Laurel Oaks
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL

Laurel Oaks is a finished 1988–2005 subdivision in Jacksonville's Duval County, where the housing stock is consistent in era but not in condition — meaning the work already done to a given home is the story, not the square footage.

realMLS (Northeast Florida) sales records identify 35 homes in Laurel Oaks that have changed hands since 2001, built between 1988 and 1990 (median 1989), with a median living area of about 1,372 sq ft and a typical 3-bedroom, 2-bath layout; 100% are single-family homes. Source: realMLS (Northeast Florida) closed-sale history compiled by Momentum Research; counts reflect homes with a recorded MLS sale, not every home in the community.

County records show 8 qualified sales in Laurel Oaks across 2024–2025 (6 in 2024, 2 in 2025), median $322,000 — the last recorded sale per parcel on the Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll, independent of the MLS.

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.

Laurel Oaks is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.

In ZIP 32256, 380 homes are on the market and 29% are under contract — a steady corner of Jacksonville.

Across Duval County, 3,968 homes are active and 1,568 pending (28% under contract).

In ZIP 32256 (Jacksonville), 1,028 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $372K ($208/sq ft), down 6.2% year over year, with a median 57 days on market. Right now 218 active and 86 pending listings put supply at about 4.0 months — a balanced market. See the live ZIP 32256 housing market and the Duval County market.

ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Laurel Oaks specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.

With build years running 1988 to 2005 and a median around 1990, most of Laurel Oaks is past the point where original roofs, HVAC systems, and water heaters can be assumed sound. That is not a knock — it is simply where the value questions live. Two homes of nearly identical size can price very differently depending on whether those big-ticket items have been addressed.

The median living area sits near 1,613 square feet, so this is a right-sized, manageable-footprint community rather than a large-home enclave. A homestead share close to half suggests a stable base of long-held homes, which tends to keep turnover measured. Buyers should be patient with inventory; sellers should recognize that a documented update history is what separates a quick sale from a lingering listing.

In a community this condition-sensitive, the pricing work is in the details — what has been replaced, what has not, and how that reads against a stock built between 1988 and 2005. We price and negotiate off the actual house in front of us, not a neighborhood average, and we will tell you plainly when a listing's number does not match its condition.

Confirm the current HOA dues, exactly what they cover, and any CDD bond or special assessment for a specific address before you offer.