Buffalo Gardens
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
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Price in Buffalo Gardens is set by condition and update history more than anything else. This is an older pocket of Duval County — homes here date from 1904 to 2024, with a median build year of 1942 and a median living area of 1,198 square feet — so the gap between a fully updated home and one still carrying original systems is the real driver of value, not size or position within the neighborhood.
Momentum's read on the current market: inventory is about as thin as it gets. There is a single active listing against 343 homes in the neighborhood, and only two closings in the most recent window, with 6.0 months of supply keeping the market in balanced territory. For a buyer, that means patience — the right house may not be listed when you start looking. For a seller, a well-presented listing here faces almost no direct competition right now.
Buffalo Gardens right now
🟡 Balanced market. 4.0 months of supply and 0% of the inventory already under contract put buyers and sellers on roughly even footing.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 20, 2026. Confidence: Low (1 active and pending listings, 3 closed sales in 12 months).
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Updated August 20, 2026 · Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Buffalo Gardens market snapshot (as of August 20, 2026): the median sale price is about $171K ($131 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), a median 51 days on market for closed sales, and 4.0 months of supply, a balanced market.
Buffalo Gardens is an established Duval County neighborhood where construction spans 1904 to 2024 on the same streets, so each home has to be evaluated on its own age and condition rather than assumed to match a single building era.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Buffalo Gardens is best for.
Best for
- Buyers comfortable evaluating an older home's condition and systems case by case, given the 1904-to-2024 construction range.
- Buyers prioritizing a smaller, efficient footprint — the median home here runs 1,198 square feet.
- Patient buyers willing to wait for the right listing in a market with only a single active home for sale.
Probably not for
- Buyers who want a community organized around shared amenities — none are identified in current listings.
- Buyers who need a large floor plan as a baseline — the median living area here is 1,198 square feet.
- Buyers who want to shop across several competing listings at once — there is currently only one active listing in the neighborhood.
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 ($171K) IS the median in the snapshot above.
Windows contain 1 to 8 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.
27% of homes for sale in ZIP 32208 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).
Buffalo Gardens Market Scorecard
Buffalo Gardens is currently a balanced market. About 4.0 months of supply, a median asking price of $124,900, and homes go under contract in about 208 days.
Go deeper: ZIP market scorecard · county scorecard · true cost calculator · affordability calculator.
Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
Housing distress & ownership in Buffalo Gardens, 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.
Homes For Sale Right Now in Buffalo Gardens
Live MLS inventory for Buffalo Gardens. 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 Buffalo Gardens listings as of 2026-08-20, priced high to low. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Tap any home to ask about it.
Buffalo Gardens 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
- Duval County Public Schools
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
- Jean Ribault High School (Duval County Public Schools); verify by address · High
- Springfield Middle School (verify by address)FLDOE grade B · Middle
- North Shore Elementary School (verify by address)FLDOE grade C · 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 Buffalo Gardens address.
The Buffalo Gardens buying strategy.
If we were buying in Buffalo Gardens 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 Buffalo Gardens.
One Neighborhood, Two Eras of Housing Stock
Buffalo Gardens holds 343 homes with construction dates running from 1904 to 2024 — a full range that puts century-old construction next to recent-vintage building on the same blocks. The median build year sits at 1942, and the median home carries 1,198 square feet of living area, which points to a neighborhood of modest-footprint homes rather than large-format construction. Buyers should expect to evaluate each house on its own age and update history rather than assuming a uniform building era across the neighborhood.
About 36.1% of homes in Buffalo Gardens carry a homestead exemption, pointing to a meaningful share of owner-occupied households alongside investment and rental holdings. Current MLS data show no identified community amenities tied to the neighborhood — this is a housing-stock play, not an amenity-package community. With only a single active listing and two closings in the trailing window, transaction volume here is genuinely low, and 6.0 months of supply keeps the market classified as balanced rather than tilted sharply to either side.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Buffalo Gardens. 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 Buffalo Gardens 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 3 factors (6.7). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +957% since 2012; Liquidity & Demand 4.0 months of supply; Pricing Power 91.3% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
A neighborhood built between 1904 and 2024, with a median build year of 1942, requires a broker who can read a home's actual condition and system age rather than lean on neighborhood averages. With only a single active listing among 343 homes total, most of the opportunity in Buffalo Gardens shows up off the beaten path or the moment it lists — Momentum tracks this kind of thin-inventory Duval County pocket closely so buyers and sellers aren't working from stale information.
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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 Buffalo Gardens 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 Buffalo Gardens sales matched to your home.
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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 2002 (61 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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