Glen Laura
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
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Over the 12 months ending 2026-10-01, 3 recorded sales closed at a median of $276,300, $176 per square foot, a median 111 days on market, sellers accepting 94% of original asking. Homes listed or recently sold were built 1950–1951; none of the 3 geocoded homes sit in a FEMA special flood hazard zone (median elevation 20 ft). At the median price and Duval County's FY2025-26 rate of 17.86 mills, annual property tax runs about $4,940 ($4,200 with the full homestead exemption).

Glen Laura is an established Duval County neighborhood with a long build-out window — permits here run from 1914 to 2024, but the typical home dates to 1949, so what actually drives value is condition, lot work, and updates layered onto an older housing stock rather than a single build era setting the tone. At a median 1,435 square feet, the homes run compact, which keeps carrying costs modest but also means buyers are paying for location and lot, not square footage.
Right now the market posture here is thin, not calm: zero active listings and only two closings in the most recent window. That combination puts sellers in control simply because there is almost nothing on the market to compete against, and it means buyers need to be ready to act the moment something comes up rather than expecting a selection to shop from. With homestead exemptions filed on about 60.5% of the 377 homes in Glen Laura, most of the neighborhood is owner-occupied rather than cycled through as rental or investment stock, which tends to support steadier day-to-day upkeep across the area.
The 60-Second Overview
Glen Laura market snapshot (as of October 1, 2026): the median sale price is about $276K ($176 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 111 days on market for closed sales.
Glen Laura is a community of 377 homes in Jacksonville, Duval County, built between 1914 and 2024 (median 1949), with a median living area of about 1,435 square feet. 60% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Glen Laura, in Jacksonville's Duval County, is a 377-home neighborhood whose housing stock spans more than a century of construction — from 1914 through as recently as 2024 — built around a typical home of about 1,435 square feet rather than any single era or floor plan.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Glen Laura is best for.
Best for
- Buyers comfortable purchasing an older home (median build year 1949) and evaluating it on updates and condition rather than age alone.
- Buyers who want a compact footprint, around the 1,435-square-foot median, and don't need maximum square footage.
- Buyers who can move quickly and flexibly, since current inventory is essentially zero and timing an offer around a new listing is the practical path in.
Probably not for
- Buyers who need a guaranteed pool of active listings to compare and negotiate against, given there are zero active listings right now.
- Buyers set on newer construction as the norm rather than the exception, since the typical home here dates to 1949 even though the range extends to 2024.
- Buyers who want built-in neighborhood amenities, since none are identified from current MLS listings for Glen Laura.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending October 1 of each year, from record-level realMLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($276K) IS the median in the snapshot above.
Windows contain 0 to 5 sales each (3 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.
The real cost & risk here
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.
23% of homes for sale in ZIP 32205 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 (2026-10-01).
Glen Laura Market Scorecard
Glen Laura 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 Glen Laura, 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.
Glen Laura 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
- Riverside High School (Duval County Public Schools, verify by address)FLDOE grade C · High
- Lake Shore Middle School (verify by address)FLDOE grade C · Middle
- Fishweir Elementary School (verify by address)FLDOE grade A · 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 Glen Laura address.
The Glen Laura buying strategy.
If we were buying in Glen Laura 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 Glen Laura.
A neighborhood defined by its age spread
The single most important fact about Glen Laura's 377 homes is the spread of build years: 1914 to 2024. That is not a neighborhood that went up in one development cycle — it is a patchwork where a century-old home can sit next to something finished this year. The median build year, 1949, tells you the center of gravity is an older home, and the median living area, 1,435 square feet, tells you it is a compact one. Together, those two numbers mean condition and updates are doing most of the work in how any individual home compares to the next, more so than square footage or age alone.
The transaction picture right now is sparse — zero active listings and just two closings in the current window — and community_amenities data shows none identified from current MLS listings, so this is not a neighborhood selling on a clubhouse or a pool. With homestead exemptions on about 60.5% of the 377 homes, ownership here skews toward people living in the home rather than renting or flipping it, which is a market-stability signal worth weighing alongside the thin current inventory.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Glen Laura. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
With zero active listings and only two recent closings, Glen Laura is not a neighborhood you can shop by scrolling a portal — it takes an agent who is tracking the area closely enough to know when something is about to come up, and who can read a home's actual condition against a housing stock that ranges from 1914 to 2024 rather than assuming age tells the whole story. Momentum's Northeast Florida team works this kind of thin, condition-driven market regularly and can help a buyer move quickly when inventory is scarce, or help a seller price correctly when there is little direct comparison on the market.
Glen Laura in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
- HOA status not on record. Verify any dues before you offer
- 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 Glen Laura buy.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | realMLS, refreshed twice daily (last: October 1, 2026) |
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending October 1, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR assessment roll (street-list match (4 streets, ZIP 32205)) |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-10-01 |
| Schools | 2025-26 district assignments + FLDOE school grades; verify with the district |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2003 (34 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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