Walden Wood
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Walden Wood is a resale community — homes here were built between 1986 and 1997, with a median year built of 1987, so what you're buying is largely determined by how a specific owner has maintained and updated their home, not by shared builder specs. Across the community's 163 homes, the typical listing runs about 1,938 square feet, and the median price sits at $352,750, or $211.61 per square foot — a number that moves more with kitchen, roof, and system updates than with floor plan.
Right now the numbers point one direction: with just 1 active listing and 1.2 months of supply, this reads as a seller-leaning market. Recent closings have cleared in a median of 31.5 days, and pricing has held — up 1.5% over the past year and up 204% since 2012. For a seller, that thin inventory is leverage. For a buyer, it means little room to negotiate on a well-priced, updated home, and a need to move quickly on the good ones.
Walden Wood right now
🔴 Seller-leaning market. 1.3 months of supply and 0% of the inventory already under contract give sellers the pressure advantage.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 August 5, 2026. Confidence: Medium (1 active and pending listings, 9 closed sales in 12 months).
🟡 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($345K) is down 1.4% from the prior 12 months ($350K) and up 196% since 2012. 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 August 5. Confidence: Medium (9 and 7 sales in the two windows).
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Updated August 5, 2026 · Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Walden Wood market snapshot (as of August 5, 2026): the median sale price is about $345K ($213 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), a median 28 days on market for closed sales, and 1.3 months of supply, a seller-leaning market. The trailing-12-month median is down 1% from the prior 12 months and up 196% since 2012, computed from record-level realMLS closed sales (9 closings in the current window).
Walden Wood is a community of 163 homes in Jacksonville, Duval County, built between 1986 and 1997 (median 1987), with a median living area of about 1,938 square feet. 79% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Walden Wood is an established Jacksonville community in Duval County — 163 homes anchored by in-place community amenities like a pool, tennis courts, a playground, and a dog park rather than by new construction.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Walden Wood is best for.
Best for
- Buyers comfortable with a resale home built between 1986 and 1997 and budgeting for updates as needed.
- Buyers targeting a price point near the $352,750 median who want established amenities like a pool, tennis courts, and a dog park already in place.
- Buyers who can act quickly — with 1.2 months of supply, this is a seller-leaning market.
Probably not for
- Buyers who need new-construction systems and warranties rather than a resale home built between 1986 and 1997.
- Buyers who want a wide selection to compare — inventory is thin, with just 1 active listing at last count.
- Buyers who need room to negotiate on price — the median 31.5-day time on market reflects a seller-leaning posture.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending August 5 of each year, from record-level realMLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($345K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($350K) IS the -1.4% one-year change.
Windows contain 3 to 13 sales each (9 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.
Walden Wood Market Scorecard
Walden Wood is currently a strong seller's market. About 1.1 months of supply, a median asking price of $374,900, and homes go under contract in about 46 days.
Typical home value in the 32257 ZIP is $349,970, about 6.8% below the Florida norm (Zillow Home Value Index).
Go deeper: ZIP market scorecard · county scorecard · true cost calculator · affordability calculator.
Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily. Typical value: Zillow Research. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
Housing distress & ownership in Walden Wood, Jacksonville
Who owns here, how much is not owner-occupied, and how much for-sale inventory is under distress.
Source: Momentum Realty Research — parcels & ownership from FL DOR 2025 tax roll; distress from MLS listing status/remarks; price from realMLS closed sales. Deemed reliable, not guaranteed.
Homes For Sale Right Now in Walden Wood
Live MLS inventory for Walden Wood. 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 Walden Wood listings as of 2026-08-05, priced high to low. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Tap any home to ask about it.
Walden Wood 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.
Life at Walden Wood
- Pool · reported on 8 of 8 listings
- Tennis Court(s) · reported on 7 of 8 listings
- Playground · reported on 6 of 8 listings
- Park · reported on 3 of 8 listings
- Pickleball · reported on 2 of 8 listings
- Barbecue · reported on 1 of 8 listings
- Dog Park · reported on 1 of 8 listings
Community amenities as reported across realMLS listings in this community; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Verify current amenities and access with the HOA.
Schools
- Duval County Public Schools
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
- Select One · Middle
Zoned schools reflect the assignments reported on recent Walden Wood listings and can change; always confirm with Duval County Public Schools for a specific address.
Buying with schools in mind? We can confirm the exact zoned schools for any Walden Wood address.
The Walden Wood buying strategy.
If we were buying in Walden Wood 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.
Come strong and clean. Homes here move, so lead with your best terms and financing ready rather than a low anchor.
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 Walden Wood.
What actually moves the price in Walden Wood
With homes built between 1986 and 1997 and a median year built of 1987, Walden Wood's inventory has been through at least one full cycle of major-system replacement — roofs, HVAC, water heaters. That is the single biggest swing factor in what a given home sells for; two houses near the community's 1,938-square-foot median floor plan can post very different numbers depending on what has and hasn't been touched. At a community median of $352,750 and $211.61 per square foot, buyers are paying for condition and lot as much as for square footage.
Supply here is genuinely tight — 1 active listing against 1.2 months of supply is a seller-leaning read by any measure, and the median 31.5-day time on market backs that up. About 79.1% of homes carry a homestead exemption, pointing to a base of owner-occupants rather than a rotating rental pool, which tends to keep day-to-day condition and the resale pipeline more predictable.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Walden Wood. 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 Walden Wood 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 5 factors (8.4). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +196% since 2012; Recent Direction -1.4% year-over-year; Liquidity & Demand 1.3 months of supply; Owner Commitment 79% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 100.0% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a market this thin — 1 active listing against 163 total homes — pricing and timing are everything. Momentum tracks Walden Wood's closings as they happen, so sellers get positioned against the real $211.61-per-square-foot baseline instead of guessing, and buyers get called the moment something new hits rather than finding out after the median 31.5-day close has already happened.
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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 Walden Wood buy.
Free calculators to pressure-test the real cost before you tour.
Selling here is won on condition and pricing to real comps, not an automated estimate. The right number comes from closed Walden Wood sales matched to your home.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | realMLS, refreshed twice daily (last: August 5, 2026) |
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending August 5, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (12 streets, ZIP 32223/32257)) |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-08-01 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2001 (213 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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