Ocean Forest
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville Beach, FL
All 183 homes for sale in Jacksonville Beach, FL · median $725,000 · Duval County homes for sale
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Market Heat
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As of October 2026, Ocean Forest in Jacksonville Beach, FL has 2 homes for sale. Over the 12 months ending 2026-10-14, 13 recorded sales closed at a median of $902,500, $390 per square foot, a median 21 days on market, sellers accepting 96% of original asking (+23% versus the prior year). Homes listed or recently sold were built 1955–1999; none of the 14 geocoded homes sit in a FEMA special flood hazard zone (median elevation 11 ft). At the median price and Duval County's FY2025-26 rate of 17.86 mills, annual property tax runs about $16,120 ($15,390 with the full homestead exemption).
Momentum Realty in Ocean Forest: our agents closed 1 home here for buyers and sellers in the last 12 months (brokerage closed records through October 2026). Find the right Momentum agent in Jacksonville Beach →
Last 30 days in Ocean Forest: 1 new listing (median asking $599,000). As of October 16, 2026, realMLS.
Ocean Forest's price is set less by the calendar than by the housing stock itself: a median build year of 1962 across a range that runs from 1924 to 2024 means buyers are choosing between original mid-century construction and full rebuilds, and condition drives value here as much as location. The median sale price sits at $817,500, translating to roughly $360 per square foot on a typical home near 2,023 square feet, a figure that reflects the gap between original and renovated inventory rather than one consistent product.
For sellers, the read is straightforward: there are zero active listings in Ocean Forest right now, so a well-priced, well-presented home enters the market with no direct on-market competition. Homes have been closing in under 30 days, price is up 7% year over year and roughly 250% since 2012, and with 705 homes total and only 14 closings feeding the current window, each transaction carries real weight in setting the next comp. Buyers should expect to move decisively once something does list.
Ocean Forest right now
🔴 Seller-leaning market. 2.0 months of supply and 0% of the inventory already under contract give sellers the pressure advantage.Why it matters: months of supply is how long today's inventory would last at today's sales pace; under-contract share is the portion of homes for sale that already have a buyer.Momentum Research analysis of realMLS records, as of October 14, 2026. Confidence: High (2 active and pending listings, 13 closed sales in 12 months).
🟢 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($902K) is up 22.8% from the prior 12 months ($735K) and up 269% since 2012. With about 16 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 October 14. Confidence: Medium (13 and 11 sales in the two windows).
What's unique here: the median sale price is about 3x the typical Duval County sale ($902K vs $310K, trailing 12 months, realMLS records).
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· Updated October 16, 2026 · Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Ocean Forest market snapshot (as of October 14, 2026): the median sale price is about $902K ($390 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), a median 21 days on market for closed sales, and 2.0 months of supply, a seller-leaning market. The trailing-12-month median is up 23% from the prior 12 months and up 269% since 2012, computed from record-level realMLS closed sales (13 closings in the current window).
In ZIP 32034 (Jacksonville Beach), 1,036 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $440K ($199/sq ft), up 0.4% year over year, with a median 52 days on market. Right now 219 active and 80 pending listings put supply at about 6.1 months — a balanced market. See the live ZIP 32034 housing market and the Nassau County market.
County records show 11 qualified sales in Ocean Forest across 2024–2025 (9 in 2024, 2 in 2025), median $890,000 — the last recorded sale per parcel on the Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll, independent of the MLS.
Flood zones in Ocean Forest: of 14 listing addresses checked against the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, 100% sit outside the FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area (Zone X). Individual parcels vary - verify any specific address at msc.fema.gov. See flood zones by neighborhood in Jacksonville Beach.
Ocean Forest is a community of 187 homes in Jacksonville Beach, Duval County, built between 1955 and 2024 (median 1961), with a median living area of about 2,310 square feet. 90% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Ocean Forest is a Jacksonville Beach community of 705 homes spanning a full century of construction, from 1924 originals to homes completed as recently as 2024, giving buyers a genuine choice between vintage character and newer-build systems within the same footprint.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Ocean Forest is best for.
