Sunset Gardens
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL

Sunset Gardens is a small, mixed-vintage pocket of Jacksonville where the housing stock ranges from pre-war to nearly new, so no two blocks price the same. A homestead share near 23% means a meaningful portion of the homes here are held as something other than owner-occupied primary residences.

realMLS (Northeast Florida) sales records identify 19 homes in Sunset Gardens that have changed hands since 2005, built between 1942 and 2025 (median 2025), with a median living area of about 1,200 sq ft and a typical 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath layout; 89% 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.

Sunset Gardens is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.

In ZIP 32220, 62 homes are on the market and 26% are under contract — a steady corner of Jacksonville.

Across Duval County, 3,953 homes are active and 1,522 pending (28% under contract).

In ZIP 32220 (Jacksonville), 190 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $274K ($173/sq ft), down 6.0% year over year, with a median 49 days on market. Right now 36 active and 18 pending listings put supply at about 5.8 months — a balanced market. See the live ZIP 32220 housing market and the Duval County market.

ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Sunset Gardens specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.

The defining feature here is age range. A century separates the oldest home from the newest, and the median year built of 1976 tells you most of the inventory is decades old. That makes inspections and renovation math the center of any deal — a home near the median price could be turnkey or need real work, and the $225,000 figure alone won't tell you which.

With just 37 homes and only four closings in the window, this is a thin market. Comparable sales are scarce, so pricing leans harder on condition and recent updates than on volume-driven comps. The median of just over 100 days on market reflects that thinness as much as demand; buyers should treat every listing on its own merits rather than assuming a neighborhood-wide trend.

In a thin, condition-driven market like this, generic comps mislead. We read each home against its vintage and its updates, price to the reality of a slow clock and a 13.5% year-over-year pullback, and keep you from overpaying for an unrenovated home or underpricing a done one. That granular, honest read is where a local desk earns its keep.

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