Riverdale Gardens
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Riverdale Gardens prices off condition more than location. With homes built as early as 1902 and as recently as 2023, and a median year built of 1941, the age spread here is wide — a renovated bungalow and an untouched original can sit blocks apart and price very differently. The median sale lands at $247,000, or $166.75 per square foot on a median home of 1,413.5 square feet, a modest per-square-foot number that reflects both the older stock and the range of condition buyers are working with.
For sellers, the market has moved: prices are up 9.8% year over year, though a market heat score of 23 signals the pace is not frantic — the typical listing is spending 47 days on market before going under contract, so overpricing still gets punished with sit time. At 64% homestead exemption, owner-occupants make up a solid majority of the 398 homes in the community, which tends to mean inventory turns over more on life events than investor flipping.
Riverdale Gardens right now
🟡 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($245K) is up 6.8% from the prior 12 months ($230K). 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: Low (5 and 8 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
Riverdale Gardens market snapshot (as of September 12, 2026): the median sale price is about $245K ($122 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 47 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 7% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level realMLS closed sales (5 closings in the current window).
Riverdale Gardens is an established Duval County pocket where inventory skews toward homes built well before the recent construction boom, so buyers are typically choosing a completed renovation or a project rather than new construction.
Who Riverdale Gardens is best for.
Best for
- Buyers with a renovation budget who want to build equity into an older home rather than pay for it upfront.
- Owner-occupants planning to homestead — 64% of homes here already carry that status.
- Buyers prioritizing a Jacksonville, Duval County location over new-construction finishes.
Probably not for
- Buyers who need a home built within the last few years without renovation risk.
- Buyers who want on-site community amenities as part of the purchase.
- Buyers unwilling to budget extra time for due diligence given the wide age range of the stock (1902 to 2023).
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 ($245K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($230K) IS the +6.8% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 14 sales each (5 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.
36% 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 (2026-09-12).
Housing distress & ownership in Riverdale Gardens, 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.
Schools
- Duval County Public Schools
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
- Edward H. White High School, 1700 Old Middleburg Rd N (Duval County Public Schools); verify by address · High
- Lake Shore Middle School, 2519 Bayview Rd (verify by address) · Middle
- John Stockton Elementary School, 4827 Carlisle Rd (verify by address) · Elementary
Zoned schools reflect the assignments reported on recent Riverdale Gardens listings 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 Riverdale Gardens address.
The Riverdale Gardens buying strategy.
If we were buying in Riverdale Gardens 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 Riverdale Gardens.
The condition premium
With 398 homes on record and a year-built range stretching from 1902 to 2023, Riverdale Gardens is less a single housing stock than several vintages layered together, anchored by a median build year of 1941. At a median of 1,413.5 square feet and $166.75 per square foot, this is a market where smaller, older floor plans set the per-square-foot baseline — buyers paying up for size or a full renovation are the exception, not the rule.
The current pace: a median of 47 days on market against a market heat score of 23, which puts Riverdale Gardens on the calmer end even as prices climbed 9.8% year over year. That combination — real appreciation without a frantic clock — usually means well-priced, move-in-ready listings still move, but stale or overpriced condition doesn't get rescued by demand. No community amenities are identified from current MLS listings, so this is a housing-stock-and-location play rather than an amenity-package one.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Riverdale Gardens. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
A market built on a wide range of home ages and conditions rewards someone who can tell you what a specific house is actually worth versus what the block average suggests. Momentum agents price against the real comps here — factoring in the gap between a $247,000 median and the renovation or deferred-maintenance story behind each listing — rather than leaning on a blended number that can mislead in either direction.
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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.
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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 |
| Schools | 2025-26 district assignments + FLDOE school grades; verify with the district |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2001 (146 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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