Perry Homes in Jacksonville. The 2026 Guide

Perry Homes in Northeast Florida

Perry Homes is the largest homebuilder in Texas, family-owned and operated since 1967, and one of the largest woman-owned homebuilders in the country. After more than five decades building only in Texas, it expanded into Florida in 2024 and is now entering the Jacksonville market, where its first community is in the new Garden District at Wildlight.

In Northeast Florida, Perry Homes is one of the two builders opening the Garden District’s first neighborhood, Bellflower, alongside Toll Brothers, with single-family homes on 50-, 60-, and 70-foot lots in a Florida lowcountry style. Bellflower is set to begin pre-selling in summer 2026, making this an early-stage entry for the builder in the metro.

This guide covers what Perry Homes is, its Texas roots and Florida expansion, where it is building locally, and the honest trade-offs of buying a Perry home, including why you bring your own agent before you ever visit a sales center.

Quick Facts

About Perry Homes

Bob Perry founded Perry Homes in Houston in 1967, and it has grown into the largest homebuilder in Texas, building in more than 140 communities across Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. It has built for more than 70,000 customers and reports around 2.4 billion dollars in annual revenue. The company remains family-owned and operated, now led by Executive Chair Kathy Perry Britton, who succeeded her father, which makes Perry one of the largest woman-owned homebuilders in the country.

After 57 years building only in Texas, Perry Homes expanded beyond the state for the first time in 2024, entering Florida in markets including Tampa, Sarasota, Port St. Lucie, and now Jacksonville (operating in Florida under the Perry Homes and Britton Homes names). Perry markets itself on quality, value, and service, and includes smart-home technology and an industry-leading new-home warranty across its homes, with a New Home Concierge to guide buyers. In Northeast Florida it is just getting started, with its first community at Wildlight’s Garden District.

Perry Homes Communities in Northeast Florida

Perry Homes is a new entrant in the metro, so its local footprint is small and just opening. Here is what is confirmed, with our guide linked.

Bellflower at Wildlight (Garden District)

Perry Homes’ first Northeast Florida community is Bellflower, the first neighborhood opening in Wildlight’s new Garden District in Nassau County, which it is building alongside Toll Brothers. Bellflower offers single-family homes on 50-, 60-, and 70-foot lots in a Florida lowcountry style, and it is set to begin pre-selling in summer 2026, one of the earliest Garden District neighborhoods to open. See our full Wildlight guide.

What to expect next

Given Perry’s rapid Florida expansion, expect more Jacksonville-area communities to follow as it establishes itself. For now, Bellflower at Wildlight is the local entry. Because this is a new-builder, new-neighborhood launch, confirm current timing, pricing, and availability directly.

Perry Homes Pricing & Value in Northeast Florida

Local pricing is still being set, since Bellflower is just reaching pre-sales. In Texas, Perry spans value to upper move-up and into luxury, and in Florida it generally positions as a quality move-up builder. At Bellflower, the 50-, 60-, and 70-foot lots suggest a range of single-family sizes, so expect mid-market to upper pricing typical of a new Wildlight neighborhood.

For context, Momentum tracks the wider Jacksonville metro at a 97.98 percent sold-to-list ratio and 64 days on market for our agents, against a RealMLS market average closer to 96.73 percent and 72 days, year to date. On a new-builder, new-community purchase like Bellflower, the homesite, the floor plan, the CDD, and any opening incentives drive your real cost, which is exactly where an agent who knows the market and the contract pays off, especially with a builder still establishing its local pricing.

Who Buys a Perry Home

In Texas, Perry draws value and move-up buyers across a wide range. In Northeast Florida, its initial Wildlight community will draw buyers attracted to the Garden District’s nature-focused setting and to a large, established builder bringing its Texas track record and warranty to the market. The family- and woman-owned story and the focus on service also appeal to buyers who value those qualities.

Expect early Perry buyers here to be move-up and relocating buyers drawn to Wildlight in Nassau County, plus buyers who recognize Perry from Texas. As the builder expands locally, its buyer profile will broaden. The buyer who wants a quality move-up home from a large, service-focused builder, and is comfortable being among its first local customers, is the early Perry buyer in this market.

Schools Near Perry Homes Communities

Perry Homes’ first local community, Bellflower, sits in Wildlight in Nassau County, so it is served by the Nassau County School District rather than the St. Johns district that anchors much of the metro’s new construction.

Wildlight’s Garden District has land set aside for a future elementary school and a Nassau County park, which would put schooling and recreation close at hand once built. Until then, Nassau County assignments apply. Because the area is growing and a new school is planned, confirm the exact current zoned schools for any specific Bellflower address with the Nassau County School District before relying on any assignment.

