Copperleaf

Executive Summary

Copperleaf is a mid-2010s KB Home single-family community off Old St. Augustine Road in southeast Jacksonville 32258, between the Bartram Park corridor and established Mandarin. The working pricing context: Movoto reported a 32258 median list around $375,000 in May 2026, and recent Copperleaf-tagged resales on Compass and Zillow have listed in the high $300s, including a 3-bedroom, 1,857 square foot home asking $388,900 on Compass in June 2026. Larger 4-bedroom plans push higher; verify against current closed sales.

The structural advantage is the fee math: Copperleaf carries an HOA for its parks, playgrounds, and trails but no CDD, in a corridor where most master-planned competition, Bartram Springs and most of Bartram Park included, layers a CDD assessment on top of the tax bill for years. At the same sticker price, the no-CDD monthly here can run meaningfully lighter, and that is the comparison most buyers in this corridor never actually run.

Know what you are not getting: KB Home built this as a value-positioned community, so the amenity package is parks and trails, not a resort clubhouse, and the builder finished and left in the 2010s. Every sale is a resale now, which means condition, original-owner maintenance, and roof and HVAC age at the 10-year mark drive individual pricing more than the community name does.

Quick Facts

Community Overview & History

The no-CDD KB community in a CDD corridor

KB Home developed Copperleaf off Old St. Augustine Road during the mid-2010s recovery cycle, aiming squarely at buyers who wanted new single-family construction near the Bartram Park boom without the CDD assessment that came standard across most of it. The result is a compact community of mostly 3-bedroom and 4-bedroom production homes, roughly 1,500 to 2,700-plus square feet across the original plan series, with an HOA funding parks, playgrounds, and walking trails and no developer bond riding the tax bill. It was a value pitch then, and on resale the same math still does the selling.

What the address is actually buying

Position and fee structure. Old St. Augustine Road connects the community north toward Mandarin and Interstate 295 and south toward the Bartram Park Boulevard interchange area, where I-95 and the SR 9B connector open up downtown, the Southside employment corridors, and northern St. Johns County. Against the Movoto-reported 32258 median list around $375,000 (May 2026), Copperleaf trades close to corridor-typical pricing while skipping the CDD line that most direct competitors carry. The trade is a leaner amenity set and a production-build finish level that varies with how each original owner has kept the house.

What You Are Actually Buying

One builder, one era, a handful of plan sizes. The separation on resale is square footage, lot position, and ten years of owner maintenance. Figures below come from third-party portals on different dates; the community is small enough that a few sales move the averages, so comp against closed sales of the same plan size, not the blended number.

The 3-bedroom plans: the entry and the volume

The smaller KB plans, roughly 1,500 to 1,900 square feet, make up the liquid end of the market. Recent tape: a 3-bedroom, 1,857 square foot home listed at $388,900 on Compass in June 2026, in line with the Movoto-reported 32258 median list around $375,000 (May 2026). These compete directly with Bartram Park townhomes and smaller Bartram Springs resales, and the no-CDD monthly is their closing argument.

The 4-bedroom plans: the residential core

The larger two-story plans, pushing toward and past 2,400 square feet, serve buyers comparing against Bartram Springs and northern St. Johns County product. They trade above the corridor median; the case for paying it here rather than across the county line is commute minutes and the absence of a CDD, and the case against is the bigger amenity packages elsewhere.

The premium lots: preserve and cul-de-sac positions

Lots backing to buffer, preserve, or pond and the cul-de-sac positions carry the community premium, typically a five-figure spread over interior lots of the same plan. In a small resale-only community the premium-lot sales are thin, so verify any premium against an actual comparable position, not a community average.

Real Estate Market

Pricing context, third-party and dated: Movoto reported a 32258 median list price around $375,000 in May 2026, and Copperleaf-tagged resales on Compass and Zillow have recently listed in the high $300s, including a 3-bedroom, 1,857 square foot home at $388,900 on Compass in June 2026. Larger plans reach higher. The community is small, so monthly medians swing on two or three sales; weight recent closed sales of the same plan size over any blended figure.

The buyer pool is corridor commuters working downtown, the Southside, or Baptist South who want I-95 and SR 9B access, families specifically shopping the no-CDD fee structure against Bartram Springs and Bartram Park alternatives, and first-move-up buyers leaving townhomes for a detached house without a jump in total monthly. That fee-math buyer is the durable one here.

