Prairie Creek
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
Prairie Creek's price is set by its gate as much as by its square footage. This is a guard-gated community with full-time management, maintenance of grounds and trash included, tennis courts, a pickleball court, fishing access, and security lighting throughout — an amenity and staffing package that carries real cost and shows up in the median price of $730,000 and a median of $285.48 per square foot.
With just 3 active listings and 4 closings in the tracked window, this is a thin market, and the 9.0 months of supply plus the buyer-leaning label say the few homes that do come up don't move fast: median days on market run 62.5. Sellers should price to that reality rather than to urgency, and buyers who find the right listing here are negotiating in a market where inventory is scarce but not competitive.
Prairie Creek right now
🟢 Buyer-leaning market. 12.0 months of supply and 0% 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 August 21, 2026. Confidence: Medium (3 active and pending listings, 3 closed sales in 12 months).
🟢 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($725K) is up 12.0% from the prior 12 months ($648K) and up 414% since 2012. With about 5 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 21. Confidence: Low (3 and 4 sales in the two windows).
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Updated August 21, 2026 · Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Prairie Creek market snapshot (as of August 21, 2026): the median sale price is about $725K ($295 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), a median 89 days on market for closed sales, and 12.0 months of supply, a buyer-leaning market. The trailing-12-month median is up 12% from the prior 12 months and up 414% since 2012, computed from record-level realMLS closed sales (3 closings in the current window).
Prairie Creek is a guard-gated community in St. Augustine built around security and recreation — tennis, pickleball, and fishing access sit behind a staffed gate with full-time management, a combination that shows up in both its price and its scarcity, with only 3 homes active right now.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Prairie Creek is best for.
Best for
- Buyers targeting a price point near the $730,000 median who want guard-gated access and full-time HOA management.
- Buyers who will regularly use on-site tennis, pickleball, and fishing access.
- Buyers comfortable with a buyer-leaning market and a longer search given only 3 active listings.
Probably not for
- Buyers who need to close quickly — median days on market run 62.5 with only 3 listings to choose from.
- Buyers who want a wide selection of homes to compare before deciding.
- Buyers who don't want guard-gate security, court amenities, and full-time management built into their HOA dues.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending August 21 of each year, from record-level realMLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($725K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($648K) IS the +12.0% one-year change.
Windows contain 2 to 8 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 32086 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).
Prairie Creek Market Scorecard
Prairie Creek is currently a buyer-leaning market. About 12.0 months of supply, a median asking price of $735,900, and homes go under contract in about 63 days.
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Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
Housing distress & ownership in Prairie Creek, St. Augustine
Who owns here, how much is not owner-occupied, and how much for-sale inventory is under distress.
Source: Momentum Realty Research. Ownership & parcels from the FL DOR 2025 tax roll; distress from MLS active-listing status/remarks; price from MLS closed sales. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Homes For Sale Right Now in Prairie Creek
Live MLS inventory for Prairie Creek. 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 · 21 daysTop listing
Active · 184 days
Active · 63 daysActive and pending Prairie Creek listings as of 2026-08-21, priced high to low. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Tap any home to ask about it.
Prairie Creek 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 Prairie Creek
- Gated · reported on 5 of 6 listings
- 24 Hour Security · reported on 3 of 6 listings
- Security Gate · reported on 3 of 6 listings
- Tennis Court(s) · reported on 2 of 6 listings
- Security · reported on 2 of 6 listings
- Management - Full Time · reported on 2 of 6 listings
- Gated with Guard · reported on 2 of 6 listings
- Maintenance Grounds · reported on 1 of 6 listings
- Pickleball · reported on 1 of 6 listings
- Trash · reported on 1 of 6 listings
- Fishing · reported on 1 of 6 listings
- Security Lights · reported on 1 of 6 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
- Pedro Menendez High School (St. Johns County School District); verify by address · High
- Gamble Rogers Middle School (verify by address)FLDOE grade A · Middle
- Otis A. Mason 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 Prairie Creek address.
The Prairie Creek buying strategy.
If we were buying in Prairie Creek 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 Prairie Creek.
Gated, Guarded, and Scarce
Prairie Creek is gated with guard access, backed by full-time management and maintenance of grounds and trash — the kind of staffing that separates a self-run HOA from one with a dedicated team. Add tennis courts, a pickleball court, fishing access, and security lighting throughout, and the community reads less like a typical subdivision and more like an amenity-first enclave.
The numbers track the premium. Prairie Creek's median price sits at $730,000, up 16.8% year over year and up 418.0% since 2012 — a steep long-run climb. Yet the market itself is buyer-leaning, with 9.0 months of supply and a median 62.5 days on market. With only 3 active listings and 4 closings in the current window, this is a market defined by scarcity of transactions rather than scarcity of demand.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Prairie Creek. 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 Prairie Creek 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 (6.7). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +414% since 2012; Recent Direction +12.0% year-over-year; Liquidity & Demand 12.0 months of supply; Pricing Power 96.7% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
Prairie Creek trades in single digits — 3 active listings, 4 closings in the tracked window — where every comp matters and public portals lag behind what is actually happening at the gate. Momentum tracks this community's realmls feed directly, so pricing conversations start from the current $730,000 median and 62.5-day market time, not a stale estimate, and offers account for the guarded gate, full-time management, and amenity package from the start.
Prairie Creek 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 Prairie Creek buy.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | realMLS, refreshed twice daily (last: August 21, 2026) |
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending August 21, 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 2001 (78 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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