Ravenswood
Homes for Sale in St. Augustine, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Over the 12 months ending 2026-10-27, 3 recorded sales closed at a median of $310,000, $252 per square foot, a median 58 days on market, sellers accepting 97% of original asking. At the median price and St. Johns County's FY2025-26 rate of 13.47 mills, annual property tax runs about $4,180 ($3,660 with the full homestead exemption).
Price in Ravenswood is running around a $245,000 median at roughly $187.50 per square foot, which puts it well below what most of St. Johns County commands. What sets value here is condition more than address: with a spread this modest, the gap between an updated home and one that needs work shows up plainly in the sale price, and buyers are paying for the difference.
The current posture is cooler. The median is down 12.5% year over year, homes are taking about 35 days to sell, and the heat score of 37 says this is not a bidding-war market. That is leverage for a buyer willing to be patient and a signal to sellers that pricing to the current market — not last year's — is what moves a home here.
Figures in this note are as of July 12, 2026. The live market numbers elsewhere on this page update nightly and are newer.
The 60-Second Overview
Ravenswood market snapshot (as of October 27, 2026): the median sale price is about $310K ($252 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 58 days on market for closed sales.
Ravenswood is a community of 1,306 homes in St. Augustine, St. Johns County, built between 1886 and 2024 (median 1983.0), with a median living area of about 1,349 square feet. 48% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Ravenswood is one of the more attainable entry points inside St. Johns County, a St. Augustine pocket where the median sits near the mid-$200s and value tracks closely with a home's condition. The near-term trend is down, but the long arc since 2012 shows this area has climbed substantially.
Who Ravenswood is best for.
Best for
- Value-focused buyers targeting the mid-$200s who want into St. Johns County affordably
- Buyers comfortable trading some updating work for a lower entry price
- Patient shoppers who want negotiating leverage in a cooler, slower-moving market
Probably not for
- Buyers expecting near-term price gains after a year of softening
- Anyone needing a wide selection of turnkey, recently updated homes to choose from
- Sellers who want to price to last year's peak and expect a fast sale
Housing distress & ownership in Ravenswood, 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.
The Ravenswood buying strategy.
If we were buying in Ravenswood 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 Ravenswood.
A value pocket in a pricey county
The long view and the short view point in different directions, and both matter. Since 2012 the market here is up 136%, so this has been a durable place to hold. Over the last year, though, the median has softened 12.5%, and with only 17 closings in the window, individual sales carry real weight — one or two updated or distressed homes can swing the median more than they would in a higher-volume market.
For a buyer, that thin volume plus a 35-day median and a low heat score means there is room to negotiate and time to do diligence. For a seller, it means comparables are scarce and pricing is an exercise in judgment: lean on condition-adjusted logic rather than a headline number, because the wrong list price sits here longer than it needs to.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Ravenswood. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
Thin closing volume and a condition-driven spread make Ravenswood a market where the right comparable analysis is worth more than a rule of thumb. We read the individual sales behind the median, weigh condition honestly, and help buyers use the current slack — and sellers price into it — rather than fight it.
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Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale prices in Ravenswood Homes for Sale in St year by year since 2012, from closed MLS sales. Long-run history beats any single estimate: it shows what this community has actually done through rate cycles, not what a model guesses.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending October 27, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR assessment roll (street-list match (23 streets, ZIP 32084)) |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-10-25 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2026 (3 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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