The Area
About Waterfront & Boating
Northeast Florida's waterfront isn't one market — it's three different waters. The Atlantic gives Amelia Island, the Jacksonville Beaches, Ponte Vedra Beach, and St. Augustine their oceanfront. The Intracoastal Waterway runs the entire coast, entering Florida at the St. Marys River by Fernandina Beach and threading south through Palm Valley and the Tolomato to St. Augustine and beyond. And the St. Johns River — one of the few major American rivers that flows north — is navigable for roughly 200 miles upstream, from the jetties at Mayport past downtown Jacksonville all the way to Sanford. Every listing below carries a waterfront designation in the MLS across St. Johns, Duval, and Nassau counties; the chips above split the water into the pages buyers actually shop — oceanfront, Intracoastal, riverfront, navigable water, and homes with docks.
- Property Type:Single Family HomesCondominiums
On the Water
The Three Waters — and the Three Passes
For boaters, the region comes down to where you can reach the ocean. Northeast Florida has three dependable passes: the deep, jettied St. Marys Entrance at Fernandina Beach (shared with the Kings Bay submarine base — the Coast Guard runs security zones when boats transit), the commercial-depth St. Johns River entrance at Mayport, and St. Augustine Inlet, which shifts and shoals enough that current buoy positions and local knowledge are part of the deal. Fort George Inlet looks tempting on a chart and frequently goes bare at low water — it is not a pass. Run-time to one of those three inlets is a genuine pricing variable on any navigable-water home here, alongside the questions I run on every water listing my buyers consider: dock permits, depth at low tide, bridge clearances on the route, and the flood and wind insurance picture.
Living Here
Boating Life, Area by Area
On Amelia Island, the Intracoastal route runs the Amelia River right past downtown Fernandina Beach, where the city-run Fernandina Harbor Marina reopened with fully rebuilt docks and fuel service — and a waterfront redevelopment slated to begin in late 2026 worth watching. In Jacksonville, the Ortega River is the region's Marina Mile — Northeast Florida's largest concentration of marinas and boatyards, behind the area's most frequently opened drawbridge — while downtown's Main Street bridge still lifts for river traffic outside weekday rush hours, and Julington Creek at Mandarin anchors the river's southside boating scene with marinas and public ramps at Hood Landing and Mandarin Park. In St. Johns County, the Palm Valley stretch of the Intracoastal is the classic dock-behind-the-house corridor — and since the CR 210 crossing is a fixed 65-foot span, there are no drawbridge waits on that run — while St. Augustine's Municipal Marina sits on Matanzas Bay beside the Bridge of Lions, with three city mooring fields including protected Salt Run. One rule the whole region shares: manatee slow-speed zones on the St. Johns River and the Intracoastal in Duval and St. Johns counties are year-round, not seasonal — plan your cruising time around them.
All 1,127 Waterfront & Boating homes for sale
125 lots for sale in Waterfront & Boating
Homesites and land listed in the MLS, kept apart from the homes above.
Market Snapshot
As of October 31, 2026, the median list price in Waterfront & Boating is $595,000 across 1127 active listings, averaging $388/sqft; recent MLS-recorded sales show a median sold price of $515,000 across 3,315 closings.
- Median List Price
- $595,000
- Avg. Price / Sq Ft
- $388/sqft
- Median Sold (12 mo, MLS)
- $515,000
- ▲ 7.2% vs prior 6 mo
- Active Listings
- 1127
- HOA Dues
- ~$192/mo typical
- 933 of 1127 listings carry dues
What’s for sale: 1123 homes (median $590,000) · 4 multi-family (median $4.5M)
Market stats are based on similar homes in Waterfront & Boating, including 3315 recent recorded sales — they may not include listings or sales that aren't comparable to this market. Sourced from the MLS; refreshed regularly.
Waterfront & Boating Home Values
The MLS-recorded sales above are what homes in Waterfront & Boating actually sell for — and the comp set your future buyer will see. Own a home here? This page updates with every new listing, price change, and recorded sale, so following it is the simplest way to watch your equity. There’s no automated estimate on this site — when you want a real number, Krista prepares it personally against these sales. See every Waterfront & Boating sale from the last 12 months, with prices.
Closed sales
What homes in Waterfront & Boating actually sold for
Median closed price by year from the MLS, 2019 to 2026: up 4% since 2025. 2801 sales closed in 2026 at a median $243 per square foot.
| Year | Sales | Median sold | $/sq ft | Of asking | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 129 † | $323K | $153 | 98% | 37 |
| 2020 | 195 † | $402K | $162 | 98.6% | 40 |
| 2021 | 178 † | $450K | $193 | 100% | 19 |
| 2022 | 153 † | $495K | $224 | 99.8% | 25 |
| 2023 | 191 † | $508K | $241 | 98.2% | 41 |
| 2024 | 894 † | $505K | $241 | 97.7% | 39 |
| 2025 | 3168 | $500K | $242 | 97.5% | 46 |
| 2026 | 2801 | $519K | $243 | 97.9% | 38 |
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.
