Forest Green in Jacksonville

Forest Green
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL

Community in Jacksonville · Duval County · ZIP 32225
150 homesBuilt 1985–1998Median sale $337K
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Built fromLive realMLS data25 years of closingsFL DOR public recordsUpdated twice daily
Live · Forest Green Housing Pulse realMLS + public records Analysis by Momentum Realty · $3.5B+ sold · 10,000+ customers served · Top 1% in Florida (RealTrends)
Price
$337K
Median sold · 12 mo
$227/sf
Sold $/sqft · 12 mo
peak $263 in 2023
84.9%
Sale vs ask
Duval median: 96.5%
Tempo
61days
Median DOM · closed
61 days at the 2026 low
0 · 0
For sale · pending
live counts, refreshed twice daily
4
Sold · last 12 mo
10-yr average: about 3 a year
Ownership and context
75%
Owner-occupied · Forest Green
112 of 150 parcels homesteaded (FL DOR 2025)
25%
Non-owner-occupied · Forest Green
incl. 9% trust or LLC-held · 8% out-of-state
150
Homes in the community
150 residential parcels (FL DOR 2025)
Track record · 25 years of records
9
Recorded sales · 2024-2025
median $369K · qualified sales on the county roll (FL DOR 2025)
1985–1998
Years homes were built
median 1989 · county roll (FL DOR 2025)
1,587sqft
Median sold home size
12-mo windows, closed sales
2.7%/yr
Turnover rate
about 4 of 150 homes trade a year
Jon Brooks, Co-Founder of Momentum Realty
Jon's Read · written July 15, 2026

Forest Green is an older Duval County resale pocket, and the numbers say condition and age are doing most of the work on price. The median sale sits at $337,000, working out to $227.04 per square foot on a typical home of 1,739 square feet. Every home here was built between 1985 and 1998, with a median build year of 1989, so buyers are shopping a fairly consistent age band rather than a mix of new construction and old stock — what varies is how well each individual home has been maintained and updated.

The current posture is thin and fast. There are zero active listings right now, the median days on market runs about 6.5, and pricing is down 11.3% year over year on a recent window of just 4 closings. That combination — no inventory, quick turnover, and a small, soft comp set — means pricing here has to be built off a short list of actual closed sales, not a shelf of active listings to compare against. A market heat score of 46 backs that up: this is not a community trading with urgency in either direction.

Figures in this note are as of July 15, 2026. The live market numbers elsewhere on this page update nightly and are newer.

The 60-Second Overview

Forest Green market snapshot (as of October 26, 2026): the median sale price is about $337K ($227 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 61 days on market for closed sales.

Forest Green is a community of 150 homes in Jacksonville, Duval County, built between 1985 and 1998 (median 1989.0), with a median living area of about 1,751 square feet. 75% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).

Forest Green is a 179-home community in Jacksonville (Duval County) where roughly 75.4% of owners carry a homestead exemption, pointing to a resale market built on long-term owners rather than turnover-driven investor activity. No community amenities are identified in current MLS listings, so any pool, gate, or clubhouse claims would need to be verified home by home rather than assumed community-wide.

Best for

  • Buyers targeting a home near the $337,000 median who are ready to act fast once something lists, given the 6.5-day median days on market.
  • Buyers who want a consistent build era (1985–1998) and are comfortable evaluating value primarily on price per square foot rather than home age.
  • Sellers who want a fast-moving listing and are comfortable pricing off a small, current comp set rather than a large active inventory.

Probably not for

  • Buyers who want to compare several active listings side by side before deciding — there is currently no active inventory to shop.
  • Buyers seeking community amenities like a pool or clubhouse as part of the purchase decision, since none are identified in current listings.
  • Sellers expecting price appreciation momentum — the recent trend here is a year-over-year decline of 11.3%.

Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For

Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending October 26 of each year, from record-level realMLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($337K) IS the median in the snapshot above.

Windows contain 0 to 8 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.

Median sale price · trailing 12 mo
$200K$300K$400K20122014201620182020202220242026
Every sale since 2001 · price vs size
$0$200K$400K1k1k2k2k
51 closed sales; green = recent. Size sets the floor, condition and lot set the rest.
Sold $ per sq ft · trailing 12 mo
$150$200$25020122014201620182020202220242026
Up from $121 in 2012 to a $263 peak in 2023; $227 now.
Homes sold per 12-mo window
025820122014201620182020202220242026
0 to 8 a year; 4 in the current window.
How much local inventory is already under contract

25% of homes for sale in ZIP 32225 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 (2026-10-25).

Forest Green Market Scorecard

Balanced

Forest Green is currently a balanced market..

$337,000
Median sold
0/0/4
Active/Pend/Sold 12 mo

Go deeper: ZIP market scorecard · county scorecard · true cost calculator · affordability calculator.

Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.

Housing distress & ownership in Forest Green, Jacksonville

Who owns here, how much is not owner-occupied, and how much for-sale inventory is under distress.

Active inventory in distress
0.0%
0 of 6 listings
Distress share trend — 0.0% now (2026-08-10 → 2026-10-25)

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.

Listing locations from realMLS. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

In short
  • Duval County Public Schools
  • Verify the zoned schools by address
  • Magnet and choice options may be available
  • Polk County Public Schools (verify by address) · Public
  • Confirm zoned elementary, middle, and high · By address
  • Magnet and choice options may apply · Choice

Zoned schools reflect the assignments reported on recent Forest Green listings and can change; always confirm with Duval County Public Schools for a specific address.

