Fairview Gardens
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Price in Fairview Gardens is driven by condition and vintage, not by a uniform product. With a median build year of 1957 and homes reaching back to 1922 and up through 2023, what you pay tracks how much of the house has been updated rather than square footage alone. The median sits at $172,000, and at roughly $97 per square foot on a median of about 1,694 living feet, this is a market where a renovated home and a project home can carry very different numbers under the same roof line.
The posture right now is neither hot nor stalled. A median of 27 days on market means well-priced, move-in-ready homes transact in under a month, while anything overpriced for its condition will sit. Sellers should price to the work still needed; buyers should underwrite for it. With a homestead share around 62 percent, most of this housing stock is owner-occupied, which tends to keep inventory measured rather than flooded.
Fairview Gardens right now
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($145K) is down 29.3% from the prior 12 months ($205K). With about 2 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 September 12. Confidence: Low (3 and 3 sales in the two windows).
What's unique here: the median sale price is about 53% below the typical Duval County sale ($145K vs $310K, trailing 12 months, realMLS records).
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Updated September 12, 2026 · Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Fairview Gardens market snapshot (as of September 12, 2026): the median sale price is about $145K ($64 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 43 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 29% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level realMLS closed sales (3 closings in the current window).
Fairview Gardens is an older, established Jacksonville pocket in Duval County where a century of building — 1922 through 2023 — sits side by side, so the deciding factor is almost always the individual house, not the block.
Who Fairview Gardens is best for.
Best for
- Buyers with a modest budget seeking an entry point into Jacksonville who will inspect carefully
- Renovation-minded buyers who want to add value through updates to an older home
- Investors or owner-occupants comfortable underwriting roof, electrical, and plumbing age
Probably not for
- Buyers who want turnkey new construction with no deferred maintenance
- Buyers unwilling to budget for updates on a mid-century or older home
- Sellers expecting to price on square footage alone rather than to actual condition
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending September 12 of each year, from record-level realMLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($145K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($205K) IS the -29.3% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 4 sales each (3 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.
28% of homes for sale in ZIP 32208 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 (2026-09-12).
Housing distress & ownership in Fairview Gardens, 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. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
The Fairview Gardens buying strategy.
If we were buying in Fairview Gardens 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 Fairview Gardens.
A condition-driven older-home market
The spread here is about vintage and updates. A median year built of 1957 tells you the core stock is mid-century, but the 1922-to-2023 range means you will find early-century homes needing systems work alongside newer infill construction. That variety is the opportunity and the homework: two homes at similar square footage can be worlds apart on roof, electrical, and plumbing age, and the price should reflect it.
At a median of roughly $97 per square foot and about 1,694 living feet, this is comparatively accessible ground within Jacksonville, which makes it worth attention for buyers willing to inspect carefully. The 27-day median absorption shows there is real, steady demand for the right listing — but it rewards accurate pricing to condition, not aspiration.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Fairview Gardens. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a market this dependent on the specific house, comps are only useful when they are matched to condition and era — and that is where we earn our keep. We help buyers underwrite the true cost of an older home before they commit, and we help sellers position against the right comparables so a well-prepared home captures that sub-30-day window instead of lingering.
Fairview Gardens in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
- HOA status not on record. Verify any dues before you offer
- 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 Fairview Gardens buy.
Free calculators to pressure-test the real cost before you tour.
Selling here is won on condition and pricing to real comps, not an automated estimate. The right number comes from closed Fairview Gardens sales matched to your home.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending September 12, 2026 |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-09-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2002 (45 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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