Palatka Home Values (2026): What Houses Are Actually Selling For
Palatka, Putnam County, Florida · Momentum Research · updated 2026-09-07
Homes in Palatka sold for a median of $213,888 over the last 12 months (125 recorded sales), $158 per square foot, and prices are up 4.1% year over year. The typical sale took 61 days to go under contract and closed at 92.6% of the original asking price. Long run: 9.0% a year since 2012 (median $64K then). No algorithm can price your specific house from that; a records-based valuation can. The data first, then how to get one.
Palatka home values year by year
Median recorded sale price, price per square foot, days to contract and sale-to-ask for every year we hold Palatka sales. The compound growth rate works out to 9.0% a year since 2012 (median $64K then).
| Year | Median sale | $/sq ft | Days to contract | Sale-to-ask | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | $64,274 | $42 | 110 | 80.6% | 45 |
| 2013 | $57,244 | $40 | 113 | 82.4% | 52 |
| 2014 | $50,262 | $32 | 117 | 73.0% | 81 |
| 2015 | $55,184 | $34 | 90 | 85.6% | 104 |
| 2016 | $76,047 | $52 | 93 | 89.3% | 95 |
| 2017 | $82,062 | $59 | 72 | 87.7% | 141 |
| 2018 | $114,336 | $72 | 91 | 89.4% | 91 |
| 2019 | $139,321 | $91 | 61 | 95.5% | 90 |
| 2020 | $147,574 | $95 | 62 | 94.5% | 98 |
| 2021 | $168,616 | $113 | 45 | 96.0% | 144 |
| 2022 | $187,840 | $131 | 38 | 96.0% | 199 |
| 2023 | $180,532 | $129 | 52 | 93.5% | 149 |
| 2024 | $191,443 | $145 | 37 | 93.6% | 110 |
| 2025 | $230,949 | $156 | 67 | 91.1% | 107 |
| 2026 | $229,368 | $152 | 61 | 92.6% | 125 |
Where the Palatka market is tight, by price band
Months of supply is active inventory divided by the monthly sales pace; under about four months favors sellers, over six favors buyers. Find your band before you price.
Palatka home values by ZIP code
Active listings and list medians from our feeds today; the typical value and one-year change are Zillow’s ZHVI for the ZIP, which tracks the whole housing stock rather than only what sold.
| ZIP | Active listings | Median list | Typical value (ZHVI) | 1-yr change | Listings with a price cut |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32177 | 30 | $258,450 | $209,979 | +1.3% | 30% |
| 32043 | 1 | $699,000 | $345,994 | -1.1% | 30% |
Home values by community in Palatka
The communities with the most recorded sales in the last 12 months. Each links to its own home-value page with the full price history.
| Community | Median sale | Year over year | Days to contract | Sales (12 mo) | Active |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palatka | $213,888 | -8.7% | 43 | 19 | 0 |
| Dicks Map | $162,000 | +29.6% | 20 | 10 | 0 |
| Nobles Crossing | $326,990 | n/a | 19 | 9 | 1 |
| St Johns Harbor 3 | $172,500 | +32.7% | 52 | 8 | 0 |
| Palatka Blks | $158,000 | -22.7% | 92 | 7 | 0 |
| Rudds | $291,720 | +35.7% | 147 | 7 | 1 |
| Rolling Hills | $193,950 | -22.4% | 22 | 6 | 0 |
| Blair Estates | $455,000 | n/a | 29 | 5 | 0 |
| Bostwick | $360,500 | n/a | 30 | 5 | 0 |
| Country Club Heights | $210,000 | -8.7% | 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Oak Terrace | $175,000 | n/a | 85 | 5 | 0 |
| Carriage Woods | $392,450 | n/a | 21 | 4 | 0 |
What moves the sale price in Palatka beyond the medians
New construction was 27% of sales, which sets the ceiling on what resale buyers will pay for a comparable resale. Sellers have been closing at 92.6% of original asking, so the list price is a negotiation opener, not the number. Zillow’s ZIP metrics put the city’s price-to-income ratio near 4.66 and five-year appreciation near +3.3%. Property mix: Single Family Residence 97%, Townhouse 3%. Condition, lot, roof age, insurance quote and the specific street’s last three closings move an individual house well outside these ranges.
What is my house worth in Palatka?
Not a number this page can give you, and not one an automated model can either: every value above is a median of many Palatka sales, and the spread inside it is wide. A records-based valuation pulls the recorded closings on your street and in your community, adjusts for size, condition, lot and what your home has that the comps do not, and comes back as a written range with a net sheet showing what you would clear at each price after commissions, Florida doc stamps, title and payoff. Momentum Realty does that for Palatka owners at no cost through the form below; the Messtimate gives a square-footage range in the meantime, and the seller net proceeds calculator runs the arithmetic on any price you are considering.
Selling in Palatka: next steps
- Best time of year to sell in Putnam County
- Seller net proceeds calculator
- Putnam County property tax rate and calculator (what a buyer will pay after your sale)
- Homes for sale in Palatka right now (your competition)
- Palatka housing market: live data and trends
- Real estate agents in Palatka
- How Momentum sells homes
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Figures are recorded closed sales and active listings from the MLS feeds behind our Palatka pages, aggregated by Momentum Research as of 2026-09-07; ZIP typical values from Zillow (ZHVI). Community-level aggregates only; nothing on this page is a valuation of any specific property, an appraisal, or an offer. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed. EAB RE Investments LLC dba Momentum Realty, a licensed Florida real estate brokerage. Equal Housing Opportunity.