Island Cottages in St. Augustine

Island Cottages
Homes for Sale in St. Augustine, FL

Community in St. Augustine · St. Johns County · ZIP 32080
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As of September 2026, Island Cottages in St. Augustine, FL has 2 homes for sale. As of September 2026, the MLS records 23 closed sales in Island Cottages in St. Augustine, FL since 2010, the most recent in August 2025. Across St. Augustine as a whole, 2,663 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $453,314, 52 median days on market, with 688 homes for sale today. At that median and St. Johns County's FY2025-26 rate of 13.47 mills, annual property tax runs about $6,110 ($5,590 with the full homestead exemption).

Live · Island Cottages Housing Pulse realMLS + public records Analysis by Momentum Realty · $3.5B+ sold · 10,000+ customers served · Top 1% in Florida (RealTrends)
Tempo
0%
Under contract
St. Johns: 31% (834 of 2,710)
2 · 0
For sale · pending
live counts, refreshed twice daily
Jon Brooks, founder of Momentum Realty
Jon's Current Read

Island Cottages is a small St. Augustine pocket, and the snapshot we're working from is thin by design — a narrow closings window in St. Johns County. With limited recent activity, price here is driven less by a broad market average and more by the condition and specifics of whatever individual home is trading. In a subdivision this size, one renovated cottage or one dated one can swing the read, so treat any single data point as a starting question, not an answer.

For a seller, that thinness cuts both ways: low visible inventory can work in your favor, but it also means buyers have few comparables to anchor to, so presentation and pricing discipline matter more than usual. For a buyer, the posture is to move deliberately — verify condition, study the closest true comps, and don't assume the last sale sets your number.

The 60-Second Overview

Island Cottages is a compact community within St. Augustine, in St. Johns County. It trades infrequently enough that each sale carries real weight, which rewards buyers and sellers who do their homework on the specific home rather than the neighborhood at large.

Pre-construction details are compiled from public records, builder announcements and builder listings, and are subject to change without notice; figures are deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Momentum Research figures are our own analysis. This page describes homes, pricing and community attributes, not residents.

Best for

  • Buyers who want a St. Augustine foothold and will do the diligence on a specific home rather than lean on market averages
  • Sellers with a well-presented cottage who can price with discipline in a scarce-inventory setting
  • Patient buyers willing to wait for the right listing since they come up infrequently

Probably not for

  • Buyers who need a wide selection of active listings to choose from at any moment
  • Anyone who wants a deep pool of comparable sales to validate their offer price
  • Sellers expecting a fast, high-volume market to carry the price for them

The market around Island Cottages

Island Cottages is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.

In ZIP 32080, 215 homes are on the market and 17% are under contract — a slower corner of St. Augustine.

Across St. Johns County, 1,876 homes are active and 834 pending (31% under contract).

ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Island Cottages specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.

Island Cottages Market Scorecard

Thin data

Island Cottages is currently a thin data market. Limited supply, a median asking price of $804,000, and homes go under contract in about 96 days.

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Months supply
$804,000
Median list
n/a
Median sold
$363
Per sqft
96
Days on mkt
2/0/0
Active/Pend/Sold

Typical home value in the 32080 ZIP is $540,647, about 18.8% above the Florida norm (Zillow Home Value Index).

Go deeper: ZIP market scorecard · county scorecard · true cost calculator · affordability calculator.

Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily. Typical value: Zillow Research. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.

Homes For Sale Right Now in Island Cottages

Live MLS inventory for Island Cottages. 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 and pending Island Cottages listings as of 2026-09-12, priced high to low. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Tap any home to ask about it.

Community amenities as reported across realMLS listings in this community; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Verify current amenities and access with the HOA.

Schools

In short
  • St. Johns County Public Schools
  • Verify the zoned schools by address
  • Magnet and choice options may be available
  • W. D. Hartley · Elementary
  • Gamble Rogers · Middle
  • Pedro Menendez · High

Zoned schools reflect the assignments reported on recent Island Cottages listings 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 Island Cottages address.

If we were buying in Island Cottages today, this is the order of operations we would run for our clients.

1

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.

2

Match the home to real comps. Recent sales of similar condition and lot, not the asking price, tell you what a home is worth.

3

Move deliberately, not desperately. Neither side has a decisive edge, so a well-prepared, fairly-priced offer wins without overpaying.

4

Line up financing and inspection early. A pre-approval and an inspection plan let you act fast and negotiate from evidence.

5

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 Island Cottages.

Best Buy
Buyers and sellers comfortable in a low-inventory St. Augustine pocket where each sale is its own story.
Biggest Risk
A thin comp set makes pricing harder and demands careful, home-specific analysis.
Sweet Spot
A well-documented cottage where condition and location can be verified directly.
Avoid If
You need abundant comparables and frequent turnover to feel confident in your number.

A small-inventory pocket in St. Augustine

The defining trait of Island Cottages is scale. This is a limited-supply community, so listings don't come up often and the sample of recent closings is small. That makes it a place where you build your value case one home at a time — actual condition, actual layout, actual proximity within St. Augustine — rather than leaning on a large pool of averages.

Because the data is thin, we lean qualitative here on purpose. We'd rather tell you what we can defend — location within St. Johns County, the character of a specific cottage, the state of the market at the moment you're transacting — than quote a figure the sample can't support. That's the honest way to work a small community.

The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Island Cottages. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.

Jon Brooks · Founder, Momentum Realty

Why work with Momentum here

In a low-turnover pocket like Island Cottages, the edge comes from local read, not from a national dashboard. We track St. Augustine and St. Johns County closely enough to tell you which of the few available comps actually apply to your home and which don't — and we'll tell you plainly when the numbers aren't there to support a price. That candor is worth more here than in a high-volume market.

Island Cottages in 15 seconds.

Best forBuyers and sellers comfortable in a low-inventory St. Augustine pocket where each sale is its own story.
Biggest advantageScarcity — homes don't come up often, which can favor a well-prepared seller.
Biggest riskA thin comp set makes pricing harder and demands careful, home-specific analysis.
Sweet spotA well-documented cottage where condition and location can be verified directly.
Avoid ifYou need abundant comparables and frequent turnover to feel confident in your number.

HOA, CDD & Fees

In short
  • 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.

The takeaway

Selling here is won on condition and pricing to real comps, not an automated estimate. The right number comes from closed Island Cottages sales matched to your home.

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Real comps, not an automated estimate.
Buyers who want a St. Augustine foothold and will do the diligence on a specific home rather than lean on market averagesExcellent fit
Sellers with a well-presented cottage who can price with discipline in a scarce-inventory settingExcellent fit
Patient buyers willing to wait for the right listing since they come up infrequentlyExcellent fit
Buyers who need a wide selection of active listings to choose from at any momentProbably not
Anyone who wants a deep pool of comparable sales to validate their offer priceProbably not
Sellers expecting a fast, high-volume market to carry the price for themProbably not

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Data sources & freshness

Live listingsrealMLS, refreshed twice daily (last: September 12, 2026)
Under-contract sharesrealMLS records, as of 2026-09-12
Historical depthClosed-sale records back to 2010 (23 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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Thinking of selling in Island Cottages? See the St. Johns County sell-now-or-wait data, what made 201,552 Florida listings fail in the last 12 months, or compare a cash offer vs. listing. Compiled from MLS records; deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
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