An established, value-priced single-family neighborhood on Jacksonville's Westside, near Ortega and the I-295 corridor.
Listings before the portals, true comps, and the renovation and carrying-cost math, before you tour.
"Forrest Brook is an established single-family neighborhood on Jacksonville's Westside, in the band of communities near Ortega, Duclay, and Cedar Hills. The read is established-value: modest, reasonably priced homes in a settled Westside setting close to the I-295 corridor and Westside retail, at a price well below the Southside and beaches. It is a recognized neighborhood rather than a single-builder subdivision, so you price the individual house and comp against the Westside."
Jon Brooks, founder, Momentum Realty · Updated June 2026
Forrest Brook market snapshot (as of June 25, 2026): the median sale price is about $185K ($193 per sq ft), with homes averaging 151 days on market and 12.0 months of supply, a balanced market. Based on 3 recent closings in live realMLS data.
Forrest Brook is an established single-family neighborhood on the Westside of Jacksonville, Duval County, in the 32244 area, near Ortega, Duclay, Cedar Hills, and Lakeshore (Homes.com, 2026; neighborhoods.com, 2026). It is a settled residential pocket rather than a new subdivision.
Homes are modest and reasonably priced, with a representative listing around a three-bedroom, two-bath of about 1,250 square feet (Homes.com, 2026). Because the neighborhood developed over time, condition, age, and updates vary from house to house.
The Westside location offers value pricing close to the I-295 corridor, Westside retail along the 103rd Street and Blanding corridors, and reachable to NAS Jacksonville and downtown. It is a mainland, value-oriented address rather than a waterfront or beachfront one.
Whether a specific home carries any HOA varies in an established neighborhood like this, so confirm that on the parcel. Price a home on its condition and lot, comparing against the closest Westside Jacksonville sale.
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Forrest BrookTight supply and strong demand favor sellers here. Homes still take about two months to sell, though, and with asking prices running above recent sales per square foot, a prepared buyer has room on anything overpriced. Reading each home against the real comps, not the headline trend, is where the edge is.
Live from realMLS, as of June 25, 2026. Refreshed twice daily. Months of supply, days on market, and the contract-to-listing ratio are computed from current Forrest Brook listings and the trailing twelve months of closed sales.
Our proprietary read on how a home in Forrest Brook buys, holds, and resells. See the five factors.
Live MLS inventory for Forrest Brook. Every active listing, what is under contract right now, and the last 12 months of closed sales, refreshed twice a day. Closed comps beat an algorithm's guess every time.
Active · 366 daysTop listing
Active · 20 days
Active · 67 days
Pending · 139 days
Pending · 43 days
Pending · 255 daysActive and pending Forrest Brook listings as of 2026-06-25, priced high to low. Source: Data provided by realMLS.. Tap any home to ask about it.
Every active, pending, and recently sold home, plotted. Toggle the layers, color the dots by status or lot type, and tap a home for the details.
Listing locations from realMLS; lot type inferred from listing descriptions. Destination pins are approximate. Map data © OpenStreetMap, tiles © CARTO. Flood, school, and commute overlays are on the roadmap.
The location is the everyday-convenience case: shopping, schools, and the major roads are all a manageable drive.
Drive times from Forrest Brook. They are approximate and vary with traffic and your exact start point.
Distances and drive times are approximate and vary with traffic. Confirm your real commute at your real departure time.
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Carrying cost · the no-CDD edge
No CDD bond means thousands less per year than newer master plans.
Roughly $25,000 saved over 10 years in carrying cost, before resale.
Illustrative. NE Florida CDD assessments commonly run $1,500-$3,500+/yr and vary by community; verify per property.
Forrest Brook is served by Duval County Public Schools. Assignment is by address and can change, so confirm the exact zoned elementary, middle, and high schools for any specific home, plus any magnet or choice options. Treat published ratings as a starting point, not the full story.
Buying with schools in mind? We can confirm the exact zoned schools for any Forrest Brook address.
What actually bears on this purchase, sourced and dated. We do not publish a figure we have not verified.
Our read on what is being built around Forrest Brook, scored for direction, significance, and how close the effect lands. The full sourced timeline follows below.
Established Westside value pocket
Duval County millage and homestead
Direction, significance, and effect-radius ratings are Momentum's proprietary, qualitative read of the sourced items below, not investment advice or a prediction for any specific home.
Development, infrastructure, retail, and school activity affecting Forrest Brook, tracked by our team and summarized from public reporting and official sources, with links to the original coverage. Last updated June 2026.
