Why does it cost so much to live in Jacksonville?

For the past few years, more people in this area who would otherwise be sleeping beneath a bridge have been finding beds. According to the Times-Union, data from the Emergency Services and Homeless Coalition of Northeast Florida shows that homelessness throughout this region has been steadily dropping from 3,000 to 1,500 since 2010. Much of that has happened namely through the efforts of 100 Homes Jacksonville, a partnership of nonprofit and government organizations that helps to find affordable or supportive housing for chronically homeless people or veterans. read more ......