Riverside Heights
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Riverside Heights sits among Duval County's older housing stock — a median year built of 1929, with homes ranging from 1898 to 2024 — and that age is priced in. The median sale price runs $649,000 against a median living area of 1,723 square feet and $318.33 per square foot, which tells you value here concentrates on lot, location and character rather than raw square footage.
With zero active listings in the current snapshot, a buyer has almost no local comps to shop against right now, while the 25-day median days-on-market suggests correctly priced homes are still moving briskly when they do list. Year-over-year the median is up 4%, a measured pace against the 367% climb recorded since 2012 — this is not a market in the early stages of its run.
Riverside Heights right now
🔴 Seller-leaning market. 2.8 months of supply and 22% of the inventory already under contract give sellers the pressure advantage.Why it matters: months of supply is how long today's inventory would last at today's sales pace; under-contract share is the portion of homes for sale that already have a buyer.Momentum Research analysis of realMLS records, as of August 5, 2026. Confidence: Very High (9 active and pending listings, 30 closed sales in 12 months).
🟡 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($649K) is up 5.1% from the prior 12 months ($618K) and up 427% since 2012. With about 21 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 August 5. Confidence: High (30 and 19 sales in the two windows).
What's unique here: the median sale price is about 2x the typical Duval County sale ($649K vs $310K, trailing 12 months, realMLS records).
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Updated August 5, 2026 · Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Riverside Heights market snapshot (as of August 5, 2026): the median sale price is about $649K ($318 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), a median 25 days on market for closed sales, and 2.8 months of supply, a seller-leaning market. The trailing-12-month median is up 5% from the prior 12 months and up 427% since 2012, computed from record-level realMLS closed sales (30 closings in the current window).
Riverside Heights is a community of 3,678 homes in Jacksonville, Duval County, built between 1898 and 2024 (median 1929.0), with a median living area of about 1,723 square feet. 60% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Riverside Heights is one of Jacksonville's older urban pockets — a median year built of 1929 inside a resale market of 3,678 total homes — where construction era and condition do more work in the pricing than square footage alone.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Riverside Heights is best for.
Best for
- Buyers with flexible timelines who can act quickly once a home matching this older housing stock does list.
- Buyers whose budget centers near the $649,000 median and who value character construction over new-build uniformity.
- Sellers of updated homes who want to test a market where the median days-on-market has run around 25 days.
Probably not for
- Buyers who need to close within a fixed short window, given zero active listings at last count.
- Buyers who need new-construction warranties, since the housing stock here spans 1898 to 2024 with a median year built of 1929.
- Buyers who need strict per-square-foot value, since price here runs on condition and location as much as size.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending August 5 of each year, from record-level realMLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($649K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($618K) IS the +5.1% one-year change.
Windows contain 4 to 32 sales each (30 in the current window); every figure carries its sample size. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
The real cost & risk here
Before the list price, the Florida math the portals skip. These are Duval County typicals — your exact home, flood zone, and insurance quote will vary, so verify each before you offer.
Check it for your address: look up your flood zone (FEMA) · insurance by county · true-cost calculator · Duval County scorecard.
County typicals from Momentum’s Florida housing data (Zillow & Realtor.com aggregates, Census, FRED), updated monthly; insurance modeled. Flood zone is property-specific — always confirm via FEMA.
Avondale Market Scorecard
Avondale is currently a seller's market. About 2.8 months of supply, a median asking price of $725,000, and homes go under contract in about 100 days.
Typical home value in the 32205 ZIP is $257,825, about 15.0% below the Florida norm (Zillow Home Value Index).
Go deeper: ZIP market scorecard · county scorecard · true cost calculator · affordability calculator.
Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily. Typical value: Zillow Research. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
Housing distress & ownership in Riverside Heights, Jacksonville
Who owns here, how much is not owner-occupied, and how much for-sale inventory is under distress.
