Bells River Estates
Homes for Sale in Yulee, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
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The median sale here lands at $415,520, or $134.20 per square foot on a median home of 2,889 square feet. That number has to be read against a build stock that spans from 1920 to 2024 with a median year built of 2006 — with that much range in age, condition and updates do more to set price in Bells River Estates than location alone.
Right now there is only a single active listing against a base of 105 homes, which is a thin slate for a buyer to shop from. Days on market run 68, and the median price is up 51.1% year over year — a sharp move that, combined with 4 months of supply and a balanced market read, tells me sellers who price realistically are still finding buyers, but the shallow inventory means the next sale or two will set the tone for where this market settles.
Bells River Estates right now
🟢 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($416K) is up 51.1% from the prior 12 months ($275K). With about 4 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 17. Confidence: Low (3 and 7 sales in the two windows).
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Updated August 17, 2026 · Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Bells River Estates market snapshot (as of August 17, 2026): the median sale price is about $416K ($134 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 68 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 51% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level realMLS closed sales (3 closings in the current window).
Bells River Estates is a Yulee community of 105 homes spanning a wide build era, from 1920 to 2024, which gives the market real variety in age and style rather than a single production-builder look.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Bells River Estates is best for.
Best for
- Buyers comfortable evaluating homes across a wide range of build years, with some dating back to 1920 and others built as recently as 2024.
- Buyers working near the $415,520 median who want negotiating room given a 68-day average time on market.
- Long-term owners who want a community with a high concentration of homestead exemptions (61.2%) rather than investor turnover.
Probably not for
- Buyers who want a wide slate of active listings to compare — with only 1 home on the market, choice is limited right now.
- Buyers who need built-in community amenities like a pool or clubhouse — none are identified from current MLS listings.
- Buyers trying to time a dip — the median price is up 51.1% year over year and the market reads balanced, not distressed.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending August 17 of each year, from record-level realMLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($416K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($275K) IS the +51.1% one-year change.
Windows contain 1 to 7 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.
The real cost & risk here
Before the list price, the Florida math the portals skip. These are Nassau 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 · Nassau 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.
32% of homes for sale in ZIP 32097 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 (2026-08-18).
Bells River Estates Market Scorecard
Bells River Estates is currently a balanced market..
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Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
Housing distress & ownership in Bells River Estates, Yulee
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.
Homes For Sale Right Now in Bells River Estates
Live MLS inventory for Bells River Estates. 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 and pending Bells River Estates listings as of 2026-08-17, priced high to low. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Tap any home to ask about it.
Bells River Estates 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.
Schools
- Nassau County Public Schools
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
- Yulee High School (Nassau County School District, verify by address)FLDOE grade A · High
- Yulee Middle School (Nassau County School District, verify by address)FLDOE grade A · Middle
- Yulee Elementary School (Nassau County School District, verify by address)FLDOE grade A · Elementary
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 Nassau County Public Schools for a specific address.
Buying with schools in mind? We can confirm the exact zoned schools for any Bells River Estates address.
The Bells River Estates buying strategy.
If we were buying in Bells River Estates 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 Bells River Estates.
A Century of Build Stock in One Neighborhood
Bells River Estates covers 105 homes with build years stretching from 1920 to 2024 and a median year built of 2006 — a mix that spans century-old construction alongside homes built in the last two years. The median home runs 2,889 square feet, and with 61.2% of homes carrying a homestead exemption, ownership here skews toward primary residences rather than rental or investment turnover.
Inventory is the defining constraint at the moment: a single active listing against those 105 homes, with 4 months of supply keeping the market in balanced territory even as the median price has moved up 51.1% year over year. Days on market average 68, and no community amenities are identified from current MLS listings, so any draw here is about the land and the homes themselves rather than a clubhouse or pool.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Bells River Estates. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
With only one home active at a time and a build stock spanning from 1920 to 2024, pricing Bells River Estates correctly takes more than a comp sheet — it takes someone who has actually walked homes from different eras in this neighborhood and can speak to what a home near the 2006 median build year should command against an older or newer one. That is the read we bring, along with the discipline not to chase the 51.1% year-over-year move without context on the 4 months of supply behind it.
Bells River Estates in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
- 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.
Tools for a Bells River Estates buy.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | realMLS, refreshed twice daily (last: August 17, 2026) |
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending August 17, 2026 |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Schools | 2025-26 district assignments + FLDOE school grades; verify with the district |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2009 (64 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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