Woodcrest
Homes for Sale in Orange Park, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Woodcrest is a small pocket of 34 homes in Orange Park, all built between 1978 and 1981, with a median year built of 1979 and a median living area of 1,574.5 square feet. No community amenities are identified in current MLS listings, so this reads as a straightforward resale product rather than a lifestyle community.
Right now there are zero active listings and no closings recorded in the current window, so there is no live pricing signal to point to. About 70.6% of homes carry a homestead exemption, which tells us most owners here are living in the home rather than renting it out, and that pattern usually means fewer surprise listings. Anyone watching Woodcrest should expect long gaps between opportunities and treat any new listing as worth acting on quickly.
Figures in this note are as of July 15, 2026. The live market numbers elsewhere on this page update nightly and are newer.
The 60-Second Overview
Woodcrest is a compact, 34-home enclave built within a tight window, 1978 to 1981, with no community amenities identified in current MLS listings. It functions as a plain resale pocket where owner-occupancy runs high and inventory is scarce.
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.
Who Woodcrest is best for.
Best for
- Buyers who want an owner-occupied resale pocket with no HOA amenities to shop for
- Buyers comfortable waiting for a home to come up in a 34-home community with no active inventory right now
- Buyers targeting a home from the 1978-1981 build window around 1,574.5 square feet
Probably not for
- Buyers who need current comparable sales data before making an offer
- Buyers who want resort-style or planned-community amenities
- Buyers on a tight timeline who need listings available today
The market around Woodcrest
Woodcrest is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.
In ZIP 32065, 206 homes are on the market and 28% are under contract — a steady corner of Orange Park.
Across Clay County, 1,279 homes are active and 403 pending (24% under contract).
ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Woodcrest specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.
Housing distress & ownership in Woodcrest, 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.
Schools
- Clay County Public Schools
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
- Ridgeview High School (Clay County District Schools)FLDOE grade A · High
- Oakleaf Junior High or your address-zoned middle school (verify by address) · Middle
- Ridgeview Elementary School or your address-zoned elementary school (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.
Buying with schools in mind? We can confirm the exact zoned schools for any Woodcrest address.
The Woodcrest buying strategy.
If we were buying in Woodcrest 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 Woodcrest.
A tight build window, a quiet market
All 34 homes in Woodcrest were built within a four-year window, 1978 to 1981, with a median year built of 1979. Median living area sits at 1,574.5 square feet, pointing to a fairly consistent home size across the community rather than a wide mix.
There are zero active listings and no closings recorded in the current window, so there is no recent transaction data to benchmark against. With 70.6% of homes carrying a homestead exemption, most of Woodcrest is owner-occupied, which typically means fewer investor-driven listings and a slower, word-of-mouth pace of turnover.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Woodcrest. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
With zero active listings and no recent closings to reference, Woodcrest is not a community where a portal search tells you much. Momentum tracks activity ahead of the feed, which matters most in a 34-home pocket where the next opportunity might not surface for a while.
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Recent Developments in Woodcrest
Development, infrastructure, retail, and school activity affecting Woodcrest, tracked by our team and summarized from public reporting and official sources, with links to the original coverage. Last updated November 2026.
- October 2026Development
Downtown board backs $49M incentive for 31-story Fleet Landing Riverside tower
The Downtown Investment Authority voted 7-0 on Oct. 21 to advance a $49.27 million, 20-year, 75% Recapture Enhanced Value Grant for Fleet Landing Riverside. The 31-story senior living tower is proposed at 111 Riverside Ave., the former Haskell headquarters site in Brooklyn. The item now goes to City Council.
What it may mean for the marketA large residential tower on the Riverside Avenue corridor would add construction activity and daily foot traffic to Brooklyn and the nearby Northbank, supporting nearby retail and dining demand. The site is about 4 miles northeast of Woodcrest.
Source: Jacksonville Today - October 2026Civic
Sheriff's Office moves into new Brooklyn headquarters, leaving East Bay Street building's future open
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office showed its new headquarters at 532 Riverside Ave., a former Florida Blue building. It occupies about 346,000 square feet on 11 of 19 floors, and leasing plus renovation cost more than $20 million per the mayor. The 1974 Police Memorial Building at 501 E. Bay St. is left for the city to reuse or demolish.
What it may mean for the marketA large public tenant anchoring Riverside Avenue adds weekday activity in Brooklyn, while the vacated Bay Street building raises a redevelopment question for the east end of downtown. The site is about 4 miles east of Woodcrest.
Source: Jacksonville Today - October 2026Market
Northeast Florida home sales dip in September as inventory tightens
Closed sales across the six-county Northeast Florida Association of Realtors area fell 7.7% year over year to 1,608, with the median price at $398,566, up 2.8%. Active inventory dropped 18.4% to 6,348 homes. Median prices were $344,000 in Duval, $575,000 in St. Johns, $355,000 in Clay and $496,500 in Nassau.
What it may mean for the marketLower inventory with softer sales volume points to a thinner supply of listings across all four counties, with Clay the only one of the four showing a year-over-year price decline. The site is about 5 miles northeast of Woodcrest.
Source: Clay Today - October 2026Retail & Dining
Council committee defers vote on incentives for Downtown Publix at 119 W. Beaver St.
The Finance Committee deferred a $49.65 million incentive package for Gateway Jax's $140.15 million high-rise anchored by a Publix at 119 W. Beaver St. The tower is planned with 259 apartments and about 400 parking spaces. The committee is scheduled to revisit the bill Nov. 4, the day after the Amendment 3 vote.
What it may mean for the marketThe timing of the first full-size grocery store in the Downtown core depends on the incentive vote, affecting nearby retail access. The site is about 5 miles northeast of Woodcrest.
Source: Jacksonville Today - September 2026Development
Gateway Jax seeks more than $70 million in city incentives for Riverfront Plaza tower and Hotel Merrydelle
Gateway Jax is requesting about $55.4 million in incentives for a 17-story, roughly $271.5 million Riverfront Plaza tower with 130 to 170 hotel rooms and 50 to 150 residences on Independent Drive. It also seeks a $15 million loan for the nearly $50 million renovation of the former Ambassador Hotel at 420 Julia Street. The Downtown Investment Authority board votes Sept. 16 and City Council has the final say.
What it may mean for the marketIf approved, the projects would add hotel rooms, residences and restaurants along the Downtown riverfront. The site is about 5 miles northeast of Woodcrest.
Source: Jacksonville Today - September 2026Development
Downtown review board approves concept for first new University of Florida graduate campus building in LaVilla
The Downtown Development Review Board voted 7-0 on Sept. 10 for a six to eight story, roughly 185,000 square foot academic building on a 2.34-acre site bounded by West Bay, Forsyth and North Lee streets. It is the first new building in a multiphase UF graduate and semiconductor institute campus estimated at $345 million. UF hopes to break ground in December, pending final design review and permitting.
What it may mean for the marketA large graduate campus adds education and technology jobs and daytime foot traffic to the western Downtown core. The site is about 4 miles northeast of Woodcrest.
Source: Jacksonville Today
Summaries reflect public reporting and official sources linked above as of the dates shown. Project details, timelines, and approvals can change. Commentary on potential market effects is general observation, not investment advice or a prediction for any specific property. For the freshest items across the whole region, see This Week in Northeast Florida.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | realMLS, refreshed twice daily (last: November 12, 2026) |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR assessment roll (street-list match (3 streets, ZIP 32065)) |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-11-12 |
| Schools | 2025-26 district assignments + FLDOE school grades; verify with the district |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2012 (25 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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