Data Analysis
Northeast Florida houses that sold twice gained a median 1.5% a year for owners who bought one to three years earlier, while the October 2026 single-family median rose 3.9% to $394,900.
Our October Market Pulse: same-home resales up 1.5% a year across 1,413 pairs, the median up 3.9% to $394,900, Nassau 13.7% above its 2022 peak.
Northeast Florida houses that sold again in the last 12 months gained a median 1.5% a year for owners who had bought one to three years earlier, across 1,413 single-family resale pairs, according to the October 2026 edition of our Northeast Florida Market Pulse. Over the same stretch the single-family median sale price rose 3.9% year over year to $394,900 on 1,579 closings. Owners who had held for five years or more averaged 6.3% a year across 5,314 pairs. By county, Nassau's October median of $477,500 sat 13.7% above its 2022 peak, while Clay sat 5.4% below and Duval 3.7% below. All figures come from the Market Pulse report, built by Momentum from NEFAR MLS (realMLS) records; information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
The completed-month median, days on market and sales counts by month are on the Jacksonville market data hub. This article covers a narrower question: what the same homes are worth when they sell a second time, and how far each county sits from its 2022 high.
Why do the median and same-home numbers differ in Jacksonville?
The median sale price reflects whichever homes happened to close in a month. When the mix tilts toward pricier homes, the median rises even if no individual house gained much. That is what the October report shows. Sales under $300,000 made up 33.7% of all residential closings, down from 37.4% a year earlier, while sales at $500,000 and above rose to 27.7% from 25.7%. Closings at $1 million and above climbed to 142 from 123.
The same-home measure removes that effect. It finds the identical property that sold one to three years ago and again in the last 12 months, compares the two prices and reports the median change per year of ownership. Over a short hold it is comparable with the 12-month change in the median.
How do the Jacksonville appreciation measures compare?
The October Market Pulse publishes five readings of price change for the NEFAR MLS region:
| Measure | October 2026 reading |
|---|---|
| Single-family median sale price, year over year | +3.9% |
| Median price per square foot, year over year | +1.3% |
| Constant-mix median, year over year | +1.5% |
| Same-home resales, 1 to 3 year hold, single-family, per year | +1.5% |
| Same-home resales, 5+ year hold, all types, per year | +6.3% |
Source: Momentum Market Pulse, Northeast Florida, October 2026 edition, built from NEFAR MLS (realMLS) records. Constant-mix reweights this month's price-tier medians by last year's tier shares. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Three of the five measures cluster between 1.3% and 1.5%. The 3.9% headline median sits apart from them, which points to the mix shift above rather than broad price gains. For all property types combined, the one to three year same-home figure was 1.2% a year across 1,761 pairs.
Which Jacksonville-area counties are above or below their 2022 peak?
The Market Pulse county table compares each county's October single-family median with its highest month in 2022:
| County | October closings | Median | Year over year | vs. 2022 peak | Median days on market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duval | 749 | $337,000 | +3.7% | -3.7% | 33 |
| St. Johns | 391 | $564,499 | -0.1% | -1.7% | 44 |
| Clay | 219 | $364,350 | +1.4% | -5.4% | 43 |
| Nassau | 72 | $477,500 | +4.4% | +13.7% | 26.5 |
| Flagler | 69 | $359,997 | -4.0% | -15.3% | 83 |
Source: Momentum Market Pulse, Northeast Florida, October 2026 edition. Single-family closings. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Nassau is the only one of the five with a median above its 2022 high, and its homes also sold fastest at a median 26.5 days. Its count is small, 72 closings, so one month can swing the median. Our earlier look at Yulee and Fernandina Beach listings covers what is for sale there now. St. Johns was flat year over year and close to its peak. Clay, where new construction competes with resale houses, sat 5.4% under its peak; our Clay County resale vs. new-construction piece has that detail.
How fast are Northeast Florida homes selling?
Single-family homes closed in a median 40 days in October, about 15% faster than a year earlier, and 11.6% sold above list price. Sellers received a median 96.4% of their original asking price. The pace picked up even as closings fell 15.7% from October 2025. The report counts 3.8 months of supply and shows 56% of active listings with at least one price cut. The Momentum Market Score for the region was 45 out of 100, up from 44 in September, a reading the report labels balanced, soft.
Where does new construction fit in?
New construction made up 24.4% of single-family closings in October. The 12-month rolling share eased to about 24.1% from 25.6% a year earlier. New homes enter the same-home measure only when they resell, so a high new-construction share is another reason the median and same-home figures can drift apart. Townhomes show the effect most: 49% of the 188 townhome closings were new, at a median $278,740.
City-level figures are on the Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra, Orange Park, Fleming Island, Middleburg, Fernandina Beach and Yulee market pages. Recent coverage includes Duval houses under $300,000 and St. Johns County listing tax bills.
People also ask
Are Jacksonville home values going up? Modestly. Houses in the NEFAR MLS region that sold twice gained a median 1.5% a year for owners who bought one to three years earlier, according to the October 2026 Momentum Market Pulse. The single-family median rose 3.9% to $394,900, helped by more higher-priced sales.
Why did the Jacksonville median price rise faster than resale values? More expensive homes made up a larger share of sales. Closings under $300,000 fell to 33.7% of the total from 37.4% a year earlier, and closings at $500,000 and above rose to 27.7% from 25.7%.
Which Northeast Florida county is above its 2022 price peak? Nassau County. Its October 2026 single-family median of $477,500 was 13.7% above its 2022 peak month, on 72 closings. Duval was 3.7% below its peak, St. Johns 1.7% below and Clay 5.4% below.
How much have long-term Jacksonville homeowners gained? Owners who bought five or more years ago and sold in the last 12 months gained a median 6.3% a year across 5,314 resale pairs, according to the October 2026 Market Pulse.
Limitations
Same-home figures are median annualized changes for properties that sold twice, with the second sale in the 12 months to October 2026; they exclude homes that did not resell and do not adjust for renovations between sales. The 1 to 3 year figure quoted in the lead is single-family; the 5+ year figure covers all property types. County figures are single-family closings in October 2026; Nassau's 72 sales and Flagler's 69 make their medians volatile. The NEFAR MLS region also includes Baker, Putnam and other nearby counties. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Sources
- Momentum Market Pulse, Northeast Florida, October 2026 edition, Momentum Research report built from NEFAR MLS (realMLS) records, updated November 11, 2026; every figure in this article is quoted from that report.
- Jacksonville market data hub, Momentum Research.
Disclosure: Jon Brooks is a co-founder of Momentum Realty, a Florida real estate brokerage that owns and funds Florida Housing Intelligence. Momentum has a financial interest in Florida real estate transactions, including in markets named here. See our editorial standards.
Market statistics in this article are computed from MLS data licensed by Momentum Realty, and are current as of the date shown. Data may be preliminary and subject to revision by its source. This article is general information, not advice about any specific property, transaction, or financial decision, and is not a representation about any specific property, community, builder, or association.
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