Tavanier Oaks
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
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Tavanier Oaks is a 90-home Duval County community built out between 2001 and 2022, with a median year built of 2004 and a median living area of 2,224.5 square feet. The median sale price sits at $350,000, working out to $163.02 per square foot, and 70.3% of homes carry a homestead exemption — an owner-occupancy signal that points to a community built for staying put rather than turning over.
The catch is sample size: this snapshot is built on just 3 closings, and there are zero active listings on the market right now, so the median 0-day time on market reflects a razor-thin pool rather than a frenzied bidding environment. Pricing is down 4.1% year over year on that small sample, though the community has gained 199% in value since 2012. With a market heat score of 46 and no community amenities documented in current MLS data, treat any single data point here with caution and lean on a broker tracking actual contract activity in real time.
Tavanier Oaks right now
🟡 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($350K) is down 4.1% from the prior 12 months ($365K) and up 199% since 2012. With about 5 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 August 21. Confidence: Low (3 and 3 sales in the two windows).
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Updated August 21, 2026 · Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Tavanier Oaks market snapshot (as of August 21, 2026): the median sale price is about $350K ($163 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 0 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 4% from the prior 12 months and up 199% since 2012, computed from record-level realMLS closed sales (3 closings in the current window).
Built out between 2001 and 2022 with a median year built of 2004, Tavanier Oaks is a 90-home Duval County community where homestead exemptions cover 70.3% of homes, pointing to steady, long-term ownership rather than frequent turnover.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Tavanier Oaks is best for.
Best for
- Buyers targeting a move-in-ready home near $350,000 in an established, low-turnover Duval County community.
- Buyers comfortable with a home built sometime between 2001 and 2022 rather than new construction.
- Long-term owner-occupants who value a community with a 70.3% homestead-exemption rate.
Probably not for
- Buyers who need multiple active listings to compare before deciding — there are currently none.
- Buyers prioritizing a defined community amenity package, since none is documented here.
- Investors looking for high-turnover inventory; this is a predominantly owner-occupied pocket.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending August 21 of each year, from record-level realMLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($350K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($365K) IS the -4.1% one-year change.
Windows contain 1 to 12 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.
33% of homes for sale in ZIP 32218 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 (2026-08-18).
Tavanier Oaks Market Scorecard
Tavanier Oaks 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 Tavanier Oaks, 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.
Tavanier Oaks 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
- First Coast High School (Duval County Public Schools); verify by address · High
- Highlands Middle School (verify by address)FLDOE grade C · Middle
- San Mateo Elementary School (verify by address)FLDOE grade B · 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.
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The Tavanier Oaks buying strategy.
If we were buying in Tavanier Oaks 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 Tavanier Oaks.
A Small, Owner-Occupied Pocket of Duval County
Tavanier Oaks' 90 homes span construction years 2001 through 2022, with a median year built of 2004, so most of the stock is established rather than new construction. Median living area runs 2,224.5 square feet, and the median sale price of $350,000 works out to $163.02 per square foot — a straightforward per-square-foot read in a community without a documented amenity package to layer premium pricing on top of.
Market activity here is thin: this snapshot is built from just 3 closings, there are zero active listings, and the resulting median days-on-market of 0 says more about small-sample math than about pace. Prices are down 4.1% year over year on that limited data, set against a longer-run gain of 199% since 2012 and a market heat score of 46 — read together, a community that has held value over time while any single quarter's numbers can swing hard on a handful of sales.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Tavanier Oaks. 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 Tavanier Oaks 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 (7.7). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +199% since 2012; Recent Direction -4.1% year-over-year; Pricing Power 97.2% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
With only 90 homes and a data set this thin — 3 closings, zero active listings — Tavanier Oaks isn't a community where broad portal comps tell the real story. Momentum tracks actual contract activity and homestead/ownership patterns here directly, giving buyers and sellers a read grounded in what has actually closed rather than a market-wide average.
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HOA, CDD & Fees
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- Any club/amenity membership is billed separately
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Tools for a Tavanier Oaks buy.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | realMLS, refreshed twice daily (last: August 21, 2026) |
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending August 21, 2026 |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-08-18 |
| Schools | 2025-26 district assignments + FLDOE school grades; verify with the district |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2004 (90 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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