Community Details at a Glance
The Homes
Product
Townhomes within the master-planned Fleming Island Plantation
Setting
Fleming Island, Clay County, ZIP 32003
Price
Mid-market townhome band
Status
Resale townhome market inside a built-out master plan
Costs & Fees
HOA
Autumn Glen HOA plus Fleming Island Plantation amenities; confirm dues and coverage
CDD
Fleming Island Plantation is a CDD; a CDD assessment typically applies
Pricing
Mid-market for Fleming Island townhomes
Taxes
Clay millage plus the FIP CDD; budget the post-sale assessment reset
Amenities
FIP amenities
Access to Fleming Island Plantation clubhouses, pools, and amenity centers
Townhome living
Low-maintenance attached homes
Retail
Fleming Island retail and dining nearby
Commute
Improving connectivity with the First Coast Expressway
Location
Setting
Fleming Island Plantation, Clay County, ZIP 32003
Retail
Fleming Island shopping and dining nearby
Access
US-17 and the new First Coast Expressway
Jacksonville
Downtown about 25 to 30 minutes
The Homes & Style
Per BEX Realty April 19, 2026: average ask 278,300 dollars, range 214,900 to 330,000; typical asks elsewhere 259,000 to 265,000.
The buyer pool is first-time buyers entering Clay schools and downsizers staying inside the Plantation; both value the amenity network over square footage.
Resale tracks the island generally: school demand keeps absorption steady.
One product, three sizes; the variables are position and condition.
47 buildings of four; interior versus end position drives light and noise.
Six detached-style units, the scarcest product in the enclave.
2004-2006 systems are at replacement age; price HVAC and water heaters into every offer.
Living Here
You are buying the Plantation network, not a private campus.
Including the splash park that anchors island summers.
The Plantation court network.
The Plantation course operates pay-to-play.
Groceries and daily needs at the community edge.
The Plantation Town Center covers groceries and daily needs; Fleming Island retail along US-17 fills the rest.
Only six simplex units exist; they live like small detached homes and almost never trade, so set an alert rather than wait to browse.
The 922-dollar CDD line reads better when you price what two pools, courts, and a splash park would cost privately; frame it as amenity rent, not dead weight.
Most units are on original or first-replacement HVAC; inspection findings here are negotiation currency.
Before You Offer
Clay County flooding concentrates near Black Creek, Doctors Lake, and low-lying and wetland areas, while many newer inland communities sit in lower-risk zones.
The reliable move is to pull the FEMA flood designation for the exact Autumn Glen 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 populated Clay County corridors are served by AT&T and Xfinity (Comcast), with fiber expanding and some gaps in the more rural western areas. If working from home matters, confirm the options, and fiber in particular, at the specific Autumn Glen address rather than assuming.
Clay County total millage is generally lower than the City of Jacksonville, though it varies by district and any CDD is billed separately. 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
On Fleming Island, Autumn Glen competes on amenities and low-maintenance living. Versus a detached single-family home like those at Creighton Pointe, it trades a yard for lock-and-leave townhome living with Fleming Island Plantation amenity access. Versus a no-CDD Clay subdivision, it adds master-plan amenities but stacks a CDD on the HOA. And versus an apartment, it offers ownership and amenity access at a mid-market price. Where it lands depends on whether you value master-plan amenities and low maintenance over detached space or a simpler carry.
Who It Fits
Autumn Glen fits the buyer who wants low-maintenance townhome living with Fleming Island Plantation amenities: a commuter benefiting from the new expressway, a buyer who wants Fleming Island schools and retail nearby, and someone who will model the HOA plus the FIP CDD carry. It does not fit a buyer who wants detached single-family space, anyone who will not model the HOA and CDD assessment, or a buyer who wants a no-fee setting. In short, this is an amenity-and-low-maintenance play inside a master plan, and the buyers who do best treat the amenity access and the all-in carry as the real decision.