Watch the data hygiene on two fronts: portal records sometimes blend Copperleaf with surrounding 32258 subdivisions, and there is an entirely different Copperleaf community in Ocala, Marion County, that contaminates name-based searches and automated estimates. Filter every comp to Duval County 32258 and the actual plat before trusting it.

Market Position

Copperleaf draws commuters who need the I-95 and SR 9B math from the Bartram interchange area, buyers who want the Bartram corridor at a lighter monthly than the CDD communities charge, first-move-up buyers stepping from attached product into a detached KB plan, and fee-structure shoppers who have actually run the HOA-plus-CDD comparison across the corridor and noticed which line item is missing here.

Schools

A Copperleaf address is served by Duval County Public Schools, with attendance zones set by home address; the community has commonly been referenced to the Bartram Springs Elementary zone. Zoning lines in this fast-growing corridor get redrawn as new schools open, so confirm the exact current assignment for the specific address directly with the district before you buy rather than relying on listing-page school fields.

Amenities & Lifestyle

A deliberately lean package: KB built parks and trails, not a resort, and the HOA dues reflect the difference.

Parks and playgrounds

HOA-maintained neighborhood parks and playground equipment serve the community directly, the kind of close-to-home green space that gets daily use rather than occasional visits. Maintenance quality is an HOA budget question, so look at the equipment condition during your visit.

Walking trails

Internal walking trails connect the community, giving residents a loop without leaving the neighborhood. In a corridor where preserve land is common, the trail network is modest but genuinely used.

The no-CDD line

Treat the fee structure itself as the amenity: no CDD assessment means the tax bill carries no developer bond repayment, which in this corridor typically saves four figures annually against comparable communities. That recurring saving outlasts any clubhouse.

The Bartram Park retail spine

The commercial growth along Bartram Park Boulevard, groceries, restaurants, medical, and services, sits a short drive south, and Mandarin retail covers the other direction. The community itself stays residential; the amenities of the corridor are minutes away rather than inside the gate.

HOA, CDD & Costs

Copperleaf is an HOA community: dues fund the parks, playgrounds, trails, common-area maintenance, and deed enforcement. The package is lean by design, so dues have historically run modest for the corridor, but verify the current amount, the budget, and the reserve position directly from the association documents during diligence, because small communities feel special assessments harder than large ones.

There is no CDD. That is the headline of this community and worth stating plainly: most of the master-planned competition along the Bartram corridor carries a CDD assessment on the property tax bill, often for decades, and Copperleaf does not. When you compare monthly costs against Bartram Springs, Bartram Park communities, or new construction in northern St. Johns County, put the full tax bill of each side-by-side, not just the HOA dues.

Standard HOA mechanics still apply: architectural review for exterior changes, possible leasing restrictions, and estoppel fees at closing. Read the covenants and the current rules before contract, and have your agent confirm any rental restriction directly if investment flexibility matters, because small-community HOAs amend rules more nimbly than the big master-planned associations do.

Commute Analysis

The commute case is the interchange cluster: I-95 and the SR 9B connector both feed from the Bartram Park Boulevard area minutes away, splitting downtown, the Southside, and the St. Johns County side without committing to any of them. The honest caveat is that the whole corridor knows it, and the I-95 ramps stack up at peak hours.

Shopping & Dining

Daily errands run two directions: the Bartram Park Boulevard commercial spine a few minutes south carries groceries, pharmacies, restaurants, and the Baptist South medical cluster, while San Jose Boulevard through Mandarin covers the deeper retail bench to the northwest. The St. Johns Town Center handles the major retail runs about 15 to 20 minutes up the highway, and the Durbin Park development across the county line adds a second big-box cluster a short drive south.

Pros and Cons

Copperleaf vs. Comparable Communities

Hidden Things Buyers Should Know

The CDD math nobody runs

Buyers compare HOA dues across the corridor and stop there, but the CDD line on competing communities rides the property tax bill, often four figures a year for decades. Copperleaf has none. Run the full tax bill plus HOA on every alternative before deciding this community is or is not the value; the answer usually surprises people.

Two Copperleafs, one portal mess

There is a Copperleaf community in Ocala, Marion County, and name-based portal searches, saved alerts, and automated estimates blend the two. This guide covers the Jacksonville community in Duval County 32258 only. Verify the county and zip on every record before relying on it.

The 10-year systems clock

Mid-2010s construction means the original roofs, water heaters, and HVAC systems are reaching the age where insurers and inspectors start asking questions. A Copperleaf home with documented replacements quotes and sells measurably better than an all-original twin, and that gap will widen every year from here.

