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Aerial view of the Castillo de San Marcos, St. Augustine, FL 2025-05-20Photo: Schwerdf · CC BY 4.0
Housing in St. Augustine

458 homes sold in St. Augustine in the last year, at a typical $446K

About one sale in 4 is a condo. Below: what each kind of home sells for, what your budget buys, the best months to buy, how hard you’ll have to bid, and a shortcut to every site where St. Augustine homes are listed.

Homes for sale in St. AugustineZillowRedfinRealtor.comMore places to look ↓
Homes sold
458
June 2025 to May 2026
Typical sale price
$446K
houses $540K · condos $249K
Price per square foot
$296
Florida $250
Paid vs. asking
95.4%
4% sold over asking
For sale now
246
May 2026 · 46 sold that month
What sold · last 12 months

A quarter of St. Augustine’s sales are condos, at $291K less than a house

317 houses and 102 condos sold in the year to May 2026. Condos sell faster.

Houses$540K

typical sale · 317 sold in 12 months

Per square foot
$328FL $245
Days to sell
121
Sold over asking
6%
Listings with a price cut
28%
Condos$249K

typical sale · 102 sold in 12 months

Per square foot
$205FL $262
Days to sell
109
Sold over asking
1%
Listings with a price cut
27%
Fewer sales

Multi-family (2–4 units): 15 sold, typical $866K
Townhouses: 24 sold, typical $324K

Too few sales in 12 months for reliable figures.

14 years of sales

Fewer homes sell than before 2022, at twice the 2016 price

458 sales in the last year, against 857 in 2021 and a low of 422 in 2012. The typical sale went from $231K in 2016 to $446K.

Homes soldTypical sale price
0225450675900$225K$350K$475K$600K2012: 422 sold, typical $156K’122013: 474 sold, typical $190K2014: 475 sold, typical $207K’142015: 531 sold, typical $221K2016: 573 sold, typical $231K’162017: 515 sold, typical $232K2018: 596 sold, typical $268K’182019: 649 sold, typical $293K2020: 787 sold, typical $310K’202021: 857 sold, typical $380K2022: 627 sold, typical $435K’222023: 517 sold, typical $408K2024: 431 sold, typical $492K’242025: 426 sold, typical $473KLast 12 months: 458 sold, typical $446KNow

Source: Redfin Data Center, MLS sales. Typical price and $/sq ft are the monthly medians, weighted by sales.

What your budget buys

What $450K buys in St. Augustine

Houseat $328 a sq ft
Condoat $205 a sq ft
The same money in Floridaat $245 a sq ft

Is this asking price fair?

Check a listing against what St. Augustine homes sold for

Against the town’s median price per square foot over the last 12 months. A rough check: condition, lot and location within town move a price more than this can see.

What the sales history says · 14 years of sales

Bidding wars in St. Augustine are back to pre-pandemic levels, with about as many homes for sale

We read every month of St. Augustine’s home sales since 2012 so you don’t have to. Each figure covers 12 months, because a single month in a town is too few sales to mean much. Latest: the year to May 2026, 458 sales.

If you’re buying in St. Augustine

  • Shop in January. It brings about 63 new listings a month, close to the busiest month, with fewer bidding wars (7% over asking).
  • You can negotiate. 27% of listings have cut their price, against 17% before the pandemic.
  • Offer under asking. Buyers paid 95.4% of the list price on average; 4% paid over.
  • You’ll usually have time. Only 13% of homes go under contract within two weeks; the typical one takes 116 days.
Best time to buy

Spring brings both the most homes and the most bidding wars

March has the most new listings (about 76 a month), but May is the most competitive: 13% of May sales close over asking. January and February offer nearly as much choice with fewer homes bid up (7%). January has the least competition (7%).

New listings a monthShare sold over asking
0204060807%13%20%Sweet spotJan: 63 new listings a month, 7% sold over asking, 90 days to sellJFeb: 67 new listings a month, 9% sold over asking, 85 days to sellFMar: 76 new listings a month, 11% sold over asking, 82 days to sellMApr: 74 new listings a month, 11% sold over asking, 81 days to sellAMay: 73 new listings a month, 13% sold over asking, 71 days to sellMJun: 67 new listings a month, 11% sold over asking, 70 days to sellJJul: 61 new listings a month, 9% sold over asking, 70 days to sellJAug: 64 new listings a month, 9% sold over asking, 81 days to sellASep: 57 new listings a month, 12% sold over asking, 84 days to sellSOct: 58 new listings a month, 8% sold over asking, 91 days to sellONov: 56 new listings a month, 10% sold over asking, 82 days to sellNDec: 43 new listings a month, 8% sold over asking, 92 days to sellD

Averages for each calendar month, 2015 on.

How competitive is it now?

Calmer than the 2021 frenzy, and calmer than Florida

St. Augustine now2017–192021 peakFL now
Sold over askingShare of sales that closed above the list price4%7%19%10%
Gone within two weeksShare of homes under contract within 14 days13%17%41%20%
Listings with a price cutShare of homes for sale that cut their price27%17%12%28%
Price paid vs. askingAverage sale price ÷ list price95.4%96.2%97.9%96.3%
Days to sellMedian days from listing to contract116885076
Supply

294 homes for sale on a typical day

That’s 1.8 times the 2022 low (163) and about the 2017–19 level.

