Lawtey
Homes for Sale in Lawtey, FL
All 10 homes for sale in Lawtey, FL · median $259,500 · Bradford County homes for sale
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Over the 12 months ending 2026-10-01, 5 recorded sales closed at a median of $250,000, $174 per square foot, a median 34 days on market, sellers accepting 95% of original asking. At the median price and Bradford County's FY2025-26 rate of 17.35 mills, annual property tax runs about $4,340 ($3,630 with the full homestead exemption).
Part of Lawtey, Lawtey, FL — see all Lawtey homes for sale (0 listings across 3 sections in the MLS).
Lawtey Lawtey is a small Bradford County market — 406 homes in the current snapshot — with a median price of $250,000, working out to $174.22 per square foot against a median 1,683.5 square feet of living space. Construction here spans 1900 to 2024, so price is set far more by the condition and size of an individual home than by any single location premium within the community.
At a median 34 days on market and a market heat score of 66, demand is real but not frantic — well-priced, well-kept homes move; anything overpriced or dated sits. With 69.5% of homes carrying a homestead exemption, this reads as an owner-occupied base rather than an investor-heavy pocket, and pricing has climbed 415% since 2012 — a long runway that current sellers are pricing against and buyers should factor into any offer.
Nearby homes for sale
No active listings inside Lawtey right now. These are the 6 closest homes on the market, by straight-line distance from the community's center; some may sit just outside its boundary.
Listing data from the MLS feeds named on each listing page; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Refreshed nightly.
The 60-Second Overview
Lawtey market snapshot (as of October 1, 2026): the median sale price is about $250K ($174 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 34 days on market for closed sales.
In ZIP 32058 (Lawtey), 31 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $260K ($174/sq ft), down 7.8% year over year, with a median 29 days on market. See the live ZIP 32058 housing market and the Bradford County market.
County records show 20 qualified sales in Lawtey across 2024–2025 (17 in 2024, 3 in 2025), median $228,000 — the last recorded sale per parcel on the Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll, independent of the MLS.
Lawtey is a community of 453 homes in Lawtey, Bradford County, built between 1900 and 2024 (median 1991), with a median living area of about 1,745 square feet. 70% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Lawtey Lawtey is a modest, established Bradford County market where a genuinely wide range of construction years — 1900 through 2024 — means two homes at the same price point can look nothing alike on the inside.
Who Lawtey is best for.
Best for
- Buyers targeting a purchase near the $250,000 median who have room in their budget for updates or repairs.
- Buyers comfortable with a mixed-vintage housing stock spanning 1900 to 2024 construction.
- Buyers prioritizing overall living space — median living area runs 1,683.5 square feet — over shared or developer-provided amenities.
Probably not for
- Buyers who require built-in, developer-provided community amenities — none are identified in current listings.
- Buyers unwilling to budget for renovation work, given how wide the construction-year range runs, 1900 to 2024.
- Buyers expecting a tightly consistent price-per-square-foot across listings, given the age and condition spread reflected in the median $174.22-per-square-foot figure.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending October 1 of each year, from record-level realMLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($250K) IS the median in the snapshot above.
Windows contain 1 to 10 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.
The real cost & risk here
Before the list price, the Florida math the portals skip. These are Bradford County typicals — your exact home, flood zone, and insurance quote will vary, so verify each before you offer.
Check it for your address: look up your flood zone (FEMA) · insurance by county · true-cost calculator · Bradford County scorecard.
County typicals from Momentum’s Florida housing data (Zillow & Realtor.com aggregates, Census, FRED), updated monthly; insurance modeled. Flood zone is property-specific — always confirm via FEMA.
29% of homes for sale in ZIP 32058 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 (2026-10-01).
The Lawtey buying strategy.
If we were buying in Lawtey 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.
Move deliberately, not desperately. Neither side has a decisive edge, so a well-prepared, fairly-priced offer wins without overpaying.
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 Lawtey.
A Market Built on Condition, Not Vintage
With homes built anywhere between 1900 and 2024, Lawtey Lawtey's 406-home inventory is genuinely mixed-vintage. The median living area runs 1,683.5 square feet, and at a median $174.22 per square foot, cost-per-foot is the number to watch: a well-maintained, right-sized home commands a premium here, while deferred maintenance or an oversized floor plan shows up directly in time on market.
The current snapshot shows a median 34 days on market and a market heat score of 66 — active, but not a market that forgives overpricing quickly. Homestead exemptions cover 69.5% of the 406 homes, pointing to a market shaped more by owner-occupants than by short-term investment turnover. Since 2012, median pricing here is up 415%, the appreciation backdrop that today's sellers are pricing against.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Lawtey. 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 Lawtey 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 3 factors (7.9). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +525% since 2012; Owner Commitment 70% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 94.9% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a market this spread out in age and price-per-foot, generic comps do not work. Momentum tracks the current MLS snapshot for Lawtey Lawtey directly, so pricing conversations start from the real median — $250,000, $174.22 per square foot — and the real pace of the market — 34 days on market — rather than a countywide average. Current listings also show no identified community amenities, so value here is set almost entirely by the home and lot themselves, exactly the kind of call that rewards close attention to the local numbers rather than a template comp sheet.
Lawtey in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
- HOA status not on record. Verify any dues before you offer
- Any club/amenity membership is billed separately
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending October 1, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR assessment roll (street-list match (8 streets, ZIP 32058/32091)) |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-10-01 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2002 (71 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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