Laurel Grove
Homes for Sale in Orange Park, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
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Laurel Grove Plan's pricing comes down to a wide age spread. Homes here date from 1958 through 2024, with a median year built of 1998, so the 287-home count includes everything from original construction to recent builds, and condition rather than location is what separates the top of the range from the bottom. The median sale price sits at $276,000, or about $192 a square foot on a typical 1,620-square-foot home, and that per-square-foot figure is the more reliable read on value here given how much the stock varies by age.
The current posture favors sellers who price to the recent trend, not the long one. Sales are down 11.5% year over year, even though prices are still up 173% since 2012, and the market-heat score of 53 puts this squarely in moderate territory, not overheated. With zero active listings on the board right now and a median of just under three weeks on market over the last 12 months of closings, a well-priced, well-maintained home can still move quickly, but there is currently nothing for a buyer to compare it against.
Laurel Grove right now
🟡 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($295K) is up 5.4% from the prior 12 months ($280K) and up 213% since 2012. With about a dozen sales a year, a single closing can swing this number, so read the level and the decade, not one year's move.Momentum Research, record-level realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending September 12. Confidence: Medium (11 and 6 sales in the two windows).
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Updated September 12, 2026 · Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Laurel Grove market snapshot (as of September 12, 2026): the median sale price is about $295K ($192 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 20 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 5% from the prior 12 months and up 213% since 2012, computed from record-level realMLS closed sales (11 closings in the current window).
Laurel Grove is a community of 104 homes in Orange Park, Clay County, built between 1997 and 2007 (median 1999.0), with a median living area of about 1,324 square feet. 55% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Laurel Grove Plan is a 287-home community in Orange Park, Clay County, built out in phases from 1958 to 2024 rather than in a single development cycle, which is why condition and age matter as much as square footage when comparing homes here.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Laurel Grove is best for.
Best for
- Buyers comfortable moving quickly once a home lists, given the median of just under three weeks on market and currently no active inventory.
- Buyers targeting a home near the $276,000 median and 1,620-square-foot median living area who plan to evaluate condition against the 1958-2024 age range.
- Sellers who can price to the recent 11.5% year-over-year pullback rather than only the 173% gain since 2012.
Probably not for
- Buyers who want several active listings to compare side by side before deciding; there are none on the board right now.
- Buyers or sellers relying on an automated online valuation instead of a hand-prepared comparison against recent closings.
- Anyone assuming every home is similarly updated; the 1958-2024 build range means condition varies widely from one address to the next.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending September 12 of each year, from record-level realMLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($295K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($280K) IS the +5.4% one-year change.
Windows contain 3 to 15 sales each (11 in the current window); every figure carries its sample size, and thin markets swing on single closings. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
27% of homes for sale in ZIP 32073 are already under contract (under contract ÷ under contract + active listings) — a read on how much of the available inventory buyers have already claimed. Source: MLS data (2026-09-12).
Laurel Grove Market Scorecard
Laurel Grove is currently a balanced market..
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Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
Housing distress & ownership in Laurel Grove Plan, Orange Park
Who owns here, how much is not owner-occupied, and how much for-sale inventory is under distress.
Source: Momentum Realty Research. Ownership & parcels from the FL DOR 2025 tax roll; distress from MLS active-listing status/remarks; price from MLS closed sales. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Homes For Sale Right Now in Laurel Grove
Live MLS inventory for Laurel Grove. Every active listing, what is under contract right now, and the last 12 months of closed sales, refreshed twice a day. Closed comps beat an algorithm's guess every time.
Active and pending Laurel Grove listings as of 2026-09-12, priced high to low. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Tap any home to ask about it.
Laurel Grove on the map.
Every active, pending, and recently sold home, plotted. Toggle the layers and tap a home for the details.
Listing locations from realMLS. Map data © OpenStreetMap, tiles © CARTO.
Life at Laurel Grove
- Management - Off Site · reported on 1 of 5 listings
Community amenities as reported across realMLS listings in this community; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Verify current amenities and access with the HOA.
Recent Developments in Laurel Grove
Development, infrastructure, retail, and school activity affecting Laurel Grove, tracked by our team and summarized from public reporting and official sources, with links to the original coverage. Last updated August 2026.
- June 2026Development
Hillwood contracts with the City of Jacksonville for 192 acres at AllianceFlorida at Cecil Commerce Center
Master developer Hillwood contracted with the City of Jacksonville for 192 acres at AllianceFlorida at Cecil Commerce Center on Jacksonville's Westside, continuing the buildout of the former Naval Air Station Cecil Field into an industrial and logistics park.
What it may mean for the marketContinued absorption of large industrial parcels at Cecil signals sustained employment growth on the Westside, which can support housing demand across nearby communities. The site is about 11 miles northwest of Laurel Grove.
