Community Details at a Glance
The Homes
Type
Newer single-family, Dream Finders
Setting
Pecan Park corridor between I-95 and the airport
Status
Mid-build; amenity core finished, streets filling in
Stock
Consistent age, current code
Costs & Fees
HOA
Includes grounds maintenance per Homes.com; fee amount unpublished, confirm
CDD
None confirmed at publish time; verify
Insurance
Newer construction; recent roof age helps premiums
Amenities
Amenity core
Finished community amenity center
Setting
New residential streets filling in
Access
Minutes to I-95 and the airport
Nearby
River City Marketplace retail
Location
Setting
North Jacksonville, Pecan Park area, ZIP 32218
Access
Between I-95 and Jacksonville International Airport
Commute
River City Marketplace, JAXPORT, and downtown within reach
The Homes & Style
Per Homes.com, updated June 4, 2026, single-family runs roughly 325,000 to 400,000 dollars with closings to 429,542; townhomes 322,990 to 394,990.
The buyer pool skews households and airport-corridor professionals stepping up from the entry communities.
Resale will price against Dream Finders inventory until buildout; the amenity core is the differentiator to market.
Two products, one amenity core: match the tier to the budget.
About 1,622 to 2,500 square feet, 3 to 4 bedrooms, two and three car garages, on 40-foot-plus lots.
A separate Cedar Creek townhome sub-community, 322,990 to 394,990 dollars per Homes.com in June 2026.
Pond and preserve edges carry premiums; the comp base is still forming, so negotiate them hard.
Living Here
The amenity core is the reason to pay the step-up.
The community anchor, unusual for the corridor.
The centerpiece behind the entry.
The family and green-space layer.
Included per Homes.com; confirm scope.
River City Marketplace is essentially the neighborhood retail: big-box, dining, and the theater seven minutes out.
Parts of the Pecan Park pocket sit under airport approaches; sound exposure varies block by block, so visit at different hours before you commit.
The townhome section gets you behind the same amenity core for less; for some buyers that is the smarter trade than a smaller single-family.
The community is young, so appraisals lean on builder closings; keep every upgrade receipt for your own exit.
Before You Offer
Jacksonville sees coastal, river, and creek flooding, and pockets near the St. Johns River tributaries can sit in higher-risk zones. Jacksonville participates in the FEMA Community Rating System at a class 6, which earns flood-insurance discounts of about 10 percent for homes outside a special flood hazard area and about 20 percent for homes inside one.
The reliable move is to pull the FEMA flood designation for the exact Cedar Creek address before you write an offer, since two homes in the same area can fall in different zones. A home in Zone X can cost far less to insure than one near water in Zone AE. Get a bindable flood and homeowners quote during your inspection period, so the cost is in your monthly math before you commit, not after.
The Jacksonville metro is served by Xfinity (Comcast) cable across nearly all addresses and by AT&T with DSL almost everywhere plus fiber to a growing share of homes. If working from home matters, confirm the options, and fiber in particular, at the specific Cedar Creek address rather than assuming.
Duval County total millage runs roughly 17.9 to 18.5 mills depending on the taxing district. The Florida homestead exemption for 2026 is 51,411 dollars for those who qualify, and the deadline to file a new homestead exemption is March 1.
The trap to plan for is the post-sale reset: when you buy, the Save Our Homes cap from the previous owner ends and the assessed value resets to the new just value, so your second-year tax bill is often higher than the seller current one. Budget the true number, and confirm whether the specific home carries a CDD or other assessment that is billed separately from the millage and is not reduced by the homestead exemption.
Comparisons
On the Northside, Bainebridge Estates is a comparable amenity community with a deeper pool/recreation package, while Bradley Pond offers natural gas and Oceanway is the established option. Cedar Creek wins on newer Dream Finders product right by the airport and I-95; the trade is a mid-build setting and unconfirmed fees.
If you want a finished amenity package today, Bainebridge is the more proven pick.
Who It Fits
Cedar Creek fits buyers who want a newer home near the airport and I-95, first-time and move-up buyers wanting Northside value, and commuters to the airport, port, and logistics jobs.
Look elsewhere if you want an established mature neighborhood, a large lot, a coastal or urban-core location, or a built-out area today.





