Momentum Expert Insight

Selling a Home in Copperleaf

Your buyer is a fee-math shopper, so sell the fee math: state plainly in the remarks that the community carries an HOA but no CDD, and quantify what that saves annually against the corridor alternatives. Document the systems story, roof age, HVAC age, water heater, since mid-2010s homes are hitting the inspection years where original equipment costs you at the negotiating table.

Tag the listing precisely: Copperleaf, Jacksonville, Duval County 32258. Loose tagging gets your listing blended with the Ocala Copperleaf in portal feeds and skews the automated estimates buyers see first. In a small community, price off the most recent same-plan closed sales rather than a neighborhood average that two outlier sales can distort.

Flood Zones & Insurance

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 Copperleaf 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.

Internet & Connectivity

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 Copperleaf address rather than assuming.

The Tax Reality

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.

What Your Budget Buys Here

The corridor context: Movoto reported a 32258 median list price around $375,000 in May 2026, and Copperleaf-tagged resales on Compass and Zillow have recently listed in the high $300s, with a 3-bedroom, 1,857 square foot home asking $388,900 on Compass in June 2026; larger 4-bedroom plans price above that. The budgeting trick here is to compare full monthlies, not stickers: a Copperleaf house at corridor-typical pricing with a modest HOA and no CDD can carry lighter than a nominally cheaper house in a CDD community once the bond assessment hits the tax bill. Build the comparison with the actual current tax bill of each candidate, the actual HOA dues, and a real insurance quote on the specific roof age, then decide. The community is small, so if your target plan size is not listed today, expect to wait; thin inventory is part of the deal.

The Future of the Area

Duval County continues to grow, with new rooftops, retail, and road work reshaping parts of the area. That growth supports long-run demand, but it can also add competing inventory and construction traffic in the near term, so factor both the upside and the disruption into your timing and your pricing.

Resale Liquidity

Resale here rides three rails: the interchange position, which keeps a steady commuter buyer pool feeding from I-95 and SR 9B; the no-CDD fee structure, which widens affordability against look-alike competition and only gets more persuasive as corridor assessments grind on; and the mid-2010s build era, which stays modern-code attractive but needs its systems story managed as roofs and HVAC age. The risks to watch are corridor congestion, which the whole submarket shares, new-construction competition further south pulling some buyers, and the thin-inventory volatility of a small community where a single distressed sale can drag the automated estimates. Sellers who document the systems work, quantify the no-CDD saving in the remarks, and tag the listing precisely trade through all of it.

The Copperleaf Playbook

How we would buy here: scrub the comp set to Duval County 32258 first so the Ocala Copperleaf and loosely tagged neighboring subdivisions never touch your pricing, then comp by plan size against the most recent same-plan closed sales. Get the roof, HVAC, and water heater ages in writing, since mid-2010s originals are entering the replacement window and the insurance quote will reflect it. Read the HOA budget, reserves, and rules before contract; small associations amend rules quickly and feel special assessments hardest. Verify the absence of a CDD on the actual current tax bill rather than taking any listing remark for it, and confirm the current school assignment directly with the district, because corridor zoning lines move as new schools open. Then run the full-monthly comparison against at least one CDD alternative so you know exactly what you are choosing.

Questions We Would Ask Before Buying Here

Mistakes to Avoid

The expensive mistakes in Copperleaf: comparing HOA dues across the corridor while ignoring the CDD line that competing communities carry on the tax bill, which inverts the real ranking; pricing off a blended community median in a market thin enough that two sales move it; trusting name-based portal data contaminated by the Copperleaf in Ocala; skipping the systems verification on a home old enough that original roofs and HVAC are reaching insurer-sensitive ages; and assuming the lean amenity package without visiting, then discovering after closing that the household actually wanted the resort pool a CDD community offered. Every one of these is avoidable before contract with verification and one honest conversation about how your household actually lives.

Live Market: Homes for Sale & Recent Sales

Live MLS inventory for Copperleaf Jacksonville. Every active listing, what is under contract right now, and the last 12 months of closed sales, refreshed twice a day. Real closed prices beat any estimate.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Copperleaf in Jacksonville?

A KB Home single-family community in southeast Jacksonville, Florida 32258, off Old St. Augustine Road near the Bartram Park Boulevard area, built out largely in the mid-2010s. It carries an HOA funding parks, playgrounds, and walking trails, and notably no CDD assessment, in a corridor where CDD fees are nearly standard.

