Kensington
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Over the 12 months ending 2026-10-01, 15 recorded sales closed at a median of $420,000, $247 per square foot, a median 32 days on market, sellers accepting 96% of original asking (-7% versus the prior year). At the median price and Duval County's FY2025-26 rate of 17.86 mills, annual property tax runs about $7,500 ($6,770 with the full homestead exemption).
Kensington is a large, established Jacksonville community — nearly 1,000 homes built between 1988 and 2004, with the middle of the pack dating to 1993. At a median of $400,000 and about $247 a square foot on roughly 1,990 finished feet, the pricing here is driven far more by condition and updating than by location premiums. Homes of this vintage span a wide spread: an original-owner house needs different money than one that has been reworked kitchen-to-roof, and the median hides that gap.
The current posture is a cooling one. Prices are down 10.5% year over year, and the market-heat score of 43 says this is no longer a place where sellers dictate terms. Median days on market sits at 28 — moving, but not frantic. For buyers, that means room to inspect, negotiate, and price condition honestly. For sellers, it means presentation and realistic pricing carry the sale; the 79% homestead share tells you most owners here are living in these homes, not flipping them, so inventory tends to come to market prepared rather than distressed.
Kensington right now
🟡 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($420K) is down 6.7% from the prior 12 months ($450K) and up 151% 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 October 1. Confidence: Medium (15 and 7 sales in the two windows).
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· Updated October 1, 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 market snapshot (as of October 1, 2026): the median sale price is about $420K ($247 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 32 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 7% from the prior 12 months and up 151% since 2012, computed from record-level realMLS closed sales (15 closings in the current window).
Kensington is a community of 912 homes in Jacksonville, Duval County, built between 1988 and 2000 (median 1993.0), with a median living area of about 1,984 square feet. 79% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Kensington is a built-out 1990s-era Jacksonville subdivision where square footage is generous and value hinges on how much updating a given home has seen. The long-term trend is strong — up 174% since 2012 — even as the last year has given some of that back.
Who Kensington is best for.
Best for
- Buyers around the $400,000 median who want roughly 1,990 square feet and are willing to inspect closely
- Renovation-minded buyers looking to buy an under-updated home and build value themselves
- Long-hold buyers who value an established, owner-occupied community over turnover
Probably not for
- Buyers set on new or newer construction, since building here ended around 2004
- Short-term buyers hoping to flip quickly in a market that is currently softening
- Anyone expecting a bargain far below the median without accepting real deferred-maintenance work
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending October 1 of each year, from record-level realMLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($420K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($450K) IS the -6.7% one-year change.
Windows contain 7 to 23 sales each (15 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.
The real cost & risk here
Before the list price, the Florida math the portals skip. These are Duval County typicals — your exact home, flood zone, and insurance quote will vary, so verify each before you offer.
Check it for your address: look up your flood zone (FEMA) · insurance by county · true-cost calculator · Duval County scorecard.
County typicals from Momentum’s Florida housing data (Zillow & Realtor.com aggregates, Census, FRED), updated monthly; insurance modeled. Flood zone is property-specific — always confirm via FEMA.
24% of homes for sale in ZIP 32246 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 (2026-10-01).
Housing distress & ownership in Kensington, 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 Kensington buying strategy.
If we were buying in Kensington 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.
A condition-driven resale market
With a build window that closed around 2004 and a median year of 1993, nearly every transaction here is a resale, and the differences between two similar floor plans come down to what has been touched since. Roofs, HVAC systems, kitchens, and baths are the levers. The $400,000 median and $247 median price per square foot are useful anchors, but expect a genuinely wide range around them depending on renovation status — an under-improved home and a fully modernized one at the same address are not the same purchase.
The 28-day median days on market and heat score of 43 describe a balanced-to-soft market rather than a bidding-war environment. Combined with the year-over-year decline, that gives a disciplined buyer leverage to make condition-based offers and ask for repairs. The high homestead share points to steady, owner-occupied inventory, which generally means well-kept homes but slower, more considered turnover than a rental-heavy area.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Kensington. 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 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 4 factors (7.2). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +151% since 2012; Recent Direction -6.7% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 79% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 96.5% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a market where the median tells you almost nothing about your specific house, the value is in reading condition against comps. We price and negotiate on what a roof, a system, or a dated kitchen is actually worth in Kensington today — not on a headline number — and in a softening market that discipline is what protects a buyer from overpaying and helps a seller avoid sitting past that 28-day median.
Kensington in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending October 1, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR assessment roll (street-list match (22 streets, ZIP 32073/32216/32224/32225/32246/32256/32299)) |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-10-01 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2001 (517 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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