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Market · FL · 2026 data

Fix and Flip in Jacksonville, FL

Low-basis Florida BRRRR; military + healthcare anchor.

Jacksonville market thesis

Jacksonville is one of the cheaper entry points in Florida — sub-$300k median price, strong BRRRR fundamentals, military + healthcare employment anchor. Insurance pressure is real but less acute than coastal Florida metros.

Key metrics

$295k – $335k
Median home price
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$1,650 – $1,950 / mo
Median rent
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38 – 52 days
Days on market (median)
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5.8% – 7.5%
Stabilized cap rate range
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$40 – $72
Typical rehab cost / sqft
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+38% to +48%
5-year appreciation
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+1.4% / yr
Population growth (annual)
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Top investor neighborhoods in Jacksonville

  • Riverside / AvondalePremium flip, restored bungalows
  • SpringfieldGentrification path, mid-rehab BRRRR
  • Murray HillMid-tier flip
  • ArlingtonSub-$250k BRRRR entry
  • MandarinSuburban family-buyer flip

Best strategies for Jacksonville

Of DealIntel's six underwritten strategies, the following rank best-fit-first for Jacksonville, FL. Every property in the platform is scored against all six paths in parallel; these are the ones that consistently produce the highest risk-adjusted return in this market.

Tailwinds — what's working in Jacksonville

  • Mayo Clinic + Navy NAS Jax + healthcare cluster
  • Port of Jacksonville container volume
  • No state income tax

Kill flags — common ways Jacksonville deals fail

  • Florida insurance pricing (less acute than coastal)
  • Flood zone exposure on St. Johns River-adjacent inventory
  • Septic-on-sand requires verification

DealIntel's 25-point kill list catches these and 20+ others on every property — see the platform overview for how the kill list runs before strategy evaluation begins.

ADU and multi-unit regulation in Jacksonville

Jacksonville permits ADUs in most RR / RL zones up to 1,200 sqft. Duval County is one of the more permissive Florida jurisdictions.

For state-by-state ADU and middle-housing regulatory background, see the ADU strategy guide and the multi-unit conversion guide.

Underwrite a deal in this market

Run a free ARV, MAO, or BRRRR calculation on a Jacksonville property using the calculators below. For full kill-list + six-strategy evaluation + Investment Memorandum PDF, see pricing — pay-per-deal from $149.

ARV calculatorConfidence-weighted comp methodMAO (70% rule) calculatorMaximum allowable offer mathBRRRR calculatorFull Buy-Rehab-Rent-Refi-Repeat modelCap rate calculatorNOI / value with asset-class ranges
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DealIntel's underwriting team builds and maintains the platform's six-strategy engine, 25-point kill list, and Monte-Carlo financial model. Every piece of long-form content on dealintel.io is reviewed by an underwriter with direct experience scoring residential investment deals.

Last reviewed: 2026-04