Roosevelt Gardens Jacksonville
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL

Roosevelt Gardens Jacksonville market snapshot (as of July 11, 2026): the median sale price is about $205K ($163 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 71 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 12% from the prior 12 months and up 206% since 2012, computed from record-level realMLS closed sales (6 closings in the current window).

Roosevelt Gardens Jacksonville is a community of 1,135 homes in Jacksonville, Duval County, built between 1911 and 2024 (median 1942), with a median living area of about 1,378 square feet. 58% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).

Roosevelt Gardens is an older, established Jacksonville pocket in Duval County where the housing stock spans more than a century, so the character of any given block is defined by which era of home dominates it. At 1,135 homes with a 58% homestead share, it reads as a lived-in, owner-heavy area rather than an investor churn.

The defining fact here is age. A median build year of 1942 and a range starting in 1911 means original systems, older footprints, and the possibility of prior renovation are the central questions on almost every listing. The median living area is a compact 1,378 square feet, so buyers should expect smaller, older floor plans as the baseline — with newer construction up to 2024 mixed in as the exception rather than the rule.

The long-run numbers frame the story: values are up 206% since 2012 and 12% over the past year, yet homes still sit a median of 71 days. That combination — sustained appreciation with a slow current pace — favors buyers who can be selective and sellers who are realistic about condition. With only 6 closings in the window, individual comps carry weight, so a careful read of what actually sold, and in what shape, matters more here than in a high-volume market.

In a market this dependent on vintage and condition, the price you should pay is a judgment call, not a formula — and with thin closing volume, that judgment leans on reading comps carefully rather than trusting a headline average. We help buyers separate a solid renovation from cosmetic cover-up, and we help sellers price to their home's actual condition instead of the block's median. That is the whole job here.