What Makes a Perry Home

Perry Homes built its Texas reputation on quality, value, and service. Its homes include smart-home technology and what the company calls an industry-leading new-home warranty, and it runs a New Home Concierge to guide buyers through the process, which it markets as a key differentiator. The homes are designed for a range of lifestyles and built for durability.

At Bellflower in Wildlight, Perry’s single-family homes are expected to reflect the Garden District’s Florida lowcountry style and nature-focused setting. As a builder new to the market, Perry is bringing its established Texas processes and warranty to Northeast Florida, which is part of its pitch, though as with any builder the buying experience still benefits from your own representation.

CDD & HOA in Perry Homes Communities

Perry’s local community sits inside Wildlight, so the master plan’s fee structure applies.

CDD at Wildlight: Wildlight is a CDD master plan, so a CDD assessment applies on the tax bill in addition to HOA dues for Bellflower homes.

HOA and amenities: Wildlight homes carry HOA dues, and the Garden District includes the Oak Hammock amenity center, a trail network, and conservation land, so amenity access is part of what those dues support.

Model the all-in monthly: between mortgage, the CDD, HOA dues, and the post-first-year property-tax reset on a new build, the all-in monthly runs above the base price. Get the real number for the specific home, which a good agent will build with you.

Where Perry Homes Builds in Northeast Florida

Perry’s entry point is Wildlight in Nassau County, off I-95 north of Jacksonville near Yulee and the Amelia Island corridor. Bellflower sits in the Garden District, about nine miles east of I-95, a nature-focused phase of Wildlight with trails, conservation land, and access toward the St. Marys River.

This puts early Perry buyers in the growing Nassau corridor rather than the St. Johns submarkets that dominate much of the metro’s new construction. For buyers drawn to Wildlight’s town-in-nature concept and the Amelia Island side of the metro, it is well placed; for those tied to the Southside or St. Johns, it is farther afield. Expect Perry’s footprint to grow as it expands across the Jacksonville market.

Texas’s Largest Builder, Now in Florida

Two things define Perry’s entry into this market: its Texas track record and its newness to Florida. Both are worth understanding before you buy.

A Texas heavyweight

Perry Homes is the largest homebuilder in Texas, family- and woman-owned since 1967, with more than 70,000 homes built and around 2.4 billion dollars in annual revenue. That scale and longevity are real, and the company brings its established processes, smart-home features, and new-home warranty to Florida.

A recent Florida expansion

Perry expanded outside Texas for the first time in 2024, entering Florida markets including Tampa, Sarasota, Port St. Lucie, and now Jacksonville. So while Perry is a heavyweight in Texas, it is a newcomer in Florida and brand new to the Jacksonville market, with a short local track record to evaluate.

A new neighborhood at Wildlight

Bellflower is one of the first Garden District neighborhoods to open, pre-selling in summer 2026 alongside Toll Brothers. Being an early buyer can mean first pick of homesites, but you are buying into a brand-new neighborhood and a builder establishing itself locally, so do your homework and lean on your own agent.

Pros & Cons of Buying a Perry Home

Perry Homes vs Other Northeast Florida Builders

Perry Homes is a Texas heavyweight just entering the market. Here is the honest shorthand against the established builders here.

Hidden Things Perry Homes Buyers Should Know

A few things that matter once you get serious about a Perry home in Northeast Florida.

Big in Texas, new in Florida

Perry is the largest builder in Texas, but it only entered Florida in 2024 and is brand new to Jacksonville. The scale and warranty are real, but the local track record is short, so weigh the established reputation against the newness and lean on your agent.

Bellflower is just opening

Bellflower begins pre-selling in summer 2026, so early buyers get first pick of homesites but buy into a brand-new neighborhood still being built out. That is normal for a new community, but go in with realistic expectations on timing and on living amid construction.

Ask about the warranty and smart-home details

Perry markets an industry-leading new-home warranty and included smart-home technology. Those are genuine selling points, so get the specifics in writing, what the warranty covers and for how long, and which smart-home features are standard, and have your agent review them in the contract.

Wildlight carries a CDD

Bellflower sits in Wildlight, a CDD master plan, so budget the CDD on top of HOA dues. The Garden District amenities are part of what those fees support, so factor the full monthly carrying cost.

Register with your agent before you visit

The Perry Homes sales agent works for the builder. Like most builders, they will generally not let you add buyer representation if you register on your own first. Bring your agent in before your first sales-center visit or interest-list signup so you are represented on price, homesite, and contract terms at no cost to you in most cases.

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