What $600k buys in San Marco, Riverside & Avondale right now: three homes, compared.
Across San Marco, Riverside & Avondale’s neighboring subdivisions, 108 homes are for sale at or under $600k today, at a median of $454,000. 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 $600k 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
$449,000
1431 N Pearl Street, Jacksonville, FL 322068 bd · 0 ba · 7,752 sqft · built 1914
Springfield →The largest living area at this budget across the ring.
Listed by BELLE EPOQUE REALTY SERVICES LLC
The newest
$549,900
1524 Nicholson Road, Jacksonville, FL 322074 bd · 2.5 ba · 2,054 sqft · built 2026
St Nicholas Park
The most recent build year at this budget, a different home.
Listed by RPB REALTY,INC
The best price per square foot
$279,900
2542 Spring Park Road, Jacksonville, FL 322074 bd · 2 ba · 2,132 sqft · built 1954
Metes & Bounds
The lowest asking price per square foot of the three, a different home again.
Listed by FLORIDA HOMES REALTY & MTG LLC
| Side by side | The most space | The newest | The best price per square foot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $449,000 | $549,900 | $279,900 |
| Price per sqft | $58 | $268 | $131 |
| Beds / baths | 8 / 0 | 4 / 2.5 | 4 / 2 |
| Living area | 7,752 sqft | 2,054 sqft | 2,132 sqft |
| Year built | 1914 | 2026 | 1954 |
| Lot | 0.21 ac | 0.25 ac | 0.21 ac |
| HOA (reported) | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| FEMA zone | X | X | X |
| Days on market | 1 | 14 | 26 |
| Last tax bill | $4,074 (2025) | — | $3,999 (2025) |
| Subdivision | Springfield | St Nicholas Park | Metes & Bounds |
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 $600k
- 2150 Ernest Street, Jacksonville, FL 32204$480,000 · 3 bd · 1,604 sqft · Riverside
- 1825 Perry Street, Jacksonville, FL 32206$459,000 · 5 bd · 2,080 sqft · Springfield
- 1520 Osceola Street, Jacksonville, FL 32204$589,800 · 3 bd · 2,533 sqft · Riverside
- 1746 N Pearl Street, Jacksonville, FL 32206$490,000 · 4 bd · 2,253 sqft · Springfield
- 4745 Queen Lane, Jacksonville, FL 32210$495,000 · 3 bd · 1,924 sqft · Ortega Forest
- 1627-1629 Laura Street, Jacksonville, FL 32206$575,000 · 4 bd · 2,800 sqft · Springfield
See it this week
Narrowing it down in San Marco, Riverside & Avondale?
Tell me what you need and I will line up the showings. I pull the flood zone and the true monthly cost on each one before we go.
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This is the work I do every week. Shopping San Marco, Riverside & Avondale at $600k? Tell me what the home has to do for you and I will run this comparison for your shortlist every week, with the district line, the HOA and the flood zone in the same column, until you have the house.
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Broker Associate · Christie's International Real Estate First Coast · 20+ years · 500+ closings
Common questions
Is $600k 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 $600k, 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
Want San Marco, Riverside & Avondale run at your budget?
Three homes a week, picked by the same rule, with every bill in the same column.
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.
By ZIP, live
Guides & compare
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- Jacksonville flood zones, area by area
- Riverfront homes in San Marco
- Riverfront homes in Ortega & Avondale
- Living on the St. Johns River
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