Heather Ridge
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Heather Ridge's median sale price sits at $169,000, working out to $128.03 per square foot - one of the more affordable entry points we track in Duval County's resale market. Homes here are moving in a median of 19 days, a pace that signals real buyer interest at this price point rather than a stalled listing.
The numbers come from a thin window of five recent closings, so treat any single figure with some caution - a couple of unusual sales can swing a median more than they would in a higher-volume community. Prices are down 8.4% year over year, even as the long-run trend remains sharply positive: values are up 312% since 2012. That combination - a soft near-term pullback layered on top of a strong multi-year run - is the story to watch here, and it argues for pricing a listing carefully rather than chasing last year's number.
Heather Ridge right now
🟡 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($170K) is up 4.3% from the prior 12 months ($163K) and up 278% 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 September 10. Confidence: Low (3 and 3 sales in the two windows).
What's unique here: the median sale price is about 45% below the typical Duval County sale ($170K vs $310K, trailing 12 months, realMLS records).
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Updated September 10, 2026 · Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Heather Ridge market snapshot (as of September 10, 2026): the median sale price is about $170K ($129 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 12 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 4% from the prior 12 months and up 278% since 2012, computed from record-level realMLS closed sales (3 closings in the current window).
Current MLS listings show no clubhouse, pool, or other shared amenities identified for Heather Ridge, so what buyers are paying for here is the home and its Jacksonville location rather than a community amenity package.
Who Heather Ridge is best for.
Best for
- Buyers targeting an affordable entry price in Jacksonville, near the $169,000 median.
- Buyers comfortable making decisions on limited recent-sales data and doing extra diligence on comps.
- Sellers who can price realistically against a soft year-over-year trend rather than last year's peak.
Probably not for
- Buyers who want a community with a clubhouse, pool, or other shared amenities included in the price.
- Buyers who need a large, high-volume comp set to feel confident in a valuation.
- Sellers expecting to price at the top of the long-run 312% run-up without accounting for the recent pullback.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending September 10 of each year, from record-level realMLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($170K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($163K) IS the +4.3% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 9 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.
28% of homes for sale in ZIP 32244 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 (2026-09-08).
Housing distress & ownership in Heather Ridge, 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.
The Heather Ridge buying strategy.
If we were buying in Heather Ridge 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 Heather Ridge.
Reading the price swing
The 8.4% year-over-year decline in median price is the headline number, but it needs context: since 2012, Heather Ridge values are up 312%, one of the larger long-run gains we track. A single-year dip inside a multi-year run like that is common and does not by itself signal a change in the community's trajectory - it more often reflects which specific homes closed in a given window.
With only five closings in the current window, the median price and per-square-foot figure ($128.03) should be read as directional rather than precise. A market heat score of 31 points to a market that is not running hot right now, which lines up with the price pullback - but the 19-day median days-on-market still suggests correctly priced homes are not sitting long.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Heather Ridge. 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 Heather Ridge 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 (9.0). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +278% since 2012; Recent Direction +4.3% year-over-year; Pricing Power 100.0% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a low-volume market like Heather Ridge, five closings can move the median significantly, so pricing a listing - or evaluating an offer - takes someone tracking the underlying comps, not just the headline number. Momentum walks sellers through what is actually driving that 8.4% year-over-year shift versus what is noise from a small sample, and helps buyers move quickly when the right home appears, given the market's 19-day pace.
Heather Ridge 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 Heather Ridge buy.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending September 10, 2026 |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-09-08 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2002 (73 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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