Pinecrest
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Over the 12 months ending 2026-09-12, 6 recorded sales closed at a median of $342,000, $139 per square foot, a median 33 days on market, sellers accepting 99% of original asking (+6% versus the prior year). At the median price and Duval County's FY2025-26 rate of 17.86 mills, annual property tax runs about $6,110 ($5,380 with the full homestead exemption).
Price here is driven by condition and vintage more than by any single product type. With homes dating from 1940 through 2019 and a median build year of 2005, the housing stock is genuinely mixed, and the median sits at $330,000 with a median of about $140 per square foot. That spread tells you the number on any given listing is negotiable against what you actually get — updated systems, added square footage, or an original interior all move the needle.
The current posture is cool and patient. A market heat score of 30 and a median of 38 days on market mean sellers are not naming their price and walking away, and buyers have room to inspect, negotiate, and choose. Year-over-year price movement is flat, so neither side is under time pressure. For sellers that means condition and pricing discipline matter; for buyers it means the leverage is closer to even than it has been in hotter stretches.
Pinecrest right now
🟡 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($342K) is up 5.6% from the prior 12 months ($324K) and up 176% since 2012. With about a dozen 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 September 12. Confidence: Medium (6 and 11 sales in the two windows).
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Updated September 12, 2026 · Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Pinecrest market snapshot (as of September 12, 2026): the median sale price is about $342K ($139 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 33 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 6% from the prior 12 months and up 176% since 2012, computed from record-level realMLS closed sales (6 closings in the current window).
Pinecrest is an established, mid-sized Jacksonville pocket of 558 homes where the median living space runs near 2,436 square feet — larger than a typical starter footprint — and roughly 70% of homes are homesteaded, pointing to an owner-occupied core rather than a churn of rentals.
Who Pinecrest is best for.
Best for
- Buyers wanting more square footage than a starter budget usually allows, with the median footprint near 2,436 square feet
- Renovation-minded buyers willing to trade updates for a better entry against the $330,000 median
- Long-hold owner-occupants comfortable in a stable, mostly homesteaded pocket
Probably not for
- Buyers who require move-in-ready finishes and no project work
- Investors chasing quick flips in a flat, cool market with a 38-day median
- Anyone who needs uniform, single-era construction with predictable maintenance
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending September 12 of each year, from record-level realMLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($342K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($324K) IS the +5.6% one-year change.
Windows contain 6 to 29 sales each (6 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.
37% of homes for sale in ZIP 32221 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 (2026-09-12).
Housing distress & ownership in Pinecrest, Jacksonville
Who owns here, how much is not owner-occupied, and how much for-sale inventory is under distress.
Source: Momentum Realty Research. Ownership & parcels from the FL DOR 2025 tax roll; distress from MLS active-listing status/remarks; price from MLS closed sales. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
The Pinecrest buying strategy.
If we were buying in Pinecrest 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 Pinecrest.
A condition-driven market, not a cookie-cutter one
The eight-decade build range is the single most important thing to understand before you shop here. A home from the 1940s and one from 2019 can sit blocks apart, and they carry very different maintenance, insurance, and renovation profiles. The median build year of 2005 tells you the center of gravity is more recent, but you will still walk plenty of older houses, so the same median price can buy meaningfully different things.
With a homestead share around 70%, most of these homes are lived in rather than flipped, which tends to show up as long-held, one-owner properties that come to market with deferred updates. That is where the value work happens: the qualitative spread around the $330,000 median is wide, and a careful buyer who reads condition correctly is the one who wins on price.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Pinecrest. 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 Pinecrest 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 3 factors (8.8). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +176% since 2012; Recent Direction +5.6% year-over-year; Pricing Power 98.5% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a market this vintage-mixed and this cool, the risk is overpaying for a house that photographs better than it inspects. We price against condition, not just comps, and we use the 38-day median and flat year-over-year trend as real negotiating leverage rather than as a reason to rush. On the sell side, we are candid about what updates actually return and what pricing gets you sold instead of stale.
Pinecrest in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
- HOA status not on record. Verify any dues before you offer
- 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 Pinecrest buy.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending September 12, 2026 |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-09-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2003 (420 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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