Paxton
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL

Paxton is an older, compact-footprint pocket of Jacksonville where the housing dates back well over a century and the median home is modest in size — a market defined more by what a house has had done to it than by its address.

realMLS (Northeast Florida) sales records identify 6 homes in Paxton that have changed hands since 2002, built between 1924 and 2024 (median 1951), with a median living area of about 1,120 sq ft and a typical 3-bedroom, 2-bath layout; 100% are single-family homes. Source: realMLS (Northeast Florida) closed-sale history compiled by Momentum Research; counts reflect homes with a recorded MLS sale, not every home in the community.

County records show 32 qualified sales in Paxton across 2024–2025 (20 in 2024, 12 in 2025), median $150,000 — the last recorded sale per parcel on the Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll, independent of the MLS.

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.

Paxton is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.

In ZIP 32254, 116 homes are on the market and 25% are under contract — a steady corner of Jacksonville.

Across Duval County, 4,384 homes are active and 1,562 pending (26% under contract).

In ZIP 32254 (Jacksonville), 381 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $272K ($176/sq ft), down 0.8% year over year, with a median 54 days on market. Right now 56 active and 27 pending listings put supply at about 3.3 months — a balanced market. See the live ZIP 32254 housing market and the Duval County market.

ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Paxton specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.

The year-built range here is unusually wide — 1894 to 2024 — with a median of 1950. That spread matters more than it looks. You are shopping a mix of prewar and midcentury construction alongside occasional newer infill, which means foundations, wiring, plumbing, and roof age vary house to house. Inspections are not a formality here; they are the whole game.

At a median of about 1,211 square feet, these are not large homes, and the homestead share of roughly 33% signals a market where owner-occupants and investors compete for the same inventory. That combination keeps the door open for buyers willing to renovate, but it also means you should underwrite each property on its own bones rather than trusting a neighborhood-wide number.

In a market this driven by condition and building age, the value is in reading each house correctly — what a 1950 median build with a range back to the 1890s actually costs to bring current, and what a renovated listing is really worth against investor-grade comps. We help buyers price the work before they bid and help sellers position a done house so it does not get lumped in with the rest.