Whitfield
Homes for Sale in Orange Park, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
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Whitfield's homes were built mostly between 2005 and 2012 (median year built 2006), with a typical living area just over 2,500 square feet. That vintage and size band is what anchors price here — the community's median sale price sits at $361,000, working out to $143.28 per square foot. With 54.4% of homes carrying a homestead exemption, more than half the neighborhood is owner-occupied rather than held as a rental or second home, which tends to keep inventory tighter and turnover slower.
Only one listing was active in Whitfield at the time of this snapshot, and months of supply sits at 1.7 — comfortably in seller-leaning territory. The median home has taken just over 40 days to sell, with 7 closings in the most recent window, and prices are up 5.4% year over year and roughly 105% since 2012. For sellers, that combination argues for pricing with confidence; for buyers, it means moving quickly and expecting competition when something does list.
Whitfield right now
🟢 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($380K) is up 10.3% from the prior 12 months ($345K) and up 112% since 2012. With about 7 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 19. Confidence: Medium (6 and 7 sales in the two windows).
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Updated August 19, 2026 · Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Whitfield market snapshot (as of August 19, 2026): the median sale price is about $380K ($144 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 39 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 10% from the prior 12 months and up 112% since 2012, computed from record-level realMLS closed sales (6 closings in the current window).
Whitfield is a community of 94 homes in Orange Park, Clay County, built between 2005 and 2012 (median 2006.0), with a median living area of about 2,572 square feet. 67% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Whitfield is a mid-2000s built community in Orange Park (Clay County) where low current inventory and a majority owner-occupied base keep the market tight even as prices have climbed steadily since 2012.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Whitfield is best for.
Best for
- Buyers who want a mid-2000s built home with a consistent size and finish level rather than an older or newer mix.
- Sellers whose home is in solid, updated condition and can be priced confidently given the current seller-leaning conditions.
- Buyers who value on-site amenities like a clubhouse, pool, and sport courts and are comfortable with HOA-maintained grounds.
Probably not for
- Buyers who want to compare many active listings side by side before deciding — there is essentially none to compare right now.
- Buyers hoping to negotiate significantly below asking in a market currently running about 1.7 months of supply.
- Buyers or sellers looking for a like-new build — construction here dates to 2005-2012.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending August 19 of each year, from record-level realMLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($380K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($345K) IS the +10.3% one-year change.
Windows contain 4 to 21 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.
30% of homes for sale in ZIP 32065 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).
Whitfield Market Scorecard
Whitfield 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 Whitfield, Orange Park
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.
Whitfield 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 Whitfield
- Fitness Center · reported on 6 of 7 listings
- Playground · reported on 6 of 7 listings
- Pool · reported on 6 of 7 listings
- Clubhouse · reported on 5 of 7 listings
- Children's Pool · reported on 5 of 7 listings
- Basketball Court · reported on 4 of 7 listings
- Jogging Path · reported on 4 of 7 listings
- Tennis Court(s) · reported on 4 of 7 listings
- Park · reported on 4 of 7 listings
- Pickleball · reported on 3 of 7 listings
- Maintenance Grounds · reported on 1 of 7 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
- Clay County Public Schools
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
- Oakleaf High School (Clay County District Schools)FLDOE grade A · High
- Oakleaf Junior High or your address-zoned middle school (verify by address) · Middle
- Discovery Oaks Elementary or Plantation Oaks Elementary (verify by address) · 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 Clay County Public Schools for a specific address.
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The Whitfield buying strategy.
If we were buying in Whitfield 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 Whitfield.
A tight, owner-occupied pocket of Clay County
Every home in Whitfield's 241-home count was built in a fairly narrow window — 2005 through 2012 — so buyers are shopping a consistent construction era rather than a mix of decades. Median living space runs just over 2,500 square feet, and the median price per square foot of $143.28 gives a useful yardstick for comparing individual listings against the community baseline.
The homestead share of 54.4% is notable: just over half of Whitfield's homes are owner-occupied under a homestead exemption, which generally correlates with fewer investor-owned or short-term-rental units cycling through the market. Amenities reported across the community's MLS listings include a clubhouse, fitness center, pool and children's pool, playground, basketball and tennis courts, pickleball, a jogging path, and a park, with maintenance of grounds included — though buyers should verify current amenities and access with the HOA directly.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Whitfield. 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 Whitfield 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 (7.6). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +112% since 2012; Recent Direction +10.3% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 67% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 96.7% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
With only one active listing and 1.7 months of supply, Whitfield is not a community where you can browse at leisure — pricing and timing decisions need to be made with current, accurate data rather than guesswork. Momentum tracks this community's closings, days-on-market, and per-square-foot trends directly from the MLS feed, so whether you are pricing a listing or structuring an offer, you are working from the same numbers the market is actually clearing at, not a generic estimate.
Whitfield in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
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Tools for a Whitfield buy.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | realMLS, refreshed twice daily (last: August 19, 2026) |
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending August 19, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (2 streets, ZIP 32065)) |
| 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 2005 (193 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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