St. Augustine Beach: Neighborhood Briefing

Buyer-Leaning Market · 50/100as of June 21, 2026

Here is where the St. Augustine Beach market stands this month, with the latest verified development news and the Momentum score, all in one place.

Market snapshot

St. Augustine Beach is currently a buyer-leaning market, with a median sold price around $588K. Right now homes are taking about 129 days to sell, and there is roughly 3.2 months of supply. Prices are down about 5% over the past year, though values remain up about 64% since 2013. Listings are currently asking about 54% more per square foot than recent sales have closed at, which can leave room to negotiate.

Source: realMLS listing and sales data, as of June 21, 2026.

Development Momentum

St. Augustine Beach has a Development Momentum score of 51 out of 100 (Active), based on 3 verified development items in the last 12 months. It measures the velocity of approved, funded, and opening projects nearby, and is distinct from market price. How this is scored.

What is happening near St. Augustine Beach

• June 5, 2026The Floridian opens new custom-built restaurant near A1A Beach Boulevard. The Floridian opened its new custom-designed restaurant at 485 Old Beach Road, on the corner of A1A Beach Boulevard near State Road 312, in early June. The roughly 4,000-square-foot Old Florida coastal-cottage-style building seats about 120 with indoor and outdoor dining, a private dining space, full bar and free parking, after the restaurant closed its longtime downtown St. Augustine location in 2025. Jacksonville Daily Record
• todaySt. Johns County Ocean and Fishing Pier closes for major piling repairs. The St. Johns County Ocean and Fishing Pier at 350 A1A Beach Blvd. temporarily closed beginning May 13 for a construction project to repair and strengthen the pier pilings, with completion anticipated by the end of November 2026. The adjacent Splash Park and beach access remain open, though visitors face minor parking impacts near the pavilion and the northern beach access point is closed for the project. St. Johns County Pier
• todaySt. Augustine Beach adopts FY 2026 budget and 2.5-mill operating rate. The St. Augustine Beach City Commission set its FY 2026 operating millage rate at 2.5000 mills, which is 5.60% above the rolled-back rate of 2.3675 mills, plus a voted debt service millage of 0.0841. The rate and the FY 2026 budget were adopted through Ordinances 25-09 and 25-10. City of St. Augustine Beach
• todaySt. Augustine Beach Shore Protection Project paused over easement requirement. St. Johns County held a community meeting on May 14 about perpetual easements tied to the federal St. Augustine Beach Shore Protection Project, a 50-year commitment to restore and monitor the eroded shoreline between Anastasia State Park and Ocean Hammock Park. The project is currently paused due to a new U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requirement for 100% perpetual easements and waivers from property owners in the project area, with a roughly five-year renourishment cycle. St. Johns County
• March 5, 2025St. Augustine Beach restricts paid parking to improved areas along A1A Beach Boulevard. At its March 5 meeting, the St. Augustine Beach City Commission decided to limit paid parking to improved areas along A1A Beach Boulevard, such as the parking areas at 16th Street east and west of the boulevard, as part of the city's master parking plan. The decision refines how the city manages beach-access parking along its main corridor. City of St. Augustine Beach

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Market figures are computed from current realMLS listing and sales data and update as the market moves. Development items are verified, dated, and source-linked. This briefing is general information, not financial or investment advice. Every home and situation is different, so talk to a licensed agent about yours.