Ortega Forest
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Ortega Forest Jacksonville: Selling in 19 Days (2026)
Ortega Forest is a Jacksonville community with a $602K median sold price and 19 median days to sell. Numbers from realMLS, county property appraisers and public records, listings updated nightly on this page.
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Key moments
- 0:00 Ortega Forest in one number
- 0:15 The community at a glance
- 0:39 The Ortega Forest market right now
- 0:58 What it means if you are buying
- 1:21 What it costs to own
- 1:42 Get alerts when new homes list
Transcript
Ortega Forest, in Jacksonville, is a Duval County community where the median sold price over the last 12 months is 602,500 dollars, and homes take a median of 19 days to sell. Here's what that means if you're watching this one.
Ortega Forest has about 271 homes, built between 1946 and 2019, in Jacksonville, in Duval County. Over the last 10 years it has averaged about 28 sales a year, and 24 homes sold in the last 12 months. Every number in this video comes from the community page at move with momentum dot com, from realMLS and public records.
In the last 12 months, 24 homes sold at a median of 602,500 dollars. That's 260 dollars a square foot, below a 2025 peak of 276, at 97 point 2 percent of asking. Right now 7 homes are listed and 3 are pending.
30 percent of homes here are under contract, against 25 percent across Duval County, which typically means more competition for the homes that list. That's typical, not a promise. Homes here have sold at 97 point 2 percent of asking, so compare each home to recent closings, not to asking prices. Verify whether an HOA or a CDD applies.
Ask for the current tax bill, and remember that Florida resets the assessed value after a sale, so the seller's bill usually isn't what you'll pay. Ask whether there are HOA dues and what they cover, and whether a CDD assessment applies. Check the FEMA flood map by address, and get insurance quoted by address.
Get an email the moment new homes list: the alerts box is on the Ortega Forest page at move with momentum dot com, updated every night. I'm Jon Brooks with Momentum Realty.
Homes For Sale Right Now in Ortega Forest
Live MLS inventory for Ortega Forest. 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 · 15 daysTop listing
Active · 49 days
Active · 9 days
Active · 95 days
Active · 60 days
Active · 80 days
Active · 54 days
Pending · 98 days
Under Contract · 131 daysActive and pending Ortega Forest listings as of 2026-11-14, priced high to low. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Tap any home to ask about it.
Ortega Forest prices off the home, not the neighborhood story: median living area here runs 2,748 square feet, on a housing stock built anywhere from 1938 to 2024 with a median build year of 1958. That spread of eras and sizes is the real driver of the $615,000 median ($257.58/sqft) — a mid-century home on a large lot prices very differently than a newer build a few streets over, and with only 20 closings in the current window, a handful of outlier sales can move the median more than they would in a higher-volume market.
Right now posture is thin on both sides: a single active listing against 875 total homes in the neighborhood, with a market heat score of 48 — read as roughly balanced rather than tilted hard to either buyer or seller. Median days on market sits at 29, just under a month, which is normal pace for a well-priced home here. The median price is down 18% year over year, which in a 20-closing sample is as likely to reflect which specific homes sold as any real repricing — worth digging into the individual comps before reading it as a market call.
Figures in this note are as of July 14, 2026. The live market numbers elsewhere on this page update nightly and are newer.
Ortega Forest right now
🟡 Balanced market. 3.8 months of supply and 22% of the inventory already under contract put buyers and sellers on roughly even footing.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 November 14, 2026. Confidence: Very High (9 active and pending listings, 22 closed sales in 12 months).
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($602K) is down 14.8% from the prior 12 months ($708K) and up 156% since 2012. With about 28 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 14. Confidence: High (22 and 20 sales in the two windows).
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· Updated November 14, 2026 · Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Ortega Forest market snapshot (as of November 14, 2026): the median sale price is about $602K ($260 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), a median 16 days on market for closed sales, and 3.8 months of supply, a balanced market. The trailing-12-month median is down 15% from the prior 12 months and up 156% since 2012, computed from record-level realMLS closed sales (22 closings in the current window).
Ortega Forest is a community of 271 homes in Jacksonville, Duval County, built between 1946 and 2019 (median 1958), with a median living area of about 2,931 square feet. 86% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
A 875-home pocket of Duval County with housing stock spanning nearly a century of construction (1938-2024, median year built 1958), which means lot size, square footage, and condition vary block to block far more than the median price alone suggests.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Ortega Forest is best for.
