Huntington Forest
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL
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Homes For Sale Right Now in Huntington Forest
Live MLS inventory for Huntington Forest. 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 · 125 daysTop listing
Active · 53 days
Active · 2 days
Active · 37 days
Active · 82 days
Active · 10 days
Pending · 58 days
Pending · 2 daysActive and pending Huntington Forest listings as of 2026-10-26, priced high to low. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Tap any home to ask about it.
Huntington Forest is an established Jacksonville subdivision of 490 homes, built mostly between 1976 and 1988 with a median year built of 1980. At a median 1,728 square feet, what moves the price here is condition and updating, not lot or floor plan variety — the median sits at $313,500, or $235.74 per square foot, and that per-foot figure is the clearest apples-to-apples read on where a given house should land relative to its upkeep.
Only 3 homes are actively listed against 16 recent closings and 2.2 months of supply, which is why the data reads seller-leaning even with prices softer than a year ago (down 7.1% year over year). Median time on market of 34 days tells you correctly-priced, move-in-ready homes are not sitting, while the 184% climb since 2012 is the long-run backdrop sellers are pricing against.
Figures in this note are as of July 14, 2026. The live market numbers elsewhere on this page update nightly and are newer.
Huntington Forest right now
🟡 Balanced market. 6.0 months of supply and 25% 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 October 26, 2026. Confidence: Medium (8 active and pending listings, 5 closed sales in 12 months).
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· Updated October 26, 2026 · Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Huntington Forest market snapshot (as of October 26, 2026): the median sale price is about $290K ($223 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), a median 11 days on market for closed sales, and 6.0 months of supply, a balanced market.
Huntington Forest is a community of 205 homes in Jacksonville, Duval County, built between 1976 and 1988 (median 1982), with a median living area of about 1,728 square feet. 63% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Huntington Forest is a Duval County subdivision of 490 homes built between 1976 and 1988, tracked here on the realmls feed as of 2026-07-14.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Huntington Forest is best for.
Best for
- Buyers comfortable with a home built between 1976 and 1988 and budgeting for condition-driven pricing near the $313,500 median.
- Buyers who can move decisively — with median days on market at 34, well-priced homes do not linger.
- Sellers of an updated, move-in-ready home who want to price against current per-square-foot data rather than guess.
Probably not for
- Buyers who want a wide pool of active listings to compare — there are only 3 on the market at a time.
- Buyers set on newer construction, given the housing stock's 1976–1988 build range.
- Sellers of a home needing significant work who expect the median price to apply regardless of condition.
Housing distress & ownership in Huntington Forest, 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.
Huntington Forest 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 contributors.
How far is everything?
Everyday stops around Huntington Forest are close: the nearest coffee is about 6 minutes away.
- Kava and Company · Coffee6 min
- Publix · Groceries7 min
- ZENSHI Handcrafted Sushi · Dining7 min
- BPC Mandarin Office · Health8 min
- Old St Augustine Plaza · Shopping9 min
- Burnett Park · Parks9 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
- Crown Point Elementary SchoolFLDOE grade C · Public PreK-5 (confirm by address)
- Mandarin Middle SchoolFLDOE grade A · Public Middle 6-8 (Hood Rd)
- Atlantic Coast High SchoolFLDOE grade A · Public High 9-12 (confirm by address)
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 Huntington Forest address.
Recent Developments in Huntington Forest
Development, infrastructure, retail, and school activity affecting Huntington Forest, tracked by our team and summarized from public reporting and official sources, with links to the original coverage. Last updated October 2026.
- October 2026Schools
Loretto Elementary breaks ground on $12.3 million classroom addition
The addition will replace 13 portable classrooms and two aging pod buildings with 15 classrooms, a music room and a teacher planning room, and will expand the parent drop-off loop. The school enrolls 875 students for 2026-27. Funding comes from the voter-approved half-cent sales tax, with opening expected in 2028.
What it may mean for the marketExpanded permanent capacity and a longer drop-off loop affect school-area traffic and classroom availability in the Mandarin area. The site is about 3 miles northwest of Huntington Forest.
Source: Hoodline - September 2026Development
UF Health Durbin Park 99-bed hospital opens in northern St. Johns County; Baptist Silverleaf adds emergency department
UF Health Durbin Park, a 99-bed hospital with a 24-hour emergency department on 42.5 acres, held its ribbon-cutting and opens the following week. Baptist Health's Silverleaf campus, about 10 miles south, is adding an emergency department, and AdventHealth and Acadia Health have also opened facilities near I-95. The county's population has grown more than 25% since 2020.
