St. Johns County Housing Market May 2026: Home Prices Jump 5.5% as Inventory Falls
Includes single family homes in St Johns, St Augustine, Nocatee, Ponta Vedra, Fruit Cove, Orangedale, Switzerland and Julington Creek.
It is a strong seller’s market in St Johns County for the month of May. Inventory levels are down, homes sold are up. The median sales price in St Johns County is up by almost 5 and a half percent! Yet, the media is not screaming that news.
What This Means If You’re Buying Right Now
Buyers I know you’re feeling discouraged. Prices still high and the interest rates keeping inching up. Maybe new builds could be the way to go since the builders are paying some buy downs. If you want to know what you can actually get in today’s market, I can break that down for you, just message me:
What This Means If You’re Selling
I know sellers you are celebrating, because it’s showing a strong seller’s market. However, if you are trying to throw a high price out there, just to see it stick…. You may end up chasing the market. The market will reject or accept your price. If you’re thinking about selling, I can show you exactly where your home would fall in today’s market. Click:
Median Sales Price: Looking at sold homes it means that half the homes that sold were more than 580,000 and the other half were less than 580,000.
Month’s Inventory: Based on the number of actives and homes that have sold it would take 2.88 months to sell the active homes, if no other homes came on the market. How to determine what type of market we are experiencing:
Buyers’ Market: More than 7 months of Inventory
Balanced Market: From 5-7 months of Inventory
Sellers’ Market: Less than 5 months of inventory
Average Days on the Market: This is the average based on the time the house came on the market until is went under contract.
Original List Price to Sales Price: This is the percentage of what the home sold for compared to what it was originally listed for. Not what it was listed for at the time it went under contract.
I’m Pam Graham, a Northeast Florida real estate consultant, which includes Jacksonville, Clay & St John’s Counties. I break down the market in layman’s terms so you can make smart decisions—whether you’re buying, selling, or just keeping an eye on what’s happening.
Call/Text 904-910-3516
Email: pam@pamgraham.com
