Secret Hills
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
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Secret Hills is a tightly built pocket of Jacksonville homes constructed between 1993 and 2002, with a typical build year of 1994 and a median footprint just over 1,715 square feet. The median sale price sits at $317,500, working out to $233.78 per square foot — a price point set almost entirely by condition and updates, since the housing stock here is narrow in age and size rather than spread across eras.
The current read is mixed. Only one home is active right now, and supply sits at 2.4 months — figures that keep this market classified as seller-leaning. But prices are down 8.6% year over year, and with just four closings in the trailing window, that swing should be read cautiously rather than as a clear trend. Zoomed out, values here are up 171% since 2012, a reminder that a single soft year is a blip against the longer arc, not a new direction. For sellers, the tight, seller-leaning posture argues for pricing with confidence; for buyers, a one-listing market means patience and readiness to move fast when something appears.
The 60-Second Overview
Secret Hills market snapshot (as of September 12, 2026): the median sale price is about $325K ($232 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 11 days on market for closed sales.
Secret Hills is a community of 71 homes in Jacksonville, Duval County, built between 1993 and 2002 (median 1994), with a median living area of about 1,715 square feet. 69% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Secret Hills is a 122-home enclave in Jacksonville, Duval County, built between 1993 and 2002, where roughly 66.4% of homes carry a homestead exemption — a market defined more by its small, consistent footprint than by turnover.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Secret Hills is best for.
Best for
- Buyers targeting a purchase near the $317,500 median who are comfortable acting quickly given only one active listing.
- Sellers who want to test a seller-leaning market with 2.4 months of supply currently working in their favor.
- Buyers focused on move-in-ready condition over amenities, since none are identified in current MLS listings.
Probably not for
- Buyers who want to compare several active listings side by side before deciding.
- Buyers relying on built-in community amenities as a primary draw.
- Anyone trying to read short-term price direction from a handful of sales — four closings in the trailing window is too small a sample to lean on heavily.
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 ($325K) IS the median in the snapshot above.
Windows contain 2 to 9 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.
27% of homes for sale in ZIP 32225 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).
Secret Hills Market Scorecard
Secret Hills is currently a balanced market..
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Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
Housing distress & ownership in Secret Hills, 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.
Homes For Sale Right Now in Secret Hills
Live MLS inventory for Secret Hills. 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 Secret Hills listings as of 2026-09-12, priced high to low. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Tap any home to ask about it.
Secret Hills 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.
Schools
- Duval County Public Schools
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
- Sandalwood High School (Duval County Public Schools); verify by address · High
- Landmark Middle School (verify by address)FLDOE grade A · Middle
- Abess Park Elementary School (verify by address)FLDOE grade A · Elementary
Grades are official Florida Department of Education school grades for 2025-26. Assignments are reported as of the 2025-26 year 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 Secret Hills address.
The Secret Hills buying strategy.
If we were buying in Secret Hills 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 Secret Hills.
A Small, Steady Pocket
With just 122 homes total, Secret Hills is a small, well-defined slice of the Duval County market. Homes here were built between 1993 and 2002, with a median build year of 1994 and a typical living area just over 1,715 square feet. At a median of $317,500 — $233.78 per square foot — pricing tracks tightly with condition and updates rather than broad variation across the neighborhood.
Activity is thin by design: a market heat score of 16, a single active listing, and only four closings in the trailing window make this a data-light market to read. Homes that do sell take a median of 84 days to close, while months of supply sits at 2.4 — enough to keep the market classified as seller-leaning even as the small sample size keeps any one data point from telling the whole story. No community amenities are identified in current MLS listings, so knowledge of the immediate area matters more than the listing sheet.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Secret Hills. 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 Secret Hills 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 (7.9). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +178% since 2012; Owner Commitment 69% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 95.4% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
With only one home active and just four recent closings, Secret Hills is not a market you can price or navigate from an app. Momentum tracks this pocket of Duval County closely enough to know what a 1994 build year and a roughly 1,715-square-foot floor plan is actually worth today, rather than leaning on a broader Jacksonville average — and with supply this thin, having someone watching for the next listing before it goes public is the difference between competing for it and missing it.
Secret Hills 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 Secret Hills buy.
Free calculators to pressure-test the real cost before you tour.
Selling here is won on condition and pricing to real comps, not an automated estimate. The right number comes from closed Secret Hills sales matched to your home.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | realMLS, refreshed twice daily (last: September 12, 2026) |
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending September 12, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR assessment roll (street-list match (2 streets, ZIP 32225)) |
| 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 (147 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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