Amelia National

As of 2026, Amelia National spans a broad price range. New ICI custom homes start from the high $400s to upper $500s, the area's average sits in the mid-$500s to upper-$500s, and luxury and golf-course homes, especially larger pool homes with views, range well into the $700s and beyond. That places it as a premium but attainable gated golf community, below Ponte Vedra's club communities.

Buyers here choose between building a new ICI custom home and buying a resale, and the two are worth comparing directly. A resale on a premium golf or water lot, especially one with the CDD bond paid off and the home updated, can be a strong value against a new build once lot premiums and options are added. Because homes are custom, condition, finishes, lot position, and view drive price significantly within the range.

On carrying cost, two things matter. First, the CDD bond is paid off on many homes, which lowers the annual cost and is a real value point to confirm per home. Second, the club membership, with lifestyle and golf tiers and a food-and-beverage minimum, is a separate and significant recurring expense. The honest way to evaluate Amelia National is the all-in cost, the home, HOA, any remaining CDD, and the realistic club cost for how you will use it, which is exactly the comparison the listing agent and membership office will not run for you.

The centerpiece is the 18-hole Tom Fazio signature course, recently renovated, with a driving range and eight acres of immaculately groomed practice facilities, a pro shop, and an on-site golf professional. Its standout feature for buyers is value: it carries one of the lowest initiation fees of any Tom Fazio course, making a high-caliber private golf experience more accessible than at comparable clubs, a genuine differentiator in the region.

Homes are custom-built by ICI Homes, Florida's custom-home builder, which offers in-house architectural services so buyers can design from scratch or adapt a plan. Homes generally run from about 2,000 to 3,000-plus square feet, with larger luxury homes available, many with golf-course or water views, single-story and two-story designs, pools, and high-end finishes. New homes price from the high $400s to upper $500s, with luxury and golf-frontage homes ranging well beyond.

The French Provincial clubhouse anchors the community with a full-service restaurant and lounge, a pro shop, locker rooms, massage rooms, a game room, and various meeting and event spaces, including a banquet hall. Beyond it are a resort-style pool complex, eight lighted championship tennis courts, a fitness center with spa services, basketball courts, sports fields, miles of trails, and on-site concierge service, all behind a manned gate.

Amelia National's amenities are built around its country-club core. The French Provincial clubhouse offers a full-service restaurant and lounge, a pro shop, locker rooms, massage rooms, a game room, and meeting and event spaces including a banquet hall, while the 18-hole Tom Fazio course, driving range, and eight-acre practice facility anchor the golf experience.

Beyond golf, residents enjoy a resort-style pool complex, eight lighted championship tennis courts, a fitness center with spa and massage services, basketball courts, sports fields, and miles of walking and biking trails, with on-site concierge service handling reservations, transportation, and other needs. The manned, gated entrance adds security and privacy. It is a deep, resort-caliber amenity set for a community of its size.

Access to the golf and club amenities runs through the club membership, which is separate from home ownership and offered in lifestyle and golf tiers with a food-and-beverage minimum, covered in the cost section. Understanding exactly what your membership includes and costs is essential before buying, since it is the largest recurring expense here.

Everyday shopping and dining are a short drive in the Yulee area, which has grown its retail along the SR-200/A1A corridor with grocery, big-box, and restaurant options, so daily errands do not require a long trip. The community's own clubhouse dining adds a convenient on-site option for residents.

For more, historic downtown Fernandina Beach offers boutique shopping, galleries, and a celebrated restaurant scene about 15 minutes away, and Amelia Island adds resort dining and shops. Jacksonville's larger retail, including the St. Johns Town Center, is a reasonable drive via I-95. The mix, growing Yulee retail nearby plus Fernandina's charm and Jacksonville's scale within reach, suits the community well.

First, the club membership is the cost that decides the real number, not the home price. Get the current lifestyle and golf membership terms and the food-and-beverage minimum in writing, and budget the club as a fixed expense.

Second, confirm whether the CDD bond is paid off on the specific home. It is on many but not all, and a paid-off bond is a meaningful, quantifiable saving you can verify.

Third, compare building new with ICI against buying a resale. A resale on a premium golf or water lot, updated and with the bond paid off, can beat a new build once lot premiums and options are added, or vice versa, so run both.

Fourth, lot position drives price and enjoyment. Golf-frontage and water lots carry premiums and, in the case of golf frontage, some stray balls and foot traffic, so weigh the view against the cost.

Fifth, Nassau County is a coastal county, but Amelia National sits off-island near I-95 and A1A, which generally means lower coastal-flood exposure than homes on Amelia Island itself. The community still has lakes and wetlands, so pull the FEMA flood designation for the exact address before you write an offer, and get a bindable flood and homeowners quote during your inspection period. The Fernandina and Nassau corridor is served by AT&T and Comcast (Xfinity), with cable widely available and fiber expanding, so confirm the options at the specific address if working from home matters.

The honest way to place Amelia National is against the other golf and coastal-area options a Nassau or Northeast Florida buyer is realistically weighing. Each trades something different.

The closest peer is North Hampton in Yulee, an Arnold Palmer Signature golf community on the same mainland side, usually at a lower price but without Amelia National's guard gate and clubhouse depth. On the island, the Omni-anchored Amelia Island Plantation and its Long Point course offer resort golf and beach access at a higher price and with barrier-island insurance. Down in St. Johns County, the Ponte Vedra and Nocatee club communities offer more pedigree and newer amenities at a meaningfully higher all-in cost.

Amelia National's case against this field is attainable country-club golf: a Tom Fazio course with an unusually low initiation fee, ICI custom homes, resort amenities, and the Amelia Island beaches minutes away, often with the CDD bond paid off. The case against it is the separate club cost and the near-but-not-on-the-beach location, where a buyer wanting Ponte Vedra's pedigree would pay far more and a buyer wanting beachfront would look on-island.

Amelia National fits golfers who want a Tom Fazio course without Ponte Vedra pricing, buyers who value a gated, guard-gated, amenity-rich community, those who want custom ICI quality near the coast, and buyers who want the Amelia Island beaches close without paying barrier-island insurance.

Amelia National is a weaker fit for buyers who do not want a separate club membership cost, anyone who must be directly on the beach, buyers seeking the lowest possible carrying cost, or those who want a walkable urban setting. For those priorities, an on-island home or a no-club community is a closer match.