Welaka Welaka
Homes for Sale in Welaka, FL
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Market Heat
Price in Welaka is driven by condition and lot, not by a consistent product type. With a housing stock spanning from 1882 to 2024 and a median build year of 1980, you are looking at a market where the median sits at $367,000 but the spread underneath that number is wide. At roughly $221 per square foot against a median of about 1,344 living square feet, the value equation rewards homes that have been kept up or updated and punishes those that haven't.
The current posture is warm but not frantic. A market heat score of 62 alongside a median 63 days on market tells you buyers have time to inspect and negotiate rather than waving contingencies. The year-over-year figure of 79 percent and the 599 percent move since 2012 are eye-catching, but they rest on a thin closings window of three sales, so treat them as directional rather than precise. Sellers should price to the property in front of them; buyers should not assume every listing is worth the median.
Welaka Welaka right now
🟢 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($367K) is up 79.0% from the prior 12 months ($205K) and up 599% since 2012. With about 6 sales a year, a single closing can swing this number, so read the level and the decade, not one year's move.Momentum Research, record-level realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 11. Confidence: Low (3 and 3 sales in the two windows).
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Updated July 11, 2026 · Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Welaka Welaka market snapshot (as of July 11, 2026): the median sale price is about $367K ($221 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 63 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 79% from the prior 12 months and up 599% since 2012, computed from record-level realMLS closed sales (3 closings in the current window).
Welaka Welaka is a community of 670 homes in Welaka, Putnam County, built between 1882 and 2024 (median 1980.0), with a median living area of about 1,344 square feet. 35% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Welaka is a small St. Johns River town in Putnam County where an older, mixed housing stock and a low share of homestead-occupied homes point to a market shaped as much by second homes and river access as by primary residences.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending July 11 of each year, from record-level realMLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($367K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($205K) IS the +79.0% one-year change.
Windows contain 1 to 10 sales each (3 in the current window); every figure carries its sample size, and thin markets swing on single closings. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
The real cost & risk here
Before the list price, the Florida math the portals skip. These are Putnam 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 · Putnam 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.
16% of homes for sale in ZIP 32193 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 (2026-07-10).
Reading a thin, wide market
The homestead share here is about 35 percent, which is low. In practical terms that means a meaningful portion of the 670 homes are not owner-occupied primary residences, and the market leans toward buyers looking for a riverside getaway or a rental as much as a full-time home. That mix, combined with a century-plus range of build years, is why no single 'typical' Welaka house exists.
Because the recent closings window is only three sales, the headline appreciation numbers are statistically noisy. Don't anchor a listing price or an offer to the 79 percent year-over-year figure. Anchor to the specific home's age, condition, square footage, and proximity to the water, then use the roughly $221 per square foot median and 63-day pace as your reality check.
Why work with Momentum here
In a small market with few recent closings and a wide age range in the housing stock, comparable sales do most of the heavy lifting and there simply aren't many of them. We underwrite each home on its own condition, lot, and river relationship rather than leaning on a thin median, and we'll tell you plainly when a listing is priced ahead of what the property supports.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 11, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (18 streets, ZIP 32177/32181/32189/32193)) |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-07-10 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2002 (122 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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