Discover Jacksonville 2016

COMMUNITIES
buyers with prices ranging from $140,000
to more than $3 million for a riverfront
home and the median real estate value
of $316,028. Many Mandarin home sites
have a canopy of large trees that put
nature’s beauty on display.
Quality education is a priority for
most families considering relocation,
and Mandarin is known for its excellent
schools.
The area also offers various parochial
and private educational facilities. The
community is central to Southpoint and
Philips Highway businesses, making it a
convenient commute for those who work
in that busy corridor.
Downtown is about a 20- to 25-minute
drive. Mandarin has a variety of
shopping facilities and restaurants.
Most residents have a grocery store
and pharmacy within minutes of their
homes.
River access and good neighborhood
parks are another attractive feature. The
community has many parks, several
marinas and more waterfront views than
any other area in Jacksonville.
Mandarin’s roots go back to about
1830. The building that is home to the
Mandarin Community Club was rebuilt
in 1872 after a fire destroyed an earlier
building on the site. Harriet Beecher
Stowe, famed author of Uncle Tom’s
Cabin and longtime winter resident, led
the project.
Since before the Civil War until nearly
1975, Mandarin remained a primarily
rural community with much of the
business in agriculture. Today, Mandarin
is a thriving area with plenty of homes,
retail centers and businesses.
Marietta and Whitehouse
Country atmosphere
Few places around Jacksonville still
can claim a country atmosphere with
room to move.
Marietta offers unusually large
lots with an average of a half-acre and
an average home value of $224,500.
New development, too, satisfies those
looking for a good combination of rural
community and modern homes.
Many move to Marietta because they
have animals. It’s not uncommon to see
cows, horses or other farm animals.
The Jacksonville-Baldwin Rail Trail
also winds through Marietta. The
trail, converted from the roadbeds of
abandoned railroad lines to paved or
graveled restricted thoroughfares, Rails
to Trails, offers a pathway for bicyclists,
skaters and walkers/hikers as well as
horseback riders. The 14.5-mile trail
runs through an area of industrial
developments, farms with grazing cows,
and horses and forests that come right up
to the grassy shoulders.
Marietta is home not only to people
looking for space, it is also home to many
businesses looking for space. The Publix
and Michael’s warehouses are off Beaver
Street; the Westside Industrial Park is
just north of Marietta; and the Cecil
Commerce Center also is convenient.
Mayport
Simply shipshape
Mayport, the nation’s oldest fishing
village, is an eclectic mix of a beach
community and quaint town with a
strong military presence. The area,
previously a forgotten bedroom
community of Jacksonville, is
undergoing improvements, with even
more planned for a place that’s home
to a fleet of shrimp boats, a large naval
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