Montclair
Homes for Sale in Orange Park, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Montclair is an older Orange Park pocket where the housing stock spans decades, from the 1940s through 2014, with a median build year of 1973. That age spread is the real story on price: at a median of $325,000 and roughly $198 per square foot, what you pay here tracks condition and updating more than location. Two homes on the same street can sit far apart in value depending on whether the systems, kitchens, and baths have been touched. There is no tidy price band to quote — the spread is wide and driven by the work already done or still waiting.
The current posture favors the patient buyer. Prices are down 7.1% year over year, the median home takes about 44 days to sell, and the heat score of 32 points to a slow, negotiable market. Sellers should price to the condition of the home honestly and expect to wait past a month; the days of instant offers are not the reality here right now. For buyers, that means room to inspect, negotiate, and walk away.
Montclair right now
🟡 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($325K) is down 7.1% from the prior 12 months ($350K) and up 162% since 2012. With about a dozen 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: Medium (9 and 8 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
Montclair market snapshot (as of August 19, 2026): the median sale price is about $325K ($198 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 44 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 7% from the prior 12 months and up 162% since 2012, computed from record-level realMLS closed sales (9 closings in the current window).
Montclair is an established neighborhood in Orange Park with a small, steady sales pace and homes that reward a close look at condition. With about 74% of homes owner-occupied, turnover is modest and inventory moves at a measured clip.
Who Montclair is best for.
Best for
- Long-hold buyers who value an established neighborhood and a modest, single-story footprint around 1,682 square feet
- Renovation-minded buyers with a budget for updating older systems in exchange for a lower entry point
- Buyers who want negotiating leverage in a slow market and time to do proper due diligence
Probably not for
- Buyers who need a fully turnkey, new-construction home with no deferred maintenance
- Short-term buyers counting on quick resale in a market currently down year over year
- Buyers who want a large-square-footage or higher-end footprint than this neighborhood typically offers
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 ($325K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($350K) IS the -7.1% one-year change.
Windows contain 7 to 16 sales each (9 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.
34% of homes for sale in ZIP 32073 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).
The Montclair buying strategy.
If we were buying in Montclair 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 Montclair.
Age, condition, and the long view
The defining feature here is the housing stock itself. With a median year built of 1973 and a range reaching back to 1940, Montclair is a renovation-sensitive market. A median living area of about 1,682 square feet keeps most homes in a manageable, single-family footprint, but the value inside that footprint hinges almost entirely on updates. Buyers should budget for inspection and, in many cases, for modernizing systems that are original to the home.
Zoom out and the long-term trend is worth noting: values are up 152% since 2012, even with the recent 7.1% pullback over the past year. That combination — long appreciation, a current soft patch, and a high owner-occupancy share near 74% — describes a neighborhood people tend to stay in rather than flip. The near-term softness is a negotiating window, not a structural weakness.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Montclair. 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 Montclair 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 (7.2). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +162% since 2012; Recent Direction -7.1% year-over-year; Pricing Power 97.0% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a condition-driven market like Montclair, the difference between a fair price and an overpay is what you know about the house before you write the offer. We read each home on its own merits — age of systems, quality of updates, comparable closings within the neighborhood — rather than leaning on a blanket per-foot number. With the market soft and days on market running around 44, we have room to negotiate on your behalf, and we will tell you plainly when a listing is priced for its dreams instead of its condition.
Montclair 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 Montclair buy.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending August 19, 2026 |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-08-18 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2001 (225 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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