Nocatee vs Shearwater: prices, pace & inventory — August 2026
Two of Northeast Florida’s most-asked-about markets, side by side — live numbers, no spin. Which one fits you depends on more than medians; Krista knows both streets-level.
| Nocatee | Shearwater | |
|---|---|---|
| Median list price | $669,450 | $534,329 |
| Avg. price / sq ft | $309 | $239 |
| Median sold (12 mo) | $692,450 | $505,000 |
| Homes sold (12 mo) | 296 | 57 |
| Avg. days on market | 83 days | 47 days |
| Homes for sale now | 272 | 52 |
Live NEFAR MLS data, refreshed daily. Sold figures reflect the trailing 12 months where sample sizes support them.
The decision checklist
Nocatee vs Shearwater: what each community actually has
| Nocatee | Shearwater | |
|---|---|---|
| Price range (for sale now) | $340K–$3.1M | $288K–$1.1M |
| Assigned high school | Allen D. Nease | Beachside |
| Gated community | Some homes | — |
| Golf course | — | — |
| New construction available | Yes | Yes |
| Private-pool homes | Some homes | — |
| Waterfront homes | Some homes | Some homes |
| Homes in a FEMA flood zone | — | — |
| CDD district | Yes · fee guide | Yes · fee guide |
Feature prevalence is derived from each community’s current listings and updates as inventory turns over. “Some homes” means the feature appears in part of the active inventory, not community-wide.
How They Compare
Nocatee or Shearwater?
Nocatee and Shearwater are both amenity-forward St. Johns County master plans, but they differ in scale, price ceiling, and location. Nocatee is one of the country’s top-selling master plans — hundreds of homes for sale at any time, from the mid $300s past $3 million, roughly ten minutes from the Ponte Vedra beaches, with much of it reporting Allen D. Nease High, plus the Splash and Spray water parks and the Greenway trail network. Shearwater is smaller and lower-ceilinged, from the high $200s to about $1.1 million, on the CR-210 corridor, reporting Beachside High and built around its Kayak Club and lazy river.
Nocatee is the choice for beach proximity, the widest selection and price range in the county, and the Nease assignment; Shearwater for a more contained, value-oriented community on the 210 corridor with its own strong amenity core. Both are actively building new construction and both carry CDD assessments. Verify the zoning for any specific address. It usually comes down to budget and whether beach-adjacency and selection (Nocatee) or a tighter, value-forward amenity community (Shearwater) is the better fit.
Torn between them?
The right answer depends on commute, schools, HOA/CDD costs, and lifestyle — Krista has walked buyers through both for years and will tell you straight which fits your situation.