Hildreth Back Bay
Homes for Sale in St. Augustine, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
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Homes For Sale Right Now in Hildreth Back Bay
Live MLS inventory for Hildreth Back Bay. Every active listing, what is under contract right now, and the last 12 months of closed sales, refreshed twice a day. Closed comps beat an algorithm's guess every time.
Active · 137 daysTop listing
Active · 138 days
Active · 113 days
Pending · 261 daysActive and pending Hildreth Back Bay listings as of 2026-09-20, priced high to low. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Tap any home to ask about it.
Price here is being set by a handful of transactions, not a broad market. With a median of $632,500 and $321.49 per square foot, and only four active listings and four closings in the current window, every sale carries outsized weight on the numbers — a single high or low-condition closing can move the median more than it would in a deeper market.
The market band reads buyer-leaning with 12 months of supply, yet the median time on market is just 28.5 days. Read that combination carefully: it is not that homes sit — it is that so few homes list here that 12 months of supply can coexist with a fast sale once a listing does hit the market. For sellers, pricing precisely against the last few closings matters more than usual. For buyers, being ready to move the moment something lists matters more than negotiating room.
Hildreth Back Bay right now
🟢 Buyer-leaning market. 7.2 months of supply and 25% of the inventory already under contract give buyers above-average negotiating leverage.Why it matters: months of supply is how long today's inventory would last at today's sales pace; under-contract share is the portion of homes for sale that already have a buyer.Momentum Research analysis of realMLS records, as of September 20, 2026. Confidence: Medium (4 active and pending listings, 5 closed sales in 12 months).
🟢 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($605K) is up 14.8% from the prior 12 months ($527K). With about 4 sales a year, a single closing can swing this number, so read the level and the decade, not one year's move.Momentum Research, record-level realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending September 20. Confidence: Low (5 and 4 sales in the two windows).
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· Updated September 20, 2026 · Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Hildreth Back Bay market snapshot (as of September 20, 2026): the median sale price is about $605K ($317 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), a median 41 days on market for closed sales, and 7.2 months of supply, a buyer-leaning market. The trailing-12-month median is up 15% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level realMLS closed sales (5 closings in the current window).
Hildreth Back Bay is a community of 72 homes in St. Augustine, St. Johns County, built between 1924 and 2024 (median 1985.5), with a median living area of about 1,805 square feet. 65% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Hildreth Back Bay is a St. Augustine community in St. Johns County where the resale market currently turns on a small handful of transactions. As of 2026-07-14, the median price sits at $632,500 with a median of $321.49 per square foot.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Hildreth Back Bay is best for.
Best for
- Buyers targeting a purchase near the $632,500 median who are ready to move quickly once a home lists.
- Buyers comfortable evaluating value on a price-per-square-foot basis, where the current median runs $321.49.
- Buyers or sellers who want a strategy built on the last few actual closings rather than a broad-market estimate.
Probably not for
- Buyers who want a wide pool of active listings to compare side by side — only four are currently on market.
- Buyers making their decision around specific community amenities, since none are identified in current MLS listings.
- Buyers who want to lean on a long, stable price trend — the 30.4% year-over-year figure is drawn from just four closings.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending September 20 of each year, from record-level realMLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($605K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($527K) IS the +14.8% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 6 sales each (5 in the current window); every figure carries its sample size, and thin markets swing on single closings. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
20% of homes for sale in ZIP 32084 are already under contract (under contract ÷ under contract + active listings) — a read on how much of the available inventory buyers have already claimed. Source: MLS data (2026-09-20).
Hildreth Back Bay Market Scorecard
Hildreth Back Bay is currently a buyer-leaning market. About 7.2 months of supply, a median asking price of $565,000, and homes go under contract in about 137 days.
Go deeper: ZIP market scorecard · county scorecard · true cost calculator · affordability calculator.
Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
Hildreth Back Bay on the map.
Every active, pending, and recently sold home, plotted. Toggle the layers and tap a home for the details.
Listing locations from realMLS. Map data © OpenStreetMap, tiles © CARTO.
How far is everything?
Everyday stops around Hildreth Back Bay are close: the nearest coffee is about 4 minutes away.
- Cuban coffee · Coffee4 min
- El Supremo Taqueria · Groceries5 min
- Smoked. Southern BBQ · Dining5 min
- Vilano Beach Town Center · Shopping5 min
- Project Swing Park · Parks8 min
- North Central Hospice · Health11 min
Approximate drive times via Mapbox Search + Directions, 2026-07-03. Verify for a specific address.
