The Woods
Homes for Sale in Starke, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Price here is driven by condition and vintage, not a tidy product type. With a median build year of 1988 and a stock that runs all the way from 1930 to 2023, you are looking at a genuinely mixed inventory — updated homes and untouched originals sit side by side, and the spread in asking prices reflects that. The median living area of roughly 2,285 square feet points to real, usable houses rather than starter boxes, but square footage alone will not tell you what a given home is worth. Walk the interiors.
The posture is owner-occupant, not investor churn. An 88% homestead share means most of these homes are lived in, so turnover is limited and well-kept properties tend to draw attention when they list. For a seller, that scarcity is leverage if your home shows well. For a buyer, it means patience and a willingness to underwrite renovation costs on the older end of the range.
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
The Woods market snapshot (as of October 26, 2026): the median sale price is about $490K ($242 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 32 days on market for closed sales.
The Woods in Starke is a small, owner-heavy pocket of around 97 homes spanning nearly a century of construction, which makes it a community you evaluate house by house rather than by the neighborhood average.
Who The Woods is best for.
Best for
- Long-hold buyers wanting a sizable home and planning to stay put in a low-turnover setting
- Renovation-minded buyers who can price and manage work on an older structure
- Buyers prioritizing usable living space over a brand-new build
Probably not for
- Buyers who need turnkey, uniform inventory with tight, predictable pricing
- Short-term flippers counting on high transaction volume
- Buyers unwilling to underwrite the systems and condition of an older home
Sold History: Closed Sales in The Woods by Year
Closed sales in The Woods by trailing-12-month window ending October 26 of each year, from realMLS (Northeast Florida MLS) closing records. 33 homes closed in the current window at a median of $490,500. Aggregates only; individual closed sales are not shown.
| Window | Closings | Median sold | $ / sq ft | Median DOM | Typical size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | $490,500 | $242 | 32 days | 2,091 sq ft |
Source: realMLS closed listings, aggregated by Momentum Research. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
The Woods by the numbers
From county property records and closed MLS sales for the The Woods subdivision: 6 homes on record; built 1977–1994; typical size about 3,115 heated sq ft; 3.5 bedrooms is the median. Housing mix: single-family 100%.
| Year | Recorded sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | $253,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | $230,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | $299,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | $400,650 |
| 2025 | 1 | $240,000 |
Newest recorded sale: $240,000 on 2025-04-03.
Recorded data as of 2026-09-12; counts cover addresses tagged to this subdivision in the public record, not every parcel. Not an appraisal.
Housing distress & ownership in The Woods, Starke
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 The Woods buying strategy.
If we were buying in The Woods 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 The Woods.
One community, many vintages
The defining feature here is the age range. A stock built between 1930 and 2023, with the midpoint at 1988, tells you two things: there is inventory that has been substantially reworked or rebuilt, and there is inventory carrying its original systems. Those are very different purchases at very different price points, and the median list figure only marks the middle of a wide band. Do not assume the number next door applies to the home you want.
The homes themselves tend toward size — a median of about 2,285 square feet is more house than a typical entry-level product. Combine that with an 88% homestead share and you get a community defined by long-term ownership rather than rapid flipping. Available homes are relatively few, so the well-maintained ones move on their merits.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in The Woods. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a community this uneven by vintage, the value is in reading each home correctly — what a 1930s structure actually needs versus what a recent build already delivers. We price and negotiate off condition, not off a blended average, and in a low-turnover, owner-occupied market like The Woods, that judgment is where the money is made or saved.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending October 26, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR assessment roll (street-list match (1 streets, ZIP 32091)) |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-10-25 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2012 (6 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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