Live Oak Forest
Homes for Sale in Melrose, FL

Live Oak Forest is a small, established pocket in Melrose within Clay County, mixing older homes with newer builds on modest footprints. With just 20 homes, inventory is thin and each sale carries outsized weight.

realMLS (Northeast Florida) sales records identify 8 homes in Live Oak Forest that have changed hands since 2016, built between 1986 and 2007 (median 1999), with a median living area of about 1,890 sq ft and a typical 3-bedroom, 2-bath layout. 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 3 qualified sales in Live Oak Forest across 2024–2025 (2 in 2024, 1 in 2025), median $160,000 — 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.

Live Oak Forest is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.

In ZIP 32666, 58 homes are on the market and 22% are under contract — a steady corner of Melrose.

Across Clay County, 1,286 homes are active and 456 pending (26% under contract).

In ZIP 32666 (Melrose), 189 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $365K ($222/sq ft), up 2.0% year over year, with a median 30 days on market. Right now 34 active and 19 pending listings put supply at about 2.5 months — a healthy market. See the live ZIP 32666 housing market and the Putnam County market.

ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Live Oak Forest specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.

The defining trait is variety within a small set. Build years run from 1966 to 2023, and the median year built of 1997 means you'll find both decades-old homes and recent construction. That range matters at the inspection table: expect meaningful differences in roofs, systems, and finishes from one address to the next.

Owner-occupancy runs high here — the homestead share is roughly 70 percent — which points to a stable, lived-in community rather than a rental-heavy one. Combined with the modest median living area near 1,344 square feet, the practical read is a place where homes turn over slowly and each transaction is negotiated on the merits of the specific property.

In a market this small, comparable sales are scarce and the age-and-condition spread makes automated estimates unreliable. We price and evaluate each home individually — walking the systems on the older builds, verifying what's actually new on recent ones — so you're negotiating from facts, not from a neighbor's headline number.

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