Bigtree
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Photo courtesy of ENDLESS SUMMER REALTY · via realMLS
Bigtree is essentially off the market right now: zero active listings and only two closings in the current window means there is almost nothing live to compare against. Built out between 1981 and 1988, with a median year built of 1983, this is a mature Duval County community where four-plus decades of ownership have let individual homes diverge quite a bit in condition, so value here tends to be driven more by what has been updated than by anything else.
With 71.7% of homes recorded as homestead, Bigtree behaves like a settled, owner-occupied community rather than a rental-churn pocket, so new listings tend to surface only when an owner decides to sell, not on a seasonal clock. For a buyer, that means treating any listing that does appear as a rare data point and moving with intent rather than waiting for a deep pool of comparable inventory to build.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Bigtree is best for.
Best for
- Buyers comfortable searching a market with very limited current inventory and willing to wait for the right listing to surface.
- Buyers who prefer an owner-occupied-dominant community, 71.7% homestead, over a rental-heavy one.
- Buyers open to a home built in the 1981-1988 era who are budgeting for age-appropriate updates over time.
Probably not for
- Buyers who want a wide slate of active listings to compare side by side right now.
- Buyers seeking newly built construction, since Bigtree's homes date to the 1980s.
- Investors looking for a rental-conversion play, given the community's high owner-occupancy share.
The market around Bigtree
Bigtree is a small community — 103 recorded sales on file, most recently in 2026 — too few for its own price trend. Here is the market around it.
In ZIP 32257, 122 homes are on the market and 30% are under contract — a fast-moving corner of Jacksonville.
Across Duval County, 2,814 homes are active and 1,188 pending (30% under contract).
The housing mix here is 94% townhouse, 5% condominium, 1% single family residence.
ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Bigtree specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.
Homes For Sale Right Now in Bigtree
Live MLS inventory for Bigtree. 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 Bigtree listings as of 2026-07-14, priced high to low. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Tap any home to ask about it.
Bigtree 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 Bigtree
- RV/Boat Storage · reported on 3 of 3 listings
- Pool · reported on 3 of 3 listings
- Maintenance Grounds · reported on 2 of 3 listings
- Barbecue · reported on 1 of 3 listings
- Clubhouse · reported on 1 of 3 listings
Community amenities as reported across realMLS listings in this community; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Verify current amenities and access with the HOA.
Schools
- Duval County Public Schools
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
- Mandarin Oaks Elementary School (Duval County Public Schools, verify by address)FLDOE grade A · Elementary
- Mandarin Middle School (Duval County Public Schools, verify by address)FLDOE grade A · Middle
- Mandarin High School (Duval County Public Schools, verify by address)FLDOE grade A · High
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 Bigtree address.
The Bigtree buying strategy.
If we were buying in Bigtree 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 Bigtree.
A settled 1980s community with very thin current turnover
The 159 homes in Bigtree were built between 1981 and 1988, with a median year built of 1983 and a median living area of 1,402 square feet, putting this squarely in the compact, established-home category rather than new construction. Homes of this age are candidates for buyer diligence on roofs, mechanical systems, and prior updates, since two homes built the same year can be in very different condition after this many decades.
The community's amenity set, reported across MLS listings, includes RV/boat storage, a pool, maintained grounds, a barbecue area, and a clubhouse; buyers should verify current access and any associated fees directly with the HOA rather than assuming these carry over unchanged. Right now there are zero active listings and only two closings in the recent window, so the market here is quiet rather than absent, but there simply is not much current inventory to browse.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Bigtree. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
When a community like Bigtree sits at zero active listings, pricing a home correctly depends on pulling the right closed comparables and reading them against the property's actual condition and age, 1981-1988 built, median 1983, rather than leaning on a generic automated number. Momentum's agents prepare that read by hand for each Bigtree home, cross-checking the community's reported amenities with the HOA directly so buyers and sellers are working from verified, current information instead of stale listing data.
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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 Bigtree buy.
Free calculators to pressure-test the real cost before you tour.
Selling here is won on condition and pricing to real comps, not an automated estimate. The right number comes from closed Bigtree sales matched to your home.
Price it to the comps and condition, not an automated estimate.
If you are thinking about selling in Bigtree, 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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32% of homes for sale in ZIP 32257 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 (2026-07-18).
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | realMLS, refreshed twice daily (last: July 14, 2026) |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (2 streets, ZIP 32073/32257)) |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Schools | 2025-26 district assignments + FLDOE school grades; verify with the district |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2001 (188 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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