Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Florida > Jacksonville
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
 
Old 03-16-2007, 12:39 PM
 
2 posts, read 6,443 times
Reputation: 10

Advertisements

I am moving from Washington, DC area (Northern VA) to Jacksonville. I have accepted the job with the City of Jacksonville. They are located in downtown. I have no clue about the city. I am looking for your advise. I have 2 kids ages 11 and 8. I am looking for good schools in Duval county. Please advise me which area is good for living? Thanks for you advise.

Reg
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 03-16-2007, 06:25 PM
 
11 posts, read 58,783 times
Reputation: 15
We have lived in the Baker County (Macclenny & Glen St. Mary) area (Just to the West of Duval County) since 1988. We really like the area and the schools. It has served us well since our daughter was able to qualify for a full scholarship for college (Bright Futures) from the school system. It is still country, but close enough to JAX and folks are friendly. No we are not realtors either. Good Luck in your future plans.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 03-17-2007, 07:11 PM
 
Location: San Francisco
2,079 posts, read 6,112,787 times
Reputation: 934
Avondale-all price ranges, nice, safe, in the city so easy commute to downtown. also try san marco, ortega, riverside, springfield, and murray hill. some are nicer than others, if u want the suburban lifestyle these are not for u but if u want to live in the city, i can pm you on all the scoop. also good duval schools are Mandarin, Stanton, and Paxon, the latter two are charter schools. For elementary schools, Stockton elementary in Ortega Forest is a national model or something along those lines.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 03-17-2007, 08:46 PM
 
Location: SE Florida
9,367 posts, read 25,205,511 times
Reputation: 9454
Mandarin has good schools- Crown Point, Loretto Elementaries and Mandarin Middle. All "A" schools.

About 13 miles down San Jose to the downtown or can go via I295/I95.

We have a Whole Foods coming next year, too!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 03-18-2007, 11:48 AM
 
4 posts, read 15,100 times
Reputation: 10
if you decide you would like clay county i know of a very good area for children
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 03-19-2007, 12:51 PM
 
2 posts, read 6,443 times
Reputation: 10
Thanks Everyone for your prompt reply. I will look into the informations you guys have provided me,

Reggie

Could you please guide me what are upscale areas in the Duval county away from water. I just looked at Mandarin and checked out schools. They are all "A"'s which is great. Thanks for your help.

Reg
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 03-20-2007, 09:14 AM
 
Location: NE Florida
17,833 posts, read 33,109,893 times
Reputation: 43378
reggie
there are also really nice areas in the southside
either southside or mandarin would work for you
a couple of the southside developments that are really nice
deerwood (gated)
deercreek(i think gated)
hampton glen
these are in the 9a/baymeadows area
twin lakes ele & middle school are both grade A schools
send me a PM if you need more info
karla
p.s. im not a realtor I just happen to live in that area
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2020 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Florida > Jacksonville

All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top