Hunters Ridge
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Hunters Ridge is a compact, built-out pocket of 263 homes constructed in a tight window from 1994 to 1999, with the typical house landing around 1,805 square feet. Because the housing stock is so uniform in age and size, price here is driven less by floor plan and more by condition and updates. The median sits at $403,500, or roughly $224.50 per square foot, and the spread around that median tends to reflect how much work a given home has or hasn't seen since the 1990s.
The market posture is measured, not frantic. A heat score of 39 and a median of about 22 days on market say homes move at a reasonable clip without the bidding frenzy of hotter zip codes. Year-over-year the median is up 3.5%, and long-run since 2012 the area has climbed 151% — useful context, not a forecast. For sellers, that means condition and pricing discipline matter; for buyers, there is room to evaluate without panic-offering.
Hunters Ridge right now
🟡 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($404K) is up 3.5% from the prior 12 months ($390K) and up 143% since 2012. With about a dozen 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: Medium (6 and 12 sales in the two windows).
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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
Hunters Ridge market snapshot (as of August 23, 2026): the median sale price is about $404K ($213 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 22 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 4% from the prior 12 months and up 143% since 2012, computed from record-level realMLS closed sales (6 closings in the current window).
Hunters Ridge is a mature, fully developed 1990s community in Jacksonville's Duval County where nearly four in five homes are homesteaded — a signal of an owner-occupied, low-churn neighborhood rather than an investor block.
Who Hunters Ridge is best for.
Best for
- Buyers targeting a mid-$400,000s price point who want a move-in-ready 1990s home
- Value hunters willing to renovate a dated home and build in equity through updates
- Long-hold owner-occupants who prize a stable, low-turnover neighborhood
Probably not for
- Buyers set on new construction or modern open-concept new builds
- Shoppers wanting a wide selection of home ages, sizes, and price points
- Short-term flippers counting on rapid turnover in a slower-moving market
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 ($404K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($390K) IS the +3.5% one-year change.
Windows contain 4 to 21 sales each (6 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.
47% of homes for sale in ZIP 32224 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).
The Hunters Ridge buying strategy.
If we were buying in Hunters 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 Hunters Ridge.
A condition-driven resale market
With every home built between 1994 and 1999, buyers are shopping essentially the same vintage. That levels the playing field on lot age and layout and pushes the real price differences onto kitchens, baths, roofs, HVAC, and cosmetic updates. Two homes of similar size can sit well apart on price purely on how recently they've been renovated.
The homestead share near 79% points to a stable ownership base and limited turnover, which keeps inventory tight and makes each of the eight recent closings meaningful. At a median around 22 days on market, well-prepared listings don't linger, but dated homes priced as if updated tend to sit — the market rewards honest pricing over aspiration.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Hunters 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 Hunters 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 (8.4). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +143% since 2012; Recent Direction +3.5% year-over-year; Pricing Power 99.3% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a condition-driven market like Hunters Ridge, the money is made or lost on reading updates correctly. We know how to price a renovated home against a dated one of the same square footage, how to position a listing so it clears near that 22-day median instead of stalling, and how to read the thin closings data without over-reacting to a single sale.
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Recent Developments in Hunters Ridge
Development, infrastructure, retail, and school activity affecting Hunters Ridge, tracked by our team and summarized from public reporting and official sources, with links to the original coverage. Last updated August 2026.
- July 2026Development
JWB secures funding for 108 affordable housing units in Jacksonville
Jacksonville Today reported that JWB Real Estate Capital secured about $28.59 million in gap funding for 108 income-restricted units across three Westside sites on Tracy, Justina and Ricker roads. Plans include 38 townhome-style units and two sets of 35 efficiency units, priced at or below 60% of area median income for 50 years. Groundbreaking is expected by September 2026 with completion in 2027.
What it may mean for the marketAdds new income-restricted rental and townhome housing supply on the Westside, increasing the stock of long-term affordable units and drawing public and tax-credit investment into three infill sites. The project is about 16 miles west of Hunters Ridge, elsewhere in Duval County.
Source: Jacksonville Today - July 2026Development
Culinary Institute of America selects Jacksonville for Southeast campus
News4Jax reported that the Culinary Institute of America chose downtown Jacksonville for its Southeast hub, to be located at 330 E. Bay Street on the Northbank riverfront. The campus would anchor a $160.5 million hotel and convention center development. The city previously approved up to $35 million in incentives, and the Downtown Investment Authority is finalizing agreements on design and property details.
What it may mean for the marketAnchors a major downtown riverfront redevelopment that pairs an educational campus with hotel and convention space, adding institutional and commercial investment to the urban core alongside Riverfront Plaza and Pearl Square. The project is about 11 miles west of Hunters Ridge, elsewhere in Duval County.
Source: News4Jax - June 2026Development
Hillwood contracts with the City of Jacksonville for 192 acres at AllianceFlorida at Cecil Commerce Center
Master developer Hillwood contracted with the City of Jacksonville for 192 acres at AllianceFlorida at Cecil Commerce Center on Jacksonville's Westside, continuing the buildout of the former Naval Air Station Cecil Field into an industrial and logistics park.
What it may mean for the marketContinued absorption of large industrial parcels at Cecil signals sustained employment growth on the Westside, which can support housing demand across nearby communities. The project is about 23 miles west of Hunters Ridge, elsewhere in Duval County.
Source: Jax Daily Record - April 2026Development
Southeast Toyota opens $170M vehicle-processing facility at JAXPORT's Blount Island, adding 400-plus jobs
Southeast Toyota Distributors dedicated a new vehicle processing facility at JAXPORT's Blount Island Marine Terminal in April 2026. The company put the investment at $170 million and said the facility created more than 400 full-time jobs, most of them hired locally.
What it may mean for the marketA large new employment center on Blount Island adds sustained local job demand, a factor that has historically supported nearby housing absorption. The site is about 9 miles north of Hunters Ridge.
Source: JAXPORT - April 2026Development
Hillwood seeks to mass-grade an AllianceFlorida site for a possible 1 million-square-foot building
Hillwood asked to mass grade a site at AllianceFlorida at Cecil Commerce Center to prepare for a possible 1 million-square-foot building, a step that typically precedes a large industrial or distribution user committing to the Westside park.
What it may mean for the marketA build-ready million-square-foot pad points to a potential large employer on the Westside, the kind of jobs anchor that can lift demand for nearby housing. The project is about 23 miles west of Hunters Ridge, elsewhere in Duval County.
Source: Jax Daily Record - February 2026Infrastructure
JAXPORT details $250M Blount Island modernization and record cargo in 2026 State of the Ports
At its February 2026 State of the Ports address, JAXPORT outlined a $250 million modernization of Blount Island's container and vehicle-handling capabilities and reported record fiscal-2025 cargo volumes. The port also said an air-draft expansion to accommodate larger ships is on track to finish by the end of 2026.
What it may mean for the marketContinued heavy investment in the Blount Island port complex anchors long-term industrial employment on the northeast side, a structural demand driver for the surrounding area. The site is about 9 miles north of Hunters Ridge.
Source: News4Jax
Summaries reflect public reporting and official sources linked above as of the dates shown. Project details, timelines, and approvals can change. Commentary on potential market effects is general observation, not investment advice or a prediction for any specific property. For the freshest items across the whole region, see This Week in Northeast Florida.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending August 23, 2026 |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-08-18 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2001 (325 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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