Jacksonville and Northeast Florida

Home to the Southeast’s largest modern and contemporary art museum, endless miles of beautiful beaches and sparkling, translucent waters, cultural pursuits from cool jazz to hot clubs, and a remarkable concentration of high-end and ethnically diverse restaurants, Jacksonville and Northeast Florida offer visitors the true spirit of Florida, with marvelous meals, flamboyant exhibits, peaceful landscapes and gorgeous gardens.

According to the April 2007 issue of Black Enterprise Magazine, Jacksonville was named in the Top 10 Cities for African Americans.
Florida ranked 4th among the 50 states on a Tax Foundation study of business-friendly tax climates in 2006.
In the September 2006 issue of National Geographic Adventure Magazine, Jacksonville was named one of the Top 6 Beach Towns in the United States.
For the second year in a row, Jacksonville was named one of the Top 25 Arts Destinations in the country for 2006 by AmericanStyle Magazine.
Jacksonville was named one of the Top 5 “Up and Coming” Areas of 2006 by Good Morning America.
According to the May 1, 2006 Newsweek cover story “America’s Best High Schools”, Stanton College Prep and Paxon High School were ranked 5th and 28th best high schools in the nation. Six area schools made the list and Duval County was the only school district to have two schools ranked in the Top 30.
In September 2005, America’s Promise, an alliance formed by former Secretary of State, Colin Powell, named Jacksonville “One of the 100 Best Communities in the U.S. for Young People.”
In the February 2005 issue of Men’s Fitness Magazine, Jacksonville was ranked in the Top 20 Fittest Cities in the U.S.
Expansion Management Magazine gave the Clay County School District a “Blue Ribbon”, rating it in the Top 29% of all school districts nationwide, in the 2006 Education Quotient Rankings.
Expansion Management Magazine gave St. Johns County School District a “Blue Ribbon”, rating it in the Top 33% of all school districts nationwide, in the December 2004 Education Quotient Rankings.
Jacksonville was ranked in the Top 10 of Mobility Magazine’s Best Cities for Relocating Families for large markets, or metro areas with populations over 500,000 in July 2004.
Two of Jacksonville’s beaches - Jacksonville Beach and Katherine Abbey Hanna Park - were named to the Clean Beaches Council’s List of Clean and Healthy Beaches. (June 2004)
Jacksonville was one of only three of the nation’s urban areas of one million people or more where at least 75 percent of the local road surfaces are in good condition, according to an April 2004 report released by The Road Information Group (TRIP).
In the March 2003 issue of Intel magazine, Jacksonville was named one of the 100 “Most Unwired Cities” in the U.S.
In the April 2003 issue, Natural Health magazine selected Jacksonville as one of “America’s Healthiest Cities.” Jacksonville was ranked #36 out of the largest urban areas in the U.S.