The Retreat is an established single-family subdivision in Middleburg, in Clay County, off County Road 218, with homes dating back to 2006 and continued construction in the years since. It is governed by a homeowners association, the Retreat homeowners association, managed by a third-party property management company.
realMLS (Northeast Florida) sales records identify 200 homes in Retreat that have changed hands since 2006, built between 2005 and 2017 (median 2009), with a median living area of about 1,860 sq ft and a typical 4-bedroom, 2-bath layout; 86% 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 26 qualified sales in Retreat across 2024–2025 (16 in 2024, 10 in 2025), median $319,000 — the last recorded sale per parcel on the Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll, independent of the MLS.
Because this is a resale market rather than a builder market, the homes available at any given time reflect individual owners' decisions to sell, not a phased release schedule. Public listing aggregators put the size range at roughly 1,550 to 2,552 square feet, so condition and updates vary from one listing to the next even though the community is younger than many nearby Middleburg subdivisions. Your leverage as a buyer is comparing specific homes on their own condition and updates, not comparing builder plans.
The bigger picture is location. Middleburg sits on the west side of Clay County, one of the faster-growing counties in Northeast Florida over the past decade, which has supported steady demand for established, moderately priced housing stock like The Retreat. That growth is also the main thing to watch on infrastructure and schools as the county continues to add residents.