Best for
- Buyers targeting a mid-sized home around the 2,023-square-foot median in Jacksonville Beach who are ready to act the moment something lists
- Buyers comfortable pricing a home on its own merits rather than against a pool of active comps, given zero current listings
- Buyers or sellers thinking in terms of a longer hold, given the 250% price movement since 2012
Probably not for
- Buyers who want to tour and compare multiple active listings before committing, since there are none on market today
- Buyers set on new construction only, since most of the stock predates 2000 given a 1962 median year built
- Buyers needing a large-format home well above the 2,023-square-foot median
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending October 14 of each year, from record-level realMLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($902K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($735K) IS the +22.8% one-year change.
Windows contain 9 to 28 sales each (13 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.
23% of homes for sale in ZIP 32250 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 (2026-10-17).
Sea Island Ocean Forest Market Scorecard
Sea Island Ocean Forest is currently a strong seller's market. About 2.0 months of supply, a median asking price of $649,500, and homes go under contract in about 43 days.
Typical home value in the 32250 ZIP is $634,294, about 15.0% above the Florida norm (Zillow Home Value Index).
Go deeper: ZIP market scorecard · county scorecard · true cost calculator · affordability calculator.
Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily. Typical value: Zillow Research. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
Homes For Sale Right Now in Ocean Forest
Live MLS inventory for Ocean Forest. 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 Ocean Forest listings as of 2026-10-14, priced high to low. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Tap any home to ask about it.
Ocean Forest 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 contributors.
Life at Ocean Forest
- Security Lights · reported on 1 of 4 listings
Community amenities as reported across realMLS listings in this community; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Verify current amenities and access with the HOA.
Schools
- Duval County Public Schools
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
- Jacksonville Beach Elementary SchoolFLDOE grade A · Public K-5 (Duval)
- Duncan U. Fletcher Middle SchoolFLDOE grade A · Public Middle 6-8
- Duncan U. Fletcher High SchoolFLDOE grade A · Public High 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 Ocean Forest address.
The Ocean Forest buying strategy.
If we were buying in Ocean Forest 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.
Come strong and clean. Homes here move, so lead with your best terms and financing ready rather than a low anchor.
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 Ocean Forest.
Vintage stock, modern prices
The spread in Ocean Forest's housing stock is the story: with a median year built of 1962 but construction continuing through 2024, this is not a single-era neighborhood. Homes range from original mid-century construction to recent rebuilds, and that range is what pushes per-square-foot pricing in different directions depending on what has been done to a given lot. At a median of 2,023 living square feet, most homes here are mid-sized rather than sprawling.
Inventory is the other half of the picture. With zero active listings against 705 total homes and only 14 closings feeding the current pricing window, Ocean Forest trades in small numbers. A market heat score of 44 reflects that measured pace, not a stalled market but not a frenzy either, while price has still climbed 7% over the past year and 250% since 2012. About 78.6% of homes in Ocean Forest carry a homestead exemption, the tax status tied to a primary residence.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Ocean Forest. 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 Ocean Forest 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 5 factors (8.9). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +269% since 2012; Recent Direction +22.8% year-over-year; Liquidity & Demand 2.0 months of supply; Owner Commitment 90% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 96.2% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
A market with zero active listings and only a handful of recent closings does not leave much room for guesswork on price, so tracking every closing in Ocean Forest as it happens matters more than relying on older comps. Momentum pulls directly from the realmls feed for this community and pairs that with a hand-prepared valuation, because a neighborhood spanning original 1924 construction through 2024 builds does not price off a single formula.
Ocean Forest in 15 seconds.
What it really costs to own in Ocean Forest
The parts of the monthly number a mortgage calculator leaves out, from the tax roll, the MLS, Citizens and FEMA. Property facts only.
| Property tax | Current owners' bills run a median of $5,588/yr across 10 listings here (MLS tax records, 2026-10-16). |
|---|---|
| Home and flood insurance | The average Citizens Property Insurance premium in Duval County is $1,315/yr (2,001 policies, Citizens detail by county, April 2026); private-market quotes depend on roof age, wind mitigation and construction. Flood: of 14 listing addresses checked against the FEMA flood map, 100% sit outside the high-risk zone. Statewide, a Zone X flood policy runs about $500-$700/yr and a high-risk zone $1,200-$2,500/yr (FEMA Risk Rating 2.0 averages, not quotes). |
| Roof and age | Median build year 1975 across 12 listings. An original roof here would be about 51 years old; under Florida's 2022 reform (SB 2-D) carriers may require an inspection past 15 years, so budget for a roof report, and for replacement where it fails. |
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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
Confirm the current HOA dues, exactly what they cover, and any CDD bond or special assessment for a specific address before you offer.
