Don’t worry if those numbers don’t fit in your budget – we’ve got options to help you find a home or apartment that does
we’ve gathered a list of the 4 best affordable Jacksonville suburbs to check out
And they’re all less than 40 minutes away from the city
you’ll still be close enough to Jacksonville to explore all the city has to offer without the price of living there
claims the first spot on our list of affordable Jacksonville suburbs
About 15,000 people live in this suburban area and you’ll only be about a 30-minute drive away from downtown Jacksonville
you can check out the Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace Community Center or check out a new book at Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace Library
Coming in as the second most affordable suburb in Jacksonville is Nassau Village-Ratliff. Only 25 minutes from the city center you can visit popular attractions like the Little Talbot Island State Park and <a style="font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;" href="https://www.jacksonvillezoo.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener external noreferrer" data-wpel-link="external">Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens</a> in just a quick drive
When living in this suburb of 5,000 people
you can spend the day checking out the nearby Four Creeks State Forest
Taking the third spot on our list is Macclenny
This suburbs has a median home sale price of $315,000 and is only a 30-minute drive away
there are plenty of cool areas to explore in Macclenny
If you find yourself moving to the third most affordable suburb
make sure to check out the many different parks and recreation areas
Only slightly more expensive than Macclenny is Lakeside
Lakeside is known for its beautiful views of Doctors Lake where you can fish
You can also spend the day at Moody Avenue Park or drive to nearby Jennings State Forest to bike or hike on one of the trails
there’s a fun outdoor activity to take part in
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America's towns and cities all have their own unique personalities
The INSIDER Data team used statistics from the US Census Bureau to determine the most lengthy location names in the US
From a town in Maine called Mooselookmeguntic to a Virginia community named King and Queen Court House
Keep reading to discover 20 of the longest location names in <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/best-us-trips-2017-9" data-track-click="{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;tout_click&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}" rel="" target="_self">America</a>
Bonadelle Ranchos-Madera Ranchos has 30 letters
making it the longest name of places with spaces and hyphens
This California census-designated place also has 30 letters. The area is known for its geothermal mineral <a href="https://www.sonomacounty.com/articles/sonoma-hot-springs" rel=" nofollow" target="_blank" data-track-click="{&quot;click_type&quot;:&quot;other&quot;,&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;outbound_click&quot;}">hot springs</a>
Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz has the longest name of census-designated places in Texas
The area is close to beaches on the Gulf of Mexico
a freshwater lake between Michigan and Canada
Clarkston Heights-Vineland is a census-designated place in Washington that sits on the <a href="https://www.americanrivers.org/river/snake-river/" rel=" nofollow" target="_blank" data-track-click="{&quot;click_type&quot;:&quot;other&quot;,&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;outbound_click&quot;}">Snake River</a> and the state's border with Idaho
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, a census-designated place in Maryland, is close to some of the state's most beautiful nature spots, such as <a href="http://dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/pages/western/southmountain.aspx" rel="" target="_blank" data-track-click="{&quot;click_type&quot;:&quot;other&quot;,&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;outbound_click&quot;}">South Mountain State Park</a>
<a href="https://www.newmexico.org/places-to-visit/regions/central/los-ranchos-de-albuquerque/" rel=" nofollow" target="_blank" data-track-click="{&quot;click_type&quot;:&quot;other&quot;,&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;outbound_click&quot;}">Los Ranchos de Albuquerque</a> is a village outside the city of Albuquerque
Helena Valley West Central is a census-designated place in Montana outside of the state capital, Helena, <a href="https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-city-of-helena-montana-is-founded-after-miners-discover-gold" rel=" nofollow" target="_blank" data-track-click="{&quot;click_type&quot;:&quot;other&quot;,&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;outbound_click&quot;}">which was a gold rush destination in the 19th century</a>
<a href="https://villageoffontana.com/" rel=" nofollow" target="_blank" data-track-click="{&quot;click_type&quot;:&quot;other&quot;,&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;outbound_click&quot;}">Fontana-on-Geneva Lake</a> is a village in Wisconsin that
has beautiful waterfront views of Geneva Lake
according to the Virginia newspaper Tidewater Review
With 20 letters and three separate words, it's hard to believe <a href="https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/washingtoncourthousecityohio,bellairmeadowbrookterracecdpflorida/AGE775218" rel="" target="_blank" data-track-click="{&quot;click_type&quot;:&quot;other&quot;,&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;outbound_click&quot;}">Washington Court House</a> is just the namesake of one place
The city is outside Cincinnati in southern Ohio
which has been an iconic destination since 1778
The city was formed in 1986, when the cities of Graymoor and Devondale were combined, according to the <a href="http://www.graymoor-devondale.com/" rel=" nofollow" target="_blank" data-track-click="{&quot;click_type&quot;:&quot;other&quot;,&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;outbound_click&quot;}">Graymoor-Devondale website</a>
Louisville is the closest metropolitan area to Graymoor-Devondale
Chattahoochee Hills is a rural city outside of Atlanta
Helena-West Helena is a city close to Arkansas' border with Mississippi. According to the Phillips County website, Helena-West Helena is the <a href="https://phillipscounty.arkansas.gov/cities/detail/helena-west-helena" rel="" target="_blank" data-track-click="{&quot;click_type&quot;:&quot;other&quot;,&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;outbound_click&quot;}">largest city in the county</a>
The nearby town of Helena has historical roots that date back to the Civil War
Mooselookmeguntic has 17 letters and five syllables
making it the longest town or city name (without hyphens or spaces) in the US
Kleinfeltersville is tied with Mooselookmeguntic
unhyphenated census-designated place name in the US