Natures Forest
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Market Heat
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Over the 12 months ending 2026-11-12, 3 recorded sales closed at a median of $362,000, $217 per square foot, a median 29 days on market, sellers accepting 98% of original asking. Homes listed or recently sold were built 1987–1990; 3 of 3 report an HOA (median $10/mo); none of the 3 geocoded homes sit in a FEMA special flood hazard zone (median elevation 28 ft). At the median price and Duval County's FY2025-26 rate of 17.86 mills, annual property tax runs about $6,470 ($5,730 with the full homestead exemption).
Natures Forest's value proposition isn't about being new — it's built stock, with homes dating from 1977 to 1996 and a median build year of 1986. The typical home here runs 2,147 square feet, more living space than you'd expect from a community this size, and that space is the real lever on value, not the calendar. Homestead filings cover 83.1% of homes, which points to a base of owner-occupied properties rather than a market driven by investor turnover.
Right now there are zero active listings in Natures Forest. That's not unusual for a small, mostly owner-held community — it just means there's nothing to walk through today. For a buyer, that makes this a watch-and-wait community: you need someone monitoring for the next listing, not scrolling a portal. For a seller, it means whoever lists next has the floor to themselves, with no active competition inside the neighborhood.
Figures in this note are as of July 15, 2026. The live market numbers elsewhere on this page update nightly and are newer.
Natures Forest right now
🟡 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($362K) is down 1.2% from the prior 12 months ($366K) and up 117% since 2012. With about 5 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 November 12. Confidence: Low (3 and 4 sales in the two windows).
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· Updated November 13, 2026 · Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
Nearby homes for sale
No active listings inside Natures Forest 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
Natures Forest market snapshot (as of November 12, 2026): the median sale price is about $362K ($217 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 29 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 1% from the prior 12 months and up 117% since 2012, computed from record-level realMLS closed sales (3 closings in the current window).
In ZIP 32257 (Jacksonville), 690 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $353K ($198/sq ft), up 1.9% year over year, with a median 35 days on market. Right now 135 active and 59 pending listings put supply at about 2.3 months — a healthy market. See the live ZIP 32257 housing market and the Duval County market.
County records show 8 qualified sales in Natures Forest across 2024–2025 (4 in 2024, 4 in 2025), median $370,000 — the last recorded sale per parcel on the Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll, independent of the MLS.
Natures Forest is a community of 153 homes in Jacksonville, Duval County, built between 1977 and 1996 (median 1986.0), with a median living area of about 2,147 square feet. 83% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Natures Forest is a 153-home Jacksonville community in Duval County, built out between 1977 and 1996, with a median living area of 2,147 square feet and a single reported community amenity — a park. It reads as an established, mostly owner-held pocket rather than an actively churning listing market.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Natures Forest is best for.
Best for
- Buyers prioritizing square footage and layout over new-construction finishes
- Buyers comfortable waiting for the right listing rather than choosing from active inventory today
- Buyers who want a mostly owner-occupied community rather than a rental-heavy one
Probably not for
- Buyers who need to tour and close within a fixed short window, given zero current active listings
- Buyers set on new or recently built construction, since homes here date to 1977–1996
- Buyers seeking a community with an extensive built-out amenity package beyond a park
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending November 12 of each year, from record-level realMLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($362K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($366K) IS the -1.2% one-year change.
Windows contain 1 to 10 sales each (3 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 (2026-11-12).
Natures Forest Market Scorecard
Natures Forest is currently a balanced market..
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Natures Forest on the map.
Every active, pending, and recently sold home, plotted. Toggle the layers and tap a home for the details.
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Life at Natures Forest
- Park · reported on 1 of 1 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 (verify by address)FLDOE grade A · Middle
- Mandarin Oaks Elementary School (verify by address)FLDOE grade A · 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 Natures Forest address.
The Natures Forest buying strategy.
If we were buying in Natures Forest 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 Natures Forest.
An Established, Owner-Held Pocket
The build window here runs 1977 to 1996, with a median year built of 1986 — this is a mature community, not new construction, and it reads that way in the floor plans: a median of 2,147 square feet per home is generous for a neighborhood of this vintage. Buyers evaluating Natures Forest should expect to weigh individual home condition and updates heavily, since 153 homes spanning that build window will show a real spread in what's been renovated and what hasn't.
The other defining number is 83.1% — the share of homes carrying a homestead exemption, a strong indicator this is a community of owner-occupied properties rather than investor-held rentals. Combined with zero active listings as of today, Natures Forest behaves like a hold-and-live market: homes don't move through it quickly, and when one does list, it's competing against effectively no other inventory in the same 153-home footprint. The community's single reported amenity is a park; buyers should confirm current amenity access and HOA details directly, since MLS-reported amenities aren't always complete.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Natures Forest. 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 Natures Forest 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 4 factors (7.6). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +117% since 2012; Recent Direction -1.2% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 83% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 97.8% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
With zero active listings in Natures Forest today, success here is about pipeline, not portal-scrolling — knowing which of the 153 homes are likely to come to market and getting in front of a listing before it's public. Momentum tracks this community at the listing level, not just the market level, and that matters most in a small, largely owner-held neighborhood where the next available home might be the only one you see for a while.
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Recently off market in Natures Forest
Homes in Natures Forest that recently left the market. Each address opens its public-record profile: county-recorded value, property taxes, the last recorded sale, community sales history, and what is for sale nearby now. 4 on record.
