The Glades
Homes for Sale in Middleburg, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
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The Glades is a tightly defined pocket in Middleburg built over a short window around the turn of the millennium, and that consistency is what actually drives price here. With a median right around $385,000 and homes clustered near 2,000 square feet, what separates one closing from the next is condition, updates, and lot, not vintage — nearly every roof, system, and floor plan started life in the same few years. Price the finishes, not the fantasy.
The market posture is measured, not frantic. A heat score of 28 and a median of 22 days on market say this is a place where well-prepared listings move at a reasonable clip and buyers still have room to inspect, negotiate, and walk away. Sellers should not expect a bidding war to paper over deferred maintenance; buyers should not expect to steal anything, either. It is a fair, functional market that rewards preparation on both sides.
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
The Glades market snapshot (as of October 23, 2026): the median sale price is about $385K ($188 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 22 days on market for closed sales.
The Glades is a community of 52 homes in Middleburg, Clay County, built between 1999 and 2003 (median 2001.0), with a median living area of about 2,006 square feet. 86% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
The Glades is a small, cohesive Clay County community of roughly 52 homes built between 1999 and 2003, where an owner-occupant share near 87% keeps turnover low and the housing stock uniform in age.
The setting & the homes.
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Who The Glades is best for.
Best for
- Owner-occupants budgeting around the mid-$380s who value a stable, established neighborhood over the newest build
- Buyers who want a single-story-era, roughly 2,000-square-foot home and are willing to pay for updated condition
- Long-hold buyers comfortable with low turnover and a small, cohesive community
Probably not for
- Buyers set on new construction or the latest floor plans and finishes
- Investors looking for high rental churn, given the very high owner-occupant share
- Shoppers who need a large menu of active listings to compare at any given time
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending October 23 of each year, from record-level realMLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($385K) IS the median in the snapshot above.
Windows contain 0 to 4 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.
25% of homes for sale in ZIP 32068 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 (2026-10-20).
The Glades Market Scorecard
The Glades 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 The Glades, Middleburg
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 The Glades
Live MLS inventory for The Glades. 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 The Glades listings as of 2026-10-21, priced high to low. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Tap any home to ask about it.
The Glades 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 contributors.
The The Glades buying strategy.
If we were buying in The Glades 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 The Glades.
A uniform-vintage pocket where condition is the whole story
When a community is built in a four-year span, the usual variables flatten out. Floor plans repeat, square footage lands in a narrow band near the 2,005-foot median, and the median price-per-foot of about $188 gives you a clean benchmark to test any given listing against. That makes The Glades unusually easy to underwrite: a home asking well above that per-foot figure had better show it in the kitchen, the roof, or the yard.
The high owner-occupant share — close to 87% homesteaded — tells you inventory is thin and held for the long term rather than churned by investors. Combined with a median near three weeks on market, that means when the right home does come up, you want your financing and inspection team ready. This is not a community where a dozen comparable listings sit waiting.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in The Glades. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
Because The Glades is so uniform in age and size, the real work is reading condition against that steady $385,000 median and roughly $188-per-foot baseline — spotting where a seller has earned a premium and where a price is riding on nothing but a fresh coat of paint. We price and negotiate off the actual comps in this pocket, not a broad Middleburg average, and with inventory this thin we keep clients ready to move when the right listing lands.
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Recent Developments in The Glades
Development, infrastructure, retail, and school activity affecting The Glades, tracked by our team and summarized from public reporting and official sources, with links to the original coverage. Last updated October 2026.
- September 2026Infrastructure
County Road 220 widening and Little Black Creek bridge replacement open to traffic in Clay County
The project finished ahead of schedule, with a new four-lane bridge over Little Black Creek replacing a 1947 structure. Phase 1 began in December 2024 with intersection improvements at Rideout Ferry Road, and Phase 2 began in January 2025. Officials say it should ease traffic along the corridor.
What it may mean for the marketA four-lane CR 220 corridor improves commute capacity for Fleming Island and Middleburg area drivers. The site is less than a mile east of The Glades.
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 10 miles northwest of The Glades.
Source: Jax Daily Record - June 2026Builder Activity
Hyland Trail to bring over 3,000 homes to Lake Asbury in Clay County
News4Jax reported that Hyland Trail, along with the related Edenbrooke and The Glens communities, will bring more than 3,000 new homes to the Lake Asbury area of Clay County. Homes are being built by Dream Finders, Pulte and Lennar, with a Lodge amenity center featuring a beach-entry pool, splash zone, exercise facility and pickleball courts. Edenbrooke includes an age-restricted, low-maintenance home section.
What it may mean for the marketAdds a large volume of new single-family housing supply and a private amenity center to the Lake Asbury area, expanding for-sale inventory across a range of home sizes and price points. The site is about 5 miles south of The Glades.
Source: News4Jax - 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 6 miles southeast of The Glades.
Source: Jax Daily Record - 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 10 miles northwest of The Glades.
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.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | realMLS, refreshed twice daily (last: October 21, 2026) |
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending October 23, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR assessment roll (street-list match (2 streets, ZIP 32068)) |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-10-20 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2007 (36 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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