Julington Creek vs Mandarin: prices, pace & inventory — October 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 | $499,450 | $399,900 |
| Avg. price / sq ft | $248 | $238 |
| Median sold (12 mo) | $490,000 | $375,000 |
| Homes sold (12 mo) | 173 | 1044 |
| Avg. days on market | 66 days | 64 days |
| Homes for sale now | 22 | 275 |
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) | $199K–$3.0M | $160K–$10.5M |
| Assigned high school | Creekside | Mandarin |
| Gated community | Some homes | — |
| Golf course | Yes | — |
| New construction available | — | Yes |
| Private-pool homes | Some homes | Some homes |
| Waterfront homes | Some 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.
Quick Answers
Is Julington Creek more expensive than Mandarin?
As of October 2026, the median list price in Julington Creek is $499,450 versus $399,900 in Mandarin, based on live NEFAR MLS data.
Which has more homes for sale, Julington Creek or Mandarin?
Julington Creek currently has 22 homes for sale; Mandarin has 275. Inventory changes daily, and the counts on this page update automatically.
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.
The Julington Creek & Fruit Cove hub
Northwest St. Johns County along Racetrack Road and State Road 13: Julington Creek Plantation, Julington Lakes, Stillwater, Durbin Crossing and the neighborhoods between, with the fees, the flood map and the comparisons.
Neighborhoods
Compare & decide