Best for
- Buyers who want a larger home (median 2,748 sqft) and are comfortable evaluating an older housing stock -- median year built 1958 -- on a case-by-case basis.
- Sellers holding a long-term, owner-occupied home who want a valuation grounded in the specific recent comps rather than a blended neighborhood average.
- Buyers with the patience to wait out thin inventory (currently one active listing) for the right home rather than needing several options to choose from today.
Probably not for
- Buyers who need to compare several active listings side by side before deciding -- there is currently only one home on the market.
- Buyers relying on an automated price estimate rather than a hand-prepared valuation, given how much the 20-closing sample can swing on which homes happened to sell.
- Buyers set on new construction -- the housing stock here has a median year built of 1958, with the newest homes reaching only as recent as 2024 at the top of the range.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending November 14 of each year, from record-level realMLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($602K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($708K) IS the -14.8% one-year change.
Windows contain 17 to 42 sales each (22 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.
25% of homes for sale in ZIP 32210 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 (2026-11-14).
Ortega Forest Market Scorecard
Ortega Forest is currently a balanced market. About 3.8 months of supply, a median asking price of $650,000, and homes go under contract in about 54 days.
Go deeper: ZIP market scorecard · county scorecard · true cost calculator · affordability calculator.
Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
Ortega Forest 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 contributors.
Life at Ortega Forest
- Monitored neighborhood entrances · The Ortega Forest Association has installed Flock Safety security cameras at the neighborhood's three entrances (Longbow, Verona, and a third entrance), described by the association as providing high-quality imaging with cloud-based storage.
- Entrance landscaping/beautification · The association funds professional landscaping maintenance at the three neighborhood entrances using member contributions.
Sources: Ortega Forest Association. Amenity access and membership terms vary and can change; verify current details with the community.
How far is everything?
Everyday stops around Ortega Forest are close: the nearest dining is about 2 minutes away.
- Chipotle Mexican Grill · Dining2 min
- Stinson Park · Parks2 min
- Panera Bread · Coffee2 min
- Roosevelt Square · Shopping3 min
- Avondale Superette · Groceries6 min
- Grifols - Biomat USA · Health7 min
Approximate drive times via Mapbox Search + Directions, 2026-07-03. Verify for a specific address.
Schools
- Duval County Public Schools
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
- John Stockton Elementary SchoolFLDOE grade A · Public K-5
- Lake Shore Middle SchoolFLDOE grade C · Public 6-8
- Riverside High SchoolFLDOE grade C · 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 Duval County Public Schools for a specific address.
Buying with schools in mind? We can confirm the exact zoned schools for any Ortega Forest address.
Recent Developments in Ortega Forest
Development, infrastructure, retail, and school activity affecting Ortega Forest, tracked by our team and summarized from public reporting and official sources, with links to the original coverage. Last updated November 2026.
- October 2026Development
Downtown board backs $49M incentive for 31-story Fleet Landing Riverside tower
The Downtown Investment Authority voted 7-0 on Oct. 21 to advance a $49.27 million, 20-year, 75% Recapture Enhanced Value Grant for Fleet Landing Riverside. The 31-story senior living tower is proposed at 111 Riverside Ave., the former Haskell headquarters site in Brooklyn. The item now goes to City Council.
What it may mean for the marketA large residential tower on the Riverside Avenue corridor would add construction activity and daily foot traffic to Brooklyn and the nearby Northbank, supporting nearby retail and dining demand. The site is about 5 miles northeast of Ortega Forest.
Source: Jacksonville Today - October 2026Civic
Sheriff's Office moves into new Brooklyn headquarters, leaving East Bay Street building's future open
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office showed its new headquarters at 532 Riverside Ave., a former Florida Blue building. It occupies about 346,000 square feet on 11 of 19 floors, and leasing plus renovation cost more than $20 million per the mayor. The 1974 Police Memorial Building at 501 E. Bay St. is left for the city to reuse or demolish.
What it may mean for the marketA large public tenant anchoring Riverside Avenue adds weekday activity in Brooklyn, while the vacated Bay Street building raises a redevelopment question for the east end of downtown. The site is about 5 miles northeast of Ortega Forest.
Source: Jacksonville Today - October 2026Retail & Dining
Council committee defers vote on incentives for Downtown Publix at 119 W. Beaver St.
