On the Road: Jacksonville

Early in the new year, we paid a visit to Jacksonville, Florida, one of the fastest growing cities in the country, and toured new developments in different areas. One of those areas is Nocatee, a 6,000-acre development with more than 10,000 housing units located in Ponte Vedra, a short drive from Jacksonville. The development also features commercial space — retail and offices — schools, and parks.

The 3,700 sq ft home pictured here was built by David Weekley Homes and is listed at an accessible price of $1.167M. The median home price per square foot in Jacksonville is around $200, compared to an average of $900 in Silicon Valley (Santa Clara, San Mateo, and San Francisco counties). But remember, we get what we pay for in the Bay Area — and the grass is always greener, as they say…