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30.17° N · 81.84° W · GEOID 1250630

Oakleaf Plantation

Clay County, Florida · part of the Jacksonville, FL metro

FloridaOakleaf Plantation, FLOakleaf PlantationOakleaf Plantation

The short answer

Oakleaf Plantation is home to 32,070 people. Median household income is $108,543 a year and median rent is $2,058 a month, 22.8% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $351,200, about 3.2x annual median household income.

Oakleaf Plantation stands out on how people work. Unemployment is 1.8%, against 4.4% in its closest peers. Also notable: OpenStreetMap shows 0.3 grocery stores per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 97% of places its size.

44OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Below average

Oakleaf Plantation scores better than 44% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 135th of 474 in Florida.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%50
Economy 20%87
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%16
Education 10%44
Commute 10%14
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$2,058
51% above the median place
Median household income
$108,543
35% above the median place
Median home value
$351,200
10% above the median place
Unemployment
1.8%
64% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

01

Moving to Oakleaf Plantation

Clay County gains about 18.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in19,261
Moved out15,650
Net+3,611

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Florida, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within FloridaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$65K
Leavers$61K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Clay County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
9.2% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.9% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Clay County report $65,200 a year in income on average; those leaving, $61,200, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$82,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,058 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,178 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $351,200.
Getting to work
32 minutes each way on average; 23.1% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Midlothian, TX matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
9.2%
60% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
18.5
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved from another state1
2.9%
46% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureOakleaf PlantationAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year19.2%60% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.9%46% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure18.5above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$65,1798% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$61,24513% below
02

What it costs to live here

Owning with a mortgage costs only about $120 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 90% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track.

Oakleaf Plantation22.8%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$82,320
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
22.8%
12% above the median place
Home price to income
3.2x
15% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
23%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$86,600
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Oakleaf Plantation, $2,058 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.4 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Oakleaf Plantation, but easier on the budget

Places that match Oakleaf Plantation on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Midlothian, TX9119.1% vs 22.8%$16,300Compare
West Richland, WA8715.9% vs 22.8%$13,500Compare
Jefferson, GA8611.7% vs 22.8%n/aCompare
Youngsville, LA8614.5% vs 22.8%$11,200Compare

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Median year built1
2007
1% above the median place
Homeownership1
81.6%
23% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$2,178
16% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureOakleaf PlantationAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,05851% above
Rent to income122.8%12% above
Property tax rate11.0%10% above
Home price to income13.2x15% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure99.51% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,6945% above
HUD area median income4County figure$108,7001% above
Property tax paid (median)1$3,5178% above
Median home value1$351,20010% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure0.3%92% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure55.8%8% above
Homeownership181.6%23% above
Renters paying 30%+146.9%7% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,17816% above
Vacant homes1County figure5.9%16% below
Median year built120071% above
03

Work and pay

Unemployment averaged 1.8% over the survey period, lower than in 98% of the 985 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track.

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Unemployment1
1.8%
64% below the median place
Mean commute1
32 min
30% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Works from home23.1% +86%
Median household income$108,543 +35%
Poverty rate8.8% −19%
Income per person$38,654 −4%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureOakleaf PlantationAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$108,54335% above
Income per person1$38,6544% below
Unemployment11.8%64% below
Average annual pay6County figure$61,2077% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure11.9%222% above
Jobs6County figure57,66062% below
Poverty rate18.8%19% below
Mean commute132 min30% above
Works from home123.1%86% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 98.8%, 7% above the median place.

Homes with broadband1
98.8%
7% above the median place
Household size1
3.0
21% above the median place
No health insurance1
4.1%
36% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age35.4 −9%
High school or higher93.7% +1%
Bachelor's or higher29.1% −9%
Born abroad9.8% +11%
All 8 people measures
MeasureOakleaf PlantationAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population132,0701438th largest
Median age135.49% below
Bachelor's or higher129.1%9% below
High school or higher193.7%1% above
Household size13.021% above
Born abroad19.8%11% above
No health insurance14.1%36% below
Homes with broadband198.8%7% above
05

Life in Oakleaf Plantation

OpenStreetMap shows 0 libraries per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 95% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 474 Florida places we track.

24 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents10.0 −2%
Playgrounds per 10k13.7 +46%
Grocery stores per 10k0.3 −85%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −95%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Fort Caroline 25 miles
  • Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve 31 miles
  • Castillo de San Marcos National Monument 36 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars14.9 −28%
Shops25.2 −17%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.5 −39%
Doctors' offices and clinics21.5 +6%
Child care centers1.9 −17%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
24.9
19% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k8
14.9
28% below the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
2.5
39% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureOakleaf PlantationAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure54above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure38,806above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure15.40% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure14.928% below
Shops per 10k8County figure25.217% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure2.539% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure21.56% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.917% below
Parks per 10k910.02% below
Playgrounds per 10k913.746% above
Grocery stores per 10k90.385% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.195% below
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1024.919% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles105150% above
National Register listings11County figure2485% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Average temperature is 70°F, 27% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Oakleaf Plantation. Larger places are fetched first.

Average temperature13
70°F
27% above the median place
January average low13
44°F
73% above the median place
July average high13
92°F
6% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureOakleaf PlantationAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure92°F6% above
January average low13County figure44°F73% above
Average temperature13County figure70°F27% above
Annual precipitation13County figure52.1 in19% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure81.112% below
Hurricane risk14County figure89.827% above
Tornado risk14County figure83.22% above
Wildfire risk14County figure82.935% above
Heat wave risk14County figure82.58% below
Median air quality index15Metro figure5221% above
Good air days15Metro figure43.3%37% below
08

Oakleaf Plantation in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 23% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 23% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Oakleaf Plantation does better than 50% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 52%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$2,058/mo (2024)$2,620/mo$2,150 to $3,200/mo+4.1%
Median household income$108,543 (2024)$137,500$116,500 to $163,000+4.0%
Median home value$351,200 (2024)$504,000$366,000 to $694,000+6.2%

The median home would be worth 3.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.2 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Oakleaf Plantation

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Montgomery, IL$1,984$103,734Compare
Manassas Park, VA$2,146$103,250Compare
Jamesburg, NJ$1,957$110,972Compare
Woodbridge, VA$2,101$104,741Compare
Woodbridge, VAJamesburg, NJManassas Park, VAMontgomery, ILOakleaf Plantation, FLOakleaf PlantationMontgomeryManassas ParkJamesburgWoodbridgeOakleaf PlantationMontgomeryManassas ParkJamesburgWoodbridge

Places built like Oakleaf Plantation

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Oakleaf Plantation performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Oakleaf Plantation, FL22.8%4.4%/yrn/a
Ruskin, FL21.5%6.5%/yrn/aCompare
Indian Trail, NC23.0%5.3%/yr10.3%Compare
Pasadena, MD22.1%6.1%/yrn/aCompare
Minneola, FL22.4%12.5%/yr52.1%Compare
Middletown, DE16.8%4.6%/yr11.2%Compare
Anna, TX23.9%2.1%/yr105.7%Compare

Common questions

Is Oakleaf Plantation a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 44 out of 100, better than 44% of the places we rate and 135th of 474 in Florida. On cost, space and class size it scores 82 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Oakleaf Plantation expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 22.8% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $351,200.

What salary do you need to live in Oakleaf Plantation?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $82,320 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Oakleaf Plantation?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Montgomery, IL, Manassas Park, VA, Jamesburg, NJ and Woodbridge, VA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Oakleaf Plantation with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Oakleaf Plantation itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/oakleaf-plantation-florida

Citytistics. “Oakleaf Plantation, Florida.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/oakleaf-plantation-florida/

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