Home Garden Estates
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Photo courtesy of JWB REALTY LLC · via realMLS
Home Garden Estates prices at a median of $160,000, or $135.42 per square foot — one of the more affordable entry points we track in Duval County. The 374 homes here run the full spectrum of build eras, from 1913 through 2024, with a median build year of 1968 and a median living area near 1,430 square feet, so value here tracks with individual condition and lot far more than with a consistent housing type.
The current posture is thin: zero active listings and only 7 closings in our tracking window, against a median of 11 days on market once something does list. That combination is also why the median price shows a 32.6% year-over-year move — a small number of transactions can swing that figure quickly. For a buyer, this is not a market to browse patiently; for a seller, it is a market where a well-priced, well-presented listing tends to move fast.
Home Garden Estates right now
🟡 Balanced market. 2.4 months of supply and 0% of the inventory already under contract put buyers and sellers on roughly even footing.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 August 23, 2026. Confidence: Medium (1 active and pending listings, 5 closed sales in 12 months).
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($130K) is down 44.7% from the prior 12 months ($235K) and up 712% since 2012. With about 6 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 August 23. Confidence: Low (5 and 7 sales in the two windows).
What's unique here: the median sale price is about 58% below the typical Duval County sale ($130K vs $310K, trailing 12 months, realMLS records).
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Updated August 23, 2026 · Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Home Garden Estates market snapshot (as of August 23, 2026): the median sale price is about $130K ($132 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), a median 5 days on market for closed sales, and 2.4 months of supply, a balanced market. The trailing-12-month median is down 45% from the prior 12 months and up 712% since 2012, computed from record-level realMLS closed sales (5 closings in the current window).
Home Garden Estates is a community of 72 homes in Jacksonville, Duval County, built between 1918 and 2023 (median 1962.0), with a median living area of about 1,336 square feet. 43% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Home Garden Estates is a long-established Jacksonville neighborhood in Duval County where roughly 41.2% of homes carry a homestead exemption, and current MLS data shows no listed community amenities — this is a housing-stock and price story, not an amenity-package one.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Home Garden Estates is best for.
Best for
- Buyers with a firm budget near $160,000 seeking the lowest price-per-square-foot options in Duval County.
- Buyers comfortable evaluating homes across a wide range of build years, from those built as early as 1913 to homes completed in 2024.
- Investors or owner-occupants prepared to move quickly — median time on market is just 11 days — once a listing appears.
Probably not for
- Buyers who want to compare multiple active listings side by side; there are currently zero on the market.
- Buyers who need a consistent, single-era subdivision with matching square footage, given the 1913-to-2024 build range here.
- Buyers unsettled by price swings — the median has moved 32.6% year over year on a small number of closings.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending August 23 of each year, from record-level realMLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($130K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($235K) IS the -44.7% one-year change.
Windows contain 1 to 7 sales each (5 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.
36% of homes for sale in ZIP 32219 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 (2026-08-18).
Home Garden Estates Market Scorecard
Home Garden Estates is currently a balanced market. About 2.4 months of supply, a median asking price of $70,000, and homes go under contract in about 125 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 Home Garden Estates
Live MLS inventory for Home Garden Estates. 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.
Active and pending Home Garden Estates listings as of 2026-08-23, priced high to low. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Tap any home to ask about it.
Home Garden Estates 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
- Jean Ribault High School (Duval County Public Schools); verify by address · High
- Jean Ribault Middle School (verify by address)FLDOE grade C · Middle
- S.A. Hull Elementary School (verify by address)FLDOE grade C · 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 Home Garden Estates address.
The Home Garden Estates buying strategy.
If we were buying in Home Garden Estates 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 Home Garden Estates.
899% Since 2012 — And Nothing On The Market Today
Since 2012, the median price in Home Garden Estates has climbed 899% — a multiple that only shows up in a neighborhood that started from a very low base and has been steadily rediscovered over more than a decade, not one that was already priced at replacement cost. The housing stock backs that story up: a year-built range running from 1913 to 2024, with a median build year of 1968, meaning the community is a genuine mix of century-old construction, older mid-century houses, and recent infill rather than a single-era subdivision.
Right now there are zero active listings against 374 total homes, and only 7 closings recorded in our tracking window — this is not a market where you compare a dozen similar options side by side. The median price per square foot sits at $135.42, and with a homestead exemption on about 41.2% of homes, a meaningful share of the stock is non-homestead — investment holds, rentals, or recent purchases still working through the exemption timeline. Our market heat score for the area currently reads 47.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Home Garden Estates. 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 Home Garden Estates 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 (5.9). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +712% since 2012; Recent Direction -44.7% year-over-year; Liquidity & Demand 2.4 months of supply; Owner Commitment 43% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 96.3% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
With zero active listings and just 7 closings in our tracking window, Home Garden Estates rewards local, feed-level knowledge over broad searching. Momentum tracks Duval County's realmls data closely enough to flag a listing here the moment it hits, and to help a seller price correctly in a market where the median has moved 32.6% year over year on thin volume.
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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 Home Garden Estates 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 Home Garden Estates sales matched to your home.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | realMLS, refreshed twice daily (last: August 23, 2026) |
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending August 23, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (2 streets, ZIP 32219)) |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-08-18 |
| Schools | 2025-26 district assignments + FLDOE school grades; verify with the district |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2001 (79 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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