Fairway Ridge
Homes for Sale in Orange Park, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
As of September 2026, the MLS records 23 closed sales in Fairway Ridge in Orange Park, FL since 2006, the most recent in July 2025. Across Orange Park as a whole, 653 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $330,000, 39 median days on market, with 160 homes for sale today. At that median and Clay County's FY2025-26 rate of 15.05 mills, annual property tax runs about $4,970 ($4,370 with the full homestead exemption).
In a community like Fairway Ridge, price is driven less by an address premium and more by the specifics of the individual home. Two properties on the same street can trade well apart depending on updates, finishes, and lot position, so the spread here tends to be condition-driven rather than uniform.
For a buyer, that means underwriting each listing on its own merits instead of anchoring to a neighborhood average. For a seller, it means presentation and honest condition disclosure move the needle more than waiting for the market to lift you. Come in ready to justify your number with the house, not the ZIP code.
The 60-Second Overview
Fairway Ridge sits in Orange Park, within Clay County southwest of the Jacksonville core. It reads as a suburban Northeast Florida community where the home itself — condition, updates, lot — does more to set price than any single headline number.
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.
Who Fairway Ridge is best for.
Best for
- Buyers who value a suburban Orange Park location with commuting access to the broader metro
- Buyers willing to weigh each home's condition and updates individually rather than trust an average
- Sellers ready to present and price a home on its actual condition rather than waiting on the market
Probably not for
- Buyers who want tightly comparable homes at a consistent price point
- Buyers seeking an urban, walkable core rather than a suburban Clay County setting
- Sellers hoping a broad market lift will carry a dated home to a premium number
The market around Fairway Ridge
Fairway Ridge is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.
In ZIP 32003, 158 homes are on the market and 32% are under contract — a fast-moving corner of Orange Park.
Across Clay County, 1,286 homes are active and 456 pending (26% under contract).
ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Fairway Ridge specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.
Fairway Ridge by the numbers
From county property records and closed MLS sales for the Fairway Ridge subdivision: 9 homes on record; built 2005–2006; typical size about 2,447 heated sq ft; 4 bedrooms is the median. Housing mix: single-family 100%.
| Year | Recorded sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 7 | $363,800 |
| 2025 | 2 | $519,500 |
Newest recorded sale: $559,000 on 2025-07-23.
Recorded data as of 2026-09-12; counts cover addresses tagged to this subdivision in the public record, not every parcel. Not an appraisal.
Housing distress & ownership in Fairway Ridge, Orange Park
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 Fairway Ridge buying strategy.
If we were buying in Fairway Ridge 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 Fairway Ridge.
Reading a condition-driven market
Orange Park's Clay County location puts Fairway Ridge in commuting range of the wider Jacksonville metro while keeping a more suburban footprint. That combination tends to matter to buyers weighing drive time against lot size and layout, and it shapes what a given home is worth to the person standing in it.
Because we are working from a single community snapshot rather than a deep price ladder, the honest guidance is qualitative: evaluate the roof, systems, kitchen and bath updates, and lot before you evaluate the list price. A well-kept home here will command a very different number than a dated one next door, and that gap is the real story.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Fairway Ridge. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
We work Clay County and the Orange Park submarkets closely, and in a community where condition sets the price we spend our time on the parts that actually move value — walking the home, pricing to the property rather than a broad average, and telling you plainly when a listing is asking more than its condition supports. If Fairway Ridge is not the right fit for your goals, we will say so.
Fairway Ridge 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 Fairway Ridge buy.
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Selling here is won on condition and pricing to real comps, not an automated estimate. The right number comes from closed Fairway Ridge sales matched to your home.
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If you are thinking about selling in Fairway Ridge, the right list price comes from recent comparable sales matched to your home's condition and location, not an automated estimate.
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Data sources & freshness
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-09-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2006 (23 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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