Mandarin Jacksonville
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Market Heat

What sets price in Mandarin is condition and vintage, not a single product type. The median year built is 1983 and the housing stock reaches back as far as 1887 and forward to 2024, so you are shopping across generations of construction on the same map. That spread is why the median lands at $513,500 and roughly $236 per square foot on a median home of about 2,189 square feet — updated homes and raw originals trade on the same street, and the number you pay tracks the work already done or still owed.
The current posture is balanced, leaning patient. A market heat score of 42 and a median 50 days on market tell sellers this is not a snap-your-fingers sale; it rewards correct pricing and presentation over hope. Values are up 2.7% year over year and 193% since 2012, so momentum is real but measured. Buyers have room to inspect, negotiate, and walk — and with a homestead share near 78%, most owners here are not distressed sellers who have to move fast.
Mandarin Jacksonville right now
🟡 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($514K) is up 2.7% from the prior 12 months ($500K) and up 193% since 2012. With about 27 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 July 11. Confidence: Medium (18 and 13 sales in the two windows).
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Updated July 11, 2026 · Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Mandarin Jacksonville market snapshot (as of July 11, 2026): the median sale price is about $514K ($236 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 50 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 3% from the prior 12 months and up 193% since 2012, computed from record-level realMLS closed sales (18 closings in the current window).
Mandarin Jacksonville is a community of 3,927 homes in Jacksonville, Duval County, built between 1887 and 2024 (median 1983.0), with a median living area of about 2,189 square feet. 78% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Mandarin is a large, long-established section of southwest Jacksonville in Duval County — nearly 3,927 homes spanning more than a century of building, which means the search is less about a fixed price and more about matching condition and era to your plan.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending July 11 of each year, from record-level realMLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($514K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($500K) IS the +2.7% one-year change.
Windows contain 13 to 38 sales each (18 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.
33% of homes for sale in ZIP 32223 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 (2026-07-10).
Why the median hides the real story
With a build range from 1887 to 2024 and a median build year of 1983, Mandarin is not one market — it is several stacked on top of each other. A mid-century original and a recent infill build can sit blocks apart, and the $236-per-square-foot median masks a genuinely wide spread driven by renovation status, lot, and age. Read each listing on its own merits; the community average will mislead you on any single house.
At 50 days to a typical sale and a heat score of 42, this is a market that gives you time. That favors the buyer willing to underwrite condition carefully and the seller willing to prep and price to the current reality rather than last year's headlines. The 2.7% year-over-year figure is steady, not frothy, and the deep 193% gain since 2012 reflects a long runway already traveled — useful history, not a forecast.
Why work with Momentum here
In a community this varied, the value is in reading one house against the block, not against the median. We help buyers price condition and vintage accurately before they commit, and we help sellers position against the specific comparables that matter at $513,500 and a 50-day pace — so you are working from what the current market actually supports, not a round-number guess.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 11, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (92 streets, ZIP 32210/32217/32223/32233/32241/32256/32257/32258/32299)) |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-07-10 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2001 (647 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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