Kensington Gardens
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Kensington Gardens is a 1990s-era community (median year built 1993, homes built 1987 to 2004) with 790 homes and a median living area of 1,832 square feet. The current median price is $384,000, working out to $240.86 per square foot, and that figure is down 8% year over year even as it sits 245% above where the community was back in 2012. That combination tells you this is a market resetting off a strong long-run run-up rather than one in structural decline.
Right now there are zero active listings in Kensington Gardens, against 24 closings in the recent window and a median 32 days on market. A market-heat score of 36 points to a cooler, more balanced posture than the run-up years. For a seller, that empty active inventory means very little competition for exposure. For a buyer, it means waiting for something to come to market and being ready to move once it does, rather than shopping a shelf of choices.
Kensington Gardens right now
🟡 Balanced market. 2.3 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 23, 2026. Confidence: Very High (8 active and pending listings, 22 closed sales in 12 months).
🟡 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($384K) is down 6.3% from the prior 12 months ($410K) and up 245% since 2012. With about 23 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: High (22 and 19 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
Kensington Gardens market snapshot (as of August 23, 2026): the median sale price is about $384K ($241 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), a median 32 days on market for closed sales, and 2.3 months of supply, a balanced market. The trailing-12-month median is down 6% from the prior 12 months and up 245% since 2012, computed from record-level realMLS closed sales (22 closings in the current window).
Kensington Gardens is a community of 184 homes in Jacksonville, Duval County, built between 1987 and 2003 (median 1991.0), with a median living area of about 1,644 square feet. 61% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Kensington Gardens is a built-out 1990s Duval County community of 790 homes, with just over 72% of homes carrying a homestead exemption, pointing to an owner-occupied base rather than a heavy investor or rental mix.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Kensington Gardens is best for.
Best for
- Buyers targeting the mid-$380,000s who are comfortable watching for the next closing rather than shopping a live inventory.
- Buyers who want an established, fully built-out 1990s community (1987-2004) instead of new construction.
- Sellers with a well-maintained home who want to list into a market with zero active competition.
Probably not for
- Buyers who need to tour multiple active listings before deciding, since there are none active right now.
- Buyers expecting entry pricing well under the $384,000 median, since FACTS show only the single median figure.
- Investors looking for a high-turnover rental market, given a homestead share of just over 72%.
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 ($384K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($410K) IS the -6.3% one-year change.
Windows contain 13 to 37 sales each (22 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.
Kensington Market Scorecard
Kensington is currently a strong seller's market. About 2.4 months of supply, a median asking price of $194,495, and homes go under contract in about 61 days.
Typical home value in the 32246 ZIP is $314,717, about 19.6% below the Florida norm (Zillow Home Value Index).
Go deeper: ZIP market scorecard · county scorecard · true cost calculator · affordability calculator.
Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily. Typical value: Zillow Research. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
Housing distress & ownership in Kensington Gardens, 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. All listings featuring the BMLS logo are provided by BeachesMLS, Inc. This information is not verified for authenticity or accuracy and is not guaranteed. Copyright © 2026 BeachesMLS, Inc. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Based on Stellar MLS data distributed by MLS GRID for the period August 2026 through August 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Homes For Sale Right Now in Kensington Gardens
Live MLS inventory for Kensington Gardens. 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 · 152 daysTop listing
Active · 212 days
Active · 37 days
Active · 70 days
Active · 35 days
Active · 49 days
Pending · 6 days
Pending · 91 daysActive and pending Kensington Gardens listings as of 2026-08-24, priced high to low. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Tap any home to ask about it.
Kensington Gardens 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 Kensington Gardens
- Pool · reported on 12 of 12 listings
- Basketball Court · reported on 7 of 12 listings
- Tennis Court(s) · reported on 7 of 12 listings
- Playground · reported on 6 of 12 listings
- Maintenance Grounds · reported on 4 of 12 listings
- Security Gate · reported on 4 of 12 listings
- Clubhouse · reported on 3 of 12 listings
- Jogging Path · reported on 3 of 12 listings
- Management - Off Site · reported on 3 of 12 listings
- Gated · reported on 2 of 12 listings
- Water · reported on 2 of 12 listings
- Trash · reported on 1 of 12 listings
Community amenities as reported across realMLS listings in this community; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Verify current amenities and access with the HOA.
How far is everything?
Everyday stops around Kensington Gardens are close: the nearest coffee is about 3 minutes away.
- Starbucks · Coffee3 min
- Ninety Eight Forty East Bar and Bistro · Dining4 min
- Shoppes Of Deerwood Lake · Shopping4 min
- Publix · Groceries5 min
- The Beach and Peach Urban Bike Park · Parks6 min
- Pediatrico yoniel · Health6 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
- Kernan Trail Elementary SchoolFLDOE grade A · Public K-5
- Kernan Middle SchoolFLDOE grade B · Public 6-8
- Sandalwood High SchoolFLDOE grade A · Public 9-12
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 Kensington Gardens address.
Recent Developments in Kensington
Development, infrastructure, retail, and school activity affecting Kensington, 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 17 miles west of Kensington, 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 10 miles west of Kensington, 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 24 miles west of Kensington, 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 6 miles north of Kensington.
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 24 miles west of Kensington, 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 6 miles north of Kensington.
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.
The Kensington Gardens buying strategy.
If we were buying in Kensington Gardens 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 Kensington Gardens.
A 1990s community pricing off condition, not age
Every home in Kensington Gardens was built within a tight 1987 to 2004 window, with a median year built of 1993. That narrow construction era means the variable buyers are actually pricing is not the neighborhood's age but each home's condition and update history layered on top of a common floor plan era and a median living size of 1,832 square feet.
At a median $384,000 and $240.86 per square foot, the math in Kensington Gardens is straightforward: 790 total homes, 24 closings in the recent window, and zero homes currently active for sale. With homestead exemptions covering just over 72% of the homes here, most of the housing stock is owner-occupied rather than turning over as rental or investment inventory, which helps explain why so little comes to market at any given time.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Kensington Gardens. 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 Kensington Gardens 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 (7.2). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +245% since 2012; Recent Direction -6.3% year-over-year; Liquidity & Demand 2.3 months of supply; Owner Commitment 61% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 96.7% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
With zero active listings, Kensington Gardens is not a community you browse online and wait on. We track closings as they happen, prepare a hand-built valuation rather than lean on an automated estimate, and can position a listing or an offer the moment something in this 1987-2004 built-out community actually comes available.
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HOA, CDD & Fees
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Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale prices in Kensington Jacksonville year by year since 2012, from closed MLS sales. Long-run history beats any single estimate: it shows what this community has actually done through rate cycles, not what a model guesses.
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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 (3 streets, ZIP 32073/32244/32246)) |
| 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 (511 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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