Julington Creek vs Mandarin: prices, pace & inventory — September 2026
Two of Northeast Florida’s most-asked-about markets, side by side — live numbers, no spin. Which one fits you depends on more than medians; Krista knows both streets-level.
| Julington Creek | Mandarin | |
|---|---|---|
| Median list price | $472,500 | $469,900 |
| Avg. price / sq ft | $234 | $216 |
| Median sold (12 mo) | $480,000 | — |
| Homes sold (12 mo) | 86 | 3 |
| Avg. days on market | 63 days | 84 days |
| Homes for sale now | 39 | 6 |
Live NEFAR MLS data, refreshed daily. Sold figures reflect the trailing 12 months where sample sizes support them.
The decision checklist
Julington Creek vs Mandarin: what each community actually has
| Julington Creek | Mandarin | |
|---|---|---|
| Price range (for sale now) | $195K–$3.0M | $450K–$1.4M |
| Assigned high school | Creekside | Mandarin |
| Gated community | Some homes | — |
| Golf course | Some homes | — |
| New construction available | — | Yes |
| Private-pool homes | Some homes | Some homes |
| Waterfront homes | Some homes | — |
| Homes in a FEMA flood zone | — | — |
Feature prevalence is derived from each community’s current listings and updates as inventory turns over. “Some homes” means the feature appears in part of the active inventory, not community-wide.
How They Compare
Julington Creek or Mandarin?
Julington Creek Plantation and Mandarin face each other across Julington Creek — and across a county line, which is what this comparison is really about. JCP is the St. Johns County side: a master-planned community whose current listings run from condos around $195,000 to estates near $2.95 million, whose amenity network was financed through one of the county’s longest-established CDDs (a separate line on the tax bill), and whose listings currently report Creekside High. Mandarin is the Duval side: one of Jacksonville’s oldest and most varied districts, from starter homes to St. Johns riverfront estates — current listings span roughly $117,000 to over $10 million with a median around $400,000 — under mature live-oak canopy, with listings reporting Mandarin High. Verify the exact school zoning for any specific address.
The structural trade is unusually concrete here. St. Johns County’s effective property-tax rate has recently run around 1.6% against roughly 2% in Duval, but JCP adds its CDD assessment on top while most of Mandarin’s established neighborhoods predate CDDs entirely — so the tax-and-fee math can land either way depending on the specific home, and it deserves a real side-by-side rather than a rule of thumb. Beyond the numbers: JCP offers the planned-community package — the CDD-funded amenity campuses and a low HOA — while Mandarin offers age, acreage in pockets, riverfront streets, and the variety a fifty-year district accumulates. Buyers usually decide between the plan and the patina.
Torn between them?
The right answer depends on commute, schools, HOA/CDD costs, and lifestyle — Krista has walked buyers through both for years and will tell you straight which fits your situation.