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Historic St. Augustine

Historic St. Augustine Homes for Sale

34 homes · 2 new this week · median $724,000 · 51 sold in 12 mo at median $718,000 · 86 days avg on market · updated 2 minutes ago

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This page collects the character stock of America’s oldest city: homes in the historic plats — Old City, Lincolnville, Abbott Tract, Model Land — plus every pre-1950 home currently for sale on the mainland side of town. Victorians, Spanish Colonial Revival, and block cottages that no builder is making again.

Market Snapshot

As of October 22, 2026, the median list price for historic st. augustine homes is $724,000 across 34 active listings, averaging $520/sqft; recent MLS-recorded sales show a median sold price of $718,000 across 51 closings.

Median List Price: $724,000
Avg. Price / Sq Ft: $520/sqft
Median Sold (12 mo, MLS): $718,000; ▲ 6.8% vs prior 6 mo
Active Listings: 34
HOA Dues: None on current listings

What’s for sale: 28 homes (median $714,500) · 6 multi-family (median $799,000)

Market stats are based on historic st. augustine homes, including 51 recent recorded sales — they may not include listings or sales that aren't comparable to this market. Sourced from the MLS; refreshed regularly.

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What historic st. augustine homes actually sold for

Median closed price by year from the MLS, 2022 to 2026: up 5% since 2025. 46 sales closed in 2026 at a median $469 per square foot.

Year	Sales	Median sold	$/sq ft	Of asking	Days on market
2022	5 †	$555K	$424	97%	84
2024	15 †	$618K	$393	97.2%	91
2025	56	$700K	$453	94.4%	88
2026	46	$733K	$469	96.2%	72

Closed sales from the realMLS IDX feed; years with fewer than three sales are omitted. Medians, not estimates of any one home. "Of asking" is the median sold price as a share of the final list price. † A partial year in the feed: it carries only some of that year’s sales, so the median rests on fewer homes and the percent change above starts at the first full year.

This market, from the inside

Three things separate buying here from buying anywhere else on the First Coast. First, HARB: exterior changes in the city’s historic preservation districts — windows, additions, demolition — go through the Historic Architectural Review Board before permits, so renovation plans need that step priced into the timeline. Second, rentals: the HP-1 historic district allows no more than one rental stay every 30 days, the strictest short-term-rental rule in the region. Third, water: parts of the low-lying core around Lake Maria Sanchez and the edges of Lincolnville take water on king tides — FEMA zone and elevation vary street by street and drive the insurance math. I walk buyers through all three before an offer, not after.

Frequently asked questions

What is HARB and does it apply to my renovation?

The City of St. Augustine’s Historic Architectural Review Board reviews exterior work on properties in the city’s historic preservation districts — think windows, siding, additions, and demolition — before building permits issue. Interior work generally doesn’t trigger review. If the home you’re considering sits in an HP district, budget review time into any renovation plan; I flag the zoning on every historic listing my buyers pursue so this is never a post-contract surprise.

Can I Airbnb a home in the historic district?

Barely. In the HP-1 historic preservation district, city ordinance limits a property to no more than one rental stay every 30 days; the RS residential zones allow no more than one stay every seven days; nightly rentals are generally confined to commercial and mixed-use zones. Registration and an annual fire life-safety inspection are required citywide. Ordinances change — verify with the city — but if short-term income is the plan, the zoning map matters more than the house.

Do homes in the historic core flood?

Some streets do — the low blocks around Lake Maria Sanchez and parts of Lincolnville can take water on king tides and heavy rain, which is why the city runs downtown flood-mitigation projects. Other blocks sit comfortably higher. Every listing on this site shows its FEMA flood zone; on the low streets I pull the flood history and insurance picture before you write, because it belongs in the price you offer.

Are historic St. Augustine homes a good investment?

The supply argument is real: nobody is building more 1900s housing stock, and the walkable core is the reason people move here. The honest caveats are the carrying costs — older-home insurance, potential flood exposure, and HARB-governed maintenance all run higher than a suburban build. Buyers who price those in tend to do well; buyers who skip that math are the resale listings I show three years later.

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I’ll send new listings the moment they hit the market and walk through the details that don’t show up in the MLS — water access, HOA rules, what a feature really costs to maintain.

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