Source: Jax Daily Record - June 2026Builder Activity
Hyland Trail to bring over 3,000 homes to Lake Asbury in Clay County
News4Jax reported that Hyland Trail, along with the related Edenbrooke and The Glens communities, will bring more than 3,000 new homes to the Lake Asbury area of Clay County. Homes are being built by Dream Finders, Pulte and Lennar, with a Lodge amenity center featuring a beach-entry pool, splash zone, exercise facility and pickleball courts. Edenbrooke includes an age-restricted, low-maintenance home section.
What it may mean for the marketAdds a large volume of new single-family housing supply and a private amenity center to the Lake Asbury area, expanding for-sale inventory across a range of home sizes and price points. The project is about 10 miles southwest of Laurel Grove, elsewhere in Clay County.
Source: News4Jax - June 2026Infrastructure
First Coast Expressway advances as an economic-development corridor across Clay and St. Johns
The First Coast Expressway (State Road 23), a tolled beltway looping around the west and south of the Jacksonville metro, continued to open land for development along its corridor, with the final St. Johns County phase from Interstate 95 to east of County Road 2209 in progress. FDOT held a St. Johns County open house on the final phase in January 2026.
What it may mean for the marketNew limited-access highway capacity shortens commutes and opens adjacent land, changes that have historically shaped where new communities and demand concentrate. The site is about 9 miles south of Laurel Grove.
Source: Jax Daily Record - April 2026Development
Hillwood seeks to mass-grade an AllianceFlorida site for a possible 1 million-square-foot building
Hillwood asked to mass grade a site at AllianceFlorida at Cecil Commerce Center to prepare for a possible 1 million-square-foot building, a step that typically precedes a large industrial or distribution user committing to the Westside park.
What it may mean for the marketA build-ready million-square-foot pad points to a potential large employer on the Westside, the kind of jobs anchor that can lift demand for nearby housing. The site is about 11 miles northwest of Laurel Grove.
Source: Jax Daily Record
Summaries reflect public reporting and official sources linked above as of the dates shown. Project details, timelines, and approvals can change. Commentary on potential market effects is general observation, not investment advice or a prediction for any specific property. For the freshest items across the whole region, see This Week in Northeast Florida.
The Laurel Grove buying strategy.
If we were buying in Laurel Grove today, this is the order of operations we would run for our clients.
Underwrite the condition first. Price the roof, HVAC, and systems honestly before judging any list price; condition swings value here more than square footage alone.
Match the home to real comps. Recent sales of similar condition and lot, not the asking price, tell you what a home is worth.
Move deliberately, not desperately. Neither side has a decisive edge, so a well-prepared, fairly-priced offer wins without overpaying.
Line up financing and inspection early. A pre-approval and an inspection plan let you act fast and negotiate from evidence.
Keep an agent in your corner. The listing agent works for the seller; we represent you and prepare a hand-built valuation before any offer in Laurel Grove.
A community priced by condition, not just location
Over the last 12 tracked months of closings, the median sale price in Laurel Grove Plan was $276,000, working out to roughly $192 per square foot on a median 1,620-square-foot home. That price is down 11.5% year over year, a real pullback worth naming plainly rather than smoothing over, even as the longer arc is still strongly positive: prices here have climbed 173% since 2012.
Inventory is the wrinkle right now. Active listings sit at zero, and the median time on market over the closings window was 18.5 days, just under three weeks. A market-heat score of 53 reads as moderate rather than hot, and 64.3% of the 287 homes carry a homestead exemption, indicating most of the community is owner-occupied rather than turned over as rentals or second homes. Together, that points to a community that transacts in bursts when something does list, not one with a steady standing inventory to browse.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Laurel Grove. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Momentum Buy Score.
Our proprietary 0 to 10 read across the factors that decide how a home in Laurel Grove buys, holds, and resells. Momentum Research; not an appraisal.
Momentum Intelligence Scores are our proprietary, qualitative assessment on a 0 to 10 scale, built from the record-level market data on this page. They are a framework for comparing communities, not a guarantee of future value and not advice on a specific home; unlike an automated value estimate they do not price your home, they grade the community on evidence you can inspect. Composite is the plain average of the 4 factors (7.8). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +213% since 2012; Recent Direction +5.4% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 55% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 97.3% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
With zero active listings at the moment, timing and pricing strategy matter more than usual in Laurel Grove Plan. We track this community's closings month over month, so when something does come to market, we can tell a seller how their specific home compares against the 1958-2024 age range and where it should land against the $276,000 median, and we can tell a buyer whether a listing is priced to the 12-month trend or to the longer 2012-to-now run-up.
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HOA, CDD & Fees
- HOA status not on record. Verify any dues before you offer
- Any club/amenity membership is billed separately
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | realMLS, refreshed twice daily (last: September 12, 2026) |
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending September 12, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR assessment roll (street-list match (2 streets, ZIP 32073)) |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-09-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2001 (271 transactions analyzed) |
Verify the primary sources yourself: Florida DOR · U.S. Census · FEMA flood maps · Citizens Property Insurance.
Momentum Research figures are our own analysis of realMLS records; MLS data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Methodology: how Momentum market scores are computed. Market metrics describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
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