Surfwood
Homes for Sale in St. Augustine, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
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Surfwood sits in St. Augustine, in St. Johns County, and the honest starting point is that we don't have a closing to anchor a market read on right now. With no recent sales in the window, price here is going to be driven by the individual home in front of you — condition, lot, and how close it sits to the coast — far more than by any neighborhood trend line I can point to.
For a buyer, that means do your own homework on the specific property and don't assume a comp exists; for a seller, it means pricing will lean on broader St. Augustine activity and the merits of your home rather than a tidy set of in-community sales. Both sides benefit from patience and a willingness to underwrite the house itself.
The 60-Second Overview
Surfwood is a small St. Augustine pocket in St. Johns County where, as of mid-2026, there isn't a fresh run of closings to read — so the story here is location and the individual home rather than a hot data trend.
Pre-construction details are compiled from public records, builder announcements and builder listings, and are subject to change without notice; figures are deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Momentum Research figures are our own analysis. This page describes homes, pricing and community attributes, not residents.
Who Surfwood is best for.
Best for
- Buyers seeking a St. Augustine coastal-adjacent location who will judge a house on its own condition and lot
- Patient buyers comfortable underwriting a property without a stack of neighborhood comps
- Owner-occupants planning a longer hold rather than a quick flip
Probably not for
- Buyers who need recent, in-community sales to justify an offer price
- Investors chasing a fast, data-backed resale or short-term turnaround
- Anyone who wants a deep pool of active listings to compare before committing
The market around Surfwood
Surfwood is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.
In ZIP 32080, 219 homes are on the market and 17% are under contract — a slower corner of St. Augustine.
Across St. Johns County, 1,855 homes are active and 859 pending (32% under contract).
ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Surfwood specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.
Surfwood Market Scorecard
Surfwood is currently a thin data market. Limited supply, a median asking price of $649,900, and homes go under contract in about 32 days.
Typical home value in the 32080 ZIP is $540,647, about 18.8% above the Florida norm (Zillow Home Value Index).
Go deeper: ZIP market scorecard · county scorecard · true cost calculator · affordability calculator.
Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily. Typical value: Zillow Research. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
Homes For Sale Right Now in Surfwood
Live MLS inventory for Surfwood. 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 Surfwood listings as of 2026-09-02, priced high to low. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Tap any home to ask about it.
The Surfwood buying strategy.
If we were buying in Surfwood 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 Surfwood.
A thin-data corner of St. Augustine
The defining feature of Surfwood right now is scarcity of transaction data. When a community trades infrequently, each listing effectively sets its own market, and small differences — proximity to the water, lot size, updates versus deferred maintenance — swing value more than any average would suggest.
That makes this a place where the reading of a single home matters. We look at what has moved in the wider St. Augustine and St. Johns County market, then translate it to the specific property, because there isn't a dense set of Surfwood comps to lean on.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Surfwood. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a low-data pocket like Surfwood, the value is in judgment, not a dashboard. We underwrite the individual home, pull the most relevant St. Augustine and St. Johns County activity to build a defensible price, and tell you plainly when the numbers don't support a deal.
Surfwood 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 Surfwood 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 Surfwood sales matched to your home.
Price it to the comps and condition, not an automated estimate.
If you are thinking about selling in Surfwood, 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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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | realMLS, refreshed twice daily (last: August 30, 2026) |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-08-30 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2002 (24 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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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.