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Jacksonville is located in the northeast region of Florida, approximately one hour from St. Augustine and two hours from Daytona Beach. Jacksonville is well known for its Jacksonville Naval Station, which was a part of the BRAC Commission (Base Realignment and Closure).

An interesting fact about Jacksonville is that the St. Johns River runs through the entire city and is over a mile wide, with numerous bridges to get into the city over the river.  And of course, Jacksonville is home to the Jacksonville Jaguars, the National Football League team, that play at Alltel Stadium.

If you’re looking for a career in healthcare insurance, Jacksonville is the place for you!  It houses corporate headquarters for Blue Cross & Blue Shield and HealthKeepers. To search for jobs in the Jacksonville, Florida area you can visit ForRent.com. According to Forbes.com, Jacksonville made the list at #18 for the top 40 cities for job growth. Jacksonville also made the list of top 40 best cities for singles.

Jacksonville Apartments:

The apartment market in Jacksonville will continue to have renter demand as there is continued job growth and business development. That, coupled with the city’s skilled and educated work force, makes it a desirable place to reside. As if employment growth and entertainment attractions weren’t enough to bring in residents, the overwhelming support of animals may be enough to entice you. Apartment communities throughout the city are extremely pet-friendly.  It is typical for apartments to allow a variety of breeds and weight, as well as offering facilities for animals to play. View apartments in Jacksonville, FL on ForRent.com.

And true to Florida’s reputation there are great beaches for locals and tourists alike. Jacksonville Beach, Neptune Beach, Atlantic Beach and Ponte Vedra Beach are all located within a ten mile radius. Note: Ponte Vedra Beach is where the Players Championship Golf Tournament takes place.

So if you’re considering relocation, Jacksonville, FL should definitely be on your list of places to explore. With the appeal of Florida’s beaches, the increasing job growth and many other attractions, you’re sure to find your perfect home!

Get more information and search tips on Jacksonville Apartments, or view all Apartments for Rent in Jacksonville, FL.

As tradition with last years post Best Cities for Singles, we have posted the newest version for all those single folks! These rankings, done by Forbes, are meant to be a guide for young, ambitious singles who can live and work wherever they want.

To determine the best cities out of the 40 largest urbanized areas in America they devised criteria of seven categories:  number of singles, night life, culture, cost of living alone, job growth, online dating activity and coolness (the last criteria being my favorite). In order to determine the coolness of each city, a poll was conducted in which participants were asked “Among the following U.S. cities, which one do you think is the coolest?” It is no surprise that New York was deemed the coolest city overall.

Here are the top 10….

1. Atlanta, GA

2. San Francisco, CA

3. Dallas, TX

4. Minneapolis, MN

5. Washington D.C

6. Seattle, WA

7. Boston, MA

8. New York City, NY

9. Orlando, FL 

10. Phoenix, AZ

Atlanta, the capital of Georgia, tops the Forbes list of the best cities for singles mainly because of its great night life, high number of singles in the area as well as the great job growth market! In the eight years Forbes has been ranking America’s cities for singles, Atlanta has been in the top ten all but one year. Making it one of the friendliest cities!

Want to see if your city made the list?

Check out Forbes.com’s complete list of the Best Cities for Singles 2008 here. You can even sort by top cities for culture, nightlife, singles, job growth, living cost and online.