What it may mean for the marketNew hospital and emergency capacity shortens drive times to emergency care and adds healthcare jobs in northern St. Johns County. The site is about 7 miles southeast of Huntington Forest.
Source: Jacksonville Today - 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 9 miles west of Huntington Forest, elsewhere in Duval County.
Source: Jacksonville Today - June 2026Infrastructure
First Coast Expressway advances as an economic-development corridor across Clay and St. Johns
The First Coast Expressway (State Road 23), a tolled beltway looping around the west and south of the Jacksonville metro, continued to open land for development along its corridor, with the final St. Johns County phase from Interstate 95 to east of County Road 2209 in progress. FDOT held a St. Johns County open house on the final phase in January 2026.
What it may mean for the marketNew limited-access highway capacity shortens commutes and opens adjacent land, changes that have historically shaped where new communities and demand concentrate. The site is about 13 miles southwest of Huntington Forest.
Source: Jax Daily Record - May 2026Retail & Dining
Grocery-anchored retail center proposed in Durbin Park
A grocery-anchored retail center was proposed at Durbin Park, the large mixed-use development near Interstate 95 and County Road 210 in northern St. Johns County, adding to the district's existing stores, restaurants, and Walmart-anchored core.
What it may mean for the marketAdded grocery and retail at Durbin Park deepens everyday conveniences in northern St. Johns County, an amenity factor that can support demand for surrounding communities. The site is about 9 miles southeast of Huntington Forest.
Source: Jax Daily Record - February 2026Retail & Dining
Durbin Park Walmart plans an expansion
The Walmart anchoring Durbin Park filed plans to expand in early 2026, reinforcing the retail core of the Interstate 95 and County Road 210 district in northern St. Johns County.
What it may mean for the marketInvestment in Durbin Park's retail anchor signals continued commercial strength in northern St. Johns County, which can reinforce the appeal of nearby residential areas. The site is about 9 miles southeast of Huntington Forest.
Source: Jax Daily Record
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.
The Huntington Forest buying strategy.
If we were buying in Huntington Forest 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 Huntington Forest.
A tight, older inventory with condition doing the pricing
With only 3 active listings and 16 closings feeding the current read, Huntington Forest is a thin market — 2.2 months of supply is the kind of number that puts pricing leverage with sellers of well-kept homes. The median price of $313,500 works out to $235.74 per square foot on a typical 1,728-square-foot home, and with the housing stock spanning 1976 to 1988, the spread between a renovated home and one still carrying original systems is doing more work on final sale price than location within the subdivision.
The year-over-year figure of down 7.1% is worth sitting with alongside the 184% run-up since 2012: this reads like a market correcting off a steep, multi-year climb rather than one losing structural demand — helped by an 69% homestead-exemption share, which points to a base of owner-occupied homes rather than a market driven mostly by turnover.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Huntington Forest. 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 Huntington Forest 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 (6.1). Basis: Liquidity & Demand 6.0 months of supply; Owner Commitment 63% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 96.9% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
A 3-listing market does not give you room to learn by trial and error — pricing off the wrong comp, or missing a home before it closes, costs real money in a subdivision this thin. We track Huntington Forest's closings as they happen, price against $235.74 per square foot rather than the headline median alone, and can tell you plainly whether a specific home's age and condition support asking price or not.
Huntington Forest in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
- No CDD
- HOA status not on record. Verify any dues before you offer
Confirm the current HOA dues, exactly what they cover, and any CDD bond or special assessment for a specific address before you offer.
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Flood & Insurance Context
Of 16 sampled listing addresses in this community: 100% outside the FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area (Zone X/B/C).
Address-sampled; individual parcels vary - verify any specific address at msc.fema.gov. Check any address at FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, and see average home-insurance costs by Florida county.
Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, address-level lookups (n=16) · as of 2026-10
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | realMLS, refreshed twice daily (last: October 26, 2026) |
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending October 26, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR assessment roll (street-list match (3 streets, ZIP 32257)) |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-10-25 |
| Schools | 2025-26 district assignments + FLDOE school grades; verify with the district |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2026 (5 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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