Loan Limits / Florida / Duval County
2026 Loan Limits · Florida · JACKSONVILLE, FL
Duval County, FL.
2026 conforming and FHA loan limits, calibrated to a median sales price of $486,000.
Median Sales Price
$486,000
Per HUD CHUMS, 2026
Conforming 1u Limit
$832,750
Standard conforming
FHA 1u Limit
$580,750
Mid-tier
Jumbo Threshold
> $832,750
1-unit · loans above this are jumbo
Conforming (Fannie / Freddie)
Standard conforming| 1-unit (single-family) | $832,750 |
| 2-unit (duplex) | $1,066,250 |
| 3-unit (triplex) | $1,288,800 |
| 4-unit (fourplex) | $1,601,750 |
FHA Forward (203b)
Mid-tier| 1-unit (single-family) | $580,750 |
| 2-unit (duplex) | $743,450 |
| 3-unit (triplex) | $898,700 |
| 4-unit (fourplex) | $1,116,850 |
About this county
About Duval County
Duval County, officially the City of Jacksonville and Duval County, is a county in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, its population was 995,567, making it the sixth-most populous county in Florida. Its county seat is Jacksonville, with which the Duval County government has been consolidated since 1968. Duval County was established in 1822 and is named for William Pope Duval, Governor of Florida Territory from 1822 to 1834. Duval County is the central county of the Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Read more on Wikipedia →
Population
1,007,189
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Median Household Income
$68,447
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Median Home Value (Census)
$274,900
Owner-occupied · ACS 2023
Owner-Occupancy Rate
58%
Of occupied housing
What these limits mean for buyers in Duval County
The 2026 conforming 1-unit limit for Duval County is $832,750. Loans at or below this amount can be sold by the originating lender to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, which keeps pricing tight and underwriting consistent. Duval County uses the standard national conforming baseline.
For FHA financing, the 2026 1-unit limit is $580,750. The HUD CHUMS table pegs the median sales price for Duval County at $486,000. Duval County is in HUD's FHA high-cost tier — its limit sits between the national floor of $541,287 and the ceiling of $1,249,125, calculated as 115% of the area median.
Practical takeaway. The median sales price in Duval County ($486,000) is below both limits — FHA, conventional, and VA financing all cover median-priced purchases here. Choice between programs comes down to credit, down payment, and overlay differences.
How the limits are set
Conforming limits come from the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), which adjusts them each year based on changes in the FHFA Housing Price Index. FHA limits come from HUD: the national floor is $541,287 (65% of conforming baseline), the ceiling is $1,249,125 (150% of conforming baseline), and counties between are calculated as 115% of the area median sales price.
Multi-unit and house-hacking math
Duval County 2-, 3-, and 4-unit conforming limits are $1,066,250, $1,288,800, and $1,601,750 respectively. If you're house-hacking — owner-occupying one unit of a 2-4 unit property — these are the limits that matter, and the rental income on the other units can be used to qualify. FHA and VA both finance owner-occupied 2-4 unit properties at their own multi-unit limits.
Limits effective 2026 per HUD CHUMS publication. Sourced GSE and FHA files. Generated 2026-04-26.
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