Belle Rive Jacksonville
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL

Belle Rive Jacksonville market snapshot (as of July 11, 2026): the median sale price is about $160K ($149 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 32% from the prior 12 months and up 203% since 2012, computed from record-level realMLS closed sales (26 closings in the current window).

Belle Rive Jacksonville is a community of 202 homes in Jacksonville, Duval County, built between 1981 and 2006 (median 1992.0), with a median living area of about 1,893 square feet. 64% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).

Belle Rive is an established Duval County neighborhood of roughly 202 homes built mostly in the 1980s and 1990s, where a nearly two-thirds homestead share signals owner-occupants who hold rather than flip. Zoom out and the long arc is strong — up 203% since 2012 — even with the recent year-over-year pullback.

With a median year built of 1992 and nothing newer than 2006, everything here is old enough to have a maintenance history. Roofs, HVAC systems, and kitchens are the swing factors. At a median of about $149 per square foot, the homes that have been carried well command the premium, and the ones that haven't trade at a discount that a buyer should treat as a renovation budget, not a bargain.

The 64.4% homestead share matters more than it looks. A neighborhood dominated by owner-occupants tends to turn over slowly and show pride of ownership, but it also means inventory is limited and the right listing may not come up often. Pair that with a 39-day median days-on-market and a cool heat score, and the read is a patient market on both sides: sellers should expect real negotiation, buyers should expect to wait for the right home rather than compete for it.

In a condition-driven market this thin, comparables have to be read carefully — 26 closings is not a lot to triangulate from, and a renovated sale and a tired one can look identical in a spreadsheet. We walk the homes, price to actual condition, and keep you from overpaying for cosmetics or underestimating a deferred-maintenance discount. On the sell side, we position against today's numbers, not last year's.