Every Waterfront & Boating sale in the last 12 months, with prices →
Schools serving Waterfront & Boating
Homes in Waterfront & Boating report these schools in the MLS. Verify current assignments with the district before relying on them.
St. Johns County · St. Johns County School District
- St. Augustine High SchoolHigh
- Ponte Vedra High SchoolHigh
- Pedro Menendez High SchoolHigh
- Tocoi Creek High SchoolHigh
- Beachside High SchoolHigh
- Bartram Trail High SchoolHigh
- Allen D. Nease High SchoolHigh
- Creekside High SchoolHigh
- Alice B. Landrum Middle SchoolMiddle
- Sebastian Middle SchoolMiddle
- Gamble Rogers Middle SchoolMiddle
- Pacetti Bay Middle SchoolMiddle
- Switzerland Point Middle SchoolMiddle
- R. J. Murray Middle SchoolMiddle
- Fruit Cove Middle SchoolMiddle
- Mill Creek AcademyK–8
- Hallowes Cove AcademyK–8
- Lakeside AcademyK–8
- Liberty Pines AcademyK–8
- Freedom Crossing AcademyK–8
- Trout Creek AcademyK–8
- Pine Island AcademyK–8
- Magnolia Oaks AcademyK–8
- Sabal Crest AcademyK–8
- Patriot Oaks AcademyK–8
- Ponte Vedra–Palm Valley/Rawlings ElementaryElementary
- W. D. Hartley Elementary SchoolElementary
- Ketterlinus Elementary SchoolElementary
- Ocean Palms ElementaryElementary
- John A. Crookshank Elementary SchoolElementary
- R. B. Hunt Elementary SchoolElementary
- South Woods Elementary SchoolElementary
- Timberlin Creek ElementaryElementary
- Palencia ElementaryElementary
- Picolata Crossing ElementaryElementary
- Wards Creek ElementaryElementary
- James A. Webster Elementary SchoolElementary
Homes on the Duval County side · Duval County Public Schools
- Atlantic Coast High SchoolHigh
- Duncan U. Fletcher High SchoolHigh
- Mandarin High SchoolHigh
- Sandalwood High SchoolHigh
- Twin Lakes Academy Middle SchoolMiddle
- Duncan U. Fletcher Middle SchoolMiddle
- Mandarin Middle SchoolMiddle
- Kernan Middle SchoolMiddle
- Landmark Middle SchoolMiddle
- Mayport Coastal Sciences Middle SchoolMiddle
- Bartram Springs Elementary SchoolElementary
- Seabreeze Elementary SchoolElementary
- Alimacani Elementary SchoolElementary
- Twin Lakes Academy Elementary SchoolElementary
- Mandarin Oaks Elementary SchoolElementary
- Loretto Elementary SchoolElementary
- Neptune Beach Elementary SchoolElementary
- Atlantic Beach Elementary SchoolElementary
- San Pablo Elementary SchoolElementary
Homes on the Nassau County side · Nassau County School District
Homes on the Flagler County side · Flagler Schools
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Waterfront & Boating FAQ
What counts as navigable water on these listings?
The navigable-water pages linked above require an MLS designation like navigable water, ocean access, river access, or Intracoastal frontage — community ponds and lagoons don't qualify. Even then, a dock on a tidal creek can have limited depth or a fixed bridge between it and open water, so I verify depth at low tide, dock permit history, and the route to the Intracoastal or river before my buyers commit.
Which ocean inlets can Northeast Florida boaters actually use?
Three: the St. Marys Entrance at Fernandina Beach and the St. Johns River entrance at Mayport are both deep and jettied, and St. Augustine Inlet is workable with local knowledge — its channel shifts and the buoys move with it. Fort George Inlet frequently goes bare at low water and shouldn't be treated as a pass. Where a home sits relative to those three matters to resale as much as to your weekend.
Do drawbridges slow down cruising here?
Less than you'd think on the Intracoastal — the Palm Valley CR 210 crossing is a fixed 65-foot span, so that stretch runs without waits. In St. Augustine, the Bridge of Lions opens on a daytime schedule on the hour and half hour with a few weekday rush skips. On the St. Johns in Jacksonville, the Ortega River bascule is the area's most frequently opened bridge, and downtown's Main Street lift bridge opens on signal outside weekday rush-hour closures.
Are there manatee speed zones?
Yes, and they're year-round in this region — idle- and slow-speed zones on the St. Johns River and the Intracoastal in Duval and St. Johns counties under FWC rules. Factor them into realistic run times when you're weighing a home's distance to open water.
Where can visiting or new boaters keep a boat?
Fernandina Harbor Marina takes transients downtown on Amelia Island; St. Augustine's Municipal Marina and its three mooring fields (including Salt Run) cover the south end; and the Jacksonville area's depth of options runs from the Ortega River marina cluster to Julington Creek. Annual slips run tight at the popular spots — worth lining up alongside the home search, and I'm happy to point you at the right fit.