Odessa Terrace
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
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Odessa Terrace is an older Jacksonville pocket — most of the 220 homes here trace back to a median build year of 1949, though the range runs all the way to 2024, so age and condition vary block to block rather than following a single build era. With only one active listing and no closings recorded in the current window, there isn't enough current transaction volume to read a clear price trend; whoever is active here right now is largely setting the market on a single data point.
At a median of about 1,220 square feet, homes tend toward compact floor plans, which keeps renovation scope and per-square-foot economics front and center for both buyers and sellers. With homestead exemptions filed on roughly a third of homes (33%), the property mix leans toward a blend of owner-occupied and non-homestead ownership rather than one uniform pattern, which is worth factoring into how a listing gets priced.
The 60-Second Overview
Odessa Terrace is a Duval County pocket of 220 homes spanning a wide build era — from construction as old as 1904 to homes finished in 2024 — with a median build year of 1949 that puts much of the housing stock well past a half-century old.
Pre-construction details are compiled from public records, builder announcements and builder listings, and are subject to change without notice; figures are deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Momentum Research figures are our own analysis. This page describes homes, pricing and community attributes, not residents.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Odessa Terrace is best for.
Best for
- Buyers who want to evaluate a home on its own condition rather than lean on a neighborhood comp trend.
- Buyers targeting a compact floor plan around 1,220 square feet.
- Buyers or investors comfortable with a property mix that includes both owner-occupied and non-homestead ownership.
Probably not for
- Buyers who need several recent closed comps to validate an offer price.
- Buyers who want new construction as the norm rather than the exception.
- Buyers who want a single-era floor plan without pre-1950s construction in the mix.
The market around Odessa Terrace
Odessa Terrace is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.
In ZIP 32254, 119 homes are on the market and 40% are under contract — a fast-moving corner of Jacksonville.
Across Duval County, 3,861 homes are active and 1,760 pending (31% under contract).
ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Odessa Terrace specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.
Homes For Sale Right Now in Odessa Terrace
Live MLS inventory for Odessa Terrace. 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 Odessa Terrace listings as of 2026-08-20, priced high to low. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Tap any home to ask about it.
Schools
- Duval County Public Schools
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
- Paxon (Duval County Public Schools); confirm the exact zoned high school by address, as attendance zones can change · High
- James Weldon Johnson Middle School (Duval County Public Schools); verify by address · Middle
- Reynolds Lane Elementary School (Duval County Public Schools); verify by address · Elementary
Zoned schools reflect the assignments reported on recent Odessa Terrace listings and can change; always confirm with Duval County Public Schools for a specific address.
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The Odessa Terrace buying strategy.
If we were buying in Odessa Terrace 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 Odessa Terrace.
Odessa Terrace by the numbers
The 220 homes in Odessa Terrace span build years from 1904 to 2024, with a median of 1949 — meaning much of the neighborhood predates modern code cycles, while a subset of newer construction sits alongside it. That spread matters for anyone comparing two listings on paper: two homes on the same street can differ by a century in construction.
Median living area sits at about 1,220 square feet, on the smaller end for single-family stock, and just one active listing is on the market as of this snapshot with no closings recorded in the current window. That thin inventory means pricing here is set case-by-case rather than by a running comp trend, and buyers should expect to do more of their own condition-based diligence than in a higher-turnover community.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Odessa Terrace. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
With only one active listing and zero recent closings to lean on, Odessa Terrace is not a market where a generic comp sheet tells the story. Momentum pulls the full build-year and square-footage picture for every home in the 220-home footprint — not just what is currently listed — so pricing conversations start from the neighborhood's actual age and condition spread rather than guesswork.
Odessa Terrace 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 Odessa Terrace buy.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | realMLS, refreshed twice daily (last: August 20, 2026) |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-08-18 |
| Schools | 2025-26 district assignments + FLDOE school grades; verify with the district |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2003 (46 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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