Jax Beach 7th Most Exciting Suburb in the Country

[finehoe]

"Our next suburb sits not on a lake, but on a much larger body of water: the Atlantic Ocean. Yes, we're back in Florida, but this time it's near Jacksonville rather than Miami. With the geography sorted out, it should come as little surprise to readers of this ranking that Jacksonville Beach was second only to Miami Beach in terms of nightlife and live music on a per capita basis. We're talking places like Lynch's, Engine 15, and the Shim Sham Room.

Also of zero surprise was this suburb's fourth place finish for active life options, from beaches to waterparks to golf. Where Miami Beach absolutely trounced this fellow Floridian destination, however, was in non-chain dining options. Jacksonville Beach came in 50th for this criteria with 9 percent of its restaurants chains. Still, that doesn't mean residents looking for some exciting eating options are out of luck, what with the likes of Eleven South and Salt Life Food Shack in town."

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[CityLife]

I don't think Jax Beach (or Jax Beaches) has the rep around the state or country that it deserves for nightlife, dining, and lifestyle, but this is a good start to be listed with that kind of company.

[Tacachale]

Pretty nice recognition. The Beaches have some great things going on there. Having an excellent, easily accessible beach is always nice. As far as nightlife goes one area that's really starting to take off is the beer scene. There are already 2 craft breweries and a brew pub, and more and more bars are starting to feature craft and local beer more prominently. It's a totally different scene than it was even 3 years ago. The restaurant options are also starting to improve dramatically.

[BoldBoyOfTheSouth]

I would like to believe that, however, I, for one, never found Jax Beach to be all that exciting.

Though, it's competing with suburbs and suburbs are usually boring places of soccer moms, older people and horrid chain restaurants like Olive Garden.

Suburbs are not usually places for bars beyond the bar at Applebees or a beer at a pizzeria.  So with that criteria, it's possible Jax is all that.

CONGRATS JAX BEACHERS