Highalnds
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL

Highlands is an established Jacksonville community in Duval County with 544 homes and a long build history, so expect older bones as the norm and newer infill as the exception rather than the rule.

County records show 3 qualified sales in Highalnds across 2024–2025 (2 in 2024, 1 in 2025), median $100,000 — 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.

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

In ZIP 32218, 542 homes are on the market and 27% are under contract — a steady corner of Jacksonville.

Across Duval County, 4,343 homes are active and 1,482 pending (25% under contract).

In ZIP 32218 (Jacksonville), 1,049 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $318K ($173/sq ft), up 0.6% year over year, with a median 40 days on market. Right now 238 active and 104 pending listings put supply at about 2.7 months — a healthy market. See the live ZIP 32218 housing market and the Duval County market.

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

• Highlands · Elementary
• Highlands · Middle
• First Coast · High

Zoned schools reflect the assignments reported on recent Highalnds listings 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 Highalnds address.

The defining trait here is age and variety. A median build year of 1956 tells you most of the stock is mid-century or older, and the 1941-to-2024 range confirms that newer homes exist but do not set the tone. That has practical consequences: roofs, systems, and layouts vary enormously house to house, and a careful walkthrough matters more than a headline number. Living areas cluster around 1,448 square feet, so this is a community of right-sized homes rather than sprawling floor plans.

Owner-occupancy runs a little over half, with a homestead share of roughly 53%. That is a meaningful anchor for an older neighborhood — it points to a base of owners holding property rather than a market dominated by turnover, without telling you anything about who lives there. Combined with the wide age range, it makes Highlands a place where a buyer willing to update can find real footing, and where a seller should lean into whatever work has already been done.

In a community where two nearly identical addresses can be priced worlds apart based on condition, the value is in reading each home honestly. We help buyers separate a fair project from an overpriced one, and we help sellers price to the work they have actually done rather than to the block. That is the difference between a clean close and a stalled listing in an older, condition-driven market like this one.