The Wilderness
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
The Wilderness is a Duval County community of 204 homes built between 1979 and 2023, with the typical home dating to 1985 and running around 2,171 square feet. That age spread is the main variable in what a given home is worth here: the median price of $435,000 works out to about $225.73 per square foot, and condition and updates on an older housing stock explain most of the gap between what a well-maintained resale commands and what a dated one does.
The current posture favors sellers who price to condition rather than to the neighborhood average: homes are moving in just over 33 days on median, and prices are up 3.6% year over year. A market heat score of 60 puts this in a balanced range, and with about 87.3% of homes carrying a homestead exemption, this reads as a community of long-held owner homes rather than one with heavy investor turnover, which keeps inventory tighter than raw listing counts might suggest.
The Wilderness 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 July 14, 2026. Confidence: Medium (2 active and pending listings, 6 closed sales in 12 months).
🟡 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($435K) is up 3.6% from the prior 12 months ($420K). With about a dozen 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 July 14. Confidence: Medium (6 and 7 sales in the two windows).
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Updated July 14, 2026 · Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
The Wilderness market snapshot (as of July 14, 2026): the median sale price is about $435K ($226 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), a median 34 days on market for closed sales, and 4.0 months of supply, a balanced market. The trailing-12-month median is up 4% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level realMLS closed sales (6 closings in the current window).
The Wilderness is a community of 204 homes in Jacksonville, Duval County, built between 1979 and 2023 (median 1985.0), with a median living area of about 2,171 square feet. 87% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
204 homes make up The Wilderness in Jacksonville's Duval County, a stock built out from 1979 through 2023, with a typical home around 2,171 square feet and a median price of $435,000 based on the trailing 6-month closings window used for this snapshot.
The setting & the homes.
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Who The Wilderness is best for.
Best for
- Buyers with a budget around the $435,000 median who are comfortable evaluating condition and updates on an older home rather than buying new construction.
- Buyers planning to hold long term, in a community where a high homestead share points to steady, owner-held inventory rather than fast investor turnover.
- Buyers who want room to negotiate on price per square foot by targeting homes that need updating within the 1979-2023 build range.
Probably not for
- Buyers who need move-in-ready, recently built construction with minimal maintenance history.
- Buyers expecting a fast, high-turnover market; a balanced market heat score and a 33.5-day median DOM point to a measured pace, not a bidding-war environment.
- Buyers with a firm budget well under the $435,000 median who are not prepared to compete for the lower end of the condition spread.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending July 14 of each year, from record-level realMLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($435K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($420K) IS the +3.6% one-year change.
Windows contain 2 to 16 sales each (6 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.
The real cost & risk here
Before the list price, the Florida math the portals skip. These are Duval County typicals — your exact home, flood zone, and insurance quote will vary, so verify each before you offer.
Check it for your address: look up your flood zone (FEMA) · insurance by county · true-cost calculator · Duval County scorecard.
County typicals from Momentum’s Florida housing data (Zillow & Realtor.com aggregates, Census, FRED), updated monthly; insurance modeled. Flood zone is property-specific — always confirm via FEMA.
40% of homes for sale in ZIP 32223 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 (2026-07-18).
The Wilderness Market Scorecard
The Wilderness is currently a balanced market. About 4.0 months of supply, a median asking price of $507,450, and homes go under contract in about 138 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.
Homes For Sale Right Now in The Wilderness
Live MLS inventory for The Wilderness. 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 Wilderness listings as of 2026-07-14, priced high to low. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Tap any home to ask about it.
The Wilderness 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
- Mandarin High School (Duval County Public Schools); verify by address · High
- Mandarin Middle School (verify by address)FLDOE grade A · Middle
- Loretto Elementary School (verify by address)FLDOE grade A · 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 The Wilderness buying strategy.
If we were buying in The Wilderness 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 Wilderness.
A wide build-year spread drives the price story
With homes dating anywhere from 1979 to 2023 and a median build year of 1985, The Wilderness carries more variation in age and condition than its single median price of $435,000 suggests. At a median of $225.73 per square foot on a typical 2,171-square-foot home, buyers should expect the spread here to be driven by condition and updates rather than by lot or location differences within the community.
The 87.3% homestead share is worth noting for anyone tracking how much of this market turns over: a high share of owner-occupied, homesteaded homes generally means fewer investor-driven flips and a slower, steadier supply of resale inventory. Combined with a median 33.5 days on market and a market heat score of 60, this is a community trading at a measured, balanced pace rather than one moving in fast cycles.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in The Wilderness. 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 The Wilderness 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 4 factors (7.5). Basis: Recent Direction +3.6% year-over-year; Liquidity & Demand 4.0 months of supply; Owner Commitment 87% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 97.5% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a community spanning homes built from 1979 to 2023, pricing a home well means knowing which era and condition tier a given property actually competes in, not just quoting the community median. Momentum tracks the trailing closings, days-on-market, and per-square-foot data behind this snapshot so buyers and sellers in The Wilderness are pricing against what has actually closed, not a single blended number.
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HOA, CDD & Fees
- Mandatory HOA — confirm current dues
- 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 Wilderness buy.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | realMLS, refreshed twice daily (last: July 14, 2026) |
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 14, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (10 streets, ZIP 32223)) |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Schools | 2025-26 district assignments + FLDOE school grades; verify with the district |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2001 (207 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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