Sandy Shores
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL
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As of November 2026, Sandy Shores in Jacksonville, FL has 1 home for sale. As of November 2026, the MLS records 12 closed sales in Sandy Shores in Jacksonville, FL since 2012, the most recent in December 2024. Across Jacksonville as a whole, 12,703 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $304,990, 43 median days on market, with 4,150 homes for sale today. At that median and Duval County's FY2025-26 rate of 17.86 mills, annual property tax runs about $5,450 ($4,710 with the full homestead exemption).
As of July 2026, Sandy Shores in Jacksonville has produced no closings in our current tracking window, which means there is no recent sold data to anchor a price read here. When a community goes quiet like this, price is set less by a stack of comparable sales and more by the specifics of whatever individual home comes to market — its condition, its lot, and how it's positioned against listings in the wider Duval County area.
For a buyer, that thin data cuts both ways: less competition on paper, but also less certainty about where value actually sits, which puts a premium on careful comping against nearby communities. For a seller, it means pricing is a judgment call rather than a formula, and the first well-prepared listing often ends up setting the reference point for the ones that follow.
Figures in this note are as of July 12, 2026. The live market numbers elsewhere on this page update nightly and are newer.
The 60-Second Overview
Sandy Shores is a small Jacksonville pocket in Duval County that isn't generating recent sold activity in our current window, so treat it as a market that has to be read home-by-home rather than by the numbers.
realMLS (Northeast Florida) sales records identify 7 homes in Sandy Shores that have changed hands since 2012, built between 1985 and 1995 (median 1988), with a median living area of about 2,538 sq ft and a typical 4-bedroom, 3-bath layout; 86% 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.
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.
Who Sandy Shores is best for.
Best for
- Buyers who want a Jacksonville foothold and are comfortable valuing a home on its own merits and condition
- Sellers willing to let a disciplined comparative analysis, not a formula, set their price
- Investors who prefer a low-activity pocket where each deal is negotiated individually
Probably not for
- Buyers who need a deep run of recent comparable sales before making an offer
- Sellers expecting a fast, data-driven price based on heavy recent transaction volume
- Anyone who wants a busy, high-turnover market with lots of active competing listings
The market around Sandy Shores
Sandy Shores is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.
In ZIP 32277, 97 homes are on the market and 28% are under contract — a steady corner of Jacksonville.
Across Duval County, 4,343 homes are active and 1,482 pending (25% under contract).
In ZIP 32277 (Jacksonville), 206 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $290K ($177/sq ft), down 1.9% year over year, with a median 30 days on market. Right now 41 active and 16 pending listings put supply at about 2.4 months — a healthy market. See the live ZIP 32277 housing market and the Duval County market.
ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Sandy Shores specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.
Homes For Sale Right Now in Sandy Shores
Live MLS inventory for Sandy Shores. 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 and pending Sandy Shores listings as of 2026-11-12, priced high to low. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Tap any home to ask about it.
Every Home for Sale in Sandy Shores Jacksonville Right Now (1)
All 1 active and pending Sandy Shores Jacksonville listings with a detail page, newest first, refreshed twice a day from the MLS.
- 3832 Sandy Shores Drive · $743,000 · 5 bd / 4 ba · listed Aug 15, 2026 · listed by Vertical Realty
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The Sandy Shores buying strategy.
If we were buying in Sandy Shores 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 Sandy Shores.
Reading a quiet market
The honest thing to say about Sandy Shores right now is that the data is quiet — there are no closings in the current window to build a median or a trend on. That doesn't make the community good or bad; it makes it under-documented. The work moves off the spreadsheet and onto the ground: what's the specific home, how does it compare to active and recently sold inventory in the surrounding Jacksonville submarkets, and what does its condition and location justify.
In markets like this, condition drives price more than any headline figure. A dated home and a renovated one on the same street can sit far apart, and without a run of recent local sales to smooth that out, each transaction stands more on its own. That's exactly the environment where a disciplined comparative analysis earns its keep.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Sandy Shores. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
When a community has no recent sold data, you don't want guesswork dressed up as certainty — you want someone who will pull comparables from the surrounding Jacksonville market, walk the home, and give you a defensible number rather than a wish. That's the work we do here: careful, local, and honest about what we don't yet know.
