Matanzas Inlet Beach
Homes for Sale in St. Augustine, FL

This is a small coastal pocket at the Matanzas Inlet in southern St. Johns County, closer in character to a river-and-ocean enclave than to St. Augustine's historic core. Inventory is thin and irregular, so what trades in any given stretch says more about the individual property than about a broad market trend.

realMLS (Northeast Florida) sales records identify 17 homes in Matanzas Inlet Beach that have changed hands since 2012, built between 1924 and 2016 (median 1996), with a median living area of about 2,236 sq ft and a typical 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath layout; 88% are single-family homes. Source: realMLS (Northeast Florida) closed-sale history compiled by Momentum Research; counts reflect homes with a recorded MLS sale, not every home in the community.

County records show 163 qualified sales in Matanzas Inlet Beach across 2024–2025 (106 in 2024, 57 in 2025), median $470,000 — the last recorded sale per parcel on the Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll, independent of the MLS.

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.

Matanzas Inlet Beach is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.

In ZIP 32080, 233 homes are on the market and 14% are under contract — a slower corner of St. Augustine.

Across St. Johns County, 1,952 homes are active and 794 pending (29% under contract).

In ZIP 32080 (St. Augustine), 483 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $468K ($323/sq ft), down 6.1% year over year, with a median 46 days on market. Right now 123 active and 32 pending listings put supply at about 4.2 months — a balanced market. See the live ZIP 32080 housing market and the St. Johns County market.

ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Matanzas Inlet Beach specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.

The defining feature is location: the inlet where the Matanzas River opens to the Atlantic. Value clusters around water access, views, elevation, and build quality, and those variables can swing widely from one property to the next. Because listings surface infrequently, a single sale is not a trend — it is a data point, and it should be weighed against the specific attributes of the home involved.

For anyone considering this area, the homework is on the property itself: flood zone and elevation, insurance implications of a coastal site, dune and shoreline exposure, and how access to the beach or river is deeded or shared. Those factors, more than any market average, will determine both what you pay and what the property does for you over time.

A thin, site-driven coastal market rewards local underwriting over blanket assumptions. We track St. Johns County closings as they happen, and in a place like Matanzas Inlet Beach we will tell you plainly when a single sale is guiding your expectations versus a real pattern — and when a property's coastal exposure changes the math on price, insurance, and resale.

Confirm the current HOA dues, exactly what they cover, and any CDD bond or special assessment for a specific address before you offer.