Rivergate
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL
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Market Heat
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Homes For Sale Right Now in Rivergate
Live MLS inventory for Rivergate. 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 · 81 daysTop listing
Active · 37 days
Active · 112 days
Active · 136 days
Active · 42 days
Active · 197 days
Pending · 42 daysActive and pending Rivergate listings as of 2026-10-11, priced high to low. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Tap any home to ask about it.
Rivergate's median sale price sits at $400,000, working out to about $229 per square foot, in a community where the typical home was built in 2021 even though the housing stock spans 1976 to 2023. That newer-construction skew is doing more work on price here than lot size or location alone.
The current posture is tight: median days on market is 24, prices are up 36.8% year over year, and there are zero active listings right now. For a seller, that means testing a market with no direct competition to price against. For a buyer, it means there is nothing to walk through in person today — this is a community that rewards a proactive agent tracking pre-market activity, not a portal search.
Rivergate right now
🟢 Buyer-leaning market. 12.0 months of supply and 14% of the inventory already under contract give buyers above-average negotiating leverage.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 October 10, 2026. Confidence: Medium (7 active and pending listings, 7 closed sales in 12 months).
🟢 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($400K) is up 70.2% from the prior 12 months ($235K). With about 27 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 October 10. Confidence: Medium (7 and 7 sales in the two windows).
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· Updated October 10, 2026 · Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Rivergate market snapshot (as of October 10, 2026): the median sale price is about $400K ($229 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), a median 24 days on market for closed sales, and 12.0 months of supply, a buyer-leaning market. The trailing-12-month median is up 70% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level realMLS closed sales (7 closings in the current window).
Rivergate is a community of 221 homes in Jacksonville, Duval County, built between 1981 and 2022 (median 1983), with a median living area of about 1,818 square feet. 69% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Rivergate is a 378-home community in Jacksonville's Duval County where more than half the housing stock postdates the last decade, giving it a newer feel than its 1976 starting point would suggest.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Rivergate is best for.
Best for
- Buyers targeting a $400,000 price point who value newer construction over maximum square footage.
- Buyers comfortable acting quickly once a listing appears, given the 24-day median time on market.
- Owner-occupant buyers, consistent with the 62.4% homestead share already established in the community.
Probably not for
- Buyers who need to tour multiple active listings before deciding — there are currently none on the market.
- Buyers prioritizing maximum square footage; the typical home here runs about 1,345 square feet.
- Buyers expecting a slow-moving, negotiable market; 36.8% year-over-year price growth and a 24-day median time on market point the other way.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending October 10 of each year, from record-level realMLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($400K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($235K) IS the +70.2% one-year change.
Windows contain 1 to 119 sales each (7 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 32003 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 (2026-10-10).
Rivergate Market Scorecard
Rivergate is currently a buyer-leaning market. About 12.0 months of supply, a median asking price of $210,000, and homes go under contract in about 112 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.
Housing distress & ownership in Rivergate, 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.
Rivergate 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 Rivergate
- Maintenance Grounds · reported on 2 of 6 listings
- Trash · reported on 2 of 6 listings
- Management - Full Time · reported on 1 of 6 listings
- Management - Off Site · reported on 1 of 6 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 Rivergate are close: the nearest dining is about 1 minutes away.
- Wallys Tasty Bites · Dining1 min
- GameWell Tot Lot · Parks2 min
- El Caribe grocery · Groceries3 min
- Baptist Medical Center South · Health3 min
- Dames Pointe Plaza · Shopping4 min
- Grounds of Grace · Coffee6 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
- Duval County School District · Verify exact-address zoning
Zoned schools reflect the assignments reported on recent Rivergate 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 Rivergate address.
Recent Developments in Rivergate
Development, infrastructure, retail, and school activity affecting Rivergate, tracked by our team and summarized from public reporting and official sources, with links to the original coverage. Last updated October 2026.
- October 2026Schools
Loretto Elementary breaks ground on $12.3 million classroom addition
The addition will replace 13 portable classrooms and two aging pod buildings with 15 classrooms, a music room and a teacher planning room, and will expand the parent drop-off loop. The school enrolls 875 students for 2026-27. Funding comes from the voter-approved half-cent sales tax, with opening expected in 2028.
