Ft Caroline Lakes
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
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Ft Caroline Lakes is trading in a thin market right now: zero active listings and only 4 closings in the tracked window, so pricing is being set by whatever comes to market rather than by a deep pool of competing homes. The median sale price is $260,000, which works out to $168.26 per square foot against a median home of 1,563 living square feet, built in a community that spans construction years 1979 to 2020 with a median build year of 1986.
A median 70 days on market says homes here aren't moving quickly, which typically gives buyers room to negotiate even as prices are up 16.8% year over year. Since 2012, the median price is up 448%, which reflects a long price climb across the broader cycle, not a promise about the next sale. With a market heat score of 40 and 60.3% of the community's 509 homes carrying a homestead exemption, this reads as an established, largely owner-held pocket of Duval County rather than an actively churning one.
Ft Caroline Lakes right now
🟢 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($260K) is up 16.8% from the prior 12 months ($223K) and up 448% since 2012. With about 5 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 19. Confidence: Low (4 and 6 sales in the two windows).
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Updated August 19, 2026 · Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Ft Caroline Lakes market snapshot (as of August 19, 2026): the median sale price is about $260K ($168 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 70 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 17% from the prior 12 months and up 448% since 2012, computed from record-level realMLS closed sales (4 closings in the current window).
Ft Caroline Lakes is a 509-home community in Jacksonville, Duval County, built mainly between 1979 and 2020 with a median construction year of 1986. Current pricing data is thin — a 4-closing window and zero active listings — so any single comparable should be weighed carefully.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Ft Caroline Lakes is best for.
Best for
- Buyers comfortable pricing off a single median figure rather than a wide set of comparable active listings.
- Buyers targeting a home near the 1,563 sqft median in a 1979-2020 built community.
- Buyers willing to evaluate condition home-by-home given a median build year of 1986.
Probably not for
- Buyers who need a fast transaction timeline; the median days on market here runs about 70.
- Buyers relying on a documented amenity package — none is currently identified from MLS listings.
- Buyers who want a large pool of active listings to compare before deciding — there are currently none.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending August 19 of each year, from record-level realMLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($260K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($223K) IS the +16.8% one-year change.
Windows contain 1 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.
37% 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 (2026-08-18).
Ft Caroline Lakes Market Scorecard
Ft Caroline Lakes is currently a balanced market..
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Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
Housing distress & ownership in Ft Caroline Lakes, 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.
Ft Caroline Lakes on the map.
Every active, pending, and recently sold home, plotted. Toggle the layers and tap a home for the details.
Listing locations from realMLS. Map data © OpenStreetMap, tiles © CARTO.
Schools
- Duval County Public Schools
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
- Terry Parker High School (Duval County Public Schools)FLDOE grade C · High
- Arlington Middle School or your address-zoned middle school · Middle
- Fort Caroline Elementary School (verify by address)FLDOE grade C · Elementary
Grades are official Florida Department of Education school grades for 2025-26. Assignments are reported as of the 2025-26 year 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 Ft Caroline Lakes address.
The Ft Caroline Lakes buying strategy.
If we were buying in Ft Caroline Lakes 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 Ft Caroline Lakes.
What the Numbers Actually Show
The housing stock in Ft Caroline Lakes is not new construction: the median build year of 1986, inside an overall 1979-2020 range, means most homes carry decades of ownership and condition history rather than builder-warranty freshness. At a median of 1,563 living square feet and $168.26 per square foot, the math on any given home comes down to size and condition more than to any amenity package — no community amenities are currently identified from active MLS listings.
With zero active listings and only 4 closings in the window used for this snapshot, there simply isn't a large, current sample to lean on. The 70-day median days-on-market and a market heat score of 40 point to a market that isn't rushed, and the 16.8% year-over-year move sits inside a longer 448% climb since 2012 — useful context for where the community has been, not a projection of where it's going next.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Ft Caroline Lakes. 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 Ft Caroline Lakes 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 (9.2). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +448% since 2012; Recent Direction +16.8% year-over-year; Pricing Power 96.5% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a community with zero active listings and only a handful of recent closings, the value of a hand-prepared read — rather than an automated number — goes up, not down. We track this Duval County pocket directly against realmls data as of 2026-07-14, so when a home in Ft Caroline Lakes does come up, pricing it against a 509-home community's actual build years, square footage, and closing history takes more than a single average.
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HOA, CDD & Fees
- Mandatory HOA — confirm current dues
- 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 Ft Caroline Lakes 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 Ft Caroline Lakes sales matched to your home.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | realMLS, refreshed twice daily (last: August 19, 2026) |
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending August 19, 2026 |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-08-18 |
| Schools | 2025-26 district assignments + FLDOE school grades; verify with the district |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2001 (154 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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