Islands At Dunns Creek
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
As of September 2026, the MLS records 11 closed sales in Islands At Dunns Creek in Jacksonville, FL since 2015, the most recent in April 2025. Across Jacksonville as a whole, 8,873 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $305,375, 44 median days on market, with 2,391 homes for sale today. At that median and Duval County's FY2025-26 rate of 17.86 mills, annual property tax runs about $5,460 ($4,720 with the full homestead exemption).
Part of the Dunns Creek master-planned community in Jacksonville, FL — see all Dunns Creek homes for sale (3 listings across 5 villages and sections in the MLS).
Islands At Dunns Creek is a finite, built-out pocket of 76 homes constructed between 2005 and 2014, with the typical house dating to around 2007. That tight vintage band matters: you're buying into a consistent construction era, so the spread you'll see in asking prices is driven far more by condition, updates, and lot than by any fundamental difference in age or size. The median home here runs a substantial 2,742 square feet, so this is a market of larger floor plans rather than starter product.
With roughly 83% of homes carrying a homestead exemption, this reads as an owner-occupied community rather than an investor or rental play. That tends to mean fewer listings hit the market in any given stretch, so both sides should expect thin supply. For a buyer, patience and readiness to move on the right condition matter more than waiting for a wave of inventory. For a seller, the scarcity of comparable homes cuts both ways — it can support your position, but it also means pricing leans on condition, not on a deep bench of recent sales.
The 60-Second Overview
This is a compact, fully built-out community of larger homes from a single mid-2000s construction era, dominated by owner-occupants. It behaves like a low-turnover neighborhood where the individual home's condition, not the vintage, sets the price.
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.
Who Islands At Dunns Creek is best for.
Best for
- Buyers wanting square footage and a mid-2000s home in move-in condition
- Owner-occupants planning to stay, comfortable in a low-turnover neighborhood
- Buyers ready to act quickly when a well-kept listing appears
Probably not for
- Buyers set on new or newer construction
- Investors seeking rental turnover, given the high owner-occupancy
- Buyers who need a wide selection of active listings before committing
The market around Islands At Dunns Creek
Islands At Dunns Creek is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.
In ZIP 32218, 478 homes are on the market and 33% are under contract — a fast-moving corner of Jacksonville.
Across Duval County, 3,938 homes are active and 1,658 pending (30% under contract).
ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Islands At Dunns Creek specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.
Housing distress & ownership in Islands At Dunns Creek, 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.
The Islands At Dunns Creek buying strategy.
If we were buying in Islands At Dunns Creek 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 Islands At Dunns Creek.
A finite pool of larger homes
The defining feature here is size paired with scarcity. At a 2,742-square-foot median, these are substantial floor plans, and with only 76 homes total, the supply of any one layout is limited. When something well-maintained comes up, it doesn't sit long in a market this small, so buyers should have financing and inspection logistics squared away before they tour.
Because the entire community was built within a roughly nine-year window ending in 2014, you won't find newer construction or an aging outlier skewing the picture. That makes condition the real pricing lever. Two homes of similar size can trade at very different numbers depending on updates, systems, and finishes — which is exactly why a range-based mental model works better than a single expected price.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Islands At Dunns Creek. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a 76-home community with low turnover, there is no deep pool of recent sales to lean on, so pricing comes down to reading condition against the handful of relevant comps. We track this pocket closely, know how the floor plans differ, and can tell you quickly whether a given asking price reflects real updates or just optimism — on either side of the deal.
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HOA, CDD & Fees
- HOA status not on record. Verify any dues before you offer
- 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 Islands At Dunns Creek 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 Islands At Dunns Creek sales matched to your home.
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If you are thinking about selling in Islands At Dunns Creek, the right list price comes from recent comparable sales matched to your home's condition and location, not an automated estimate.
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Data sources & freshness
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-09-08 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2015 (11 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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