Bostwick
Homes for Sale in Palatka, FL

Bostwick market snapshot (as of October 1, 2026): the median sale price is about $380K ($211 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 34 days on market for closed sales.

In ZIP 32177 (Palatka), 240 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $308K ($180/sq ft), down 2.9% year over year, with a median 64 days on market. Right now 13 active and 4 pending listings put supply at about 5.3 months — a buyer's market. See the live ZIP 32177 housing market and the Putnam County market.

County records show 18 qualified sales in Bostwick across 2024–2025 (9 in 2024, 9 in 2025), median $420,000 — the last recorded sale per parcel on the Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll, independent of the MLS.

Bostwick is a community of 526 homes in Palatka, Putnam County, built between 1900 and 2024 (median 1984), with a median living area of about 1,812 square feet. 54% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).

Bostwick is a rural-edge stretch of Putnam County outside Palatka where 607 homes range across more than a century of construction, from 1900 through 2024. This is a place defined by variety and land, not by a single subdivision blueprint.

The defining feature of Bostwick is dispersion. A median year built of 1985 sits in the middle of a stock that reaches back to 1900 and forward to 2024 — which means the label covers turn-of-the-century structures, late-century builds, and brand-new homes all under one heading. There is no typical Bostwick house, and that is the single most important thing a buyer should internalize before touring.

At a median of 1,759 square feet, the homes here tend toward practical, mid-sized layouts rather than compact starters or sprawling estates. With just over half homestead-exempt, this reads as a settled, owner-heavy market. That combination favors buyers who plan to stay and do the work of matching a specific property to their needs, and it rewards sellers who can document what sets their home apart from the wide field.

In a market this varied, the average number is a trap — the value is in reading each property against its build era, condition, and land. We know how to underwrite an older Bostwick home against a newer one, how to price to condition rather than to a headline median, and how to keep a rural Putnam County transaction moving. That is the difference between a fair deal and an expensive guess.

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