Source: Momentum Realty Research — parcels & ownership from FL DOR 2025 tax roll; distress from MLS listing status/remarks; price from realMLS closed sales. Deemed reliable, not guaranteed.
Homes For Sale Right Now in Riverside Heights
Live MLS inventory for Riverside Heights. Every active listing, what is under contract right now, and the last 12 months of closed sales, refreshed twice a day. Closed comps beat an algorithm's guess every time.
Active · 184 daysTop listing
Active · 682 days
Active · 146 days
Active · 44 days
Active · 7 days
Active · 62 days
Active · 30 days
Pending · 22 days
Pending · 134 daysActive and pending Riverside Heights listings as of 2026-08-05, priced high to low. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Tap any home to ask about it.
Riverside Heights on the map.
Every active, pending, and recently sold home, plotted. Toggle the layers and tap a home for the details.
Listing locations from realMLS. Map data © OpenStreetMap, tiles © CARTO.
Life at Riverside Heights
- Security Gate · reported on 1 of 9 listings
Community amenities as reported across realMLS listings in this community; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Verify current amenities and access with the HOA.
How far is everything?
Everyday stops around Riverside Heights are close: the nearest groceries is about 2 minutes away.
- Kroger · Groceries2 min
- The Butt Hutt Smokehouse · Dining3 min
- Shoppes of Avondale · Shopping3 min
- Willowbranch Park · Parks3 min
- emergency dept ascension st vincents · Health4 min
- Foxtail Coffee & Kelly's Homemade Ice Cream - Murray Hill · Coffee4 min
Approximate drive times via Mapbox Search + Directions, 2026-07-03. Verify for a specific address.
Schools
- Duval County Public Schools
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
- Fishweir Elementary SchoolFLDOE grade A · Public PreK-5
- Lake Shore Middle SchoolFLDOE grade C · Public 6-8
- Riverside High SchoolFLDOE grade C · Public 9-12
Grades are official Florida Department of Education school grades for 2025-26. Assignments are reported as of the 2025-26 year and can change; always confirm with Duval County Public Schools for a specific address.
Buying with schools in mind? We can confirm the exact zoned schools for any Riverside Heights address.
Recent Developments in Avondale
Development, infrastructure, retail, and school activity affecting Avondale, tracked by our team and summarized from public reporting and official sources, with links to the original coverage. Last updated June 2026.
- June 2026Civic
Artist call opens for Fishweir Crossing roundabout sculptures
Riverside Avondale Preservation and a neighborhood planning committee launched a public sculpture project for the two roundabouts at Herschel Street and St. Johns Avenue, now branded the Fishweir Crossing Roundabouts. A selection panel will shortlist up to three artists for paid concept proposals, and the full effort, including landscaping, lighting and bridge aesthetics, carries an estimated budget of $150,000 to $200,000 with a fundraising campaign planned for fall.
What it may mean for the marketInvestment in gateway public art and landscaping at a key neighborhood entrance could reinforce curb appeal along the St. Johns Avenue corridor, a factor that historically supports steady buyer interest in the district.
Source: Jacksonville Today - May 2026Parks & Amenities
Riverside Avondale Garden Tour featured in spring events lineup
Jacksonville Today's weekly events roundup highlighted the Riverside Avondale Garden Tour, a recurring self-guided walk through residential gardens across the historic district. The tour is one of several neighborhood traditions built around Avondale's tree-lined streets and historic landscaping.
What it may mean for the marketRecurring signature events that showcase private gardens and historic streetscapes may keep the neighborhood visible to prospective buyers who explore the area before formally searching.
Source: Jacksonville Today - April 2026Civic
Riverside Avondale Preservation hosts 52nd annual Home Tour
Riverside Avondale Preservation held its 52nd annual Home Tour on April 11 and 12, offering ticketed access to a curated selection of private historic homes across Riverside and Avondale. The tour is the nonprofit's signature fundraiser and included a twilight party earlier in the week.