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Housing distress & ownership in Sandy Shores, 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.
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27% of homes for sale in ZIP 32277 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 (2026-11-13).
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Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale prices in Sandy Shores Jacksonville year by year since 2012, from closed MLS sales. Long-run history beats any single estimate: it shows what this community has actually done through rate cycles, not what a model guesses.
Recent Developments in Sandy Shores
Development, infrastructure, retail, and school activity affecting Sandy Shores, tracked by our team and summarized from public reporting and official sources, with links to the original coverage. Last updated November 2026.
- October 2026Development
Downtown board backs $49M incentive for 31-story Fleet Landing Riverside tower
The Downtown Investment Authority voted 7-0 on Oct. 21 to advance a $49.27 million, 20-year, 75% Recapture Enhanced Value Grant for Fleet Landing Riverside. The 31-story senior living tower is proposed at 111 Riverside Ave., the former Haskell headquarters site in Brooklyn. The item now goes to City Council.
What it may mean for the marketA large residential tower on the Riverside Avenue corridor would add construction activity and daily foot traffic to Brooklyn and the nearby Northbank, supporting nearby retail and dining demand. The site is about 5 miles southwest of Sandy Shores.
Source: Jacksonville Today - October 2026Market
Northeast Florida home sales dip in September as inventory tightens
Closed sales across the six-county Northeast Florida Association of Realtors area fell 7.7% year over year to 1,608, with the median price at $398,566, up 2.8%. Active inventory dropped 18.4% to 6,348 homes. Median prices were $344,000 in Duval, $575,000 in St. Johns, $355,000 in Clay and $496,500 in Nassau.
What it may mean for the marketLower inventory with softer sales volume points to a thinner supply of listings across all four counties, with Clay the only one of the four showing a year-over-year price decline. The site is about 4 miles southwest of Sandy Shores.
Source: Clay Today - October 2026Development
FSCJ opens large automated semiconductor training lab, a first for Florida
Florida State College at Jacksonville has built a fully automated lab it describes as the first of its kind in Florida for its size. Students train on electrical, robotics, mechatronics, AI inspection and control systems used in chip manufacturing. The college says it aims to help draw semiconductor companies to Northeast Florida and prepare workers for local manufacturers.
What it may mean for the marketA regional technical-training pipeline can support recruitment of advanced manufacturers, which would widen the local employment base. The site is about 4 miles southwest of Sandy Shores.
Source: News4JAX - October 2026Retail & Dining
Council committee defers vote on incentives for Downtown Publix at 119 W. Beaver St.
The Finance Committee deferred a $49.65 million incentive package for Gateway Jax's $140.15 million high-rise anchored by a Publix at 119 W. Beaver St. The tower is planned with 259 apartments and about 400 parking spaces. The committee is scheduled to revisit the bill Nov. 4, the day after the Amendment 3 vote.
What it may mean for the marketThe timing of the first full-size grocery store in the Downtown core depends on the incentive vote, affecting nearby retail access. The site is about 4 miles southwest of Sandy Shores.
Source: Jacksonville Today - September 2026Development
Gateway Jax seeks more than $70 million in city incentives for Riverfront Plaza tower and Hotel Merrydelle
Gateway Jax is requesting about $55.4 million in incentives for a 17-story, roughly $271.5 million Riverfront Plaza tower with 130 to 170 hotel rooms and 50 to 150 residences on Independent Drive. It also seeks a $15 million loan for the nearly $50 million renovation of the former Ambassador Hotel at 420 Julia Street. The Downtown Investment Authority board votes Sept. 16 and City Council has the final say.
What it may mean for the marketIf approved, the projects would add hotel rooms, residences and restaurants along the Downtown riverfront. The site is about 4 miles southwest of Sandy Shores.
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 site is about 5 miles southwest of Sandy Shores.
Source: Jacksonville Today
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.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | realMLS, refreshed twice daily (last: November 12, 2026) |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR assessment roll (street-list match (1 streets, ZIP 32277)) |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-11-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2012 (12 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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