Starlight Homes Communities in St. Johns County, FL
Looking for Starlight Homes communities in St. Johns County, FL? St. Johns County shows 2 Starlight Homes communities in our MLS data, with 41 recorded new-construction closings since 2024 at a median of $309,000. Below: each community with its own market data, and the checklist that protects you in any builder purchase.
Starlight Homes in St. Johns County at a glance
Where Starlight Homes builds in St. Johns County
| Community | City | Median price | 1-yr change | Days on mkt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flagler Estates | Hastings | $325,000 | -2.0% | 57 d |
Before you sign a builder contract in St. Johns County
Builder contracts are written by the builder’s attorneys and differ from the standard Florida resale contract on deposits, timelines, and remedies — read before you sign, and bring your own agent (the builder typically pays the commission, so representation costs you nothing). Compare incentives properly: a rate buydown and an equal-dollar price cut produce different payments — run both through our builder incentive calculator. Then model the year-two tax bill with the property tax after purchase calculator (new construction often shows a lot-only bill in year one), ask for any CDD assessment and its remaining term in writing, and hire your own inspector for the pre-drywall and final walks.
What it costs to own here
At St. Johns County’s typical combined millage of 13.47 mills, a purchase at $309,000 (the median recorded Starlight Homes price here) generates roughly $4,162 a year in property tax before exemptions — about $347 a month. Florida resets the assessed value to roughly your purchase price, so the seller’s current bill is not a preview of yours; a homesteaded owner then gets the $25,000–$50,000 exemption and the 3% Save Our Homes cap going forward. Citizens Property Insurance policies in St. Johns County average about $1,378 a year ($115 a month) — private-market quotes vary with roof age and wind mitigation, so price coverage before your inspection window closes. All-in, our county model puts the typical monthly cost of ownership in St. Johns County near $2,908 (principal and interest on the typical home, tax, and insurance).
Run your exact numbers: the property tax after purchase calculator uses St. Johns County’s verified millage, and the buyer closing costs calculator builds the full cash-to-close.
Demand and supply in St. Johns County right now
In the most recent IRS migration data (2022-2023), St. Johns County gained a net 10,642 people to relocation, with the largest inbound flows from NY, CA, NJ. Households moving IN reported average incomes of $130,600 versus $97,713 for those leaving — the income mix of demand, straight from tax filings. Population is up about 24.1% over the recent multi-year window. On the supply side, builders pulled 4,735 residential permits in St. Johns County in 2025 (3,554 single-family), down 15.1% year over year — against 8,390 at the 2021 peak. Permits are tomorrow’s inventory: a shrinking pipeline supports prices, a swelling one hands buyers leverage. Our valuation model reads the county as undervalued by about 5.7% versus its income-and-rent fundamentals.
Run the numbers in St. Johns County
Compare against every builder: home builders in St. Johns County, ranked by recorded closings.
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Momentum Realty is an independent licensed Florida brokerage and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by any home builder named on this page. Builder names are used only to identify the communities in which each builds, based on builder-affiliated sales offices in contributing MLS feeds; builders selling outside the MLS may be undercounted. Figures are aggregates as of 2026-06-16, deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Equal Housing Opportunity.