What it may mean for the marketExpanded permanent capacity and a longer drop-off loop affect school-area traffic and classroom availability in the Mandarin area. The project is about 5 miles northeast of Rivergate, elsewhere in Duval County.
Source: Hoodline - September 2026Infrastructure
County Road 220 widening and Little Black Creek bridge replacement open to traffic in Clay County
The project finished ahead of schedule, with a new four-lane bridge over Little Black Creek replacing a 1947 structure. Phase 1 began in December 2024 with intersection improvements at Rideout Ferry Road, and Phase 2 began in January 2025. Officials say it should ease traffic along the corridor.
What it may mean for the marketA four-lane CR 220 corridor improves commute capacity for Fleming Island and Middleburg area drivers. The site is about 7 miles southwest of Rivergate.
Source: News4JAX - September 2026Development
UF Health Durbin Park 99-bed hospital opens in northern St. Johns County; Baptist Silverleaf adds emergency department
UF Health Durbin Park, a 99-bed hospital with a 24-hour emergency department on 42.5 acres, held its ribbon-cutting and opens the following week. Baptist Health's Silverleaf campus, about 10 miles south, is adding an emergency department, and AdventHealth and Acadia Health have also opened facilities near I-95. The county's population has grown more than 25% since 2020.
What it may mean for the marketNew hospital and emergency capacity shortens drive times to emergency care and adds healthcare jobs in northern St. Johns County. The site is about 9 miles east of Rivergate.
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 project is about 12 miles north of Rivergate, elsewhere in Duval County.
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 project is about 8 miles northwest of Rivergate, elsewhere in Duval County.
Source: Jacksonville Today - June 2026Infrastructure
First Coast Expressway advances as an economic-development corridor across Clay and St. Johns
The First Coast Expressway (State Road 23), a tolled beltway looping around the west and south of the Jacksonville metro, continued to open land for development along its corridor, with the final St. Johns County phase from Interstate 95 to east of County Road 2209 in progress. FDOT held a St. Johns County open house on the final phase in January 2026.
What it may mean for the marketNew limited-access highway capacity shortens commutes and opens adjacent land, changes that have historically shaped where new communities and demand concentrate. The site is about 9 miles south of Rivergate.
Source: Jax 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 Rivergate buying strategy.
If we were buying in Rivergate 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.
Use your leverage. With inventory sitting, there is room to negotiate on anything dated or overpriced and to ask for repairs or a rate buydown.
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 Rivergate.
A newer build stock inside an older envelope
Rivergate holds 378 homes total, with construction spanning 1976 to 2023 but a median build year of 2021 — meaning the typical home here is recent even though the community itself is decades old. Living area typically runs about 1,345 square feet, a modest footprint that puts real weight on the $229-per-square-foot pricing rather than on sheer size.
About 62.4% of homes in Rivergate carry a homestead exemption, a reasonable owner-occupancy signal for a community this size. Paired with zero active listings and a market heat score of 52, this reads as a held market rather than a churn-heavy one — when inventory does surface, it moves in a median of 24 days.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Rivergate. 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 Rivergate 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 4 factors (6.3). Basis: Recent Direction +70.2% year-over-year; Liquidity & Demand 12.0 months of supply; Owner Commitment 69% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 97.3% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
With zero active listings on the board, there is nothing to browse in Rivergate right now. Finding a home here depends on relationships and knowing which of the 378 homes might be quietly coming available before it hits a portal — that is agent legwork, not search-portal work.
Rivergate in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
- No CDD
- HOA reported ~$390/quarter
- 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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Flood & Insurance Context
Of 10 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=10) · as of 2026-10
Tools for a Rivergate buy.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | realMLS, refreshed twice daily (last: October 11, 2026) |
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending October 10, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR assessment roll (street-list match (3 streets, ZIP 32003/32081/32211/32223)) |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-10-10 |
| Schools | 2025-26 district assignments + FLDOE school grades; verify with the district |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2001 (421 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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