Orange Park & Clay County Real Estate Market Report
Last updated July 2026, using the latest full month of Northeast Florida MLS data (April 2026). If you are weighing whether to sell your Orange Park house now, it helps to see what the local market is actually doing instead of the national headlines. Here are the real Clay County numbers, what they mean for a homeowner, and how they factor into a fast cash sale with We Buy Houses Orange Park.
Quick snapshot: Clay County single-family homes
- Median sale price: $365,250, up 2.89% from $355,000 a year earlier
- Median days on market: 91 days
- Active listings: 952, about 3.15 months of supply
- Homes sold in the month: 302
- Sale-to-list ratio: 94.8%
- Market type: still a seller’s market, but a slower, more balanced one
Source: Northeast Florida MLS, April 2026 report. Orange Park, Fleming Island, Green Cove Springs, and Middleburg all fall inside this Clay County data.
What Orange Park home prices look like right now
Across Clay County, the median single-family home sold for $365,250 in the latest reporting month, a 2.89% bump from the year before. Orange Park itself tends to sit at the more affordable end of the county, which is a big part of why families keep moving here from Jacksonville and Duval County looking for more house per dollar within an easy commute. Neighborhoods like Oakleaf and Fleming Island pull the top of the range up, while older pockets closer to Blanding Boulevard and Kingsley Avenue keep entry prices reachable.
Supply is tighter at the bottom of the market and looser at the top. Homes under $250,000 have only about 2.9 months of supply, the $250,000 to $350,000 band sits near 3.7 months, and the $350,000 to $500,000 band is around 4.0 months. Once you climb past $500,000 the supply stretches to nearly six months, which is why higher-priced Orange Park and Fleming Island homes are the ones sitting longest.
How long homes are taking to sell
The median home in Clay County took 91 days to sell in the latest report. That is a long way from the 2021 and 2022 frenzy when clean, updated homes moved in a week or two. Today a listed home commonly sits, gets a price cut, and then sells. For a homeowner who needs to be done quickly, whether because of a job move, a divorce, an inherited house, or a mortgage falling behind, three months of showings and price drops is exactly the timeline they are trying to avoid.
Is it a buyer’s or a seller’s market in Clay County?
By the standard yardstick, under five months of inventory is a seller’s market, and at 3.15 months Clay County still qualifies. About 46% of listings are already under contract at any given time, which tells you buyers are active. But the story underneath is a market that has cooled and rebalanced. Sellers are no longer naming their price and getting it the same day. The 94.8% sale-to-list ratio means the typical seller who lists is ending up roughly 5% under their asking price after those three months on the market, before you even subtract agent commissions and repairs.
What this means if you need to sell your Orange Park house fast
Here is the honest read. If your house is fully updated, you are not in a hurry, and you can host showings for a few months, listing with a good agent is a fine path. Where a cash offer from We Buy Houses Orange Park wins is on speed and certainty. You skip the 91 day wait, the price cuts, the 5% to 6% in commissions, the repairs, and the risk of a financed buyer falling through at the closing table. We buy as-is, in any condition, and close on the date that works for you.
Listing on the market vs a cash offer
| Factor | Listing with an agent | Cash offer from We Buy Houses Orange Park |
|---|---|---|
| Time to close | ~91 days on market, plus 30 to 45 day closing | As little as 7 to 14 days, your timeline |
| Agent commission | Typically 5% to 6% | $0 |
| Repairs and cleaning | Paid by you before listing | None, we buy as-is |
| Price vs asking | Around 94.8% of list after price cuts | A firm cash number, no last-minute drops |
| Financing fall-through risk | Real, most buyers use a mortgage | None, we pay cash |
On a $350,000 sale, 6% in commission alone is about $21,000, and that is before repairs, three months of mortgage payments, taxes, and insurance while you wait. A cash offer trades some of the top-line price for keeping those costs and that time in your pocket. Whether that trade makes sense depends entirely on your situation, so it is worth a quick, no-pressure conversation.
Situations where these numbers matter most
A slower 91 day market hits hardest when the clock is not on your side. If you are trying to sell before foreclosure, settling a probate or inherited house, selling during a divorce, or dealing with a house that needs major repairs, waiting a full quarter for a buyer and then negotiating repairs is often the worst option. You can see how the process works on our how we buy houses page, or just get a cash offer today.
We buy across the whole county, including Fleming Island, Oakleaf, Middleburg, and Green Cove Springs.
How current is this data?
The figures above come from the Northeast Florida MLS April 2026 Clay County report, published June 2026, with live price-band supply pulled in May 2026. Real estate data moves month to month, so treat these as the most recent full-month numbers rather than today’s exact price. We refresh this page as new monthly reports come out. For the current value of your specific house, reach out and we will run the numbers for your street and condition.