Prairie Lakes
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
Over the 12 months ending 2026-10-01, 4 recorded sales closed at a median of $614,000, $278 per square foot, a median 27 days on market, sellers accepting 93% of original asking (-6% versus the prior year). Homes listed or recently sold were built 1990–2016; 3 of 4 report an HOA (median $30/mo); none of the 4 geocoded homes sit in a FEMA special flood hazard zone (median elevation 40 ft). At the median price and St. Johns County's FY2025-26 rate of 13.47 mills, annual property tax runs about $8,270 ($7,750 with the full homestead exemption).
The number that stands out in Prairie Lakes is the median price: $833,000, up 71.8% year over year and up 353% since 2012. That kind of swing on a closings window of only 5 transactions means the trend is real but the sample is thin — a handful of higher-priced sales can move the median more than they would in a deeper market. Price per square foot lands at $305.78, which is the more stable number to lean on if you're trying to compare a specific listing to what has actually traded.
Right now there are 0 active listings in Prairie Lakes, so there's nothing on the market to walk through today. When homes here have sold, they've moved in a median of 24 days, and the market heat score sits at 50 — a neutral read, not a frenzy. For a buyer, that means watching for the next listing to hit rather than shopping an existing pool. For a seller, it means pricing off the comps you actually have, not off the headline year-over-year number.
Prairie Lakes right now
🟡 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($614K) is down 6.1% from the prior 12 months ($654K). 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 October 1. Confidence: Low (4 and 4 sales in the two windows).
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· Updated October 1, 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 Lakes market snapshot (as of October 1, 2026): the median sale price is about $614K ($278 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 27 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 6% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level realMLS closed sales (4 closings in the current window).
Prairie Lakes is a community of 110 homes in St. Augustine, St. Johns County, built between 1974 and 2024 (median 2017.0), with a median living area of about 2,428 square feet. 72% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Prairie Lakes sits in St. Augustine within St. Johns County, and the current realMLS snapshot is built from a tight closings window of just 5 sales, so the market read here leans more on trend than on volume.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Prairie Lakes is best for.
Best for
- A seller whose home compares closely to the $833,000 median and wants to test a market with no active competition right now.
- A buyer willing to move quickly — median days on market here is 24 — once a listing does appear.
- A buyer or seller comfortable pricing off a thin closings window rather than a large, established comp set.
Probably not for
- A buyer who wants to compare multiple active listings side by side before deciding — there are 0 currently on the market.
- A buyer counting on on-site amenities without first confirming details with the HOA, since management here is reported as off-site.
- Anyone assuming the 71.8% year-over-year jump reflects a broad, deep market rather than a small closings sample.
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 ($614K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($654K) IS the -6.1% one-year change.
Windows contain 1 to 9 sales each (4 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 St. Johns 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 · St. Johns 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.
22% of homes for sale in ZIP 32084 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).
Prairie Lakes Market Scorecard
Prairie Lakes is currently a balanced market..
Go deeper: ZIP market scorecard · county scorecard · true cost calculator · affordability calculator.
Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
Housing distress & ownership in Prairie Lakes, 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. Based on Stellar MLS data distributed by MLS GRID for the period October 2026 through October 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Prairie Lakes 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 Lakes
- Management - Off Site · reported on 1 of 3 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
- Gamble Rogers 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 Prairie Lakes address.
The Prairie Lakes buying strategy.
If we were buying in Prairie Lakes 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 Prairie Lakes.
Reading a Thin Market
Prairie Lakes' realMLS data is built on a closings window of 5 sales, which is enough to establish a median but not enough to smooth out the swings a single high or low sale can cause. The 71.8% year-over-year jump in median price should be read in that context — it's a real signal of where recent transactions landed, but it isn't the same as a market with dozens of closings pushing the number in a predictable direction. The longer view is more telling: median price is up 353% since 2012, which points to a sustained repricing of the community over more than a decade rather than a one-year spike.
With 0 active listings as of this snapshot, there's currently no inventory to test that pricing against. Median days on market of 24 tells you that when a home here does list, it hasn't been sitting — but with an empty active pool and a market heat score of 50, this reads as a market in a quiet stretch rather than one under active bidding pressure. The community's amenities are reported in MLS data as off-site management; buyers should confirm current amenities and access directly with the HOA rather than assuming on-site facilities.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Prairie Lakes. 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 Lakes 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 (5.6). Basis: Recent Direction -6.1% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 72% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 92.8% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
With 0 active listings and a closings window of only 5 sales, Prairie Lakes is exactly the kind of market where a raw year-over-year number can mislead a buyer or seller who hasn't seen the underlying transactions. Momentum tracks this community closely enough to tell you whether a listing that hits the market is priced fairly off the $833,000 median, or whether it's leaning on a thin comp set. We'll also flag the community's off-site management setup early, so you know to confirm amenities and access directly with the HOA before you're under contract.
Prairie Lakes in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
- 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.
Tools for a Prairie Lakes buy.
Free calculators to pressure-test the real cost before you tour.
Selling here is won on condition and pricing to real comps, not an automated estimate. The right number comes from closed Prairie Lakes sales matched to your home.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | realMLS, refreshed twice daily (last: October 1, 2026) |
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending October 1, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR assessment roll (street-list match (5 streets, ZIP 32084)) |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-10-01 |
| Schools | 2025-26 district assignments + FLDOE school grades; verify with the district |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2008 (60 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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