Buffalo Gardens in Jacksonville

Buffalo Gardens
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL

All 4,458 homes for sale in Jacksonville, FL · median $299,900 · 183 homes for sale in 32208 · Duval County homes for sale

Community in Jacksonville · Duval County · ZIP 32208
323 homesBuilt through 2024
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As of November 2026, Buffalo Gardens in Jacksonville, FL has 3 homes for sale. Homes listed or recently sold were built 1926–2022; 3 listings state no HOA; none of the 5 geocoded homes sit in a FEMA special flood hazard zone (median elevation 13 ft).

Last 30 days in Buffalo Gardens: 2 new listings (median asking $142,510). As of November 12, 2026, realMLS.

Live · Buffalo Gardens Housing Pulse realMLS + public records Analysis by Momentum Realty · $3.5B+ sold · 10,000+ customers served · Top 1% in Florida (RealTrends)
Tempo
18.0mo
Supply
3 to 6 months is the balanced band
0%
Under contract
Duval: 25% (1,482 of 5,825)
3 · 0
For sale · pending
live counts, refreshed twice daily
2
Sold · last 12 mo
10-yr average: about 4 a year
Ownership and context
34%
Owner-occupied · Buffalo Gardens
114 of 333 parcels homesteaded (FL DOR 2025)
66%
Non-owner-occupied · Buffalo Gardens
incl. 28% trust or LLC-held · 16% out-of-state
323
Homes in the community
plus 10 vacant residential lots · 333 residential parcels (FL DOR 2025)
Track record · 15 years of records
23
Recorded sales · 2024-2025
median $173K · qualified sales on the county roll (FL DOR 2025)
1942
Median year built
county roll (FL DOR 2025)
0.6%/yr
Turnover rate
about 2 of 323 homes trade a year

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 2026-11-12, priced high to low. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Tap any home to ask about it.

Jon Brooks, Co-Founder of Momentum Realty
Jon's Read · written July 15, 2026

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.

Figures in this note are as of July 15, 2026. The live market numbers elsewhere on this page update nightly and are newer.

Buffalo Gardens Housing Pulse · Momentum Research · as of November 12, 2026

Buffalo Gardens right now

🟢 Buyer-leaning market. 18.0 months of supply and 0% of the inventory already under contract give buyers above-average negotiating leverage.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 November 12, 2026. Confidence: Low (3 active and pending listings, 2 closed sales in 12 months).

Jump to: Price history & scorecard · Homes for sale · Schools · FAQ

· Updated November 13, 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 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.

realMLS (Northeast Florida) sales records identify 34 homes in Buffalo Gardens that have changed hands since 2005, built between 1922 and 2022 (median 1942), with a median living area of about 1,104 sq ft and a typical 3-bedroom, 1-bath layout; 94% are single-family homes. Source: realMLS (Northeast Florida) closed-sale history compiled by Momentum Research; counts reflect homes with a recorded MLS sale, not every home in the community.

County records show 23 qualified sales in Buffalo Gardens across 2024–2025 (19 in 2024, 4 in 2025), median $173,000 — the last recorded sale per parcel on the Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll, independent of the MLS.

Pre-construction details are compiled from public records, builder announcements and builder listings, and are subject to change without notice; figures are deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Momentum Research figures are our own analysis. This page describes homes, pricing and community attributes, not residents.

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.

The market around Buffalo Gardens

Buffalo Gardens is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.

In ZIP 32208, 230 homes are on the market and 21% are under contract — a steady corner of Jacksonville.

Across Duval County, 4,343 homes are active and 1,482 pending (25% under contract).

In ZIP 32208 (Jacksonville), 343 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $164K ($124/sq ft), down 1.3% year over year, with a median 41 days on market. Right now 96 active and 21 pending listings put supply at about 3.4 months — a balanced market. See the live ZIP 32208 housing market and the Duval County market.

ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Buffalo Gardens specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.

Listing locations from realMLS. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

In short
  • 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.

If we were buying in Buffalo Gardens today, this is the order of operations we would run for our clients.

1

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.

2

Match the home to real comps. Recent sales of similar condition and lot, not the asking price, tell you what a home is worth.

3

Use your leverage. With inventory sitting, there is room to negotiate on anything dated or overpriced and to ask for repairs or a rate buydown.

4

Line up financing and inspection early. A pre-approval and an inspection plan let you act fast and negotiate from evidence.

5

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.

Best Buy
Buyers looking for an established, mixed-vintage Duval County neighborhood rather than a new-build subdivision.
Biggest Risk
With just a single active listing, inventory is thin enough that timing matters more than negotiating leverage.
Sweet Spot
A median living area of 1,198 square feet and a median build year of 1942 point to modest-footprint, character homes rather than large-scale new construction.
Avoid If
Buyers who need a community built around organized amenities should look elsewhere — none are identified here from current MLS listings.

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.

Jon Brooks · Founder, Momentum Realty

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.

Buffalo Gardens in 15 seconds.

Best forBuyers looking for an established, mixed-vintage Duval County neighborhood rather than a new-build subdivision.
Biggest advantageA wide construction range, 1904 to 2024, means options for buyers who want either a project home or something newer on the same streets.
Biggest riskWith just a single active listing, inventory is thin enough that timing matters more than negotiating leverage.
Sweet spotA median living area of 1,198 square feet and a median build year of 1942 point to modest-footprint, character homes rather than large-scale new construction.
Avoid ifBuyers who need a community built around organized amenities should look elsewhere — none are identified here from current MLS listings.
The takeaway

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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Recently off market in Buffalo Gardens

Homes in Buffalo Gardens that recently left the market. Each address opens its public-record profile: county-recorded value, property taxes, the last recorded sale, community sales history, and what is for sale nearby now. 2 on record.

