Clifton is a small, established neighborhood on a peninsula in the Arlington area of Jacksonville, in Duval County, bounded by the St. Johns River and the Arlington River. Settlement here dates back to 1817, and the area has passed through several eras, including a 19th-century use as a religious resort community, before becoming the residential neighborhood it is today. Housing stock is a mix of historic and more recently built custom single-family homes, so each one trades on its own condition, age, and lot rather than on a builder release schedule.
realMLS (Northeast Florida) sales records identify 115 homes in Clifton that have changed hands since 2001, built between 1902 and 2018 (median 1955), with a median living area of about 2,040 sq ft and a typical 3-bedroom, 2-bath layout; 99% 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 17 qualified sales in Clifton across 2024–2025 (9 in 2024, 8 in 2025), median $345,000 — the last recorded sale per parcel on the Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll, independent of the MLS.
Because it sits on a peninsula, much of Clifton is near water, though direct river frontage, usable access, and view vary parcel by parcel and should always be confirmed rather than assumed from the neighborhood name. The area retains a number of older structures and a historic cemetery, giving it a different character from newer subdivisions nearby, and the Arlington Expressway, completed in the early 1950s, is the main road link connecting the peninsula to the rest of Arlington and to downtown.
The bigger picture is location within Arlington. The neighborhood is a short drive from downtown Jacksonville across the St. Johns River, putting the urban core, the sports and entertainment district, and major job centers within easy reach, while the peninsula setting keeps through-traffic and new construction limited compared to more built-up parts of the city.
