What $750k buys in Mandarin right now: three homes, compared.
Across Mandarin’s neighboring subdivisions, 33 homes are for sale at or under $750k today, at a median of $459,900. 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 $750k in Mandarin the budget buys what the newer corridors cannot: a 1970s-to-1990s home on a quarter-acre or more under live oaks, no CDD anywhere, and most streets with no HOA. The trade is the roof and the systems, and the three homes below show how lot, age and price move against each other across the district today.
The three homes
The most space
$635,000
12629 Julington Oaks Drive, Jacksonville, FL 322235 bd · 3.5 ba · 3,432 sqft · built 2015
Julington Oaks →The largest living area at this budget across the ring.
Listed by FUTURE HOME REALTY INC
The newest
$475,000
12184 Hatherden Court, Jacksonville, FL 322584 bd · 2.5 ba · 2,051 sqft · built 2023
Greenland Chase →The most recent build year at this budget, a different home.
Listed by KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY ATLANTIC PARTNERS
The best price per square foot
$399,000
12071 Blackfoot Trail, Jacksonville, FL 322234 bd · 2 ba · 2,446 sqft · built 1981
The Wilderness →The lowest asking price per square foot of the three, a different home again.
Listed by CHAD AND SANDY REAL ESTATE GROUP
| Side by side | The most space | The newest | The best price per square foot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $635,000 | $475,000 | $399,000 |
| Price per sqft | $185 | $232 | $163 |
| Beds / baths | 5 / 3.5 | 4 / 2.5 | 4 / 2 |
| Living area | 3,432 sqft | 2,051 sqft | 2,446 sqft |
| Year built | 2015 | 2023 | 1981 |
| Lot | 0.24 ac | 0.18 ac | 0.35 ac |
| HOA (reported) | $52/mo | $57/mo | None reported |
| FEMA zone | X | X | X |
| Days on market | 119 | 83 | 208 |
| Last tax bill | $9,187 (2025) | $4,214 (2025) | $4,150 (2025) |
| Subdivision | Julington Oaks | Greenland Chase | The Wilderness |
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
Lot and canopy vs systems
Mandarin’s lots and oaks are the draw; the 1970s-90s roofs, panels and plumbing are the cost. The insurer prices the second; the buyer pays for the first.
No CDD, mostly no HOA
Nothing in Mandarin carries a district line, and most older subdivisions have no association. The monthly cost is the mortgage, the tax and the insurance.
River side or interior
The Mandarin Road and Scott Mill frontage is a different market with a different flood zone; the interior reads Zone X and prices accordingly.
Newest at or under $750k
- 3520 Peerless Dock Court, Jacksonville, FL 32223$379,900 · 3 bd · 1,578 sqft · Lake Mandarin
- 12191 Travertine Trail, Jacksonville, FL 32223$575,000 · 4 bd · 2,169 sqft · The Wilderness
- 12587 Julington Oaks Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32223$610,000 · 4 bd · 2,272 sqft · Julington Oaks
- 12407 Valpariso Trail, Jacksonville, FL 32223$499,000 · 4 bd · 1,923 sqft · The Wilderness
- 3821 Olympic Lane, Jacksonville, FL 32223$389,900 · 3 bd · 1,432 sqft · Mandarin Pines
- 7214 Poinciana Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32217$399,900 · 3 bd · 1,720 sqft · San Jose
See it this week
Narrowing it down in Mandarin?
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.
Call (904) 333-8595 Text Krista
Krista Fracke, Broker Associate. You'll hear back from me directly, not from a call center.
This is the work I do every week. Shopping Mandarin at $750k? 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 $750k enough to buy in Mandarin?
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 $750k, 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.
Does Mandarin have CDD fees?
No. Mandarin was built before Florida’s community development districts became the way new subdivisions were financed, so no Mandarin address carries a CDD line, and most of the older subdivisions have no HOA either. The Mandarin page carries the live facts.
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