Meadow Lake
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL
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As of October 2026, the MLS records 15 closed sales in Meadow Lake in Jacksonville, FL since 2003, the most recent in March 2023. Across Jacksonville as a whole, 7,604 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $311,134, 43 median days on market, with 2,427 homes for sale today. At that median and Duval County's FY2025-26 rate of 17.86 mills, annual property tax runs about $5,560 ($4,820 with the full homestead exemption).
Meadow Lake is a compact, built-out community of 117 homes constructed between 1988 and 1995, with a median build year of 1990. Price here is driven far more by condition and updates than by square footage, because the housing stock is tightly clustered in age and size — the median living area is about 1,693 square feet. A renovated home and an original one on the same street can sit well apart on price, so expect a wide spread with condition doing most of the work.
With just over two-thirds of homes homesteaded, this is a lived-in, owner-occupied community rather than an investor churn market. That tends to mean turnover is steady but not frantic, and inventory is limited by the small size of the neighborhood. For buyers, patience and readiness to move on the right listing matter; for sellers, presentation and updates are the levers you actually control.
Nearby homes for sale
No active listings inside Meadow Lake right now. These are the 6 closest homes on the market, by straight-line distance from the community's center; some may sit just outside its boundary.
Listing data from the MLS feeds named on each listing page; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Refreshed nightly.
The 60-Second Overview
Meadow Lake market snapshot (as of September 30, 2026): the median sale price is about $284K ($196 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 44 days on market for closed sales.
In ZIP 32225 (Jacksonville), 1,011 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $375K ($222/sq ft), up 4.2% year over year, with a median 30 days on market. Right now 171 active and 79 pending listings put supply at about 9.8 months — a balanced market. See the live ZIP 32225 housing market and the Duval County market.
County records show 3 qualified sales in Meadow Lake across 2024–2025 (1 in 2024, 2 in 2025), median $347,500 — the last recorded sale per parcel on the Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll, independent of the MLS.
Meadow Lake is a community of 64 homes in Jacksonville, Duval County, built between 1988 and 1990 (median 1989.5), with a median living area of about 1,609 square feet. 67% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Meadow Lake is a small, established Jacksonville neighborhood in Duval County where the homes share a common early-1990s vintage and a modest, consistent footprint — the kind of place where individual condition, not the block, sets the tone.
Who Meadow Lake is best for.
Best for
- Buyers seeking a maintained, move-in-ready home in an established neighborhood and willing to pay for condition
- Value-minded buyers open to a project home who want to build sweat equity through updates
- Owner-occupants who prefer a stable, low-rental setting over a high-turnover market
Probably not for
- Buyers set on new or recent construction rather than early-1990s homes
- Anyone needing significantly more living space than the roughly 1,693-square-foot median
- Investors looking for a high-volume rental churn market
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Closed sales in Meadow Lake by trailing-12-month window ending September 30 of each year, from realMLS (Northeast Florida MLS) closing records. 3 homes closed in the current window at a median of $283,500. Aggregates only; individual closed sales are not shown.
| Window | Closings | Median sold | $ / sq ft | Median DOM | Typical size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | $283,500 | $196 | 44 days | 1,445 sq ft |
Source: realMLS closed listings, aggregated by Momentum Research. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Housing distress & ownership in Meadow Lake, 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.
The Meadow Lake buying strategy.
If we were buying in Meadow Lake 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 Meadow Lake.
A condition-driven resale market
Because nearly every home dates to a five-year window around 1990, buyers are effectively shopping the same bones over and over. The differences that matter are mechanical and cosmetic: roof age, HVAC, kitchens and baths, flooring, and whether prior owners updated or left things original. That homogeneity makes comparison shopping straightforward, but it also means the median price masks a real gap between move-in-ready and project homes.
The high homestead share signals a stable, owner-occupied core with fewer rentals in the mix. For a buyer, that generally translates to homes that have been maintained rather than run as investments. For a seller, it means your competition is other individual owners — so the updated home tends to stand out, and deferred maintenance gets priced accordingly.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Meadow Lake. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a small, condition-sensitive market like Meadow Lake, the difference between a fair price and a mistake comes down to reading the updates against the vintage. We walk the mechanicals with you, weigh renovated comps against original ones, and tell you plainly when a listing is priced on cosmetics rather than substance.
Meadow Lake in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
- HOA status not on record. Verify any dues before you offer
- 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.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending September 30, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR assessment roll (street-list match (1 streets, ZIP 32043/32221/32225)) |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-09-30 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2003 (15 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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Streets in this community
Street-level pages: every home on record, what sold and what is for sale on each street.
- Filmore Drive (3 homes on record)
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Schools serving nearby communities
We do not have a confirmed school assignment for Meadow Lake. These are the public schools most often assigned to other communities in ZIP 32225; zones change and vary by address, so confirm with the district before you buy.
- Sandalwood High School · 9-12 · FLDOE grade A (assigned to 44 nearby communities)
- Landmark Middle School · 6-8 · FLDOE grade A (assigned to 27 nearby communities)
- Terry Parker High School · 9-12 · FLDOE grade C (assigned to 13 nearby communities)
- Fort Caroline Middle School · 6-8 · FLDOE grade B (assigned to 12 nearby communities)
- Fort Caroline Elementary School · PreK-5 · FLDOE grade C (assigned to 10 nearby communities)
Assignments from district data for neighboring communities; grades are official Florida Department of Education school grades (2025-26).