Mallard Cove
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
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Mallard Cove is a single-era build: every home dates to 1989-1999, with a median year built of 1990 and a median living area of 2,335 square feet. That consistency is what's actually setting price here, not land scarcity or new construction premiums — the median sits at $431,500, or roughly $190 per square foot, and the spread you'll see between listings comes down to how well each home has been maintained and updated rather than lot size or floor plan.
Inventory is thin: just 1 active listing against 152 total homes in the community, with only 4 closings in the most recent window and 3.0 months of supply — Momentum classifies that as a balanced market, though the small closing count means any single sale can move the read. Momentum's heat score here is 36, and the median 40 days on market backs that up: this isn't a bidding-war community, but it isn't sitting stale either. Prices are up 3.5% year-over-year and about 135% since 2012, so the long-run trend is steady rather than sharp.
Mallard Cove right now
🟡 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($432K) is up 3.5% from the prior 12 months ($417K) and up 133% since 2012. With about 6 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 19. Confidence: Low (4 and 4 sales in the two windows).
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Updated August 19, 2026 · Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Mallard Cove market snapshot (as of August 19, 2026): the median sale price is about $432K ($190 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 40 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 4% from the prior 12 months and up 133% since 2012, computed from record-level realMLS closed sales (4 closings in the current window).
A Jacksonville community built out entirely between 1989 and 1999, where homes trade on condition and updates more than on scarcity, with inventory currently thin enough that timing matters more than usual.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Mallard Cove is best for.
Best for
- Buyers targeting a home in the low-to-mid $400,000s who are comfortable competing for one of a small number of available listings.
- Buyers who want a consistent, single-era build (1989-1999) and plan to budget for condition-driven updates rather than choosing a newer phase.
- Owner-occupant buyers comfortable in a community where most homes are already owner-occupied rather than investor-held.
Probably not for
- Buyers who want to compare several similar listings side by side before deciding — inventory here is currently down to a single active listing.
- Buyers seeking new or recently built construction — every home in Mallard Cove dates to 1989-1999.
- Investors expecting fast turnover — the 40-day median days-on-market and 3.0 months of supply point to a steady, balanced pace rather than quick resale.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending August 19 of each year, from record-level realMLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($432K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($417K) IS the +3.5% one-year change.
Windows contain 1 to 12 sales each (4 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.
33% of homes for sale in ZIP 32257 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 (2026-08-18).
Mallard Cove Market Scorecard
Mallard Cove is currently a balanced market..
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Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
Housing distress & ownership in Mallard Cove, 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.
Homes For Sale Right Now in Mallard Cove
Live MLS inventory for Mallard Cove. 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 Mallard Cove listings as of 2026-08-19, priced high to low. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Tap any home to ask about it.
Mallard Cove 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 Mallard Cove
- Management - Off Site · reported on 1 of 3 listings
Community amenities as reported across realMLS listings in this community; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Verify current amenities and access with the HOA.
Schools
- Duval County Public Schools
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
- Mandarin High School (Duval County Public Schools, verify by address)FLDOE grade A · High
- Mandarin Middle School (Duval County Public Schools, verify by address)FLDOE grade A · Middle
- Beauclerc Elementary School (Duval County Public Schools, verify by address)FLDOE grade C · Elementary
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 Mallard Cove address.
The Mallard Cove buying strategy.
If we were buying in Mallard Cove 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 Mallard Cove.
One build era, one owner-occupied core
With every home built between 1989 and 1999, Mallard Cove doesn't have the newer-phase-versus-older-phase price gap you see in communities built out over decades. What varies instead is how each of the 152 homes has aged — roofs, systems, kitchens — and that's the practical due-diligence list for a buyer here more than school zone or lot premium.
The homestead exemption share sits at 88.2%, a signal that most of this community is owner-occupied rather than investor- or rental-held, which tends to correlate with more consistent home upkeep over time. Reported community amenities are limited to off-site management in the MLS data; verify current amenities and access directly with the HOA, since that's the only piece of this snapshot that isn't a hard market number.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Mallard Cove. 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 Mallard Cove 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 3 factors (7.4). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +133% since 2012; Recent Direction +3.5% year-over-year; Pricing Power 95.6% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
With only 1 active listing against 152 homes, Mallard Cove is not a community where you can shop five comps side by side — you need someone tracking closings as they happen and reading condition accurately against a single build era, which is exactly the kind of thin-inventory, one-generation-of-homes market Momentum works in every week.
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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 Mallard Cove 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 Mallard Cove sales matched to your home.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | realMLS, refreshed twice daily (last: August 19, 2026) |
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending August 19, 2026 |
| 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 (153 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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