florida my name is Jay and we get calls texts and emails every day from people just like you who are looking for help to move to the Jacksonville Florida area and we absolutely love it so whether you're looking to move in 9 days or 90 days give us a call send us a text shoot us an email we're happy to help you make a smooth move to Jacksonville Florida or like today Jacksonville Beach so as I mentioned we're here in Jacksonville Beach Florida and the first pro is going to of course be location it's on the beach I mean what more could you want when most people think about living in Florida they think of oranges or Disney World or the beach so you definitely have the beach Jacksonville Beach is east of Jacksonville about 20 minutes from downtown Jacksonville about 20 minutes from mport Naval Air Station about 45 minutes from Jacksonville International airport and if you want to head south to St Augustine probably allow around about an hour to get there off of a18 you have to the north of Jacksonville Beach Neptune Beach and then at laning Beach and to the south of Jacksonville Beach you have Pon Vedra Beach you have lots of reasons to not leave the beach because everything that you need is basically there some people are going to leave for work reasons some people might leave to go to movie theater CU we don't have movie theater currently at the beaches but other than that oh yeah to go to the airport of course too there is a small Regional Airfield Craig Airfield that's in Jacksonville if you don't want to run all the way up to the airport you can fly in there Charter aircraft and so forth but yeah Jacksonville Beach it's pretty much got everything going on as far as fun in the sun activities you've got Bic in skateboarding you can go on the beach if you want to meditate walk your dog you can see the sunrise in the morning you can see the sunset over the inter Waterway you've got the Jacksonville Beach Pier you have music events throughout the year you have art events you have the 904 popups going on deck the chairs at Christmas time at the seawalk Pavilion just tons of things going on all year long really not a lot of reason to have to leave the beaches unless you want to people in Jacksonville Beach call it crossing the ditch which is going to Across the inner Coastal Waterway so you don't have to cross the be cross the ditch unless you want to of course everything you want to do is right there so the next Pro is going to be shopping and dining and fun activities you don't have to leave the beach that to take care of anything you need to do as far as shopping there's grocery stores home improvement stores all types of Health Care doctors dentists hospitals you have Baptist Medical Center beaches is there across the inter Coastal Waterway of course you have the Mayo Clinic just everything you need is right there at the beaches it's totally available to you and it's also very walkable if you want to walk and also if you want to ride your bike you can do that as well if you have an ebike of course that's going to make it even easier some people have EVS electric vehicles utilize those just really easy to get around and very convenient everything that you need is right there so the next Pro that I would say you have here at the beach is very laidback people you've got the Beach's Vibe that's what we call it it's just an easygoing way of life that most people share they like living near the water being near the water it gives them peace of mind it reduces stress very beautiful very pet friendly very healthc conscious if there's alternative type of medicine you want to pursue of course that's available as well just I've made a lot of friends at the beaches a lot of friendly people a lot of networking just a great place place to be you've got that common denominator of being at the beaches being on the water just enjoying the Sun the sand the surf it's just a great way of life so the next Pro I would say is the weather a lot of people don't realize this but it's warmer in the winter time and cooler in the summertime you also don't get the same weather events that affect Jacksonville they generally don't come across the inter Coastal Waterway to the beaches because you have which is another great thing Pro is a seab breeze blowing most of the time just you don't get impacted by the same weather as Jacksonville and it's just a nicer place to live most of the time because of the nicer weather that you have at the beaches so the next Pro that I would say you have at the beaches is housing there's a variety of housing available there's Condominiums of course if you want to live in in a condominium there are highrises available as well and they're going to be building a brand new one that's 8 stories high in South Jack Beach but there's also Town Homes duplexes multif family units available single family homes speaking of the homes most of those are going to be not in not an HOA which that's a positive for a lot of people because you don't have the rules and regulations and the costs associated with an HOA there is a small percentage of housing communities that are HOA so of course if that's what you're shooting for I can definitely help you get into one of those and we can Target those moving forward but yeah lots of variety of places there is some older homes at the beaches I checked the inventory today and I would say out of about a 100 listings overall about 50% were built prior to 2000 and the remaining build up the current day and there is new construction available so if you want to do a a remodel or a gut job or buy a house that's been already brought up to date refurbished you can definitely do that there's a lot of variety as far as between wood frame and there's also concrete block construction homes too okay so here's one of the cons which is going to be traffic there is some traffic at the beaches it's going to be mostly during drive driving to work hours driving to school hours driving from work driving from school hours it's mostly going to be on A1A running north and south and Penman Road running North and South so during Prime Time hours those corridors do load up there are some I guess back ways you can get around once you get to know the beaches there's there's workarounds to those areas but there's school zones and things you got to be mindful of no matter what running east and west from the beaches to work you will again have some d lifetime traffic but it's nothing that's really going to slow you down that much you might want to add maybe an extra 10 minutes going to work time on top of what you would already be allowing you can pretty much get anywhere in Jack sorry anywhere in Jacksonville Beach within 30 minute drive if you're going all the way across town across the river I would add probably at least another 10 to 15 minutes to your drive so that brings us to another con which is short-term rental which could also be a pro depending on if you're an investor or not and you want that but for some folks short-term rentals they don't necessarily like those because occasionally there can be some partying going on and some regulate activities that are going to be need to be regulated occasionally the police in the city of Jacksonville they keep a pretty close watch on that and they will reach out to the management companies Airbnb BRBO to reach out to the owner if anything like that gets out of hand but it's pretty much it's not it's not very common that you see it I'm just making you aware that they do allow short-term rentals at the beaches there are opportunities of course for Investments if a person's looking for rental properties to invest in as long as it's cash flowing at the beginning it's a great investment and there are plenty of those that you can invest in at the beaches as well and I can help you find those so one of the cons and I don't think it's a major con but it is a con is going to be a cost of living you are going to see that $400,000 for instance you have budgeted to spend on a single family home it's not going to go as far at the beaches as it would in Jacksonville that being said you don't have the beaches in Jacksonville it's all location location location as they say I will say that if you it will cost you more to enter into purchase in at the beaches but in in the truth you will probably see a higher appreciation and value conversely versus buying across the ditch over in Jacksonville which is a great place to live as well but it's a safe place the beaches are always a safe place to be investing in real estate without a doubt oh let me add one more thing about cost of living you will pay a little bit more for utilities and insurance probably than in Jacksonville gas and groceries pretty much the same across the board no difference there so that pretty much wraps up the pros and cons for Jacksonville Beach Florida I hope this brought value to you if you're a Jacksonville Beach resident and you have anything you'd like to add or make a comment below please feel free to do so and remember if you're thinking about moving in 9 days or 90 days give us a call send us a text shoot us an email or happy to help you make a smooth move to Jacksonville Florida or Jacksonville Beach or any of the surrounding areas till then I hope to see you around town