Flood & Insurance Context
Of 14 sampled listing addresses in this community: 100% outside the FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area (Zone X/B/C).
Address-sampled; individual parcels vary - verify any specific address at msc.fema.gov. Check any address at FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, and see average home-insurance costs by Florida county.
Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, address-level lookups (n=14) · as of 2026-10
Tools for a Ocean Forest buy.
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| Location | Jacksonville Beach, Duval County, FL · ZIP 32034, 32250 |
|---|---|
| Homes in the community | 187 (FL DOR 2025 assessment roll) |
| Years built | 1955–2024 (median 1961) |
| Typical living area | 2,310 sq ft (median) |
| Home types (current listings and sales) | single-family 100% |
| Amenities listed by sellers | Fire Alarm, Security Lights, Suburban |
| Sale prices, last 12 months | $902,500 median across 13 closed sales · $390 per sq ft · +22.8% vs the prior 12 months |
| Days on market (closed sales) | 21 median |
| For sale right now | 2 active, 0 pending · median asking $649,500 · 2.0 months of supply |
| Owner-occupied (homestead) share | 90% |
| Zoned public schools | Jacksonville Beach Elementary School (A, FLDOE 2025-26); Duncan U. Fletcher Middle School (A, FLDOE 2025-26); Duncan U. Fletcher High School (A, FLDOE 2025-26) |
| Momentum Realty closings here, last 12 months | 1 |
Data as of October 14, 2026. Data provided by realMLS; housing-stock figures from Florida Department of Revenue public records. Market figures describe homes, not residents. Cite as: Momentum Realty, “Ocean Forest key facts,” movewithmomentum.com/neighborhoods/sea-island-ocean-forest, data as of October 14, 2026.
Housing distress & ownership in Ocean Forest, Jacksonville Beach
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.
Just listed in Ocean Forest
The newest homes for sale in Ocean Forest right now, newest first. Each link opens the full listing with every photo, the price history and a tour request.
- 283 Coral Way $599,000 · 4 bd · 2.5 ba · 2,096 sq ft · 12 days on market Courtesy of RE/MAX UNLIMITED
- 1338 Pinewood Road $699,999 · 3 bd · 2 ba · 1,537 sq ft · 76 days on market Courtesy of KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY ATLANTIC PARTNERS
Checked against the MLS Oct 16, 2026. All new listings in this market.
Every Home for Sale in Sea Island Ocean Forest Right Now (2)
All 2 active and pending Sea Island Ocean Forest listings with a detail page, newest first, refreshed twice a day from the MLS.
- 283 Coral Way · $599,000 · 4 bd / 2.5 ba · listed Oct 5, 2026 · listed by Re/Max Unlimited
- 1338 Pinewood Road · $699,999 · 3 bd / 2 ba · listed Aug 2, 2026 · listed by Keller Williams Realty Atlantic Partners
Recently sold in Sea Island Ocean Forest
- 1911 Tanglewood Road · sold $945,000
- 1746 Penman Road · sold $625,000
- 53 Oakwood Road · sold $940,000
- 1619 Sunset Drive · sold $440,500
- 1901 Tanglewood Road · sold $790,000
- 40 Tallwood Road · sold $1,075,000
- 83 Tallwood Road · sold $1,725,000
- 53 Tallwood Road · sold $902,500
- 72 Cilewood Court · sold $845,000
- 1869 Arden Way · sold $460,000
Closed sales from the MLS; each page shows the sold price, taxes and value history.
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Streets in this community
Street-level pages: every home on record, what sold and what is for sale on each street.
- Tallwood Road (30 homes on record)
- Oakwood Road (30 homes on record)
- Coral Way (30 homes on record)
- Tanglewood Road (26 homes on record)
- Arden Way (25 homes on record)
- Sunset Drive (18 homes on record)
- Sunset Drive (17 homes on record)
- Pinewood Road (16 homes on record)
- Oakwood Road (14 homes on record)
- Coral Way (14 homes on record)
- Tallwood Road (13 homes on record)
- Tanglewood Road (13 homes on record)
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | realMLS, refreshed twice daily (last: October 14, 2026) |
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending October 14, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR assessment roll (street-list match (4 streets, ZIP 32034/32250)) |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-10-14 |
| Schools | 2025-26 district assignments + FLDOE school grades; verify with the district |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2001 (370 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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