Schools
- St. Johns County Public Schools
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
- Ketterlinus ElementaryFLDOE grade A · Elementary (verify zoning)
- R.J. Murray Middle SchoolFLDOE grade A · 6-8 (verify zoning)
- St. Augustine High SchoolFLDOE grade A · 9-12 (verify zoning)
Grades are official Florida Department of Education school grades for 2025-26. Assignments are reported as of the 2025-26 year and can change; always confirm with St. Johns County Public Schools for a specific address.
Buying with schools in mind? We can confirm the exact zoned schools for any Hildreth Back Bay address.
The Hildreth Back Bay buying strategy.
If we were buying in Hildreth Back Bay today, this is the order of operations we would run for our clients.
Underwrite the condition first. Price the roof, HVAC, and systems honestly before judging any list price; condition swings value here more than square footage alone.
Match the home to real comps. Recent sales of similar condition and lot, not the asking price, tell you what a home is worth.
Use your leverage. With inventory sitting, there is room to negotiate on anything dated or overpriced and to ask for repairs or a rate buydown.
Line up financing and inspection early. A pre-approval and an inspection plan let you act fast and negotiate from evidence.
Keep an agent in your corner. The listing agent works for the seller; we represent you and prepare a hand-built valuation before any offer in Hildreth Back Bay.
A market built on very few data points
Four active listings and four closings in the current window is a thin sample, and it shows up in the swings: prices here are up 30.4% year-over-year, a figure that looks dramatic on paper but is drawn from so few sales that it should be treated as directional, not definitive. A market heat score of 74 signals real competitive interest, but with this little inventory, that heat is competing over very few doors rather than a broad pool of comparable homes.
The 28.5-day median days on market tells you homes here, when they are priced right, do not linger. Paired with 12 months of supply, the picture is one of scarcity rather than softness — the buyer-leaning classification reflects how little is actively for sale relative to the pace of closings, not a market where sellers are struggling to find offers.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Hildreth Back Bay. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Momentum Buy Score.
Our proprietary 0 to 10 read across the factors that decide how a home in Hildreth Back Bay buys, holds, and resells. Momentum Research; not an appraisal.
Momentum Intelligence Scores are our proprietary, qualitative assessment on a 0 to 10 scale, built from the record-level market data on this page. They are a framework for comparing communities, not a guarantee of future value and not advice on a specific home; unlike an automated value estimate they do not price your home, they grade the community on evidence you can inspect. Composite is the plain average of the 4 factors (6.8). Basis: Recent Direction +14.8% year-over-year; Liquidity & Demand 7.2 months of supply; Owner Commitment 65% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 97.4% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a market with only four active listings, there is no room for guesswork on price. Momentum tracks the realmls feed closely enough to know what the last few closings actually looked like — condition, per-square-foot pricing, days on market — and builds an offer or listing strategy against that small, specific comp set rather than a broad zip-code average that would miss what is really happening in Hildreth Back Bay.
Hildreth Back Bay in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
- No CDD
- HOA status not on record. Verify any dues before you offer
- Any club/amenity membership is billed separately
Confirm the current HOA dues, exactly what they cover, and any CDD bond or special assessment for a specific address before you offer.
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Tools for a Hildreth Back Bay buy.
Free calculators to pressure-test the real cost before you tour.
Selling here is won on condition and pricing to real comps, not an automated estimate. The right number comes from closed Hildreth Back Bay sales matched to your home.
Price it to the comps and condition, not an automated estimate.
If you are thinking about selling in Hildreth Back Bay, the right list price comes from recent comparable sales matched to your home's condition and location, not an automated estimate.
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Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale prices in Hildreth Back Bay Homes for Sale in St year by year since 2014, from closed MLS sales. Long-run history beats any single estimate: it shows what this community has actually done through rate cycles, not what a model guesses.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | realMLS, refreshed twice daily (last: September 20, 2026) |
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending September 20, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR assessment roll (street-list match (3 streets, ZIP 32084)) |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-09-20 |
| Schools | 2025-26 district assignments + FLDOE school grades; verify with the district |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2005 (56 transactions analyzed) |
Verify the primary sources yourself: Florida DOR · U.S. Census · FEMA flood maps · Citizens Property Insurance.
Momentum Research figures are our own analysis of realMLS records; MLS data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Methodology: how Momentum market scores are computed. Market metrics describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
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