St. Johns County, FL real estate

What the numbers say

St. Johns County, FL real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in St. Johns County listed for $529,000, down 2.1% from a year earlier. That is 29% above the Florida median of $409,950.

Homes spent a median of 72 days on the market, faster than 88 days a year ago. That makes St. Johns County the #11 fastest-selling of 41 Florida counties we track.

Homeowners in St. Johns County pay a median of $3,721 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $489,200, an effective rate of about 0.76%. The Florida average is 0.76%, which makes St. Johns County the #44 lowest-tax of 67 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,922 a month, and $1,744 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 23 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $529,000 home here comes to about $3,440 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $147,000 a year (the median household here earns $109,839).