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Northeast Florida

Oakleaf Plantation: fees and school zones.

Planned communities · Clay County · west of Jacksonville

Market overview

The shape of Oakleaf Plantation on the First Coast.

Oakleaf Plantation is a cluster of communities in Clay County’s west Jacksonville growth area. The Oakleaf Town Center and nearby grocery centers collect many routine errands, while road access, school assignment, and community fees depend on the exact address.

Oakleaf’s appeal is the combination of neighborhood amenities and nearby everyday retail without a single uniform subdivision package. Homes sit in different phases and associations, so a buyer should compare the property’s recorded POA or HOA dues, any Community Development District assessment, and the current Clay County school assignment separately. The regional trade-off is a car-first routine: groceries and shopping are close to the Oakleaf centers, while broader retail and entertainment extend north into Orange Park. Blanding Boulevard, SR 23 / First Coast Expressway, and I-295 are the main road choices; actual drive times depend on the home, destination, and departure window.

LocationClay County (FL)Oakleaf Plantation CDP · west of Jacksonville · near the Blanding Boulevard and SR 23 corridorsOpen area map
Median sale price · September 2026
$347,940 · Realtor.com closed-sale snapshot
HOA / POA costs
Unavailable community-wide · dues depend on the subdivision and address
CDD costs
No single Oakleaf-wide rate · Double Branch CDD FY2026 single-family annual example: $1,003.35 maintenance + $877.91 debt service
Median year built · ACS 2020–2024
2007
School zones
Clay County · assignment is address-specific; confirm on current district maps
Mean commute to work · ACS 2020–2024
32.3 minutes · individual drive times vary by destination and time of day
Schools

Oakleaf school assignments follow the address.

The board approved a 2025–26 boundary realignment naming Oakleaf Village, Discovery Oaks, and Plantation Oaks as elementary feeders to Oakleaf Junior High. Check current Clay County maps for a home address; the Oakleaf name alone does not determine attendance.

  • Elementary
    Oakleaf Village Elementary School
    One of three elementary campuses in the board-approved 2025–26 feeder pattern for Oakleaf Junior High. Check current district maps for a specific home address.
  • Elementary
    Discovery Oaks Elementary School
    One of three elementary campuses in the board-approved 2025–26 feeder pattern for Oakleaf Junior High. Check current district maps for a specific home address.
  • Elementary
    Plantation Oaks Elementary School
    One of three elementary campuses in the board-approved 2025–26 feeder pattern for Oakleaf Junior High. Check current district maps for a specific home address.
  • Middle
    Oakleaf Junior High School
    The board-approved 2025–26 realignment described its attendance area by roads and district boundaries and moved sixth grade from the feeder campuses. Confirm a home address against the current district map.
  • High
    Oakleaf High School
    A local high-school campus, but the Oakleaf community name does not establish its attendance zone. Verify the home address with Clay County’s current high-school map.
Local amenities

The places you actually go in Oakleaf Plantation.

Oakleaf Town Center and the two Publix nodes focus routine shopping; Orange Park Mall and Thrasher-Horne Center extend the retail and entertainment circuit beyond Oakleaf.

Oakleaf’s everyday geography is concentrated around its grocery and open-air retail centers, with resident recreation inside participating communities and a regional entertainment step in Orange Park. The venues below distinguish Oakleaf stops from nearby destinations rather than treating them as one walkable town center.

Lifestyle

What it is like to actually live in Oakleaf Plantation.

Oakleaf works best for buyers who want neighborhood recreation and a concentrated set of shopping and grocery options, and are comfortable driving for most errands. The diligence is more address-specific than the name suggests: association rules and fees, CDD assessments, school boundaries, and the route to work can change from one community to another.

  • Amenities have an address attached
    Oakleaf has community amenity centers and pools, but access and upkeep are tied to the community and its governing documents. Confirm which facilities a property includes, who may use them, and the current annual assessments before comparing monthly costs.
  • Routine errands cluster; walkability does not
    Oakleaf Town Center, Oakleaf Commons, and Oakleaf Plantation Center put groceries and daily retail in the same broad orbit. The pattern is still car-oriented: check the actual sidewalk and trail connection from a home rather than assuming a nearby center is walkable.
  • School names do not settle zoning
    Oakleaf Village, Discovery Oaks, Plantation Oaks, Oakleaf Junior High, and Oakleaf High are relevant campus names in the area. Clay County publishes separate attendance maps by school level; verify each home against the current map and district locator.
  • Commute routes are the trade
    The ACS mean commute is a population measure, not a promise for a particular drive. Blanding Boulevard, SR 23 / First Coast Expressway, and I-295 create different approaches to Jacksonville, Orange Park, and the wider Clay County job base; test the route at the hours you expect to travel.
Photography

A nearby regional destination, shown in context.

This licensed photograph shows Orange Park Mall in nearby Orange Park — a regional shopping stop, not Oakleaf residential streets.

  • The Orange Park Mall entrance framed by palm trees and landscaping.
    Orange Park Mall, a regional shopping destination in nearby Orange Park. Photograph by Michael Rivera, 16 August 2015, resized from Wikimedia Commons (File: Orange Park Mall entrance).License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Research notes

Sources, definitions, and what to check by address.

The September 2026 sale-price snapshot is not a tax value or forecast. ACS 2020–2024 figures describe the Oakleaf Plantation CDP, not a particular house or commute. No community-wide HOA/POA median or universal CDD rate is available; the Double Branch figure is one district-specific FY2026 example, and recorded charges vary by address. The named elementary campuses follow the district’s approved 2025–26 feeder pattern; use current Clay County maps to confirm each home. The Explore the Area marker uses the Census CDP centroid; its small map hit area is not a legal or parcel boundary. The licensed image shows nearby Orange Park Mall, not Oakleaf residential streets.

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