Allandale
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Price in Allandale is driven by condition and structure, not by any polish premium. With a median around $88,100 and a median build year of 1951 against a range that runs from 1914 to 2024, this is a place where what you pay tracks how much work a given house needs. The median of roughly 1,169 living square feet keeps the footprint modest, and at about $94 per square foot the entry point is low by Jacksonville standards.
The current posture is soft. Median days on market sit at 39 — not fast, not stalled — but the year-over-year median is down 33.8%, and the heat score of 28 confirms a slow, buyer-leaning market. Sellers should price to condition and expect negotiation; buyers have room and time, provided they underwrite the age of the housing stock honestly.
Allandale right now
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($88K) is down 33.8% from the prior 12 months ($133K) and up 384% since 2012. With about 6 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: Low (3 and 9 sales in the two windows).
What's unique here: the median sale price is about 72% below the typical Duval County sale ($88K vs $310K, trailing 12 months, realMLS records).
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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
Allandale market snapshot (as of September 12, 2026): the median sale price is about $88K ($94 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 39 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 34% from the prior 12 months and up 384% since 2012, computed from record-level realMLS closed sales (3 closings in the current window).
Allandale is an older, small-footprint Jacksonville neighborhood in Duval County where the housing dates back as far as 1914 and the pricing reflects condition more than address. It rewards buyers who can read a house and its bones.
Who Allandale is best for.
Best for
- Value-focused buyers working a modest budget who can underwrite an older home's condition
- Renovators looking for a small-footprint house with room to add sweat equity
- Long-horizon investors comfortable with a soft near-term market and older inventory
Probably not for
- Buyers who want new construction and modern layouts as the default
- Anyone needing short-term price stability or quick resale in a competitive market
- Buyers unwilling to budget for the maintenance mid-century and older homes require
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 ($88K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($133K) IS the -33.8% one-year change.
Windows contain 2 to 9 sales each (3 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.
35% of homes for sale in ZIP 32254 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).
Housing distress & ownership in Allandale, Jacksonville
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.
The Allandale buying strategy.
If we were buying in Allandale 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 Allandale.
Old stock, wide spread, patient market
The long arc here is dramatic: values are up 384% since 2012, so the ground under this neighborhood has moved a great deal over the cycle. But the last year cuts the other way, with the median off 33.8%. Read those two numbers together and the story is a market that ran hard, then pulled back — a setup that favors disciplined buyers over anyone chasing momentum.
With 583 homes and a build range spanning more than a century, the inventory is genuinely mixed. A median year built of 1951 means many houses carry the systems and quirks of their era, while a scattering of newer construction as recent as 2024 sits alongside them. A homestead share near 35% tells you a meaningful slice of these homes are not owner-occupied, which is worth weighing if consistent owner upkeep matters to you.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Allandale. 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 Allandale 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 3 factors (4.0). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +384% since 2012; Recent Direction -33.8% year-over-year; Pricing Power 88.1% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
A neighborhood this old and this varied is where a walk-through matters more than a spreadsheet. We help buyers separate a sound older house from an expensive one, and we help sellers price to condition in a market that is clearly favoring the other side of the table right now. In a place with a wide condition spread and a soft twelve months, honest positioning beats optimism.
Allandale in 15 seconds.
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.
Tools for a Allandale buy.
Free calculators to pressure-test the real cost before you tour.
Selling here is won on condition and pricing to real comps, not an automated estimate. The right number comes from closed Allandale sales matched to your home.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending September 12, 2026 |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-09-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2001 (157 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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