Orange Park South
Homes for Sale in Middleburg, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Photo courtesy of PONTE VEDRA CLUB REALTY, INC. · via realMLS
Orange Park South's median sale price sits at $350,000, or about $190.68 a square foot, in a community built mostly between 1980 and 2008 (median year built 1991) with a median living area of 1,414 square feet. At 64.5% homestead exemption, well over half of the 828 homes here are owner-occupied rather than rental or investment stock, which tends to produce steadier, less erratic pricing than a heavily rental-driven pocket.
With only 14 active listings against 67 closings in the tracked window, months of supply run about 2.5 — solidly in seller-leaning territory. Median days on market of 37, combined with year-over-year appreciation of 2.9%, suggest a market that is moving but not overheated; the 162% gain since 2012 is a long-run story, not a recent spike, so buyers should weigh entry price against that longer arc rather than chasing this year's number alone.
Orange Park South right now
🔴 Seller-leaning market. 2.5 months of supply and 42% of the inventory already under contract give sellers the pressure advantage.Why it matters: months of supply is how long today's inventory would last at today's sales pace; under-contract share is the portion of homes for sale that already have a buyer.Momentum Research analysis of realMLS records, as of July 15, 2026. Confidence: Very High (24 active and pending listings, 67 closed sales in 12 months).
🟡 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($350K) is up 2.9% from the prior 12 months ($340K) and up 169% since 2012.Momentum Research, record-level realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 15. Confidence: Very High (67 and 58 sales in the two windows).
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Updated July 15, 2026 · Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Orange Park South market snapshot (as of July 15, 2026): the median sale price is about $350K ($191 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), a median 37 days on market for closed sales, and 2.5 months of supply, a seller-leaning market. The trailing-12-month median is up 3% from the prior 12 months and up 169% since 2012, computed from record-level realMLS closed sales (67 closings in the current window).
Orange Park South is a community of 828 homes in Middleburg, Clay County, built between 1980 and 2008 (median 1991), with a median living area of about 1,414 square feet. 64% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
A gated, amenity-heavy community built out mostly between 1980 and 2008, Orange Park South pairs an established housing stock with golf, tennis, clubhouse, and fitness infrastructure alongside 24-hour guarded security.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Orange Park South is best for.
Best for
- Buyers prioritizing gated, guarded access with golf, tennis, and clubhouse amenities already in place.
- Buyers comfortable with a resale market where homes range from 1980 to 2008 construction and may need updating.
- Sellers with a well-maintained home who want to price into a seller-leaning market (2.5 months of supply) rather than compete against heavy inventory.
Probably not for
- Buyers who want new construction or a build-out of consistent, recent-year homes.
- Buyers needing a wide pool of active choices — only 14 listings are on the market at a time.
- Buyers who want to avoid HOA-governed amenities and gated-community rules altogether.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending July 15 of each year, from record-level realMLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($350K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($340K) IS the +2.9% one-year change.
Windows contain 57 to 123 sales each (67 in the current window); every figure carries its sample size. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Orange Park Market Scorecard
Orange Park is currently a seller's market. About 2.5 months of supply, a median asking price of $402,000, and homes go under contract in about 68 days.
Typical home value in the 32073 ZIP is $300,473, about 20.9% below the Florida norm (Zillow Home Value Index).
Go deeper: ZIP market scorecard · county scorecard · true cost calculator · affordability calculator.
Live data: realMLS, 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 Orange Park South
Live MLS inventory for Orange Park South. 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 · 254 daysTop listingActive · 168 days
Active · 14 days
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Active · 347 days
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Active · 43 days
Active · 67 days
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Active · 184 daysActive and pending Orange Park South listings as of 2026-07-14, priced high to low. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Tap any home to ask about it.
Orange Park South on the map.
Every active, pending, and recently sold home, plotted. Toggle the layers and tap a home for the details.
Listing locations from realMLS. Map data © OpenStreetMap, tiles © CARTO.
Life at Orange Park South
- Gated · reported on 10 of 20 listings
- Pool · reported on 10 of 20 listings
- Gated with Guard · reported on 9 of 20 listings
- Clubhouse · reported on 8 of 20 listings
- Pickleball · reported on 8 of 20 listings
- Playground · reported on 7 of 20 listings
- Security · reported on 5 of 20 listings
- Restaurant · reported on 5 of 20 listings
- 24 Hour Security · reported on 5 of 20 listings
- Fitness Center · reported on 4 of 20 listings
- Security Gate · reported on 3 of 20 listings
- Maintenance Grounds · reported on 3 of 20 listings
Community amenities as reported across realMLS listings in this community; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Verify current amenities and access with the HOA.
How far is everything?
Everyday stops around Orange Park South are close: the nearest dining is about 1 minutes away.
- The Urban Bean Coffeehouse Cafe · Dining1 min
- Orange Park Farmers and Arts Market · Groceries2 min
- Kingsley East River Overlook · Parks2 min
- Starbucks · Coffee2 min
- Gates Of Park Avenue · Shopping3 min
- Optum Veterans Exams · Health6 min
Approximate drive times via Mapbox Search + Directions, 2026-07-03. Verify for a specific address.
Schools
- Clay County Public Schools
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
- Orange Park Elementary (Clay)FLDOE grade A · Public PreK-6
- Lakeside Junior High (Clay)FLDOE grade A · Public 7-9
- Orange Park High School (Clay)FLDOE grade B · Public 9-12
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 Clay County Public Schools for a specific address.
Buying with schools in mind? We can confirm the exact zoned schools for any Orange Park South address.