2012: 200 for sale’122013: 214 for sale2014: 248 for sale2015: 211 for sale’152016: 218 for sale2017: 208 for sale2018: 296 for sale’182019: 330 for sale2020: 263 for sale2021: 167 for sale’212022: 163 for sale2023: 216 for sale2024: 315 for sale’242025: 318 for saleLast 12 months: 294 for saleNow
Room to negotiate

1 in 4 listings has cut its price

27% in the last year, against 17% in 2017–19 and 28% across Florida. More sellers are pricing high and coming down.

2015: 8%’152016: 6%2017: 13%2018: 16%’182019: 20%2020: 17%2021: 12%’212022: 23%2023: 27%2024: 26%’242025: 27%Last 12 months: 27%Now
Prices by type

Since 2019, houses are up 62%, condos 24%

A house typically sold for $540K in the last year (317 sales), a condo for $249K (102).

$250K$400K$550K$700K2013201520172019202120232025NowHouses 2013: $230K, 305 salesHouses 2014: $248K, 308 salesHouses 2015: $258K, 347 salesHouses 2016: $299K, 331 salesHouses 2017: $293K, 303 salesHouses 2018: $317K, 377 salesHouses 2019: $332K, 415 salesHouses 2020: $358K, 477 salesHouses 2021: $445K, 536 salesHouses 2022: $569K, 366 salesHouses 2023: $583K, 298 salesHouses 2024: $554K, 296 salesHouses 2025: $559K, 309 salesHouses last 12 months: $540K, 317 salesHouses $540KCondos 2013: $138K, 125 salesCondos 2014: $144K, 127 salesCondos 2015: $153K, 122 salesCondos 2016: $154K, 192 salesCondos 2017: $166K, 150 salesCondos 2018: $176K, 165 salesCondos 2019: $201K, 184 salesCondos 2020: $206K, 229 salesCondos 2021: $246K, 228 salesCondos 2022: $312K, 138 salesCondos 2023: $315K, 120 salesCondos 2024: $319K, 102 salesCondos 2025: $264K, 88 salesCondos last 12 months: $249K, 102 salesCondos $249K

Median sale price, weighted by sales each month. Years with fewer than 4 sales of a type are left out.

Across Florida

St. Augustine ranks 437th of 534 busy Florida markets for bidding wars

Share of sales over asking in the last year, among towns with 60 or more sales. St. Augustine is one of the state’s calmer markets.

Source: Redfin Data Center, city market tracker, January 2012 to May 2026 (MLS sales, not seasonally adjusted). Ratios are weighted by homes sold; price cuts by homes for sale.

Rent or buy?

Owning the typical St. Augustine home costs about $2,565 a month

Mortgage
Property tax
Insurance
Rent

Price: St. Augustine’s typical sale, last 12 months. Property tax at St. Augustine’s 0.6% (median bill ÷ median value, Census ACS); insurance at 0.35% of price a year. Before PMI, HOA dues, upkeep and the tax deduction. Whether St. Augustine is affordable on local pay is on Cost of living.

Before you buy in St. Augustine

Six things worth knowing

76

New listings in March

The month with the most choice. December has the fewest, about 43.

Best time to buy
0.6%

Property tax, a year

Of a home’s value: the median bill over the median home value. On a $446K home, about $2,860 a year.

Taxes vs. neighbors
A+

Schools

The schools grade for St. Augustine, from test results, graduation and how much students grow.

Schools in St. Augustine
20 min

Typical commute

The average one-way trip to work for people who live in St. Augustine.

Work & commute
Flood

Check the flood map

Flood insurance isn’t in a standard policy, and lenders require it in FEMA flood zones. Check the address before you make an offer.

Natural hazards
Records

Look up any property

Assessed value, lot size and every past sale of a home you’re eyeing are public, at the town or county assessor and the registry of deeds.

Nearby markets · last 12 months

St. Augustine South, St. Augustine Shores and World Golf Village sell for less a square foot; Vilano Beach and St. Augustine Beach for far more

The busier markets within 25 miles of St. Augustine, by what sold. Prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes next door are on Cost of living.

SoldTypical sale$/sq ftOver askingDays to sell
World Golf Village792$445K$21211%101
St. Augustine458$446K$2964%116
St. Augustine Shores246$317K$2158%97
St. Augustine Beach221$630K$3824%92
Butler Beach204$533K$3625%117
St. Augustine South89$400K$25010%75
Vilano Beach88$766K$3966%120

Redfin Data Center, June 2025 to May 2026. Towns with fewer than 20 sales are left out, and Redfin doesn’t report every town separately.

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Questions about buying a home in St. Augustine

What do homes sell for in St. Augustine, FL?

458 homes sold in the year to May 2026 at a typical $446K, $296 a square foot. Houses sold for about $540K, condos for about $249K.

Is St. Augustine a buyer’s or seller’s market?

A balanced market: 246 homes were for sale in May 2026 and 46 sold, about 5.3 months of supply. Buyers paid 95.4% of asking on average, and 27% of listings cut their price.

When is the best time to buy in St. Augustine?

March brings the most new listings. The sales history shows which months have fewer bidding wars.

How much are property taxes in St. Augustine?

About 0.6% of a home’s value a year. On a $446K home that’s near $2,860.

Where can I see homes for sale in St. Augustine?

Zillow, Redfin, Realtor.com and Homes.com all carry St. Augustine’s MLS listings; the search links above open each one filtered to St. Augustine.

Sales, prices, days on market and listings: Redfin Data Center (MLS, monthly, not seasonally adjusted). Property tax rate: Census American Community Survey. Two-bedroom rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. Typical home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Schools grade: TownRatings (how grades work).