What it may mean for the marketA home tour tradition spanning more than five decades signals a well organized preservation community, which historically correlates with consistent upkeep of the area's historic housing stock.
Source: Riverside Avondale Preservation - March 2026Market
Avondale Circle sale tops Duval County weekly home sales at $3.5 million
The Jacksonville Daily Record's weekly top sales report listed 1878 Avondale Circle, a 4,876 square foot home on a 0.76 acre lot, closing at roughly $3.5 million as the highest Duval County sale of the week. A second Avondale property at 3030 St. Johns Ave. also made the countywide list at $2.5 million.
What it may mean for the marketTwo Avondale addresses appearing on a countywide top-sales list in a single week may indicate continued depth at the neighborhood's upper price tier.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - September 2025Civic
City Council approves $70,000 for Riverside and Avondale merchant district upkeep
Jacksonville City Council voted 19-0 to grant $70,000 to Riverside Avondale Preservation for cleanup and maintenance in the Shoppes of Avondale, Five Points and the King and Park merchant districts. The funds cover litter removal, landscaping, power washing and related services, and a companion proposal would create a special assessment district to fund ongoing improvements in Five Points.
What it may mean for the marketDedicated public funding for commercial district maintenance could help sustain the walkable retail corridors that historically anchor housing demand in the surrounding blocks.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record
Summaries reflect public reporting and official sources linked above as of the dates shown. Project details, timelines, and approvals can change. Commentary on potential market effects is general observation, not investment advice or a prediction for any specific property. For the freshest items across the whole region, see This Week in Northeast Florida.
The Riverside Heights buying strategy.
If we were buying in Riverside Heights 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.
Come strong and clean. Homes here move, so lead with your best terms and financing ready rather than a low anchor.
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 Riverside Heights.
A Century of Housing Stock
The math here is straightforward: a $649,000 median price across a median 1,723 square feet works out to the $318.33 per-square-foot figure, and with homes spanning 1898 to 2024 construction, condition and updates likely explain more of that spread than size does. About 60.4% of the 3,678 homes here carry a homestead exemption, pointing to a base of owner-occupied properties rather than a market driven mainly by rental or investment turnover.
A market heat score of 58 places this closer to balanced than to either extreme, and the 25-day median days-on-market over the 30-day closings window backs that up — homes are not sitting, but they are also not routinely met with the kind of scramble that would push the score higher. Zero active listings right now means the community is between waves of inventory.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Riverside Heights. 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 Riverside Heights 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 5 factors (7.5). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +427% since 2012; Recent Direction +5.1% year-over-year; Liquidity & Demand 2.8 months of supply; Owner Commitment 60% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 95.7% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
With active listings at zero in the current snapshot, timing matters more here than in a market flooded with comparables. Momentum tracks Riverside Heights on the realmls feed (as of 2026-07-11) and can help either surface a listing before it is broadly marketed or price a sale against a decades-deep range of construction and condition, from 1898 originals to homes finished in 2024.
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HOA, CDD & Fees
- No CDD
- Mandatory HOA — confirm current dues
- 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.
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Tools for a Riverside Heights buy.
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Selling here is won on condition and pricing to real comps, not an automated estimate. The right number comes from closed Riverside Heights sales matched to your home.
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If you are thinking about selling in Riverside Heights, the right list price comes from recent comparable sales matched to your home's condition and location, not an automated estimate.
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Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale prices in Avondale Jacksonville year by year since 2012, from closed MLS sales. Long-run history beats any single estimate: it shows what this community has actually done through rate cycles, not what a model guesses.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Nearby Communities
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | realMLS, refreshed twice daily (last: August 5, 2026) |
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending August 5, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (29 streets, ZIP 32204/32205)) |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-08-01 |
| Schools | 2025-26 district assignments + FLDOE school grades; verify with the district |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2001 (293 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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