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The 2024 millage set by Duval County determines the county portion of the property-tax bill for Jacksonville parcels (Duval County Property Appraiser, 2024). Why it matters: Pull the actual tax line and homestead status for the specific home from the Duval County Property Appraiser, plus the FEMA flood zone and a bindable insurance quote, rather than the seller's estimate. Source
Forrest Brook is an established Westside neighborhood near Ortega and Cedar Hills with modest, reasonably priced single-family homes (Homes.com, 2026; neighborhoods.com, 2026). Why it matters: The value is in condition; comp the specific home against the closest Westside sale of similar size. Source
Summaries reflect public reporting and official sources linked above as of the dates shown. Project details, timelines, and approvals can change. Commentary on potential market effects is general observation, not investment advice or a prediction for any specific property. For the freshest items across the whole region, see This Week in Northeast Florida.
If we were buying in Forrest Brook, this is the order of operations we would run, and the one we run for our clients.
Judge the specific house. Build year, roof, and systems vary in an established neighborhood; price off condition and a current inspection.
Confirm any HOA or deed restriction. Verify whether the exact parcel carries any association or recorded restriction before you write.
Pull the flood zone and an insurance quote. Westside parcels can sit in different FEMA zones; get the zone and a bindable quote during diligence.
Check the utilities and systems. On an older modest home, confirm the roof, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC ages.
Comp within the Westside. Compare against the closest recent Westside sale of similar size, not a Southside or beaches listing.
On mobile, tap any heading below to open it. This is the home by home, lot by lot, club and renovation detail, organized so you can jump straight to what matters to you.
Forrest Brook is an established single-family neighborhood on the Westside of Jacksonville, Duval County (32244 area), near Ortega, Duclay, Cedar Hills, and Lakeshore (Homes.com, 2026; neighborhoods.com, 2026). It is a settled, value-priced residential pocket of modest single-family homes close to the I-295 corridor, Westside retail, and NAS Jacksonville.
Three honest price bands. Condition and lot, not the square footage alone, decide where a home lands.
Here are the broad resale bands in Forrest Brook today. The right home is the one matched to your budget and the renovation math, so seeing fitting listings early is the edge.
An original modest home that needs roof, systems, and cosmetic work. Price it on condition and confirm the flood zone and any HOA before you write.
An updated three-bedroom home on a decent lot, which is what most value buyers here want. The Westside access and price are the story; pay for genuine condition.
The larger plans or fully renovated homes. The premium reflects size and condition; confirm it against the closest Westside comp.
Approximate 2026 resale bands from third-party listing data and public records, not NEFAR statistics. Confirm pricing for a specific home.
Three realistic price bands. Where a home lands comes down to condition and lot, not square footage alone.
Approximate 2026 resale bands from third-party listing data and public records, not NEFAR statistics. Confirm pricing for a specific home.
The factors that actually move value in Forrest Brook, condition, lot, and the renovation math, read from current listings and recent sales.
Updated homes ask about 6% more per square foot than original-condition homes, and they tend to sell faster. In an all-resale market, condition is the single biggest swing in value, which is why reading the renovation math is the whole game.
From current Forrest Brook listings (renovated 3, original 3); condition inferred from listing descriptions, asking not closed figures. The exact number depends on a specific home's updates, lot, and view, which is the read we do before you offer.
The trap here is a beautifully staged original-condition home. Staging is cheap; a roof, HVAC, and a full modernization are not. We price the real renovation before you fall for the listing photos, because in an all-resale market that number is the difference between a deal and the most expensive house on the street.
On a preferred homesite (water, preserve, corner, or a larger lot), the homesite is the part of your money the market gives back at resale. The house can be renovated; the lot cannot, so premium lots hold their value better than interior ones. How much more they command varies by frontage, view, and condition, which is why we read it home by home against real comparable sales rather than a single headline figure.
Most buyers overpay on interior lots in the back half of the community. A sharp renovation can distract you, but the weaker resale position follows the lot, not the finishes. We read the homesite before the kitchen.
Our read on the factors that protect resale here, and the one to manage.
Momentum analysis based on the community's structure, location, lot scarcity, and housing stock. Not a guarantee of future value.
The strongest value pocket is usually a renovated home on a good lot priced just under the next tier up. Buyers chasing the single biggest house often pay top prices for what is really a renovation project.
The same five mistakes cost buyers the most in any market. Every one is avoidable with the right preparation before you tour.
1The agent on the sign works for the seller. In a market where condition swings price by hundreds of thousands, negotiating against that agent with no one in your corner is the costliest move of all.