- 10443 Osprey Nest Drive · off market
- 10455 Osprey Nest Drive · off market
- 10464 Osprey Nest Drive · off market
- 10611 Turkey Scratch Lane · off market
| Location | Jacksonville, Duval County, FL · ZIP 32257 |
|---|---|
| Sale prices, last 12 months | $362,000 median across 3 closed sales · $217 per sq ft · -1.2% vs the prior 12 months |
| Days on market (closed sales) | 29 median |
| For sale right now | 0 active, 0 pending |
| Zoned public schools | Mandarin High School (Duval County Public Schools, verify by address) (A, FLDOE 2025-26); Mandarin Middle School (verify by address) (A, FLDOE 2025-26); Mandarin Oaks Elementary School (verify by address) (A, FLDOE 2025-26) |
Data as of November 12, 2026. Data provided by realMLS. Market figures describe homes, not residents. Cite as: Momentum Realty, “Natures Forest key facts,” movewithmomentum.com/neighborhoods/natures-forest-jacksonville, data as of November 12, 2026.
Recently sold in Natures Forest Jacksonville
- 10443 Osprey Nest Drive · sold $350,000
- 10464 Osprey Nest Drive · sold $362,000
- 10611 Turkey Scratch Lane · sold $449,000
Closed sales from the MLS; each page shows the sold price, taxes and value history.
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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.
- Osprey Nest Drive W (14 homes on record)
- Osprey Nest Drive W (10 homes on record)
Recent Developments in Natures Forest
Development, infrastructure, retail, and school activity affecting Natures Forest, tracked by our team and summarized from public reporting and official sources, with links to the original coverage. Last updated November 2026.
- October 2026Market
Northeast Florida home sales dip in September as inventory tightens
Closed sales across the six-county Northeast Florida Association of Realtors area fell 7.7% year over year to 1,608, with the median price at $398,566, up 2.8%. Active inventory dropped 18.4% to 6,348 homes. Median prices were $344,000 in Duval, $575,000 in St. Johns, $355,000 in Clay and $496,500 in Nassau.
What it may mean for the marketLower inventory with softer sales volume points to a thinner supply of listings across all four counties, with Clay the only one of the four showing a year-over-year price decline. The site is about 8 miles northwest of Natures Forest.
Source: Clay Today - October 2026Development
FSCJ opens large automated semiconductor training lab, a first for Florida
Florida State College at Jacksonville has built a fully automated lab it describes as the first of its kind in Florida for its size. Students train on electrical, robotics, mechatronics, AI inspection and control systems used in chip manufacturing. The college says it aims to help draw semiconductor companies to Northeast Florida and prepare workers for local manufacturers.
What it may mean for the marketA regional technical-training pipeline can support recruitment of advanced manufacturers, which would widen the local employment base. The site is about 8 miles northwest of Natures Forest.
Source: News4JAX - October 2026Schools
Loretto Elementary breaks ground on $12.3 million classroom addition
The addition will replace 13 portable classrooms and two aging pod buildings with 15 classrooms, a music room and a teacher planning room, and will expand the parent drop-off loop. The school enrolls 875 students for 2026-27. Funding comes from the voter-approved half-cent sales tax, with opening expected in 2028.
What it may mean for the marketExpanded permanent capacity and a longer drop-off loop affect school-area traffic and classroom availability in the Mandarin area. The site is about 2 miles west of Natures Forest.
Source: Hoodline - September 2026Development
UF Health Durbin Park 99-bed hospital opens in northern St. Johns County; Baptist Silverleaf adds emergency department
UF Health Durbin Park, a 99-bed hospital with a 24-hour emergency department on 42.5 acres, held its ribbon-cutting and opens the following week. Baptist Health's Silverleaf campus, about 10 miles south, is adding an emergency department, and AdventHealth and Acadia Health have also opened facilities near I-95. The county's population has grown more than 25% since 2020.
What it may mean for the marketNew hospital and emergency capacity shortens drive times to emergency care and adds healthcare jobs in northern St. Johns County. The site is about 9 miles southeast of Natures Forest.
Source: Jacksonville Today - September 2026Development
Gateway Jax seeks more than $70 million in city incentives for Riverfront Plaza tower and Hotel Merrydelle
Gateway Jax is requesting about $55.4 million in incentives for a 17-story, roughly $271.5 million Riverfront Plaza tower with 130 to 170 hotel rooms and 50 to 150 residences on Independent Drive. It also seeks a $15 million loan for the nearly $50 million renovation of the former Ambassador Hotel at 420 Julia Street. The Downtown Investment Authority board votes Sept. 16 and City Council has the final say.
What it may mean for the marketIf approved, the projects would add hotel rooms, residences and restaurants along the Downtown riverfront. The site is about 8 miles northwest of Natures Forest.
Source: Jacksonville Today - 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 15 miles southwest of Natures Forest.
Source: Jax Daily Record
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.
What it really costs to own in Natures Forest
The parts of the monthly number a mortgage calculator leaves out, from the tax roll, the MLS, Citizens and FEMA. Property facts only.
| HOA dues | MLS listings here mostly enter dues as billed annually, but the median entry is only $120/year across 3 listings (2026-11-13), which usually means a quarterly or monthly amount was entered as annual. Ask the association for the current dues. |
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| Home and flood insurance | The average Citizens Property Insurance premium in Duval County is $1,315/yr (2,001 policies, Citizens detail by county, April 2026); private-market quotes depend on roof age, wind mitigation and construction. |
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | realMLS, refreshed twice daily (last: November 12, 2026) |
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending November 12, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR assessment roll (street-list match (5 streets, ZIP 32257)) |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-11-12 |
| Schools | 2025-26 district assignments + FLDOE school grades; verify with the district |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2011 (66 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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