Jax Beach
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville Beach, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
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Price in Jax Beach is driven by proximity to the ocean and the condition of the property far more than by square footage alone. At a median of $609,495 and roughly $368 per square foot, you are paying for location and finish, not raw size — which means condition-driven spread is wide, and two homes a few blocks apart can price very differently.
The current posture is warm but not frantic. A market heat score of 40 with a median of about 31 days on market says homes are moving at a measured pace — buyers have a moment to think, sellers still hold leverage on well-prepared listings. With prices up 12.9% year over year, this is not a market where you overpay blindly, but it is one where hesitation on a genuinely good property tends to cost you.
Jax Beach right now
🟡 Balanced market. 5.1 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 August 21, 2026. Confidence: Medium (4 active and pending listings, 7 closed sales in 12 months).
🟢 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($600K) is up 8.1% from the prior 12 months ($555K) and up 233% 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 21. Confidence: Low (7 and 5 sales in the two windows).
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Updated August 21, 2026 · Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Jax Beach market snapshot (as of August 21, 2026): the median sale price is about $600K ($361 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), a median 31 days on market for closed sales, and 5.1 months of supply, a balanced market. The trailing-12-month median is up 8% from the prior 12 months and up 233% since 2012, computed from record-level realMLS closed sales (7 closings in the current window).
Jax Beach is a community of 264 homes in Jacksonville Beach, Duval County, built between 1934 and 2023 (median 1981.0), with a median living area of about 1,627 square feet. 65% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Jax Beach is a Jacksonville Beach coastal market in Duval County where the water and the state of the house set the number — the median sits just above the mid-$600s, and the spread around it is largely a condition story.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Jax Beach is best for.
Best for
- Buyers whose budget clears the mid-$600s and who value proximity to the beach over interior square footage
- Long-hold buyers comfortable with a coastal market that has appreciated steeply over the past decade
- Sellers with a well-presented, well-located property willing to price to real comparables
Probably not for
- Buyers chasing the lowest cost per square foot in the region
- Anyone needing to buy and exit quickly in a market that moves at a deliberate pace
- Buyers uncomfortable paying a premium tied to location and condition rather than size
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending August 21 of each year, from record-level realMLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($600K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($555K) IS the +8.1% one-year change.
Windows contain 5 to 29 sales each (7 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.
24% of homes for sale in ZIP 32250 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).
Jax Beach Market Scorecard
Jax Beach is currently a balanced market. About 5.1 months of supply, a median asking price of $660,000, and homes go under contract in about 38 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.
Housing distress & ownership in Jax Beach, Jacksonville Beach
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.
Homes For Sale Right Now in Jax Beach
Live MLS inventory for Jax Beach. 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 · 29 daysTop listing
Active · 38 days
Active · 132 days
Pending · 35 daysActive and pending Jax Beach listings as of 2026-08-21, priced high to low. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Tap any home to ask about it.
Jax Beach 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.
Life at Jax Beach
- Restaurant · reported on 1 of 3 listings
- Management - Part Time · reported on 1 of 3 listings
- Pool · reported on 1 of 3 listings
Community amenities as reported across realMLS listings in this community; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Verify current amenities and access with the HOA.
Schools
- Duval County Public Schools
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
- San Pablo · Elementary
- Duncan Fletcher · Middle
- Duncan Fletcher · High
Zoned schools reflect the assignments reported on recent Jax Beach listings 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 Jax Beach address.
The Jax Beach buying strategy.
If we were buying in Jax Beach 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 Jax Beach.
What the numbers are telling you
The long arc here is steep: prices are up 293% since 2012, and 12.9% in the last year alone. That kind of appreciation history reflects a supply-constrained coastal pocket, but it says nothing about what happens next — treat it as context for why inventory is priced the way it is, not a forecast.
The current closings window is thin — only eight recent sales inform this snapshot — so treat the median as a directional read rather than a precise appraisal of any single home. At roughly 31 days on market and a heat score of 40, the pace is deliberate. Sharp pricing and clean presentation still get rewarded; overreaching on an average property gets punished with time on market.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Jax Beach. 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 Jax Beach 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 (7.6). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +233% since 2012; Recent Direction +8.1% year-over-year; Liquidity & Demand 5.1 months of supply; Owner Commitment 65% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 97.8% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
A thin closings window and a wide, condition-driven price spread mean the published median only takes you so far. We walk the specific block, weigh proximity to the water against the actual state of the house, and price or negotiate off comparables that genuinely match — not off a headline number that averages very different properties.
Jax Beach in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
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- 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 Jax Beach buy.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | realMLS, refreshed twice daily (last: August 21, 2026) |
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending August 21, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (2 streets, ZIP 32250)) |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-08-18 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2001 (334 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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