World Golf Village vs Nocatee: 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.
| World Golf Village | Nocatee | |
|---|---|---|
| Median list price | $450,000 | $664,950 |
| Avg. price / sq ft | $235 | $309 |
| Median sold (12 mo) | $454,157 | $692,450 |
| Homes sold (12 mo) | 530 | 364 |
| Avg. days on market | 78 days | 90 days |
| Homes for sale now | 419 | 270 |
Live NEFAR MLS data, refreshed daily. Sold figures reflect the trailing 12 months where sample sizes support them.
The decision checklist
World Golf Village vs Nocatee: what each community actually has
| World Golf Village | Nocatee | |
|---|---|---|
| Price range (for sale now) | $185K–$3.3M | $340K–$3.1M |
| Assigned high school | Tocoi Creek | Allen D. Nease |
| Gated community | Some homes | 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 |
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
World Golf Village or Nocatee?
World Golf Village and Nocatee are the county’s two biggest planned places and the ones a relocating buyer most often holds side by side, from opposite ends of the county. World Golf Village is the I-95 and International Golf Parkway hub west of St. Augustine: the Palmer–Nicklaus King & Bear and the Slammer & Squire, a gated estate neighborhood, a 55+ village, a condo tier at the bottom of the county’s price ladder, and the parkway villages from Murabella to Markland, on 2000s and 2020s construction with the retail corridor filling in. Nocatee is the PARC Group master plan on the beach side: a town center, the water parks and greenways, villages from townhomes to Coastal Oaks estates, the Ponte Vedra beaches ten minutes east, and the deepest resale record in the county.
The bills decide it as much as the geography. Nocatee carries the Tolomato CDD on every tax bill plus a village HOA; World Golf Village is village by village, some with a district (Grand Oaks, Murabella, TrailMark) and some without, with golf a separate contract the home does not include. At the same budget, World Golf Village usually buys more house, a bigger lot and a course at the door; Nocatee buys newer construction, the town center and the beach side of the county. Jacksonville is half an hour from either; St. Augustine is closer to WGV, the ocean closer to Nocatee. The live table above is both markets today.
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.
World Golf Village & the IGP corridor
The corridor built around International Golf Parkway — the World Golf Village core plus the master plans that grew past it, Palencia to SilverLeaf and beyond.
Communities & condos
The corridor & nearby
Guides
- What WGV is now (verified)
- SilverLeaf news (verified)
- A day shopping TrailMark & Grand Oaks
- Living in Palencia
- Two beach days from Palencia
- St. Johns County golf communities
- The 10 best golf communities, ranked
- The 7 best 55+ communities, ranked
- 55+ across Northeast Florida
- The county CDD map
- Palencia CDD fees, explained
- County schools
What your budget buys