Ft George Island
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL

Ft George Island sits on Jacksonville's far northeast barrier islands, surrounded by marsh, river, and preserve land, which is what makes it feel remote despite being inside Duval County. It is a place you choose for the setting and the seclusion, not for convenience.

realMLS (Northeast Florida) sales records identify 6 homes in Ft George Island that have changed hands since 2013, built between 1972 and 2006 (median 1994), with a median living area of about 2,679 sq ft and a typical 3-bedroom, 2-bath layout; 100% are single-family homes. Source: realMLS (Northeast Florida) closed-sale history compiled by Momentum Research; counts reflect homes with a recorded MLS sale, not every home in the community.

County records show 17 qualified sales in Ft George Island across 2024–2025 (12 in 2024, 5 in 2025), median $430,000 — the last recorded sale per parcel on the Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll, independent of the MLS.

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.

Ft George Island is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.

In ZIP 32226, 144 homes are on the market and 25% are under contract — a steady corner of Jacksonville.

Across Duval County, 3,905 homes are active and 1,695 pending (30% under contract).

In ZIP 32226 (Jacksonville), 203 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $370K ($191/sq ft), down 0.4% year over year, with a median 46 days on market. Right now 70 active and 25 pending listings put supply at about 5.0 months — a balanced market. See the live ZIP 32226 housing market and the Duval County market.

ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Ft George Island specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.

The defining features here are natural: the Fort George River, the surrounding marsh, and the preserve land that limits how much can ever be built. That scarcity is the whole story. Because so little land is developable, the island stays quiet and low-density, and property values track the quality of the individual site more than any comparable-sales math you would run in a subdivision.

Practically, that means due diligence matters more than usual. Buyers should scrutinize elevation, flood exposure, insurance, water access, and the condition of older structures, because a barrier-island home carries maintenance realities that a mainland house does not. The trade-off is a location you cannot replicate elsewhere in Jacksonville, close to the water and the preserve with very few neighbors.

In a thin, site-driven market like Ft George Island, general comps do not tell you much, so we price and negotiate off the specific parcel: elevation, access, condition, and insurance exposure. We will tell you plainly when a listing's number reflects its site and when it doesn't, and we will tell you when this island isn't the right fit for what you actually need.

Confirm the current HOA dues, exactly what they cover, and any CDD bond or special assessment for a specific address before you offer.