Duval County, FL real estate

What the numbers say

Duval County, FL real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Duval County listed for $299,950, down 1.7% from a year earlier. That is 27% below the Florida median of $409,950.

Homes spent a median of 61 days on the market, faster than 69 days a year ago. That makes Duval County the #3 fastest-selling of 41 Florida counties we track.

Homeowners in Duval County pay a median of $2,264 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $303,500, an effective rate of about 0.75%. The Florida average is 0.76%, which makes Duval County the #41 lowest-tax of 67 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,475 a month, and $1,508 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 17 times a year's rent.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $300,000 home here comes to about $1,947 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $83,000 a year (the median household here earns $71,277).