The Parkes
Homes for Sale in Fernandina Beach, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
The Parkes sits in Fernandina Beach, on Amelia Island in Nassau County, which means price here is driven less by any single spec sheet number and more by location and condition. With no median or inventory figure to anchor to in this snapshot, treat listing-by-listing condition as the real lever: an updated, move-in-ready home in this pocket will command a very different number than one that still needs work.
For buyers, that argues for underwriting each home on its own merits rather than on a neighborhood shorthand. For sellers, it means presentation and condition do a disproportionate share of the pricing work here. Come to the table with recent comparable sales in hand, because a barrier-island address tends to carry a premium that only comparables can properly size.
The 60-Second Overview
The Parkes market snapshot (as of September 14, 2026): the median sale price is about $540K ($237 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 4 days on market for closed sales.
The Parkes is a community of 30 homes in Fernandina Beach, Nassau County, built between 1976 and 2016 (median 1985.0), with a median living area of about 2,795 square feet. 68% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
The Parkes is a Fernandina Beach community on Amelia Island in Nassau County, close enough to the beach and the historic downtown corridor to trade on location as much as on square footage.
Who The Parkes is best for.
Best for
- Buyers set on a barrier-island Fernandina Beach location who value proximity to the coast and historic downtown
- Buyers who will budget for insurance, flood coverage, and coastal system maintenance as part of the total cost
- Buyers comparing homes on condition and comparables rather than a single headline price
Probably not for
- Buyers seeking the lowest possible carrying costs with no coastal insurance or flood exposure
- Buyers who want a large, uniform inland subdivision with predictable pricing
- Buyers unwilling to fund updates or coastal-condition upkeep on an older home
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Closed sales in The Parkes by trailing-12-month window ending September 14 of each year, from realMLS (Northeast Florida MLS) closing records. 3 homes closed in the current window at a median of $540,000. Aggregates only; individual closed sales are not shown.
| Window | Closings | Median sold | $ / sq ft | Median DOM | Typical size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | $540,000 | $237 | 4 days | 2,289 sq ft |
Source: realMLS closed listings, aggregated by Momentum Research. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
The The Parkes buying strategy.
If we were buying in The Parkes 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 Parkes.
Buying on Amelia Island
Fernandina Beach is a barrier-island market, and The Parkes shares the trade-offs that come with it: proximity to the coast and to a walkable historic core, balanced against the coastal-property considerations any Nassau County buyer should factor in — insurance, flood zoning, and the age and condition of major systems. None of that is a strike against the community; it is simply the diligence that a coastal purchase requires.
Because this snapshot gives us the location but not a full statistical read, the practical move is to evaluate individual homes against their true peers. Condition, updates, and exact position within the area will separate the values from the overpriced far more reliably than any single headline figure.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in The Parkes. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
We work Nassau County and the Amelia Island markets directly, and we will pull the actual comparable sales for The Parkes rather than lean on a headline number. On a coastal purchase, that means walking you through insurance, flood zoning, and system condition before you write an offer — and telling you plainly when a listing does not pencil out.
The Parkes 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 The Parkes buy.
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The Parkes Market Scorecard
The Parkes is currently a thin data market. Limited supply, a median asking price of n/a.
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Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily. Typical value: Zillow Research. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | realMLS, refreshed twice daily (last: September 15, 2026) |
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending September 14, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR assessment roll (street-list match (1 streets, ZIP 32034)) |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-09-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2015 (4 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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