Momentum Housing Data · Home Values · Duval County
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Highland Lakes (Jacksonville, FL): 21 recorded closings in the 12 months ending 2026-08-30, a 15-year price record, and sales split by price band and home size — every number from recorded MLS closings, none from an estimate model.
In the current window, sellers accepted a median 96.6% of original asking; the median sale took 32 days (window ending 2026-08-30).
| Year | Median sold | Median $/sqft | Median DOM | Sold ÷ original ask | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $275,000 | $187 | 32 | 96.6% | 21 |
| 2025 | $270,000 | $177 | 38 | 94.8% | 15 |
| 2024 | $255,000 | $184 | 53 | 98.6% | 16 |
| 2023 | $285,000 | $176 | 30 | 95.4% | 29 |
| 2022 | $265,000 | $172 | 10 | 100.7% | 29 |
| 2021 | $194,000 | $147 | 13 | 100.0% | 26 |
| 2020 | $185,000 | $126 | 20 | 100.0% | 30 |
| 2019 | $173,000 | $113 | 13 | 100.0% | 27 |
| 2018 | $161,000 | $106 | 27 | 99.7% | 25 |
| 2017 | $136,000 | $94 | 29 | 96.5% | 39 |
| 2016 | $116,500 | $80 | 38 | 93.7% | 36 |
| 2015 | $107,275 | $73 | 37 | 96.8% | 24 |
| 2014 | $90,000 | $67 | 61 | 92.7% | 24 |
| 2013 | $84,000 | $51 | 39 | 93.0% | 25 |
| 2012 | $75,000 | $60 | 45 | 95.0% | 17 |
Over the recorded series, Highland Lakes’s median sold price moved from $75,000 (2012) to $275,000 (12 months ending 2026-08-30) — +267% over that span, with every year’s figure from recorded closings, not a model.
The recorded series starts in 2012 at $75,000. The 2020–22 run-up did what it did everywhere — Highland Lakes’s median moved +53% from 2019 to 2022. Against the 2023 peak of $285,000, the current median stands at -4%. Annual sales volume here has ranged from 15 to 39 closings a year (10-yr average 25.7).
Of the 48 recorded Highland Lakes closings since 2024, half landed between $248,000 and $285,878 (the middle two quartiles); the lowest recorded sale was $170,000 and the highest $360,000. If your home sits outside the middle band, the reason usually shows up in the size table below before it shows up in condition.
| Sold price band | Share of closings | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Under $225,000 | 8 (17%) | |
| $225,000 – $250,000 | 5 (10%) | |
| $250,000 – $275,000 | 13 (27%) | |
| $275,000 – $300,000 | 16 (33%) | |
| None and up | 6 (12%) |
The same recorded closings, split into thirds by living area. Find the row your home falls in: the $/sqft figure times your square footage is the recorded-sales bracket for homes like yours here — a starting range from real closings, not a valuation of your specific property. Smaller homes here have been selling at a higher price per square foot than larger ones ($202 vs $167) — the usual pattern, since lot, kitchen and baths do not scale with floor area.
| Size group | Median $/sqft | Median sold | Sold range | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smaller homes 936–1,344 sq ft | $202 | $251,500 | $189,900 – $285,000 | 16 |
| Mid-size homes 1,348–1,531 sq ft | $192 | $278,700 | $170,000 – $295,000 | 16 |
| Larger homes 1,543–2,264 sq ft | $167 | $277,500 | $219,000 – $360,000 | 16 |
From the live MLS feed as of 2026-09-03: 5 active listings (plus 1 pending) asking from $220,000 to $339,000, median $310,000; 1 of 5 have been on the market over 60 days (median 21 days so far); the homes listed or recently sold were built between 1988 and 1996 (median 1992); 18 of 18 listed or recently sold homes report an HOA, median $19/mo; none of the 17 geocoded listed or recently sold homes sits in a FEMA special flood hazard zone (median elevation 31 ft); the features listings here most often name are Playground, Park and Street Lights. For a seller this is the competition a buyer will tour alongside your home; for a buyer, the stale share is where negotiating room usually is. See the current Highland Lakes listings →
At Highland Lakes’s $275,000 median and Duval County’s adopted 17.86 mills (FY2025-26), a home assessed at that price carries roughly $4,910 a year in property tax before exemptions, or about $4,180 with the full Florida homestead exemption — a buyer’s first-year figure; a long-time owner’s Save Our Homes cap can be far lower, which is one reason resale taxes jump at closing. Municipal and special-district millage varies inside the county; see the Duval County tax page.
Current asking prices run a median $310,000 against the $275,000 recorded sold median (+13%) — the gap between what sellers hope and what the record shows. The market is carrying about 3 months of supply at the current sales pace. Demand check: 17% of Highland Lakes’s listings are under contract, against 28% for ZIP 32244 and 30% for Duval County as a whole — the community is currently absorbing slower than its surroundings, which is negotiating information. Momentum’s market-heat index for Highland Lakes reads 36/100 (computed from DOM, sale-to-list, and absorption; 2020–21 peaked in the 70s here).
With asking prices running +13% over the recorded sold median, a Highland Lakes listing priced against the closed record above stands out against its competition; one priced against the asking crowd joins the statewide list of homes that never sold.
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Communities buyers shopping Highland Lakes are also weighing (nearest by map distance), each on its own recorded 12-month closings. A median well above the neighbors is a ceiling to price against; well below is where the value argument lives.
| Community | Median sold | Median $/sqft | Median DOM | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amandas Crossing | $260,000 | $182 | 14 | 11 |
| Argyle Forest | $257,550 | $188 | 40 | 37 |
| Cutters Point | $338,500 | $160 | 21 | 4 |
| Chimney Lakes | $286,000 | $176 | 23 | 34 |
| School | Level | FLDOE grade |
|---|---|---|
| Chimney Lakes Elementary School | Public PreK-5 | A (2025-26) |
| Charger Academy | Public 6-8 | — |
| Westside High School | Public 9-12 | I (2025-26) |
Assignments and grades as recorded/published; both change — verify current zoning with the district before relying on it. Grades are the state’s official FLDOE ratings, reported as published.
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Source: Data provided by realMLS. Compiled from recorded MLS closings; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Figures are medians for the stated windows and change as new sales record; individual homes vary widely. No automated valuation for any specific property appears on this page. Equal Housing Opportunity. © 2026 Move With Momentum LLC — brokerage licensed in FL and GA. Disclosures
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