Kernan Forest
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL

Kernan Forest market snapshot (as of October 18, 2026): the median sale price is about $469K ($190 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), a median 9 days on market for closed sales, and 1.5 months of supply, a balanced market. The trailing-12-month median is down 10% from the prior 12 months and up 125% since 2012, computed from record-level realMLS closed sales (8 closings in the current window).

Kernan Forest is a community of 98 homes in Jacksonville, Duval County, built between 2003 and 2005 (median 2004.0), with a median living area of about 2,533 square feet. 76% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).

Kernan Forest is a 173-home community in Jacksonville (Duval County) built mostly between 2003 and 2005, with homes carrying a median living area of 2,783 square feet -- larger, newer-construction product for this part of the market.

• Sabal Palm ElementaryFLDOE grade B · Public PreK-5
• Landmark Middle SchoolFLDOE grade A · Public 6-8
• Sandalwood High SchoolFLDOE grade A · Public 9-12

Grades are official Florida Department of Education school grades for 2025-26. Assignments are reported as of the 2025-26 year and can change; always confirm with Duval County Public Schools for a specific address.

Buying with schools in mind? We can confirm the exact zoned schools for any Kernan Forest address.

The median price of $480,000 works out to about $187.43 per square foot, reflecting homes built in a tight 2003-2005 window with a median size of 2,783 square feet. Since 2012, the community's median price has risen 131%, a long run of appreciation from a much lower base. The most recent data shows an 11.1% year-over-year decline, which is worth taking seriously rather than dismissing as noise -- it is the clearest signal in the FACTS that pricing has cooled from its recent peak.

Inventory tells the rest of the story: with 9 closings in the trailing window, only 1 active listing today, and 1.3 months of supply, there simply is not much to compare a given home against. The median 10 days on market confirms that when something does list, it does not sit. About 77.5% of homes here carry a homestead exemption, which points to owner-occupancy as the norm rather than investor or rental turnover -- a factor in why so little comes to market at once.

With only a single active listing in a 173-home community, there is no real comparable-sales cushion to lean on -- pricing a home here, or bidding on one, takes someone tracking this specific pocket of Duval County closely rather than relying on broad Jacksonville averages. We watch the closings as they happen, not after the fact, so you are not pricing off an 11.1% stale number.

Confirm the current HOA dues, exactly what they cover, and any CDD bond or special assessment for a specific address before you offer.