Is this the same Copperleaf as the one in Ocala?

No. There is an entirely different Copperleaf community in Ocala, Marion County, and MLS feeds, portal searches, and automated estimates mix the two regularly. This guide covers the Jacksonville community in Duval County 32258 only; verify the county and zip on every listing, comp, and estimate before relying on it.

How much do homes in Copperleaf cost?

For context, Movoto reported a 32258 median list price around $375,000 in May 2026, and Copperleaf-tagged resales on Compass and Zillow have recently listed in the high $300s, including a 3-bedroom, 1,857 square foot home asking $388,900 on Compass in June 2026. Larger 4-bedroom plans price higher. The community is small, so comp against recent same-plan closed sales rather than blended averages.

Does Copperleaf have a CDD fee?

No, and that is the headline fact: Copperleaf carries an HOA but no CDD assessment, while most competing master-planned communities along the Bartram corridor carry both. Verify it yourself on the actual current property tax bill of the home you are buying, but the absence of the bond line is the structural advantage here.

What are the HOA dues and what do they cover?

The HOA funds the parks, playgrounds, walking trails, common areas, and deed enforcement, and the lean package has historically kept dues modest for the corridor. Amounts change, so get the current dues, budget, and reserve position directly from the association documents during diligence; small communities feel special assessments harder than large ones.

When were the homes built and who built them?

KB Home built the community out largely in the mid-2010s and has long since finished and moved on, so every sale today is a resale. Expect production construction of that era: modern code and systems, with condition now driven by ten years of individual owner maintenance.

What sizes are the homes?

The original KB plan series ran mostly 3-bedroom and 4-bedroom layouts, roughly 1,500 to 2,700-plus square feet, with two-car garages. Verify the exact square footage and plan on each listing, since portal data in this corridor blends neighboring subdivisions.

What amenities does Copperleaf have?

Neighborhood parks, playgrounds, and walking trails maintained by the HOA. There is no resort clubhouse or community pool package; the deliberate trade is a lighter amenity set for lighter monthly costs, with the Bartram Park retail spine and its services a short drive south.

How is the commute from Copperleaf?

Strong for the price point: the I-95 interchange area at Bartram Park Boulevard sits about 5 to 10 minutes away and the SR 9B connector about 10, putting downtown Jacksonville roughly 20 to 25 minutes out and the Town Center and Southside corridors 15 to 20. The honest caveat is peak-hour stacking at the interchange, which the whole corridor shares.

What schools serve Copperleaf?

Duval County Public Schools by attendance zone, set by home address; the community has commonly been referenced to the Bartram Springs Elementary zone. Zoning lines in this growing corridor get redrawn as schools open, so confirm the exact current assignment for the specific address directly with the district before you buy.

How does Copperleaf compare to Bartram Springs?

Bartram Springs offers the larger master-planned package, resort amenities and scale, with a CDD assessment and HOA on top. Copperleaf offers a detached KB single-family on the same corridor with an HOA only. The comparison worth running is the full monthly, mortgage plus full tax bill plus dues, against how much your household would actually use the bigger amenity set.

Is Copperleaf a good buy for commuters?

It is one of the better fee-light positions near the I-95 and SR 9B cluster: minutes to both ramps, with downtown, the Southside, Baptist South, and the St. Johns County side all reachable without committing to any single direction. Drive your actual commute at your actual hour before deciding, because the interchange congestion is real at peaks.

What should I inspect on a mid-2010s home here?

The systems hitting the 10-year mark: roof condition and remaining life, HVAC age, and water heater age, all of which now move insurance quotes. Add the standard production-build checks, stucco and exterior penetrations, drainage, and attic insulation, and get the insurance quote during the inspection period rather than after.

Can I rent out a home in Copperleaf?

Verify before you write: HOA leasing rules vary and small associations can amend them more nimbly than large master-planned communities. Have your agent confirm the current rental policy directly from the association documents and any recent amendments if investment flexibility matters to you.

Who should I call about Copperleaf?

Call Momentum Realty at (904) 351-6461 or use the form on this page, and we will connect you with the right agent.

Do I need my own agent to buy here?

Yes. The wins here are verification: a comp set scrubbed of Ocala Copperleaf and mis-tagged corridor records, same-plan closed sales in a thin market, the HOA budget and rental rules, the no-CDD confirmation on the actual tax bill, and the systems ages that drive the insurance quote. Your own agent works for you on all of it; the listing side does not.

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