Love Grove
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
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Love Grove is an older Jacksonville pocket where the housing stock runs from 1924 to 2022, with the middle of the range built around 1958. In a place with that kind of spread, price is set by condition and updates far more than by any headline number — a renovated 1950s home and an untouched one can share a street and diverge sharply on value. Living space clusters near a median of about 1,987 square feet, so buyers are generally comparing whole houses, not just square footage.
With roughly 146 homes here and about 76% carrying a homestead exemption, this reads as an owner-occupied enclave rather than a churn-heavy investor market. That tends to keep listing volume thin and turnover measured. For a seller, condition and presentation carry the negotiation; for a buyer, expect to underwrite each home on its own merits — age, systems, and what has actually been done to it.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Love Grove is best for.
Best for
- Buyers seeking a long-term primary residence in an established, owner-held neighborhood
- Renovation-minded buyers willing to underwrite older homes on condition and systems
- Buyers who value a home near the ~1,987 sqft median over uniform floor plans
Probably not for
- Buyers who want turnkey, new-construction consistency across the neighborhood
- Short-hold investors counting on high listing volume and quick flips
- Buyers unwilling to budget for inspections and updates on older housing stock
The market around Love Grove
Love Grove is a small community — 20 recorded sales on file, most recently in 2025 — too few for its own price trend. Here is the market around it.
In ZIP 32216, 109 homes are on the market and 19% are under contract — a steady corner of Jacksonville.
Across Duval County, 2,814 homes are active and 1,188 pending (30% under contract).
Homes here are single family residence.
ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Love Grove specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.
Homes For Sale Right Now in Love Grove
Live MLS inventory for Love Grove. 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 and pending Love Grove listings as of 2026-07-14, priced high to low. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Tap any home to ask about it.
The Love Grove buying strategy.
If we were buying in Love Grove 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 Love Grove.
Why condition is the whole story here
When a neighborhood spans 1924 to 2022 construction around a 1958 median, the single most important variable is how much a given house has been touched. Original systems, roofs, and layouts in the older stock behave very differently on inspection and insurance than a rebuilt or newer infill home. That is why we lean on the median figure and describe everything else qualitatively — the real spread here is condition-driven, not something a range can capture.
At a median near 1,987 square feet, homes are sized for real living rather than starter footprints, and the high homestead share suggests owners tend to stay. That combination usually means fewer listings and homes that come to market having been lived in and maintained to an owner's own standard — which cuts both ways. Some are meticulously kept; others are dated. Diligence on each specific property is not optional in Love Grove.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Love Grove. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a market this condition-sensitive and this thin on turnover, the value is in reading each individual home correctly — its era, its updates, and what that means for price and closing risk. We underwrite properties one at a time rather than leaning on a neighborhood average, and we will tell you plainly when a specific house is priced for its condition and when it is not.
Love Grove in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
- Mandatory HOA — confirm current dues
- 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 Love Grove buy.
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Selling here is won on condition and pricing to real comps, not an automated estimate. The right number comes from closed Love Grove sales matched to your home.
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24% of homes for sale in ZIP 32216 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 (2026-07-18).
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.
Recent Developments in Love Grove
Development, infrastructure, retail, and school activity affecting Love Grove, tracked by our team and summarized from public reporting and official sources, with links to the original coverage. Last updated July 2026.
- 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 18 miles west of Love Grove, elsewhere in Duval County.
Source: Jax Daily Record - June 2026Infrastructure
First Coast Expressway advances as an economic-development corridor across Clay and St. Johns
The First Coast Expressway (State Road 23), a tolled beltway looping around the west and south of the Jacksonville metro, continued to open land for development along its corridor, with the final St. Johns County phase from Interstate 95 to east of County Road 2209 in progress. FDOT held a St. Johns County open house on the final phase in January 2026.
What it may mean for the marketNew limited-access highway capacity shortens commutes and opens adjacent land, changes that have historically shaped where new communities and demand concentrate. The site is about 19 miles southwest of Love Grove.
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 9 miles northeast of Love Grove.
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 18 miles west of Love Grove, 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 9 miles northeast of Love Grove.
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.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | realMLS, refreshed twice daily (last: July 14, 2026) |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (5 streets, ZIP 32216)) |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2002 (21 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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