Curtiss-bright
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Price here is set almost entirely by condition and lot, not by any shared amenity package — current MLS listings show no organized community amenities tied to Curtiss-Bright. The median sale sits at $49,750, with a median price per square foot of $66.96 across a median living area of 1,168.5 square feet. That combination points to an older, working stock of housing rather than a planned subdivision, consistent with a build range spanning 1930 to 2024.
The headline year-over-year figure, -79.3%, looks alarming, but it comes out of a window of just 11 closings, so a handful of sales can swing that number hard in either direction. Zoom out and the longer trend reads differently: prices are up 229% since 2012. Only 20.5% of the 276 homes tracked here carry a homestead exemption, meaning a meaningful share of this stock trades as non-owner-occupied property rather than primary residences — worth factoring into how you underwrite a purchase.
Curtiss-bright right now
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($50K) is down 79.3% from the prior 12 months ($240K) and up 229% since 2012. With about 6 sales a year, a single closing can swing this number, so read the level and the decade, not one year's move.Momentum Research, record-level realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 14. Confidence: Medium (11 and 7 sales in the two windows).
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Updated July 14, 2026 · Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Curtiss-bright market snapshot (as of July 14, 2026): the median sale price is about $50K ($67 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 31 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 79% from the prior 12 months and up 229% since 2012, computed from record-level realMLS closed sales (11 closings in the current window).
Curtiss-bright is a community of 276 homes in Jacksonville, Duval County, built between 1930 and 2024 (median 1970.5), with a median living area of about 1,168 square feet. 20% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
A Duval County pocket where price is driven by the individual structure rather than a shared amenity package, with a build range running from 1930 to 2024 and no organized community amenities identified from current MLS listings.
Who Curtiss-bright is best for.
Best for
- Buyers focused on price per square foot who are comfortable doing home-by-home condition diligence.
- Investors evaluating non-owner-occupied purchases in a market where a meaningful share of homes already trade that way.
- Buyers weighing an older structure against a median price well under typical countywide figures.
Probably not for
- Buyers who want a fixed HOA amenity package as part of the purchase — none is identified here.
- Buyers who expect every home on the block built in the same era; construction here spans 1930 to 2024.
- Buyers relying on a stable year-over-year price trend; the current window shows sharp swings tied to low sales volume.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending July 14 of each year, from record-level realMLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($50K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($240K) IS the -79.3% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 15 sales each (11 in the current window); every figure carries its sample size, and thin markets swing on single closings. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
The real cost & risk here
Before the list price, the Florida math the portals skip. These are Duval County typicals — your exact home, flood zone, and insurance quote will vary, so verify each before you offer.
Check it for your address: look up your flood zone (FEMA) · insurance by county · true-cost calculator · Duval County scorecard.
County typicals from Momentum’s Florida housing data (Zillow & Realtor.com aggregates, Census, FRED), updated monthly; insurance modeled. Flood zone is property-specific — always confirm via FEMA.
32% of homes for sale in ZIP 32254 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 (2026-07-12).
Schools
- 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
- James Weldon Johnson College Preparatory Middle School; verify by address · Middle
- Pickett Elementary School; verify by address · 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 Curtiss-bright address.
The Curtiss-bright buying strategy.
If we were buying in Curtiss-bright today, this is the order of operations we would run for our clients.
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.
Match the home to real comps. Recent sales of similar condition and lot, not the asking price, tell you what a home is worth.
Move deliberately, not desperately. Neither side has a decisive edge, so a well-prepared, fairly-priced offer wins without overpaying.
Line up financing and inspection early. A pre-approval and an inspection plan let you act fast and negotiate from evidence.
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 Curtiss-bright.
A market built on condition and turnover, not amenities
Curtiss-Bright's housing stock spans a wide build range — 1930 to 2024 — meaning recent construction sits on the same streets as much older homes. With a median living area of 1,168.5 square feet, most of the inventory is modestly sized, and at $66.96 per square foot the pricing sits well under what buyers pay for comparably updated square footage elsewhere in the county. That combination is exactly why per-square-foot pricing, not the headline median, is the number to track deal by deal here.
Homes move at a median of 31 days on market, consistent with a market heat score of 43 — not a hot market, not a stalled one. With no organized community amenities identified from current MLS listings, buyers aren't paying an HOA premium; they're paying for the lot, the structure, and whatever condition work has or hasn't been done. That makes every listing a case-by-case evaluation rather than a comp built off a shared clubhouse or pool.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Curtiss-bright. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Momentum Buy Score.
Our proprietary 0 to 10 read across the factors that decide how a home in Curtiss-bright buys, holds, and resells. Momentum Research; not an appraisal.
Momentum Intelligence Scores are our proprietary, qualitative assessment on a 0 to 10 scale, built from the record-level market data on this page. They are a framework for comparing communities, not a guarantee of future value and not advice on a specific home; unlike an automated value estimate they do not price your home, they grade the community on evidence you can inspect. Composite is the plain average of the 4 factors (3.9). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +229% since 2012; Recent Direction -79.3% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 20% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 90.5% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
With only 11 closings in the current window and a homestead share of just 20.5%, this is not a market where a generic comp pull tells you what a home is worth. Momentum tracks price-per-square-foot and closing velocity in Curtiss-Bright directly, so you're pricing off the actual deal in front of you rather than a headline median a single sale can distort.
Curtiss-bright in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
- Mandatory HOA — confirm current dues
- Any club/amenity membership is billed separately
Confirm the current HOA dues, exactly what they cover, and any CDD bond or special assessment for a specific address before you offer.
Tools for a Curtiss-bright buy.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 14, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (10 streets, ZIP 32203/32208/32254)) |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Schools | 2025-26 district assignments + FLDOE school grades; verify with the district |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2002 (86 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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