Somerton Place
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
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Somerton Place is a small, established Duval County subdivision — 69 homes total, all built between 1990 and 1999, with a median construction year of 1993. Right now there is exactly one active listing, and that's the real story here: with months of supply at 6 and only two closings in the recent window, price discovery happens one house at a time rather than off a stack of comparable active listings.
For a seller, that thin inventory is leverage — a balanced market label undersells how little competition a listed home currently faces. For a buyer, it means patience and a broker who is watching the MLS closely, since a new listing in this community doesn't sit around long enough to build a shopping list against it.
Somerton Place right now
🟡 Balanced market. 4.0 months of supply and 0% of the inventory already under contract put buyers and sellers on roughly even footing.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 September 12, 2026. Confidence: Low (1 active and pending listings, 3 closed sales in 12 months).
🟡 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($200K) is down 7.4% from the prior 12 months ($216K). With about 4 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 (3 and 3 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
Somerton Place market snapshot (as of September 12, 2026): the median sale price is about $200K ($173 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), a median 41 days on market for closed sales, and 4.0 months of supply, a balanced market. The trailing-12-month median is down 7% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level realMLS closed sales (3 closings in the current window).
Somerton Place is a 69-home subdivision in Duval County built out between 1990 and 1999, with a median construction year of 1993 and a median home size of 1,282 square feet — a compact, single-era pocket of Jacksonville's resale market.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Somerton Place is best for.
Best for
- Buyers targeting a home close to the community's 1,282-square-foot median who don't need on-site amenities.
- Buyers comfortable acting quickly in a market with typically just one active listing at a time.
- Buyers who value a single-era construction profile, 1990 to 1999, over a mix of old and new builds.
Probably not for
- Buyers who want to compare several active listings side by side before deciding.
- Buyers prioritizing a community with a clubhouse, pool, or other planned amenities.
- Investors expecting a large pool of comparable listings to move quickly, given the market's thin inventory.
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 ($200K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($216K) IS the -7.4% one-year change.
Windows contain 1 to 8 sales each (3 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).
Somerton Place Market Scorecard
Somerton Place is currently a balanced market. About 4.0 months of supply, a median asking price of $255,000, and homes go under contract in about 1 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 Somerton Place, 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 Somerton Place
Live MLS inventory for Somerton Place. 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 Somerton Place listings as of 2026-09-12, priced high to low. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Tap any home to ask about it.
Somerton Place 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
- Westside High School (Duval County Public Schools); verify by address · High
- Oak Hill Academy (K-8) or Westside Middle School (verify by address) · Middle
- Oak Hill Academy (K-8, Duval County Public Schools); verify by address · Elementary
Zoned schools reflect the assignments reported on recent Somerton Place listings and can change; always confirm with Duval County Public Schools for a specific address.
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Recent Developments in Somerton Place
Development, infrastructure, retail, and school activity affecting Somerton Place, tracked by our team and summarized from public reporting and official sources, with links to the original coverage. Last updated August 2026.
- 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 site is about 2 miles southeast of Somerton Place.
Source: Jacksonville Today - July 2026Development
Culinary Institute of America selects Jacksonville for Southeast campus
News4Jax reported that the Culinary Institute of America chose downtown Jacksonville for its Southeast hub, to be located at 330 E. Bay Street on the Northbank riverfront. The campus would anchor a $160.5 million hotel and convention center development. The city previously approved up to $35 million in incentives, and the Downtown Investment Authority is finalizing agreements on design and property details.
What it may mean for the marketAnchors a major downtown riverfront redevelopment that pairs an educational campus with hotel and convention space, adding institutional and commercial investment to the urban core alongside Riverfront Plaza and Pearl Square. The project is about 9 miles northeast of Somerton Place, elsewhere in Duval County.
Source: News4Jax - June 2026Development
Hillwood contracts with the City of Jacksonville for 192 acres at AllianceFlorida at Cecil Commerce Center
Master developer Hillwood contracted with the City of Jacksonville for 192 acres at AllianceFlorida at Cecil Commerce Center on Jacksonville's Westside, continuing the buildout of the former Naval Air Station Cecil Field into an industrial and logistics park.
What it may mean for the marketContinued absorption of large industrial parcels at Cecil signals sustained employment growth on the Westside, which can support housing demand across nearby communities. The site is about 7 miles west of Somerton Place.
Source: Jax Daily Record - 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 16 miles south of Somerton Place.
Source: Jax Daily Record - April 2026Development
Southeast Toyota opens $170M vehicle-processing facility at JAXPORT's Blount Island, adding 400-plus jobs
Southeast Toyota Distributors dedicated a new vehicle processing facility at JAXPORT's Blount Island Marine Terminal in April 2026. The company put the investment at $170 million and said the facility created more than 400 full-time jobs, most of them hired locally.
What it may mean for the marketA large new employment center on Blount Island adds sustained local job demand, a factor that has historically supported nearby housing absorption. The project is about 18 miles northeast of Somerton Place, elsewhere in Duval County.
Source: JAXPORT - April 2026Development
Hillwood seeks to mass-grade an AllianceFlorida site for a possible 1 million-square-foot building
Hillwood asked to mass grade a site at AllianceFlorida at Cecil Commerce Center to prepare for a possible 1 million-square-foot building, a step that typically precedes a large industrial or distribution user committing to the Westside park.
What it may mean for the marketA build-ready million-square-foot pad points to a potential large employer on the Westside, the kind of jobs anchor that can lift demand for nearby housing. The site is about 7 miles west of Somerton Place.
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 Somerton Place buying strategy.
If we were buying in Somerton Place 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 Somerton Place.
A small, quiet resale pocket
With just 69 homes on record and a single active listing as of this writing, Somerton Place is not a subdivision where buyers shop a wide field of comparables — it's one where each listing has to be evaluated largely on its own terms. The median living area runs 1,282 square feet, and every home in the community was built between 1990 and 1999, giving the neighborhood a consistent, single-era construction profile rather than a mix of old and new stock.
Just over half of homes here — 52.2% — carry a homestead exemption, meaning a meaningful share of the community sits outside that owner-occupied designation. No community amenities have been identified from current MLS listings, so this reads as a straightforward, amenity-light resale neighborhood rather than one built around a clubhouse, pool, or planned recreation.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Somerton Place. 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 Somerton Place 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 (5.6). Basis: Recent Direction -7.4% year-over-year; Liquidity & Demand 4.0 months of supply; Pricing Power 94.9% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
With only one active listing and just two closings in the recent window, there isn't a deep public data trail to lean on in Somerton Place. Momentum tracks the Duval MLS closely enough to flag a new listing the moment it hits, and to help a buyer or seller price against the handful of real, recent comparables rather than guesswork.
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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
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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 |
| 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 (95 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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