Bowden Farms
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
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Bowden Farms carries a median closed price of $100,000 against a median price per square foot of $140.06 — a combination that only makes sense once you factor in the build-year spread. Homes here date anywhere from 1910 to 2024, with a median year built of 1974, so the 260-home inventory mixes very old construction with recent builds, and price is set far more by condition and vintage than by any single reference point for the community.
Right now there are zero active listings, so there is nothing on the market to benchmark against directly. What we can look at is pace: over the last 3 months, closings carried a median of just 8 days on market, which tells you that whatever does list here does not sit. For a seller, that argues for pricing tight to recent comps rather than testing the market high; for a buyer, it means having financing and a decision ready before you tour, because inventory here does not last.
The 60-Second Overview
Bowden Farms market snapshot (as of August 20, 2026): the median sale price is about $150K ($181 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 28 days on market for closed sales.
Bowden Farms is a 260-home Jacksonville community in Duval County where construction spans from 1910 through 2024 — one of the wider build-year ranges you will find in a single named community — with a median year built of 1974.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Bowden Farms is best for.
Best for
- Buyers who can move fast once something lists and do not need weeks of comparison shopping within the community.
- Buyers comfortable pricing older construction on its own condition rather than a subdivision-wide standard.
- Buyers with financing and pre-approval already in place, given the median 8-day time to contract on recent closings.
Probably not for
- Buyers who want to browse several active listings before deciding — there are none active right now.
- Buyers who need a newer, single-vintage housing stock rather than one spanning 1910 to 2024.
- Buyers relying on community amenities as part of the decision, since none are identified here.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending August 20 of each year, from record-level realMLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($150K) IS the median in the snapshot above.
Windows contain 0 to 5 sales each (4 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.
28% of homes for sale in ZIP 32217 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).
Bowden Farms Market Scorecard
Bowden Farms 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 Bowden Farms, Jacksonville
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.
Bowden Farms on the map.
Every active, pending, and recently sold home, plotted. Toggle the layers and tap a home for the details.
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Schools
- Duval County Public Schools
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
- Samuel W. Wolfson High School (Duval County Public Schools); verify by address · High
- Alfred I. duPont Middle School (verify by address)FLDOE grade C · Middle
- Kings Trail Elementary School (verify by address) · 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 Duval County Public Schools for a specific address.
Buying with schools in mind? We can confirm the exact zoned schools for any Bowden Farms address.
The Bowden Farms buying strategy.
If we were buying in Bowden Farms 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 Bowden Farms.
Pricing an Uneven Inventory
With a median price of $100,000 and a median price per square foot of $140.06, Bowden Farms does not price like a uniform subdivision, because it is not one. The 1910-to-2024 build range and 1974 median year built point to a stock that ranges from very old construction to recent infill, at a median living area of 1,512 square feet. That mix means two homes with the same square footage can land at very different price points depending on age and condition — appraisers and buyers alike will lean hard on condition, not just size.
Current MLS data shows zero active listings in Bowden Farms and no identified community amenities from current listings — this reads as a small, quiet resale market rather than an amenity-driven subdivision. About 53.4% of homes carry a homestead exemption, and the market heat score sits at 52. Recent closings still moved fast, with a median of 8 days on market over the past 3 months, so the absence of active inventory looks more like tight supply than a lack of demand.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Bowden Farms. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a market this thin — zero active listings and a build-year range stretching from 1910 to 2024 — pricing and vetting each home on its own condition and comps matters more than leaning on a uniform per-square-foot number for the area. Momentum tracks Bowden Farms closings as they happen, so when something does list, we can move on the median 8-day pace instead of finding out after it is under contract.
Bowden Farms 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 Bowden Farms buy.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | realMLS, refreshed twice daily (last: August 20, 2026) |
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending August 20, 2026 |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-08-18 |
| Schools | 2025-26 district assignments + FLDOE school grades; verify with the district |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2001 (49 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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