The Finance Committee deferred a $49.65 million incentive package for Gateway Jax's $140.15 million high-rise anchored by a Publix at 119 W. Beaver St. The tower is planned with 259 apartments and about 400 parking spaces. The committee is scheduled to revisit the bill Nov. 4, the day after the Amendment 3 vote.
What it may mean for the marketThe timing of the first full-size grocery store in the Downtown core depends on the incentive vote, affecting nearby retail access. The site is about 5 miles northeast of Ortega 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 5 miles northeast of Ortega Forest.
Source: Jacksonville Today - September 2026Development
Downtown review board approves concept for first new University of Florida graduate campus building in LaVilla
The Downtown Development Review Board voted 7-0 on Sept. 10 for a six to eight story, roughly 185,000 square foot academic building on a 2.34-acre site bounded by West Bay, Forsyth and North Lee streets. It is the first new building in a multiphase UF graduate and semiconductor institute campus estimated at $345 million. UF hopes to break ground in December, pending final design review and permitting.
What it may mean for the marketA large graduate campus adds education and technology jobs and daytime foot traffic to the western Downtown core. The site is about 5 miles northeast of Ortega Forest.
Source: Jacksonville Today - July 2026Development
JWB secures funding for 108 affordable housing units in Jacksonville
Jacksonville Today reported that JWB Real Estate Capital secured about $28.59 million in gap funding for 108 income-restricted units across three Westside sites on Tracy, Justina and Ricker roads. Plans include 38 townhome-style units and two sets of 35 efficiency units, priced at or below 60% of area median income for 50 years. Groundbreaking is expected by September 2026 with completion in 2027.
What it may mean for the marketAdds new income-restricted rental and townhome housing supply on the Westside, increasing the stock of long-term affordable units and drawing public and tax-credit investment into three infill sites. The site is about 3 miles southwest of Ortega Forest.
Source: Jacksonville Today
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 Ortega Forest buying strategy.
If we were buying in Ortega 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 Ortega Forest.
Reading a Thin Market
Two numbers in this snapshot pull in opposite directions and both are true at once: median price is up 146% since 2012, but down 18% over the past year. The long-run gain reflects over a decade of market movement across many more transactions; the year-over-year figure is drawn from just 20 closings, a small enough sample that mix -- which specific homes happened to close -- matters as much as any shift in underlying value. Neither number should be read in isolation.
The current inventory picture reinforces that this is not a high-volume market to read casually: one active listing against 875 total homes. With homestead exemptions filed on 86.4% of the housing stock, most of this inventory is owner-occupied rather than held as investment or rental property, which is part of why so little comes to market at any given time. When something does list, it tends to move -- 29 median days on market -- but buyers and sellers alike are working with a small data set, not a deep, liquid pipeline of comparable sales.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Ortega 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 Ortega 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 5 factors (7.0). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +156% since 2012; Recent Direction -14.8% year-over-year; Liquidity & Demand 3.8 months of supply; Owner Commitment 86% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 97.7% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
With only 20 closings behind the current median and a single home active at any given time, this is not a neighborhood where a generic online estimate holds up -- the spread in home age (1938 to 2024) and living area around a 2,748 sqft median means two comparable-looking closings can price very differently. That is exactly the kind of market where a hand-prepared valuation, built off the specific home and the specific recent comps rather than a blended average, is worth the extra step before pricing a listing or writing an offer.
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HOA, CDD & Fees
- No CDD
- HOA status not on record. Verify any dues before you offer
Confirm the current HOA dues, exactly what they cover, and any CDD bond or special assessment for a specific address before you offer.
Ortega Forest is served by the Ortega Forest Neighborhood Association, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with voluntary annual household contributions of $75, used to maintain and beautify the neighborhood's three entrances. This is a voluntary neighborhood association, not a mandatory HOA with deeded covenants shown on the site.
Page states no CDD.
Flood & Insurance Context
Of 12 sampled listing addresses in this community: 100% outside the FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area (Zone X/B/C).
Address-sampled; individual parcels vary - verify any specific address at msc.fema.gov. Check any address at FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, and see average home-insurance costs by Florida county.
Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, address-level lookups (n=12) · as of 2026-11
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | realMLS, refreshed twice daily (last: November 14, 2026) |
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending November 14, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR assessment roll (street-list match (4 streets, ZIP 32210/32244)) |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-11-14 |
| Schools | 2025-26 district assignments + FLDOE school grades; verify with the district |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2011 (453 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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