Wilmington Forest
Homes for Sale in Jacksonville, FL

This is a long-settled Duval County neighborhood with a wide age range of homes and mostly owner-occupied ownership, so pricing turns on individual condition far more than on a uniform product type.

realMLS (Northeast Florida) sales records identify 18 homes in Wilmington Forest that have changed hands since 2001, built between 1960 and 2025 (median 1973), with a median living area of about 1,910 sq ft and a typical 3-bedroom, 2-bath layout; 94% are single-family homes. Source: realMLS (Northeast Florida) closed-sale history compiled by Momentum Research; counts reflect homes with a recorded MLS sale, not every home in the community.

County records show 8 qualified sales in Wilmington Forest across 2024–2025 (4 in 2024, 4 in 2025), median $190,000 — the last recorded sale per parcel on the Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll, independent of the MLS.

Pre-construction details are compiled from public records, builder announcements and builder listings, and are subject to change without notice; figures are deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Momentum Research figures are our own analysis. This page describes homes, pricing and community attributes, not residents.

Wilmington Forest is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.

In ZIP 32218, 475 homes are on the market and 31% are under contract — a fast-moving corner of Jacksonville.

Across Duval County, 3,925 homes are active and 1,612 pending (29% under contract).

In ZIP 32218 (Jacksonville), 1,150 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $301K ($173/sq ft), down 0.3% year over year, with a median 41 days on market. Right now 226 active and 121 pending listings put supply at about 3.3 months — a healthy market. See the live ZIP 32218 housing market and the Duval County market.

ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Wilmington Forest specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.

The defining fact of Wilmington Forest is age spread. A median year built of 1967 sits inside a range that runs from 1911 to 2022, which tells you two things: most homes here have history, and a small share have been rebuilt or newly added. That mix produces a wide spread in condition, systems, and floor plans, and it rewards buyers who do their diligence on roofs, plumbing, and electrical.

Median living space of roughly 1,946 square feet points to functional, mid-sized homes rather than sprawling new builds. Combined with a homestead share around 64 percent, the neighborhood reads as steady and mostly lived-in rather than investor-churned. The practical takeaway is that comps require adjustment — two homes of similar size can justify very different numbers based on updates alone.

In a neighborhood where value hinges on condition rather than a clean price band, the analysis has to be done home by home. We help buyers separate cosmetic updates from structural ones and read each listing against genuinely comparable, condition-adjusted sales — and we help sellers position an updated home so it does not get lumped in with dated inventory.

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