What $1M buys in San Marco, Riverside & Avondale right now: three homes, compared.

Across San Marco, Riverside & Avondale’s neighboring subdivisions, 99 homes are for sale at or under $1M today, at a median of $595,000. The three below are picked by rule, not by anyone’s preference: the most space, the newest, and the best price per square foot, each a different home, compared on the facts the MLS carries. The brief underneath is mine.

By Krista Fracke — Broker Associate, Christie's International Real Estate First Coast · 20+ years in Northeast Florida · 500+ closings · client reviews

The brief

At $1M in Jacksonville’s historic districts the budget buys a 1920s house and a walkable square on either bank of the river: San Marco and St. Nicholas on the Southbank, Riverside, Avondale and Ortega on the west. The trade is the age of the systems and the review board’s say over the exterior, and the three homes below show the spread today.

The three homes

The most space

$799,000

2160 Oak Street, Jacksonville, FL 32204

5 bd · 5.5 ba · 5,750 sqft · built 1904

Riverside →

The largest living area at this budget across the ring.

Listed by ROOT REALTY LLC

The newest

$670,000

0 Wolfe Street, Jacksonville, FL 32205

3 bd · 2.5 ba · 2,000 sqft · built 2027

Riverside →

The most recent build year at this budget, a different home.

Listed by BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESERVICES FLORIDA NETWORK REALTY

The best price per square foot

$499,000

115 4th Street, Jacksonville, FL 32206

5 bd · 0 ba · 3,740 sqft · built 1908

Springfield →

The lowest asking price per square foot of the three, a different home again.

Listed by UNITED REAL ESTATE GALLERY

Side by side	The most space	The newest	The best price per square foot
Price	$799,000	$670,000	$499,000
Price per sqft	$139	$335	$133
Beds / baths	5 / 5.5	3 / 2.5	5 / 0
Living area	5,750 sqft	2,000 sqft	3,740 sqft
Year built	1904	2027	1908
Lot	0.29 ac	0.14 ac	0.09 ac
HOA (reported)	None reported	None reported	None reported
FEMA zone	X	X	X
Days on market	172	14	143
Last tax bill	$4,160 (2025)	$2,022 (2025)	$6,478 (2025)
Subdivision	Riverside	Riverside	Springfield

Live from the MLS, refreshed hourly. HOA as reported by the listing; district (CDD) assessments ride the tax bill and are not in the HOA figure. FEMA zone computed from each home’s coordinates. Listings courtesy of the brokerages named.

What this budget forces you to decide here

Which bank, which square

San Marco Square or Five Points and the Shoppes of Avondale: the same budget buys a smaller house nearer the square or a larger one a few blocks out.

A 1920s house is a 1920s house

Insurers and lenders ask about the roof, the wiring, the plumbing and the foundation. The renovation’s quality varies house to house and decides the quote.

The river blocks and 2017

River-side streets carry high-risk zones and took water in Irma; the interior blocks read Zone X. The flood page shows the live mix.

Newest at or under $1M

2150 Ernest Street, Jacksonville, FL 32204$480,000 · 3 bd · 1,604 sqft · Riverside
1234 Challen Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32205$650,000 · 3 bd · 1,742 sqft · Avondale
1825 Perry Street, Jacksonville, FL 32206$459,000 · 5 bd · 2,080 sqft · Springfield
1514 Silver Street, Jacksonville, FL 32206$619,000 · 6 bd · 3,452 sqft · Springfield
1520 Osceola Street, Jacksonville, FL 32204$589,800 · 3 bd · 2,533 sqft · Riverside
1820 Van Wert Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32205$925,000 · 3 bd · 2,599 sqft · Avondale

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Common questions

Is $1M enough to buy in San Marco, Riverside & Avondale?

The live count at the top of this page is the honest answer for today: every home for sale across these neighboring subdivisions at or under $1M, with the median. The three homes below are picked from that set by rule (most space, newest, best price per square foot), so what you see is what the money buys this week, not a brochure.

How are the three homes chosen?

By rule, from every marketable listing in the ring at or under the budget: the largest living area, the newest build year, and the lowest price per square foot, each a different home. The set refreshes with the feed. No home is featured by arrangement and no listing agent is involved in the pick.

Do the historic districts have HOA fees?

No. San Marco, Riverside, Avondale, Ortega and Springfield are city neighborhoods without associations or CDDs; the costs are the tax bill, the insurance on an older house and, in the designated districts, the preservation review on exterior changes. The condo and townhome tier is the exception.

Other budgets, other rings

What $600k buys in San Marco, Riverside & Avondale →What $1M buys in Ponte Vedra Beach →What $900k buys in Nocatee →What $900k buys in eTown & the Southside →What $1.2M buys in Anastasia Island & St. Augustine Beach →What $800k buys in Amelia Island & Fernandina Beach →

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The San Marco, Riverside & Avondale hub

Jacksonville’s historic districts on both banks of the St. Johns: San Marco and St. Nicholas on the Southbank, Riverside, Avondale and Ortega on the west, Springfield north of downtown, with the pre-1940 inventory live.