Community Details at a Glance
The Homes
Type
Established single-family, second ownership cycle
Built
About 1999 to 2005
Size
About 1,538 to 3,591 sq ft, 3 to 6 bedrooms
Lots
Sidewalks, mature landscaping, twenty-year trees
Costs & Fees
HOA
Shared with adjacent Eagles Creek; reported about $166 to $175/year per neighborhoods.com, among the lowest in East Arlington (confirm current)
CDD
None known; confirm per parcel
Insurance
Roof age drives premiums on stock of this vintage
Amenities
In the neighborhood
Sidewalks and mature landscaping; low-key association
Nearby
Jacksonville Arboretum, St. Johns River parks
Shopping
St. Johns Town Center via the Kernan corridor
Setting
Settled residential streets, not a hot-list address
Location
Setting
East Arlington, Monument and McCormick corridor, ZIP 32225
Between
St. Johns River parks west, the Kernan-to-beaches run east
Commute
Mayport Naval Station and the beaches within reach
The Homes & Style
Per neighborhoods.com in June 2026, closed sales ran 305,000 to 610,000 dollars with a median of 375,000 dollars at about 237 dollars per square foot, while current listings sat at 465,000 to 475,000 dollars; the gap between trailing median and active asks reflects the larger homes listing now, so match comps to the specific size tier.
The buyer pool is East Arlington buyers, beaches commuters who want more house per dollar than 32246 or the beach ZIPs offer, and buyers who specifically want a low-fee established neighborhood.
At 1999 to 2005 vintage, roofs, HVAC, and water heaters are at or past replacement age across the neighborhood, and homes with documented updates command real premiums over deferred-maintenance twins.
Ashley Woods is one established neighborhood with a wide size range, so the decisions are home scale, condition, and lot.
Roughly 1,538 to 2,000 square foot plans, 3 bedrooms, which is where the lower end of the 305,000 to 610,000 dollar closed range per neighborhoods.com lives; these compete with townhomes and smaller new construction on price.
The 2,000 to 3,591 square foot stock, up to 6 bedrooms, which carries the top of the range; condition and updates create big spreads between similar plans at this age.
Preserve-edge and cul-de-sac lots carry premiums; Monument-adjacent streets trade a little road noise for convenience.
Ashley Woods shares its HOA with adjacent Eagles Creek, so documents, dues, and rules span both; read the shared-association budget when you review the resale package.
Living Here
Ashley Woods keeps the fee low by keeping the amenity list short; the real amenities are the public ones minutes away.
The 120-acre trail-and-gardens preserve sits minutes away on Monument Road and functions as the neighborhood park system.
Blue Cypress, Reddie Point, and the St. Johns riverfront access points are a short drive west for fishing, ramps, and sunsets.
Sidewalks, mature trees, and low traffic, the daily-life amenity the fee actually maintains.
Monument to Girvin or Atlantic Boulevard puts the sand roughly twenty minutes away, close enough for after-work surf checks.
The Monument Road corridor covers groceries and daily errands, Regency and the Atlantic Boulevard strip add the mid-size retail, and St. Johns Town Center handles the full shopping-and-dining run about fifteen minutes south.
The Ashley Woods / Eagles Creek shared association is unusual: dues stay low because two neighborhoods split the overhead, but rules and budget decisions span both, so the resale document review matters more than the small fee suggests.
With homes from 1,538 to 3,591 square feet, neighborhood-level medians mislead in both directions; a 375,000 dollar median says little about a 3,400 square foot two-story, so insist on size-matched comps.
Living five minutes from a 120-acre trail preserve is a daily-life amenity most fee-heavy communities cannot match, and it costs Ashley Woods owners nothing on the dues line.
Before You Offer
Jacksonville sees coastal, river, and creek flooding, and pockets near the St. Johns River tributaries can sit in higher-risk zones. Jacksonville participates in the FEMA Community Rating System at a class 6, which earns flood-insurance discounts of about 10 percent for homes outside a special flood hazard area and about 20 percent for homes inside one.
The reliable move is to pull the FEMA flood designation for the exact Ashley Woods address before you write an offer, since two homes in the same area can fall in different zones. A home in Zone X can cost far less to insure than one near water in Zone AE. Get a bindable flood and homeowners quote during your inspection period, so the cost is in your monthly math before you commit, not after.
The Jacksonville metro is served by Xfinity (Comcast) cable across nearly all addresses and by AT&T with DSL almost everywhere plus fiber to a growing share of homes. If working from home matters, confirm the options, and fiber in particular, at the specific Ashley Woods address rather than assuming.
Duval County total millage runs roughly 17.9 to 18.5 mills depending on the taxing district. The Florida homestead exemption for 2026 is 51,411 dollars for those who qualify, and the deadline to file a new homestead exemption is March 1.
The trap to plan for is the post-sale reset: when you buy, the Save Our Homes cap from the previous owner ends and the assessed value resets to the new just value, so your second-year tax bill is often higher than the seller current one. Budget the true number, and confirm whether the specific home carries a CDD or other assessment that is billed separately from the millage and is not reduced by the homestead exemption.
Comparisons
Within East Arlington, Girvin covers other established options along the same corridor, while Hidden Hills is the upscale gated golf alternative at a higher price. Queen's Harbour is the gated yacht-and-country-club tier for buyers who want amenities and a marina.
Ashley Woods sits below those on price and amenities and wins on carrying cost: one of the lowest fee stacks in East Arlington through the shared Ashley Woods / Eagles Creek association, plus a mature sidewalk streetscape that holds value because nobody overpaid for hype.
Who It Fits
Ashley Woods fits buyers who want an established East Arlington address with a low fee, move-up buyers who value sidewalks and mature landscaping, and commuters splitting time between downtown, the Town Center, and the beaches.
Look elsewhere if you want brand-new construction with a warranty, a resort amenity campus, a trophy or hot-list address, or a large lot. Budget for roof and systems on stock built between 1999 and 2005.



























