Neighborhood · Northeast Florida
Lake Forest homes for saleJacksonville, FL
Lake Forest, in Jacksonville, FL, has 9 active listings for sale right now. 5 sales closed in the last 90 days at a median price of $148,400. Sold homes reached an accepted contract after a median of 35 days on the market.
Located inJacksonvilleMelroseDuval CountyClay County
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About Lake Forest
Lake Forest is a neighborhood or subdivision listed in Jacksonville, Melrose, Duval County and Clay County. Nearby neighborhoods include Riverside, Paxon, Woodstock and New Riverside. Recent listings consist of single-family homes, with most built between 1944 and 1960. The median year built is 1948. Few or no recent listings report a homeowners association.
The middle half of listed homes range from about 990 to 1,500 square feet, with a median size of about 1,150 square feet. Three bedrooms are typical. Over the past 12 months, the middle half of recent sale prices ranged from about $118,000 to $244,000, with a median of about $148,000.
Written from MLS listing and sales records for this area. Figures are approximate.
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Arrows compare finished months only: the last 3 full months with the 3 full months before. Total counts each property once, even if it was relisted, sold or unsold; still available is what remains at each interval’s end. Dotted segments mark incomplete intervals.
Lake Forest · Weekly sale prices
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Expired/Unsold
3
66.7% up
Unsold exit rate
37.5%
22.7 pp up
Share of weekly exits without a sale
Exit rate = expired/unsold homes ÷ (sold + expired/unsold homes). Figures cover the selected period; arrows compare the last 3 finished months with the preceding 3. Changes in rates are percentage points (pp). Each home counts once, even if it was relisted. This is not a measure of failed demand.
Closed sales: Aug 15, 2026–Nov 12, 2026 · 5 sales. Total available includes sold and expired/unsold homes, not a peak simultaneous count. Each home counts once, even if it was relisted. Each interval uses its own sales sample; no sales means a gap. Small samples can be volatile.
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Listing data on this site is provided by realMLS (Northeast Florida Multiple Listing Service) (Duval, St. Johns, Clay, Nassau). Listings from other multiple listing services are not shown.