Gated Communities in St. Johns County

Beachwalk built its reputation on one number: a 14-acre, 37-million-gallon Crystal Lagoon with white-sand beaches, a 3,000 sq ft swim-up bar, dual 40-foot waterslides, and a members-only club around it — a vacation aesthetic no other Northeast Florida community attempts. The gating is village-by-village: Atlantica Isles, Dorado, The Cove, and Seaside Estates sit behind gates, while The Reef and Grand Isles are open — so "which Beachwalk" matters when you shop.

Active

$950,000MLS# 2154527

Est. $5,056/mo

436 Tortola Way, St. Johns, FL 32259

6 Beds

4 Baths

3,938 sqft

Residential

WATSON REALTY CORP

Active

$724,900MLS# 2153733

Est. $3,858/mo

547 Marquesa Circle, St. Johns, FL 32259

3 Beds

2 Baths

2,557 sqft

Residential

KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY ATLANTIC PARTNERS

The honest budgeting note: total cost of ownership here stacks HOA plus CDD plus a mandatory lagoon-club membership — the line item buyers most often miss. And the community keeps evolving: a Compass by Margaritaville hotel on the lagoon won approval to expand, which will bring resort guests to part of the waterline. Caribbean and Key West-styled homes typically run from the $400s to about $1.1M.

SilverLeaf is the county's growth story — one of the fastest-growing master plans in America, nearly 11,000 acres with roughly a dozen builders — and its financial pitch is genuine: NO CDD fee, because the developer self-funded the infrastructure, a $1,500–$4,000-a-year advantage over its master-planned rivals. The plan itself is open; the gates belong to specific villages: Newbrook, Hidden Creek, Evergreen Island, and the 55+ enclave Reverie.

Active

$699,000MLS# 2154237

Est. $3,720/mo

483 Courtney Chase Drive, St. Augustine, FL 32092

5 Beds

4 Baths

2,861 sqft

Residential

UNITED REAL ESTATE GALLERY

Active

$475,000MLS# 2153710

Est. $2,528/mo

15 Tanner Trail, St. Augustine, FL 32092

3 Beds

2 Baths

2,045 sqft

Residential

KELLER WILLIAMS ST JOHNS

Amenities run community-wide — three pool complexes, a splash park, six pickleball courts, fifty-plus miles of sidewalks and golf-cart paths — with the gated villages layering their own dues on top. The buyer's question here is never "SilverLeaf, yes or no" but "which village": gated vs. open, builder, lot size, and per-village HOA all move together. Gated-village homes generally run from the $400s to about $1.2M.

Coastal Oaks is the answer to a specific request: "I want Nocatee, but gated." It's Nocatee's first (2007) and only guard-gated village — a 24-hour manned gatehouse, not an arm gate — built exclusively by Toll Brothers, roughly 900 homes from carriage townhomes to estate collections under some of Nocatee's most mature oaks, with 300+ acres of internal preserve.

Active

$925,000MLS# 2152454

Est. $4,923/mo

71 Marco Island Way, Ponte Vedra, FL 32081

4 Beds

3 Baths

2,815 sqft

Residential

BETTER HOMES & GARDENS REAL ESTATE LIFESTYLES REALTY

Active

$1,925,000MLS# 2150700

Est. $10,246/mo

203 Old Bluff Drive, Ponte Vedra, FL 32081

5 Beds

4 Baths

4,796 sqft

Residential

REAL BROKER LLC

Residents double-dip on amenities: a private 6,500 sq ft Residents' Club with two pools, tennis, and a 10-acre activity park behind the gate, PLUS full Nocatee privileges — the Splash and Spray water parks, the Greenway trails, the golf-cart life. New construction is done, so this is a resale market now; actives typically span the low-$500s (townhomes) to about $1.9M for Signature-collection estates.

Madeira is the closest gated new-construction community to downtown St. Augustine — minutes from the historic district, with more than 600 of its 1,006 acres preserved as marsh, tidal creek, and live oaks looking over the Tolomato/Intracoastal marshes. The amenity load is deliberately modest (resort pool, fitness room); the land is the sell, and the marsh-view lots prove it.

Active

$849,000MLS# 2152169

Est. $4,519/mo

540 Pescado Drive, St. Augustine, FL 32095

4 Beds

2 Baths

2,198 sqft

Residential

COLDWELL BANKER PREMIER PROPERTIES

Active

$637,900MLS# 2149919

Est. $3,395/mo

398 Lamego Lane, St. Augustine, FL 32095

3 Beds

2 Baths

2,144 sqft

Residential

PERRY HOMES

The story under the streets is the kind of thing locals trade: Madeira sits on the former Ponce de Leon resort golf course — a 1916 Donald Ross design from the Flagler era — whose fairways became these homesites after the county sold the course in 2003. Toll Brothers (Estuary), Dostie, and MasterCraft build here now; there is a CDD to budget for. Homes typically run from the high-$500s to about $1.6M on the marsh.

The two Laterras sit behind the county's strongest gate — King & Bear's 24/7 staffed entry with roving security — and deliver its most affordable gated living. They're often confused and shouldn't be: Laterra (2004) is three Mediterranean resort-condo buildings with an atrium pool and ground-floor spa, and it allows short-term rentals — it's full of vacation listings. Laterra Links is the opposite: quiet, owner-occupied Deltona coach homes (2,160–2,681 sq ft, single-level living) directly on the Palmer–Nicklaus course, now sold out and resale-only.

Active

$283,000MLS# 2152348

Est. $1,506/mo

955 Registry Boulevard 323, St. Augustine, FL 32092

1 Beds

1 Baths

875 sqft

Residential

COMPASS FLORIDA LLC

Active

$539,900MLS# 2151646

Est. $2,874/mo

175 Laterra Links Circle 201, St. Augustine, FL 32092

3 Beds

3 Baths

2,783 sqft

Residential

BETTER HOMES & GARDENS REAL ESTATE LIFESTYLES REALTY

Both share King & Bear's clubhouse, restaurant, pools, tennis, and fitness on top of their own amenity centers. For downsizers and lock-and-leave buyers, Laterra Links' first-floor Pinehurst plan is the sleeper: fairway views on golf's only Palmer–Nicklaus co-design, behind a guarded gate, at townhome money. Condos run roughly from the $200s (Laterra) to the mid-$500s (Links).