Recent Developments in Orange Park
Development, infrastructure, retail, and school activity affecting Orange Park, tracked by our team and summarized from public reporting and official sources, with links to the original coverage. Last updated June 2026.
- June 2026Retail & Dining
Parker's Kitchen enters Clay County permitting at Orange Park Mall
Parker's Kitchen filed for its first Clay County store, a convenience store and fuel station on an outparcel in the former Sears parking lot at Orange Park Mall, 83 Blanding Boulevard. Kimley-Horn is the civil engineer, and the Clay County Development Review Committee was set to discuss the plan in early July. A related environmental resource permit for the broader Sears redevelopment was submitted June 16.
What it may mean for the marketIf permitting advances, it would add another fuel and convenience option along the Blanding corridor, but the county review outcome is not yet settled.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - June 2026Retail & Dining
Parker's Kitchen expands toward at least 11 area sites with new land buys
Savannah, Georgia based Parker's Kitchen has now been identified for at least 11 convenience store and fuel sites across Clay, Duval, Nassau, and St. Johns counties after roughly $10 million in new land purchases. In Clay County the chain paid about $4 million for a parcel at 222 Blanding Boulevard, with the deed recorded June 11, adding to its planned footprint along the Blanding corridor. The company expects its first wave of area stores to open by the third quarter of 2026.
What it may mean for the marketContinued convenience and fuel retail investment along Blanding Boulevard may add to commercial activity in the Orange Park corridor, though several of the chain's local sites remain in earlier review stages and timing could shift.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - May 2026Development
Developer buys vacant Sears at Orange Park Mall for mixed-use overhaul
Neptune Beach-based developer Corta purchased the long-vacant Sears anchor and adjoining parcels at 1910 Wells Road, roughly 190,000 square feet that had sat empty since the store closed in 2020. The acquisition clears a key hurdle for a planned mixed-use overhaul of the site next to Orange Park Mall.
What it may mean for the marketA redeveloped anchor parcel could draw additional retail and service tenants to the Wells Road corridor, which may influence nearby commercial demand over time.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - December 2025Development
HCA Florida opens freestanding ER in Oakleaf Plantation near Orange Park
HCA Florida opened a roughly 10,860-square-foot freestanding emergency facility in Oakleaf Plantation as an extension of Orange Park Hospital's emergency services. The construction and equipment cost was reported at about $26 million, serving the Clay and Duval county line area.
What it may mean for the marketAdded emergency-care capacity west of Orange Park could support the broader Oakleaf and US-17/Blanding service area as the population grows.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - August 2025Market
Orange Park Mall sells for about $60.5 million
Boca Raton-based Second Horizon Capital bought the roughly 950,000-square-foot Orange Park Mall from Washington Prime Group, with county records showing a sale price of about $60.5 million. The new owner said it would begin investing in common areas, amenities and infrastructure at the 50-year-old center.
What it may mean for the marketNew ownership and reinvestment at a major regional retail hub could gradually affect the surrounding Wells Road and Blanding Boulevard commercial market.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - July 2025Retail & Dining
Sears property redevelopment next to Orange Park Mall advances
Plans for the former Sears site show the building split into about five retail spaces, with each end anchored by a roughly 24,000-square-foot store. Documents reserved space for an unnamed grocer, a dental office and a Mediterranean restaurant identified as Cava, with the project under review by Clay County and the St. Johns River Water Management District.
What it may mean for the marketA grocery and restaurant lineup at this site may add everyday-shopping options in central Orange Park, which historically can shift local traffic and tenant demand nearby.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - April 2025Development
Orange Park Mall marks 50 years with focus on future redevelopment
As Orange Park Mall reached its 50th anniversary, coverage detailed ownership transition and early redevelopment planning for underused anchor space. The reporting framed the center's next chapter around reinvestment and repositioning rather than enclosed-mall expansion.
What it may mean for the marketRepositioning of an aging regional center could reshape the long-term retail mix along Wells Road, which may matter to adjacent commercial property owners.
Source: Jacksonville 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.
The Orange Park South buying strategy.
If we were buying in Orange Park South 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.
Come strong and clean. Homes here move, so lead with your best terms and financing ready rather than a low anchor.
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 Orange Park South.
A tight market in a built-out gated community
Inventory here is thin: 14 active listings against 828 total homes, with 67 closings in the tracked window translating to about 2.5 months of supply — a seller-leaning read (market heat score 55). Median days on market of 37 means well-priced, well-maintained homes are not sitting long, but with the housing stock ranging from 1980 to 2008 construction, condition varies more than in a newer build-out, and that variance matters more to a buyer's timeline and a seller's prep list than the headline supply number.
Price sits at a median of $350,000 ($190.68 per square foot on a median 1,414 square feet), up 2.9% year over year and 162% since 2012. That long-run trajectory reflects a mature, established community rather than a fast-appreciating new one — useful context for sellers pricing off recent comps and for buyers deciding how much of that history is already priced in.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Orange Park South. 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 Orange Park South 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 5 factors (7.6). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +169% since 2012; Recent Direction +2.9% year-over-year; Liquidity & Demand 2.5 months of supply; Owner Commitment 64% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 96.6% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
With only 14 active listings and a housing stock spanning three decades of construction (1980 to 2008), pricing here is condition-driven rather than formulaic. Momentum prepares a hand-built valuation for Orange Park South using the current active and closed set, the community's gated golf and clubhouse amenity package, and the 24-hour guarded access that factors into demand here.
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- Any club/amenity membership is billed separately
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | realMLS, refreshed twice daily (last: July 14, 2026) |
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 15, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (community parcel extract) |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Schools | 2025-26 district assignments + FLDOE school grades; verify with the district |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2001 (2,335 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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