Rivertown vs Silverleaf: prices, pace & inventory — October 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.
| Rivertown | Silverleaf | |
|---|---|---|
| Median list price | $565,000 | $602,000 |
| Avg. price / sq ft | $240 | $262 |
| Median sold (12 mo) | $550,000 | $610,840 |
| Homes sold (12 mo) | 37 | 106 |
| Avg. days on market | 58 days | 79 days |
| Homes for sale now | 21 | 42 |
Live NEFAR MLS data, refreshed daily. Sold figures reflect the trailing 12 months where sample sizes support them.
The decision checklist
Rivertown vs Silverleaf: what each community actually has
| Rivertown | Silverleaf | |
|---|---|---|
| Price range (for sale now) | $420K–$1.1M | $299K–$1.6M |
| Assigned high school | Bartram Trail | Tocoi Creek |
| Gated community | — | Some homes |
| Golf course | — | — |
| New construction available | — | Yes |
| Private-pool homes | — | — |
| Waterfront 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
Rivertown or Silverleaf?
RiverTown and SilverLeaf are both St. Johns County master plans, but they sit in different parts of the county with different school assignments. RiverTown lines the St. Johns River on the county’s west side, reports Bartram Trail High, and leans into its riverfront identity — the Riverhouse amenity center and the riverfront parks are the draw; current listings run roughly $450,000 to $1.06 million. SilverLeaf sits east on the CR-210 corridor, reports Tocoi Creek High, is larger with several gated villages, and is still actively building; its listings span the high $200s to about $1.65 million.
The practical split is setting and scale. RiverTown offers St. Johns River frontage and a more established, Bartram-Trail-zoned position; SilverLeaf offers a larger, newer, more-gated footprint with active new construction and a higher price ceiling on the Tocoi Creek side. The fee structures differ: RiverTown carries CDD assessments on the tax bill (the Rivers Edge districts), while SilverLeaf was developed without a CDD. Verify the zoning for any specific address. Buyers weigh riverfront-and-established (RiverTown) against newer-gated-and-larger-selection (SilverLeaf).
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.
The St. Johns County communities
The county’s big master-planned communities — cross-shopped, compared, and costed the way buyers actually decide between them.
The big communities
- SilverLeaf
- RiverTown
- Julington Creek
- Living in Julington Creek
- Shearwater
- Durbin Crossing
- Aberdeen
- Beachwalk fees: three bills
- Shearwater & Beacon Lake fees
- Beacon Lake fees
- SilverLeaf fees: no CDD
- Does the corridor flood? Zones, live
- Living in Shearwater
- What’s coming to the corridor (verified)
- A day shopping the corridor
- Every home in 32092
- Every home in 32095
Compare them
Cost & lifestyle
- 210 corridor news (verified)
- RiverTown news (verified)
- Beachwalk news (verified)
- Preschools & VPK, the verified guide
- Living in St. Johns County
- Best of the county under $600k, ranked
- Moving here from NY/NJ
- St. Johns County flood zones, area by area
- St. Johns vs Duval property taxes, with real rates
- Every master plan in one live table
- The best neighborhoods in the county, ranked
- Homes outside high-risk flood zones
- CDD fees, county map
- SilverLeaf fees: the no-CDD math
- RiverTown CDD & HOA fees
- Beachwalk fees: the three bills
- The Crystal Lagoon, explained honestly
- A day shopping Beachwalk
- Julington Creek fees: CDD & HOA
- Shearwater & Beacon Lake fees
- New construction
- Townhomes
- Pool homes
- Gated communities
- Choosing a realtor here
- A Day of Home Shopping on the CR-210 Corridor
- A Day of Home Shopping in Julington Creek and RiverTown
- A Day of Home Shopping in Silverleaf
- A 55+ Home Shopping Day
- A Day of Home Shopping in TrailMark and Grand Oaks
- A Flood-Smart Home Shopping Day
- A First Home Under $400K Shopping Day
- A First Home in St. Augustine Shopping Day
- A Beachwalk Home Shopping Day
- A 55+ Tour Day in St. Johns County
Schools
What your budget buys