Buffalo Gardens key facts
LocationJacksonville, Duval County, FL · ZIP 32208
Home types (current listings and sales)single-family 100%
For sale right now3 active, 0 pending · median asking $135,020 · 18.0 months of supply
Zoned public schoolsJean Ribault High School (Duval County Public Schools); verify by address; Springfield Middle School (verify by address) (B, FLDOE 2025-26); North Shore Elementary School (verify by address) (C, FLDOE 2025-26)

Data as of November 12, 2026. Data provided by realMLS. Market figures describe homes, not residents. Cite as: Momentum Realty, “Buffalo Gardens key facts,” movewithmomentum.com/neighborhoods/buffalo-gardens-jacksonville, data as of November 12, 2026.

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.

Active inventory in distress
0.0%
0 of 10 listings
Distress share trend — 0.0% now (2026-08-12 → 2026-11-12)

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.

Just listed in Buffalo Gardens

The newest homes for sale in Buffalo Gardens right now, newest first. Each link opens the full listing with every photo, the price history and a tour request.

Checked against the MLS nightly. All new listings in this market.

Every Home for Sale in Buffalo Gardens Jacksonville Right Now (3)

All 3 active and pending Buffalo Gardens Jacksonville listings with a detail page, newest first, refreshed twice a day from the MLS.

Streets in this community

Street-level pages: every home on record, what sold and what is for sale on each street.

What it really costs to own in Buffalo Gardens

The parts of the monthly number a mortgage calculator leaves out, from the tax roll, the MLS, Citizens and FEMA. Property facts only.

Property taxAt today's median asking price of $135,020, the first-year bill with homestead is about $1,700/yr (Duval County total millage 17.865 mills, FY2025-26, Duval County Property Appraiser 2025 final millage chart; Duval County School Board FY2025-26 adopted millage).
Home and flood insuranceThe average Citizens Property Insurance premium in Duval County is $1,315/yr (2,001 policies, Citizens detail by county, April 2026); private-market quotes depend on roof age, wind mitigation and construction.

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How much local inventory is already under contract

21% 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 (2026-11-13).

Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For

Median sale prices in Buffalo Gardens Jacksonville year by year since 2012, from closed MLS sales. Long-run history beats any single estimate: it shows what this community has actually done through rate cycles, not what a model guesses.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Buffalo Gardens a buyer's or seller's market right now?
As of November 12, 2026, Buffalo Gardens leans toward buyers: 18.0 months of supply at the current sales pace (realMLS live counts).
How many homes are in Buffalo Gardens?
The Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll shows 323 homes plus 10 vacant residential lots in Buffalo Gardens (public records).
What share of Buffalo Gardens is owner-occupied?
34% of Buffalo Gardens parcels carry a homestead exemption on the 2025 Florida DOR roll, the owner-occupancy proxy in public records.
When were the homes in Buffalo Gardens built?
Homes in Buffalo Gardens were built between 1899 and 2024, with a median year built of 1942 (FL DOR 2025 roll).
What schools serve Buffalo Gardens?
Buffalo Gardens is served by Duval County Public Schools, typically Jean Ribault High School (Duval County Public Schools); verify by address, Springfield Middle School (verify by address) and North Shore Elementary School (verify by address). Confirm the exact zoning by address with the district.
Who is the best real estate agent for Buffalo Gardens?
The best agent for Buffalo Gardens is one who actively works Jacksonville and knows the community's pricing, fees, and current inventory. Tell us what you're looking for in the form on this page and Momentum Realty will match you with a local specialist for Buffalo Gardens.
How do I find a top Jacksonville real estate agent who knows Buffalo Gardens?
Share a few details in the form on this page. Momentum Realty has 320+ agents and more than $3.5B in closed sales, and we'll connect you with one who knows Buffalo Gardens and the wider Jacksonville area.
Can Momentum Realty connect me with an agent for Buffalo Gardens?
Yes. Use the form on this page and we'll introduce you to a local specialist who can guide your Buffalo Gardens purchase or sale - no call center and no pressure.
Where is Buffalo Gardens, and what county is it in?
Buffalo Gardens is in Jacksonville, Duval County, FL, ZIP 32208. The community's center is about 4 miles north of downtown Jacksonville (straight-line).
How far is Buffalo Gardens from downtown Jacksonville and the beach?
About 4 miles from downtown Jacksonville and about 14 miles from the Atlantic beach at Huguenot Park (Jacksonville), both straight-line; driving distance is usually 15 to 30 percent more.
Buyers comfortable evaluating an older home's condition and systems case by case, given the 1904-to-2024 construction range.Excellent fit
Buyers prioritizing a smaller, efficient footprint — the median home here runs 1,198 square feet.Excellent fit
Patient buyers willing to wait for the right listing in a market with only a single active home for sale.Excellent fit
Buyers who want a community organized around shared amenities — none are identified in current listings.Probably not
Buyers who need a large floor plan as a baseline — the median living area here is 1,198 square feet.Probably not
Buyers who want to shop across several competing listings at once — there is currently only one active listing in the neighborhood.Probably not

Data sources & freshness

Live listingsrealMLS, refreshed twice daily (last: November 12, 2026)
Housing stock & ownershipFlorida DOR assessment roll (street-list match (5 streets, ZIP 32208))
Under-contract sharesrealMLS records, as of 2026-11-12
Schools2025-26 district assignments + FLDOE school grades; verify with the district
Historical depthClosed-sale records back to 2011 (52 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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