Buying with schools in mind? We can confirm the exact zoned schools for any Forest Green address.

If we were buying in Forest Green today, this is the order of operations we would run for our clients.

1

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.

2

Match the home to real comps. Recent sales of similar condition and lot, not the asking price, tell you what a home is worth.

3

Move deliberately, not desperately. Neither side has a decisive edge, so a well-prepared, fairly-priced offer wins without overpaying.

4

Line up financing and inspection early. A pre-approval and an inspection plan let you act fast and negotiate from evidence.

5

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 Forest Green.

Best Buy
Buyers comfortable moving quickly on a resale home in an established, consistently built community.
Biggest Risk
Zero active listings and a 4-closing sample mean pricing data is thin and can shift fast.
Sweet Spot
Move-in-ready or recently updated homes near the 1,739 sq ft median, priced off $227.04/sq ft.
Avoid If
You need a wide range of active listings to compare before making a decision — there is currently none to browse.

Forest Green by the Numbers

With zero active listings as of this snapshot, Forest Green is effectively sold out of available inventory at the moment. That is a meaningful signal on its own: a median days-on-market of 6.5 says that when something does list here, it moves quickly, but the year-over-year pricing move of -11.3% — built on only 4 recent closings — shows that pricing is soft even with fast turnover. Thin closing samples like this can swing hard on a single sale, so any pricing conversation for a specific home needs to lean on the underlying comps, not just the headline median.

Every home in the community falls inside the 1985–1998 build range, with a median year built of 1989 and a median living area of 1,739 square feet. That narrow build window is part of why per-square-foot pricing ($227.04 median) is a more stable anchor here than the raw sale price — it controls for the fact that most homes are a similar size and vintage, and the real variable buyer to buyer is upkeep and updates, not floor plan generation.

“

The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Forest Green. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.

Jon Brooks · Founder, Momentum Realty

Why work with Momentum here

With zero active listings and a median-price calculation resting on just 4 closings, Forest Green is not a community you can read off a portal search. Getting the pricing right — for a buyer writing an offer or a seller setting a list price — means pulling the actual closed comps inside that 1985–1998 build range and weighing condition and updates against the $227.04 per-square-foot median, not the median sale price alone. That is the kind of comp work Momentum does before a number ever goes on a sign or an offer.

Forest Green in 15 seconds.

Best forBuyers comfortable moving quickly on a resale home in an established, consistently built community.
Biggest advantageA tight build window (1985–1998) makes per-square-foot pricing a reliable anchor across homes.
Biggest riskZero active listings and a 4-closing sample mean pricing data is thin and can shift fast.
Sweet spotMove-in-ready or recently updated homes near the 1,739 sq ft median, priced off $227.04/sq ft.
Avoid ifYou need a wide range of active listings to compare before making a decision — there is currently none to browse.
The takeaway

Selling here is won on condition and pricing to real comps, not an automated estimate. The right number comes from closed Forest Green sales matched to your home.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the median home price in Forest Green?
The median sale price in Forest Green was $337K over the 12 months ending October 26, 2026 (4 closed sales, realMLS).
How long do homes in Forest Green take to sell?
Homes that closed in the 12 months ending October 26, 2026 took a median 61 days on market (1 sales, realMLS).
How many homes are in Forest Green?
The Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll shows 150 homes in Forest Green (public records).
What share of Forest Green is owner-occupied?
75% of Forest Green parcels carry a homestead exemption on the 2025 Florida DOR roll, the owner-occupancy proxy in public records.
When were the homes in Forest Green built?
Homes in Forest Green were built between 1985 and 1998, with a median year built of 1989.0 (FL DOR 2025 roll).
What schools serve Forest Green?
Forest Green is served by Duval County Public Schools, typically Polk County Public Schools (verify by address) and Confirm zoned elementary, middle, and high. Confirm the exact zoning by address with the district.
Who is the best real estate agent for Forest Green?
The best agent for Forest Green is one who actively works Jacksonville and knows the community's pricing, fees, and current inventory. Tell us what you're looking for in the form on this page and Momentum Realty will match you with a local specialist for Forest Green.
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Buyers targeting a home near the $337,000 median who are ready to act fast once something lists, given the 6.5-day median days on market.Excellent fit
Buyers who want a consistent build era (1985–1998) and are comfortable evaluating value primarily on price per square foot rather than home age.Excellent fit
Sellers who want a fast-moving listing and are comfortable pricing off a small, current comp set rather than a large active inventory.Excellent fit
Buyers who want to compare several active listings side by side before deciding — there is currently no active inventory to shop.Probably not
Buyers seeking community amenities like a pool or clubhouse as part of the purchase decision, since none are identified in current listings.Probably not
Sellers expecting price appreciation momentum — the recent trend here is a year-over-year decline of 11.3%.Probably not

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Data sources & freshness

Live listingsrealMLS, refreshed twice daily (last: October 26, 2026)
Community market statsrealMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending October 26, 2026
Housing stock & ownershipFlorida DOR assessment roll (street-list match (3 streets, ZIP 32225))
Under-contract sharesrealMLS records, as of 2026-10-25
Schools2025-26 district assignments + FLDOE school grades; verify with the district
Historical depthClosed-sale records back to 2001 (51 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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Thinking of selling in Forest Green? 4 recorded closings; median 61 days on market (window ending 2026-10-26). See the Duval County sell-now-or-wait data, what made 201,552 Florida listings fail in the last 12 months, or compare a cash offer vs. listing. Compiled from MLS records; deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
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