Duclay Forest
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
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Duclay Forest is an established Jacksonville neighborhood of 245 homes built between 1963 and 2019, with a median year built of 1978 and a median living area of 1,333 sq. ft. That build-year spread, not scarcity, is what sets price here: the median sale is $197,500 at $127.71 per square foot, a level that reflects a lot of older housing stock where individual condition and updates do the heavy lifting on value.
The current posture favors a seller who prices to condition: homes are moving in a median of 17 days, and the market heat score sits at 48, a middle-of-the-road reading rather than a frenzy. Prices are up 7% year over year and up 581% since 2012, so the long-run trend is strongly positive, but recent activity has been on a small base (four closings in the current window), which means a single sale can move the median more than it would in a higher-volume market.
Duclay Forest right now
🟢 Buyer-leaning market. 9.0 months of supply and 25% of the inventory already under contract give buyers above-average negotiating leverage.Why it matters: months of supply is how long today's inventory would last at today's sales pace; under-contract share is the portion of homes for sale that already have a buyer.Momentum Research analysis of realMLS records, as of August 21, 2026. Confidence: Medium (4 active and pending listings, 4 closed sales in 12 months).
🟢 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($198K) is up 41.6% from the prior 12 months ($140K) and up 581% since 2012. With about a dozen 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 August 21. Confidence: Low (4 and 4 sales in the two windows).
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Updated August 21, 2026 · Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Duclay Forest market snapshot (as of August 21, 2026): the median sale price is about $198K ($128 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), a median 10 days on market for closed sales, and 9.0 months of supply, a buyer-leaning market. The trailing-12-month median is up 42% from the prior 12 months and up 581% since 2012, computed from record-level realMLS closed sales (4 closings in the current window).
An older, established pocket of Jacksonville housing where price is driven more by individual home condition and updates than by new construction or scarcity.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Duclay Forest is best for.
Best for
- A buyer targeting a purchase price around the mid-$190s who can evaluate and budget for an older home's condition and updates.
- A buyer prioritizing an established, lower-turnover neighborhood over new-construction finishes.
- A seller with a well-maintained or updated home who wants to price against a market moving in about 17 days rather than sit on the market.
Probably not for
- A buyer who wants new construction or a home built within the last several years.
- A buyer expecting a larger floor plan well above the 1,333 sq. ft. median without paying a premium for it.
- An investor expecting a high-volume, high-liquidity market — recent closings volume here has been thin.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending August 21 of each year, from record-level realMLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($198K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($140K) IS the +41.6% one-year change.
Windows contain 4 to 17 sales each (4 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.
37% of homes for sale in ZIP 32244 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 (2026-08-18).
Duclay Forest Market Scorecard
Duclay Forest is currently a buyer-leaning market. About 9.0 months of supply, a median asking price of $155,000, and homes go under contract in about 90 days.
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Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
Housing distress & ownership in Duclay Forest, Jacksonville
Who owns here, how much is not owner-occupied, and how much for-sale inventory is under distress.
Source: Momentum Realty Research. Ownership & parcels from the FL DOR 2025 tax roll; distress from MLS active-listing status/remarks; price from MLS closed sales. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Based on Stellar MLS data distributed by MLS GRID for the period August 2026 through August 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Homes For Sale Right Now in Duclay Forest
Live MLS inventory for Duclay Forest. Every active listing, what is under contract right now, and the last 12 months of closed sales, refreshed twice a day. Closed comps beat an algorithm's guess every time.
Active · 51 daysTop listing
Active · 175 days
Active · 90 days
Pending · 4 daysActive and pending Duclay Forest listings as of 2026-08-21, priced high to low. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Tap any home to ask about it.
Duclay Forest on the map.
Every active, pending, and recently sold home, plotted. Toggle the layers and tap a home for the details.
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Schools
- Duval County Public Schools
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
- Westside High School (Duval County Public Schools); verify by address · High
- Westside Middle School (verify by address)FLDOE grade I · Middle
- Sadie T. Tillis Elementary School or Timucuan 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.
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The Duclay Forest buying strategy.
If we were buying in Duclay Forest 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.
Use your leverage. With inventory sitting, there is room to negotiate on anything dated or overpriced and to ask for repairs or a rate buydown.
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 Duclay Forest.
An established housing stock, priced on condition
The 1963–2019 build range, with a median year built of 1978, means most of Duclay Forest's 245 homes are older construction rather than recent builds. At a median of 1,333 sq. ft., these are modest-footprint homes, and at $127.71 per square foot, per-foot pricing sits well below newer-construction neighborhoods — the trade-off buyers make for an established location instead of new-build finishes.
About 48.4% of homes in the neighborhood carry a homestead exemption, a tax-filing indicator of owner-occupancy status rather than a market-activity signal. Combined with the modest closings volume in the current window (four), it points to a neighborhood that turns over gradually rather than one flooded with inventory.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Duclay Forest. 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 Duclay Forest 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 (7.2). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +581% since 2012; Recent Direction +41.6% year-over-year; Liquidity & Demand 9.0 months of supply; Pricing Power 96.9% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a market like this, where the housing stock spans multiple building eras and pricing hinges on condition rather than a standard floor plan, a hand-prepared valuation matters more than a generic estimate. We walk the comps at the sub-neighborhood level, not just the ZIP code, so a 1963-era home and a 2019-era build in Duclay Forest are priced on their own merits rather than averaged together.
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HOA, CDD & Fees
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | realMLS, refreshed twice daily (last: August 21, 2026) |
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending August 21, 2026 |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-08-18 |
| Schools | 2025-26 district assignments + FLDOE school grades; verify with the district |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2001 (221 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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