Fairhaven
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL

Fairhaven is a compact, established Jacksonville neighborhood of mostly smaller, older homes, with a scattering of newer builds mixed in. The bulk of what you find here is owner-occupied, which tends to keep turnover low.

realMLS (Northeast Florida) sales records identify 12 homes in Fairhaven that have changed hands since 2014, built between 1941 and 1942 (median 1941), with a median living area of about 1,240 sq ft and a typical 3-bedroom, 2-bath layout; 100% 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 3 qualified sales in Fairhaven across 2024–2025 (2 in 2024, 1 in 2025), median $225,000 — the last recorded sale per parcel on the Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll, independent of the MLS.

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.

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

In ZIP 32205, 223 homes are on the market and 19% are under contract — a steady corner of Jacksonville.

Across Duval County, 4,384 homes are active and 1,562 pending (26% under contract).

In ZIP 32205 (Jacksonville), 429 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $272K ($216/sq ft), up 2.1% year over year, with a median 47 days on market. Right now 76 active and 26 pending listings put supply at about 5.4 months — a balanced market. See the live ZIP 32205 housing market and the Duval County market.

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

The defining feature here is age. A median build year of 1941 means original systems, older layouts, and the kind of maintenance history that rewards a careful inspection. At the same time, the range stretches to 2016, so a buyer will occasionally find a newer or fully reworked home sitting next to something largely untouched. That spread is the story of Fairhaven pricing.

Homes trend small, near 1,248 square feet at the median, which suits buyers who want a manageable footprint over sprawl. With roughly 65% of homes carrying a homestead exemption, this reads as a lived-in, hold-oriented neighborhood rather than an investor churn zone — inventory is limited and moves infrequently.

In a thin market with older homes and no fresh closings to lean on, valuation comes down to reading condition against a scarce set of comps. That is exactly the kind of hands-on, property-by-property work we do best — telling you what a 1941 build actually needs, and what a renovated one is genuinely worth.