About the Jacksonville, Florida Area
The Jacksonville area offers a uniquely diversified cosmopolitan life-style with excellent cultural, social, educational, recreational, and housing opportunities. It is a vast open city with a rich combination of natural and human resources that make this "River City by the Sea" an ideal place to live. 

It is a city of beautiful residential neighborhoods with a planned system of well-maintained parks and green belt areas- a city of gardens and trees, many of which retain their foliage the year round. Community beaches dot the shoreline for 50 miles north and south. 

The dimensions of opportunity for entertainment and recreation are enhanced by Jacksonville's neighboring resorts of Ponte Vedra, Amelia Island Plantation, and Sawgrass-headquarters for the Players Championship. Within 40 miles of downtown Jacksonville are St. Augustine and Fernandina Beach with their rich historical heritage. 

The symphony, the theater, the ballet, and numerous Arts Festivals, such as the Annual Jazz Festival, anchor a social and cultural calendar to suit all tastes. The city's museums, including the Cummer Gallery, Jacksonville Art Museum, and the Zoological Gardens are well worth the visit as well. 

The cost of living in Jacksonville is among the most affordable in the country and lower than Florida cities of comparable size. Neither the state of Florida or the city of Jacksonville has a personal income tax. Especially significant is the low cost of housing, which is 15% less than the national average for new homes, and even less for existing homes. As of December 1999, Jacksonville rated 97.0 in the cost of living index with the national average equal to 100. 

The Jacksonville market has consistently lower unemployment than the state and the nation. Metropolitan Jacksonville has a diversified economy, which included retail and wholesale trade, government services, manufacturing, health care, finance and insurance. 

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