Scotts
Homes for Sale in St. Johns, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
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Scotts is a small community in St. Johns, and with the closing record limited to a single-listing window, price here is best read as condition-driven rather than as a settled market rate. One transaction is a data point, not a trend, so treat any single figure as the story of one home and one negotiation — not a benchmark you can lean on.
For buyers, that thin record means you set the comp as much as you inherit one; do your diligence on the specific house in front of you. For sellers, the same thinness cuts both ways — a well-prepared listing can define the number here, but you should not assume a prior sale sets your floor or ceiling.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Scotts is best for.
Best for
- Buyers who value a quiet, low-turnover setting in St. Johns County and will do home-by-home diligence
- Sellers with a well-prepared property willing to help define the price rather than inherit one
- Long-hold buyers who care more about the individual home than about frequent nearby resale activity
Probably not for
- Buyers who need a thick set of recent comparable sales to validate an offer
- Investors seeking predictable, high-turnover resale velocity
- Anyone wanting a fast, data-driven benchmark before making a decision
The market around Scotts
Scotts is a small community — 34 recorded sales on file, most recently in 2026 — too few for its own price trend. Here is the market around it.
In ZIP 32259, 589 homes are on the market and 36% are under contract — a fast-moving corner of St. Johns.
Across St. Johns County, 1,921 homes are active and 1,005 pending (34% under contract).
The housing mix here is 79% single family residence, 14% manufactured home, 7% farm.
ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Scotts specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.
Homes For Sale Right Now in Scotts
Live MLS inventory for Scotts. 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 and pending Scotts listings as of 2026-07-14, priced high to low. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Tap any home to ask about it.
Schools
- St. Johns County Public Schools
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
- Hickory Creek · Elementary
- Switzerland Point · Middle
- Bartram Trail · High
Zoned schools reflect the assignments reported on recent Scotts listings 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 Scotts address.
The Scotts buying strategy.
If we were buying in Scotts 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 Scotts.
Reading a thin market
When a community turns over rarely, the usual signals — days on market, spread between list and sale, seasonal cadence — go quiet. That is not a defect; it simply means the data cannot carry the weight buyers and sellers usually put on it. In Scotts, the honest move is to price and evaluate off the individual property: its condition, lot, and finishes, and how those compare to nearby St. Johns County inventory.
The practical upside of a low-turnover pocket is that when something does come available, it tends to matter. The practical risk is a false sense of value in either direction. We would rather build a case from the physical asset and current active competition than from a lone historical closing.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Scotts. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a community this thin on recent activity, the value of local brokerage work is judgment, not just data pulls. We will walk the specific home, weigh it against active St. Johns County competition, and tell you plainly where a number holds up and where it does not — including when Scotts is simply not the right fit for your goals.
Scotts 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 Scotts 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 Scotts sales matched to your home.
Price it to the comps and condition, not an automated estimate.
If you are thinking about selling in Scotts, the right list price comes from recent comparable sales matched to your home's condition and location, not an automated estimate.
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36% of homes for sale in ZIP 32259 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 (2026-07-18).
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Nearby Communities
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | realMLS, refreshed twice daily (last: July 14, 2026) |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2012 (15 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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