Ocean Trace
Homes for Sale in St. Augustine, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Photo courtesy of KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY ATLANTIC PARTNERS ST. AUGUSTINE · via realMLS
Ocean Trace is a small, low-turnover gated community, and that scarcity is really what drives pricing conversations here rather than any broad market pattern. With only one closing recorded in the current tracked window, there isn't enough transaction volume to point to a clear per-square-foot trend — whatever comparable exists reflects that specific home's condition and position in the community more than it reflects the community as a whole. Buyers should treat any single data point as a starting reference, not a ceiling or floor.
The market band here reads buyer-leaning, and the months-of-supply figure of 12 backs that up: at the current pace of sales, the homes available would take about a year to absorb. Combined with just one active listing, that tells two different stories depending on which side of the transaction you're on. A buyer has time and leverage to be selective and negotiate terms. A seller needs to price realistically and expect the process to take longer than in a faster-moving subdivision, since there is no competing inventory to create urgency.
Ocean Trace right now
🟡 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($660K) is down 2.2% from the prior 12 months ($675K). 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 August 20. Confidence: Low (3 and 3 sales in the two windows).
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Updated August 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
Ocean Trace market snapshot (as of August 20, 2026): the median sale price is about $660K ($388 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 15 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 2% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level realMLS closed sales (3 closings in the current window).
Ocean Trace is a gated community in St. Augustine, St. Johns County, built around access control — a security gate, security fencing, and off-site management — rather than a roster of on-site recreational amenities.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Ocean Trace is best for.
Best for
- Buyers who want gated, security-fenced access in St. Augustine and are ready to act on the one home currently available.
- Buyers with flexible timelines who can work within a slow-moving, buyer-leaning market until the right unit lists.
- Buyers who value controlled access and off-site management over a long list of on-site recreational amenities.
Probably not for
- Buyers who want to compare several active listings within the same community before deciding.
- Buyers who need a deep set of recent comparable sales to validate a purchase price, given the thin closing history here.
- Buyers seeking clubhouse-style or extensive recreational amenities, since the recorded amenities here center on gated security.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending August 20 of each year, from record-level realMLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($660K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($675K) IS the -2.2% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 6 sales each (3 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.
18% of homes for sale in ZIP 32080 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 (2026-08-18).
Ocean Trace Market Scorecard
Ocean Trace is currently a balanced market..
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Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
Ocean Trace 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.
Life at Ocean Trace
- Management - Off Site · reported on 2 of 2 listings
- Security Gate · reported on 2 of 2 listings
- Gated · reported on 1 of 2 listings
- Security Fence · reported on 1 of 2 listings
Community amenities as reported across realMLS listings in this community; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Verify current amenities and access with the HOA.
Schools
- St. Johns County Public Schools
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
- St. Augustine High School (St. Johns County School District); verify by address · High
- Sebastian Middle School (verify by address)FLDOE grade A · Middle
- R.B. Hunt Elementary School (verify by address)FLDOE grade A · Elementary
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 Ocean Trace address.
The Ocean Trace buying strategy.
If we were buying in Ocean Trace 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 Ocean Trace.
A gated, thin-data pocket of St. Augustine
What stands out about Ocean Trace on the current MLS snapshot is how little activity there is to work with: one active listing, one closing in the tracked window, and 12 months of supply. That's not necessarily a red flag — smaller gated communities in St. Johns County often trade infrequently simply because there are fewer homes to begin with — but it does mean buyers and sellers here are operating with less price discovery than in a higher-volume subdivision nearby.
The amenities on record are Security Gate, Gated, Security Fence, and off-site management — a profile built around controlled access rather than clubhouses, pools, or other shared recreational space. Because those amenities are pulled from MLS listing data rather than a current HOA document, anyone evaluating Ocean Trace should confirm gate hours, fence maintenance responsibilities, and any other access rules directly with the HOA before writing an offer.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Ocean Trace. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a community with this little recorded sales activity, the public data only goes so far. Momentum agents who work St. Johns County track gated, low-turnover communities like Ocean Trace directly — pending activity, off-market conversations, and HOA specifics that never show up in a single MLS snapshot — so you're not making a decision on one data point alone.
Ocean Trace in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
- Mandatory HOA. Confirm current dues
- 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.
Tools for a Ocean Trace buy.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | realMLS, refreshed twice daily (last: August 20, 2026) |
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending August 20, 2026 |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-08-18 |
| Schools | 2025-26 district assignments + FLDOE school grades; verify with the district |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2002 (65 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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