On any given day in Baymeadows, you might find families looking for starter homes, empty-nesters scaling down in house size or growing families moving up. The many apartments mean that Baymeadows is often the choice of singles who have just moved to the city.

The landscape is a mix of mature trees and large yards with the conveniences of city living. You don’t have to go far to get to the places you need to go, but still have the feeling that you live among nature.

With Southside Boulevard and an easy connection to I-95 from Baymeadows Road, residents can be downtown in 20-25 minutes – if traffic isn’t heavy (popularity of the area has brought increasing traffic tie-ups). Nearby are The Avenues mall, Deerwood Village Mall and St. Johns Town Center, an open-air shopping area with restaurants and many high-end stores.

The area has a range of home types and prices, including patio homes, condominiums, townhouses and single-family homes. A condo home or small single-family detached can be purchased for less than $100,000, and the average home listing price is $123,720. Many neighborhoods include amenities such as tennis courts, playground equipment, pools, security gates, soccer fields and parks.