2A dated home looks like a deal until you price the roof, HVAC, pool, and full modernization honestly. Underbudget the reno and the bargain becomes the expensive house.
3A premium homesite (water, preserve, or a preferred position) carries a real, durable premium. Pay a top price for an interior lot and you are buying the weakest version of the value.
4Two similar homes can cost very differently to own once the HOA, any CDD, insurance, and upkeep are priced in. Buyers who do not run the full monthly carrying cost misread the real number.
5An older home means older systems unless updated. Roof age, HVAC age, pool equipment, and prior renovations drive both price and insurability, and a thorough inspection matters more here than in a new build.
Forrest Brook sells established, value-priced Westside living near the I-295 corridor. The deal is not in a brochure; it is in the individual house, its condition, and a Westside comp set.
Our proprietary 0 to 10 read across the five factors that decide how a home here buys, holds, and resells.
Momentum Intelligence Scores are our proprietary, qualitative assessment based on the analysis on this page, on a 0 to 10 scale. They are a framework for comparing communities, not a guarantee of future value or advice on a specific home.
Most pages on this community are an automated estimate wrapped in stock copy. This one is built from the live realMLS feed, fourteen years of closed sales, and a renovation-by-renovation read of what actually moves value here, lot by lot. No Zestimate, no guesswork.
Where the value actually sits. Each home is shaded by its price per square foot (a value read, not just a price) and ringed by lot type, so you can see at a glance which pockets carry a real, durable premium and where a renovation play makes sense.
Fill = price per square foot; ring = lot type, inferred from listing descriptions. Sold homes are shown by realized $/sqft (lot type not always recorded). Asking and recent-sold figures from realMLS; for orientation, not an appraisal.
Forrest Brook is a neighborhood of individually built modest homes rather than a single subdivision, so lot value is driven by size, position, the flood zone, and the home's own condition and systems. A larger or quieter lot carries the local premium, while a busier-street home is the value play. Because the housing stock is modest and mixed in age, the honest approach is to price each home on its inspected condition and flood zone, and to compare it against the closest recent Westside sale of similar size.
Forrest Brook is an established single-family neighborhood, and whether a specific home carries any HOA varies; confirm in writing whether the exact parcel has any homeowners association or deed restriction.
Where no association applies, the owner is responsible for the home and lot, with city and county services as for any Westside parcel. Verify any pocket that does carry dues and what it funds.
There is no community clubhouse or HOA amenity package; the value is the established Westside location and the individual home.
Free calculators to pressure-test the real cost before you tour.
Selling here is won on condition and view, not the Zestimate. The right number comes from closed comps matched to your renovation level and lot.
Your buyer is cross-shopping the Westside's established neighborhoods, so sell what is specific: your home's updates and condition, the lot, the flood zone, any HOA status, and the Westside access.
Sold-to-list and days-on-market figures reflect Momentum Realty listings versus the Jacksonville metro average, year to date. Your home's result depends on pricing, condition, lot, view, and preparation.
Because buyers here are weighing your home against renovated comps and cross-shopping Cedar Hills, a home priced to the community average instead of its true condition and view either leaves money on the table or sits. A renovated kitchen, newer roof and HVAC, and a golf or lake view all deserve to show up in your price, and a buyer pool reading renovation math needs to be shown why your home is worth it. We build that case with real comps and a pricing strategy for the current market.
Get a no-obligation home value based on real comparable sales in Forrest Brook matched to your condition, lot, and view, not an automated guess. Tell us about your home and we will personally prepare your numbers and a pricing strategy. No obligation, no spam.
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Median sale prices in Forrest Brook year by year since 2012, from closed MLS sales. A long track record beats a single estimate, showing what this community has really done through rate cycles rather than what a model predicts.
Before the list price, the Florida math the portals skip. These are Duval County typicals — your exact home, flood zone, and insurance quote will vary, so verify each before you offer.
Check it for your address: look up your flood zone (FEMA) · insurance by county · true-cost calculator · Duval County scorecard.
County typicals from Momentum’s Florida housing data (Zillow & Realtor.com aggregates, Census, FRED), updated monthly; insurance modeled. Flood zone is property-specific — always confirm via FEMA.
Forrest Brook is currently a strong buyer's market. About 12.0 months of supply, a median asking price of $170,000, and homes go under contract in about 68 days.
Typical home value in the 32244 ZIP is $256,892, about 16.1% below the Florida norm (Zillow Home Value Index).
Go deeper: ZIP market scorecard · county scorecard · true cost calculator · affordability calculator.
Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily. Typical value: Zillow Research. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
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