Clay
Homes for Sale in Green Cove Springs, FL

Clay, in Green Cove Springs, is a condition-driven market where a home built decades ago sits next to something nearly new, so what you pay tracks the specific house rather than a neighborhood template.

realMLS (Northeast Florida) sales records identify 5 homes in Clay that have changed hands since 2001, built between 1964 and 2023 (median 1999), with a median living area of about 2,183 sq ft and a typical 3-bedroom, 1-bath layout; 80% 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.

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.

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

In ZIP 32043, 583 homes are on the market and 26% are under contract — a steady corner of Green Cove Springs.

Across Clay County, 1,405 homes are active and 462 pending (25% under contract).

In ZIP 32043 (Green Cove Springs), 1,123 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $336K ($183/sq ft), down 3.7% year over year, with a median 64 days on market. Right now 270 active and 114 pending listings put supply at about 4.6 months — a balanced market. See the live ZIP 32043 housing market and the Clay County market.

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

The most useful fact here is the build range: homes dating back to 1950 alongside construction as recent as 2023, with the median landing in the early 1990s. That tells you the sample of 110 homes is not one cohesive subdivision but a collection of eras and finishes. The median of $217.93 per square foot is a starting reference, not a rule — a renovated older home and a tired one of the same size can land far apart, and the median price of $355,000 masks that range.

A 50-day median days-on-market, paired with an 18.3% year-over-year gain, is the signal to watch. Appreciation has been real, but the pace is measured rather than frantic, so pricing to the last comp without accounting for condition tends to sit. Buyers should budget inspection attention for the older end of the stock; sellers of updated homes have the clearest path to a clean number.

In a market this varied by age and condition, the average number tells you almost nothing about the house you actually want. We walk the specific property against its true comps, separate the renovated stock from the deferred-maintenance stock, and price or negotiate against what a 50-day pace and a wide condition spread really support here — not against a headline median.