Oak Crest
Homes for Sale in Hawthorne, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Oak Crest is a small pocket in Hawthorne, and right now the MLS shows just two active listings. With inventory this thin, there is no reliable market rhythm to read - price here is set listing by listing, driven mostly by the condition, acreage, and specifics of whatever happens to be for sale. Treat each home on its own merits rather than assuming a going rate for the community.
For a buyer, the posture is patience: you are working with a handful of options, so the right move is often to wait for the property that fits rather than force one of the two on the board. For a seller, thin competition can cut both ways - fewer comparable homes to anchor against means pricing takes real local judgment, not a formula.
The setting & the homes.
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Oak CrestWho Oak Crest is best for.
Best for
- Buyers set on a quiet, rural Hawthorne setting who value land and privacy over amenities
- Patient buyers with a flexible timeline who can wait for the right listing to surface
- Buyers comfortable evaluating a home on its own condition and lot rather than a busy comp set
Probably not for
- Buyers who need to compare many options at once and want to move quickly
- Buyers looking for a pool, clubhouse, gated entry, or other shared amenities
- Buyers who want a well-established comparable-sales trail to anchor their offer
The market around Oak Crest
Oak Crest is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.
In ZIP 32640, 100 homes are on the market and 16% are under contract — a slower corner of Hawthorne.
Across Alachua County, 1,279 homes are active and 419 pending (25% under contract).
ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Oak Crest specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.
The real cost & risk here
Before the list price, the Florida math the portals skip. These are Alachua 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 · Alachua 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.
Oak Crest Forest Market Scorecard
Oak Crest Forest is currently a thin data. Limited supply, a median asking price of $417,450, and homes go under contract in about 18 days.
Typical home value in the 32606 ZIP is $345,665, about 13.3% below the Florida norm (Zillow Home Value Index).
Go deeper: ZIP market scorecard · county scorecard · true cost calculator · affordability calculator.
Live data: Stellar MLS, distributed by MLS GRID, refreshed twice daily. Typical value: Zillow Research. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
Homes For Sale Right Now in Oak Crest
Live MLS inventory for Oak Crest. 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 Oak Crest listings as of 2026-07-11, priced high to low. Based on information from the Space Coast MLS for the period %s through %s. Tap any home to ask about it.
Schools
- Alachua County Public Schools
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
- Hidden Oak Elementary School-AL · Elementary
- Fort Clarke Middle School-AL · Middle
- Gainesville High School-AL · High
Zoned schools reflect the assignments reported on recent Oak Crest listings and can change; always confirm with Alachua County Public Schools for a specific address.
Buying with schools in mind? We can confirm the exact zoned schools for any Oak Crest address.
The Oak Crest buying strategy.
If we were buying in Oak Crest 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 Oak Crest.
A thin-inventory rural market
Current MLS listings identify no shared community amenities in Oak Crest - no pool, clubhouse, or gated entry to speak of. That is typical of small Hawthorne-area communities, where the appeal is the setting and the individual property rather than a package of common facilities. Buy here for the land and the home, not for an amenity list.
With only two homes active as of mid-2026, this is a market that rewards direct legwork. Comparable sales are sparse, so valuing a home - whether you are buying or selling - leans on hyperlocal knowledge and a close read of each property's condition and lot rather than a deep pool of recent trades.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Oak Crest. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a market this small, generic pricing tools break down - there simply is not enough recent activity to lean on. We track Oak Crest and the wider Hawthorne area listing by listing, so we can tell you whether the current options are worth pursuing or whether waiting for the next one makes more sense. That candor matters most when your choices are few.
Oak Crest 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 Oak Crest buy.
Free calculators to pressure-test the real cost before you tour.
Selling here is won on condition and pricing to real comps, not an automated estimate. The right number comes from closed Oak Crest sales matched to your home.
Price it to the comps and condition, not an automated estimate.
If you are thinking about selling in Oak Crest, the right list price comes from recent comparable sales matched to your home's condition and location, not an automated estimate.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | Space Coast MLS, refreshed twice daily (last: July 11, 2026) |
| Under-contract shares | Space Coast MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
Verify the primary sources yourself: Florida DOR · U.S. Census · FEMA flood maps · Citizens Property Insurance.
Momentum Research figures are our own analysis of Space Coast MLS 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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