East Highlands
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
East Highlands is a small, established Jacksonville pocket of 150 homes, most built well before recent decades — the range runs from 1954 to 2019, with a median year built of 1960. That age spread is the real driver of value here: condition and renovation history do more work than location alone, and with no identified community amenities, buyers are paying for the house and the lot, not a clubhouse or a pool.
Inventory is thin right now, with just 4 active listings against 150 total homes, and this window shows zero closings — meaning there is no fresh comp trail to lean on. That combination rewards a seller who prices on condition rather than momentum, and a buyer willing to evaluate block by block rather than trust a market trend line that isn't there yet.
The setting & the homes.
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Who East Highlands is best for.
Best for
- Buyers seeking a smaller-footprint, older home and planning to evaluate condition and renovation history directly.
- Buyers comfortable pricing without a recent closed-sale trail to lean on.
- Buyers who don't need built-in community amenities as part of the purchase.
Probably not for
- Buyers who want a newer build as the typical experience — the median year built here is 1960.
- Buyers who want community amenities like a pool or clubhouse included.
- Buyers who need a deep, active inventory to compare options — only 4 listings are active right now.
Homes For Sale Right Now in East Highlands
Live MLS inventory for East Highlands. 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 · 14 daysActive and pending East Highlands listings as of 2026-07-14, priced high to low. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Tap any home to ask about it.
East Highlands 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.
How far is everything?
Everyday stops around East Highlands are close: the nearest groceries is about 1 minutes away.
- Kroger · Groceries1 min
- JC's Fresh Seafood · Dining4 min
- Dunn Avenue Plaza · Shopping4 min
- Starbucks · Coffee5 min
- Northside FSED · Health6 min
- Riverview Park · Parks7 min
Approximate drive times via Mapbox Search + Directions, 2026-07-03. Verify for a specific address.
Schools
- Duval County Public Schools
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
- Garden City Elementary SchoolFLDOE grade C · Public PreK-5
- Highlands Middle SchoolFLDOE grade C · Public 6-8
- First Coast High SchoolFLDOE grade C · Public 9-12
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 East Highlands address.
The East Highlands buying strategy.
If we were buying in East Highlands 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 East Highlands.
A Small, Older-Stock Pocket
With a median year built of 1960 and a range stretching from 1954 to 2019, East Highlands mixes original-era construction with a handful of newer builds. At a median living area of 1,152 square feet, homes here run on the smaller side, which keeps the community accessible to buyers who don't need — or don't want to pay for — square footage they won't use.
There are no community amenities identified from current MLS listings, so whatever draws a buyer to East Highlands is going to be the lot, the location, or the bones of the house itself. Just over half of homes here carry a homestead exemption, a signal that owner-occupancy is common in this pocket rather than short-term investment turnover. With only 4 active listings against 150 total homes, a buyer who finds the right one should expect to move on it.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in East Highlands. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
East Highlands rewards local knowledge more than most communities — with homes built as far back as 1954 and zero closed sales in the current window to set a fresh price anchor, an agent who can read condition, renovation quality, and block-level context matters more than a market algorithm. Momentum's Northeast Florida team walks these older-stock pockets regularly and knows which streets and structural details move value here.
East Highlands in 15 seconds.
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 East Highlands buy.
Free calculators to pressure-test the real cost before you tour.
Selling here is won on condition and pricing to real comps, not an automated estimate. The right number comes from closed East Highlands sales matched to your home.
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Highlands Market Scorecard
Highlands is currently a thin data. Limited supply, a median asking price of $160,000, and homes go under contract in about 38 days.
Typical home value in the 32218 ZIP is $299,418, about 12.3% below the Florida norm (Zillow Home Value Index).
Go deeper: ZIP market scorecard · county scorecard · true cost calculator · affordability calculator.
Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily. Typical value: Zillow Research. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | realMLS, refreshed twice daily (last: July 14, 2026) |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (4 streets, ZIP 32208/32218)) |
| 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 2003 (30 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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