Fehrenbachs
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
What sets price in Fehrenbachs is condition and vintage, not location premium. With a median build year of 1947 and stock reaching back to 1903, the spread between a renovated home and one needing work is wide, and the single median of $168,500 hides more than it reveals. At roughly $152 per square foot on a median of about 1,260 living feet, you are largely paying for what has been done to the house, not the square footage itself.
The market posture is mixed and worth reading carefully. Year-over-year, the median is up 51.8%, and the long arc since 2012 is dramatic, up 1,882% — but a heat score of 45 and a median of 81 days on market tell you this is not a fast market today. Sellers should price to condition and expect the listing to sit; buyers have room to be selective and to negotiate on homes that have lingered.
Fehrenbachs right now
🟢 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($142K) is up 46.5% from the prior 12 months ($97K) and up 1571% 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 26. Confidence: Medium (11 and 7 sales in the two windows).
What's unique here: the median sale price is about 54% below the typical Duval County sale ($142K vs $310K, trailing 12 months, realMLS records).
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Updated August 26, 2026 · Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Fehrenbachs market snapshot (as of August 26, 2026): the median sale price is about $142K ($142 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 69 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 46% from the prior 12 months and up 1571% since 2012, computed from record-level realMLS closed sales (11 closings in the current window).
Fehrenbachs is an older, deep-inventory pocket of Jacksonville where homes date from the early 1900s through new 2024 construction, so two houses on the same block can be worlds apart in condition and price.
Who Fehrenbachs is best for.
Best for
- Value-focused buyers on a modest budget who can inspect carefully and negotiate on lingering listings
- Renovation-minded buyers comfortable taking on an older home's system and structural work
- Investors seeking entry-level cost basis in a deep-inventory area with a substantial non-homestead share
Probably not for
- Buyers who need turnkey, uniform, newer construction with predictable finishes
- Buyers requiring a quick close in a fast-moving market
- Buyers unwilling to budget for inspections and potential deferred maintenance on early-1900s to mid-century homes
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending August 26 of each year, from record-level realMLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($142K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($97K) IS the +46.5% one-year change.
Windows contain 4 to 17 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.
40% 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 (2026-08-18).
The Fehrenbachs buying strategy.
If we were buying in Fehrenbachs 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 Fehrenbachs.
A condition-driven market with a long tail
The defining fact here is age. A median year built of 1947 across 1,258 homes means the housing stock has been through multiple eras of renovation, deferred maintenance, and rebuild. New construction as recent as 2024 exists alongside homes from 1903, which is why the median price should be read as a midpoint of a very broad distribution rather than a typical home.
The homestead share sits just under 40%, so a meaningful portion of the inventory is not owner-occupied. Combined with 81 days on market and a moderate heat score, that points to a market where patient buyers can find value and where sellers who ignore condition-based pricing will wait. The 10-closing window is thin, so treat any single comp with caution and lean on the qualitative picture.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Fehrenbachs. 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 Fehrenbachs 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 3 factors (6.7). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +1571% since 2012; Recent Direction +46.5% year-over-year; Pricing Power 85.1% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a market this age-diverse, comps are only as good as the inspection behind them. We help buyers separate a cosmetically updated 1947 home from one with real system and structural work ahead, and we help sellers price to actual condition rather than a neighborhood median that means little house to house.
Fehrenbachs in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
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Tools for a Fehrenbachs buy.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending August 26, 2026 |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-08-18 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2001 (218 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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