Green Cove Heights
Homes for Sale in Green Cove Springs, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
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Green Cove Heights is small and thinly traded — 295 homes total, only three currently active, and just three closings behind this read, so the numbers here move with every sale. The median price is $199,000, and homes span construction from 1920 through 2024, with a median build year of 1978 and a median living area of 1,118 square feet. Age and size vary widely across the community, so pricing on any given listing depends heavily on the individual home's condition and lot rather than a tight, uniform community band.
By the numbers, this currently reads as a buyer-leaning market: 12.0 months of supply and a median 61 days on market give buyers time and some room to negotiate. Prices are down 17.1% year over year on this small sample, though the community is still up 417% since 2012 — the short-term read and the long-run trend are pulling in different directions right now. Just over half of homes here, 51%, carry a homestead exemption, pointing to a real mix of owner-occupied and non-owner-occupied holdings in the community.
Green Cove Heights right now
🟢 Buyer-leaning market. 12.0 months of supply and 0% of the inventory already under contract give buyers above-average negotiating leverage.Why it matters: months of supply is how long today's inventory would last at today's sales pace; under-contract share is the portion of homes for sale that already have a buyer.Momentum Research analysis of realMLS records, as of July 14, 2026. Confidence: Medium (3 active and pending listings, 3 closed sales in 12 months).
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($199K) is down 17.1% from the prior 12 months ($240K) and up 417% since 2012. With about 4 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 July 14. Confidence: Low (3 and 5 sales in the two windows).
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Updated July 14, 2026 · Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Green Cove Heights market snapshot (as of July 14, 2026): the median sale price is about $199K ($194 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), a median 61 days on market for closed sales, and 12.0 months of supply, a buyer-leaning market. The trailing-12-month median is down 17% from the prior 12 months and up 417% since 2012, computed from record-level realMLS closed sales (3 closings in the current window).
Green Cove Heights is a community of 295 homes in Green Cove Springs, Clay County, built between 1920 and 2024 (median 1978.0), with a median living area of about 1,118 square feet. 51% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Green Cove Heights sits in Green Cove Springs, Clay County — a small, older pocket of housing stock where construction dates back to 1920 and continues as recently as 2024, giving the community an unusually wide range of home vintages for its size.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Green Cove Heights is best for.
Best for
- Buyers targeting an entry-level price point, around the $199,000 median, in Clay County who are willing to evaluate each home's condition individually.
- Buyers or investors comfortable in a market where homestead share sits at only 51%, meaning non-owner-occupied holdings are common.
- Buyers with flexible timelines who can use a buyer-leaning market — 12.0 months of supply — to negotiate on price.
Probably not for
- Buyers who want new or recently built homes as the norm — the median build year here is 1978.
- Buyers who want confirmed shared community amenities — none are currently identified from MLS listings.
- Sellers expecting a fast sale — the median time on market currently runs 61 days.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending July 14 of each year, from record-level realMLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($199K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($240K) IS the -17.1% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 7 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 Clay 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 · Clay 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.
27% of homes for sale in ZIP 32043 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 (2026-07-18).
Green Cove Heights Market Scorecard
Green Cove Heights is currently a buyer-leaning market. About 12.0 months of supply, a median asking price of $259,000, and homes go under contract in about 7 days.
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.
Homes For Sale Right Now in Green Cove Heights
Live MLS inventory for Green Cove Heights. 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.
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Active · 7 daysActive and pending Green Cove Heights listings as of 2026-07-14, priced high to low. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Tap any home to ask about it.
Green Cove Heights on the map.
Every active, pending, and recently sold home, plotted. Toggle the layers and tap a home for the details.
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Schools
- Clay County Public Schools
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
- Clay High School (Clay County District Schools, verify by address)FLDOE grade B · High
- Green Cove Springs Junior High School (verify by address)FLDOE grade A · Middle
- Charles E. Bennett Elementary School (verify by address)FLDOE grade B · 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 Clay County Public Schools for a specific address.
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The Green Cove Heights buying strategy.
If we were buying in Green Cove Heights 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.
Use your leverage. With inventory sitting, there is room to negotiate on anything dated or overpriced and to ask for repairs or a rate buydown.
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 Green Cove Heights.
A market of few data points
With only 295 homes total and just three active listings, Green Cove Heights doesn't generate the volume of a larger subdivision — three closings inform the current read, so any single sale can swing the median. That thinness cuts both ways: less competition among buyers when inventory does surface, but also fewer comparables to lean on when pricing a purchase or a listing.
Current MLS listings don't identify any specific community amenities here, so this reads as a home-and-lot purchase rather than a lifestyle-amenity package — verify anything represented as a shared amenity directly rather than assuming it based on the area. With a median living area of 1,118 square feet and construction spanning 1920 to 2024, the home itself, not a clubhouse or pool, is the primary product being sold.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Green Cove Heights. 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 Green Cove Heights 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 5 factors (4.5). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +417% since 2012; Recent Direction -17.1% year-over-year; Liquidity & Demand 12.0 months of supply; Owner Commitment 51% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 93.6% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a market this thin — three active listings, three recent closings — pricing a home correctly means working from every available data point, not a handful of easy comps. Momentum tracks the full closed and active picture for Green Cove Heights, including how days on market and pricing are trending against the community's longer 2012-to-now trajectory, so sellers price to the real market and buyers know what leverage the current 12.0 months of supply actually gives them.
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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 Green Cove Heights buy.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | realMLS, refreshed twice daily (last: July 14, 2026) |
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 14, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (8 streets, ZIP 32043)) |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Schools | 2025-26 district assignments + FLDOE school grades; verify with the district |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2001 (93 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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