
What $1.5M buys in Nocatee right now: three homes, compared.
Across Nocatee’s neighboring subdivisions, 47 homes are for sale at or under $1.5M today, at a median of $899,000. The three below are picked by rule, not by anyone’s preference: the most space, the newest, and the best price per square foot, each a different home, compared on the facts the MLS carries. The brief underneath is mine.
By Krista Fracke — Broker Associate, Christie's International Real Estate First Coast · 20+ years in Northeast Florida · 500+ closings · client reviews
The brief
At $1.5M in Nocatee the decision is village, not house: the same money buys a newer, smaller home in the newest village or an older, larger one in Twenty Mile or the first-built villages, and every one of them carries the Tolomato CDD on the tax bill. The three homes below show that spread as it stands today, with the CDD line and the flood zone where the brochures leave them out.
The three homes

The most space
$1,395,000
2757 Kelsey Place, Jacksonville, FL 322575 bd · 3.5 ba · 4,357 sqft · built 1992
The Palms →The largest living area at this budget across the ring.
Listed by KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY ATLANTIC PARTNERS

The newest
$800,000
312 Millenia Drive, Ponte Vedra, FL 320814 bd · 2.5 ba · 2,691 sqft · built 2022
West End At Town Center →The most recent build year at this budget, a different home.
Listed by COMPASS FLORIDA LLC

The best price per square foot
$740,000
429 Wingstone Drive, Jacksonville, FL 320813 bd · 3.5 ba · 3,390 sqft · built 2016
Villas At Nocatee →The lowest asking price per square foot of the three, a different home again.
Listed by COMPASS FLORIDA LLC
| Side by side | The most space | The newest | The best price per square foot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $1,395,000 | $800,000 | $740,000 |
| Price per sqft | $320 | $297 | $218 |
| Beds / baths | 5 / 3.5 | 4 / 2.5 | 3 / 3.5 |
| Living area | 4,357 sqft | 2,691 sqft | 3,390 sqft |
| Year built | 1992 | 2022 | 2016 |
| Lot | 0.33 ac | 0.11 ac | 0.11 ac |
| HOA (reported) | $66/mo | $56/mo | $431/mo |
| FEMA zone | X | X | X |
| Days on market | 127 | 44 | 89 |
| Last tax bill | $8,886 (2025) | $9,578 (2025) | $13,046 (2025) |
| Subdivision | The Palms | West End At Town Center | Villas At Nocatee |
Live from the MLS, refreshed hourly. HOA as reported by the listing; district (CDD) assessments ride the tax bill and are not in the HOA figure. FEMA zone computed from each home’s coordinates. Listings courtesy of the brokerages named.
What this budget forces you to decide here
Village age vs lot
The first villages have the canopy and the larger lots; the newest have the floor plans and the warranty. The budget rarely buys both.
The CDD on every one
Nocatee’s amenities were bond-financed. The assessment varies by village and lot and is the number the listing description skips; the tax bill shows it.
Resale vs builder spec
At the same budget a resale competes with a builder’s price sheet in the villages still selling. The resale has the yard; the spec has the incentives.
Newest at or under $1.5M
- 333 Woodland Greens Drive, Ponte Vedra, FL 32081$864,900 · 6 bd · 3,698 sqft · Greenleaf Village
- 32 Palm Island Way, Ponte Vedra, FL 32081$1,350,000 · 4 bd · 3,294 sqft · Coastal Oaks At Nocatee
- 287 Woodland Greens Drive, Ponte Vedra, FL 32081$965,000 · 4 bd · 3,214 sqft · Greenleaf Village
- 55 Sagebrush Trail, Ponte Vedra, FL 32081$989,000 · 5 bd · 3,145 sqft · Twenty Mile At Nocatee
- 174 Kenmore Avenue, Ponte Vedra, FL 32081$899,900 · 5 bd · 2,871 sqft · Austin Park
- 194 Cape Hatteras Drive, Ponte Vedra, FL 32081$695,000 · 3 bd · 2,100 sqft · Coastal Oaks At Nocatee

See it this week
Narrowing it down in Nocatee?
Tell me what you need and I will line up the showings. I pull the flood zone and the true monthly cost on each one before we go.
Call (904) 333-8595 Text Krista
Krista Fracke, Broker Associate. You'll hear back from me directly, not from a call center.

This is the work I do every week. Shopping Nocatee at $1.5M? Tell me what the home has to do for you and I will run this comparison for your shortlist every week, with the district line, the HOA and the flood zone in the same column, until you have the house.
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Broker Associate · Christie's International Real Estate First Coast · 20+ years · 500+ closings
Common questions
Is $1.5M enough to buy in Nocatee?
The live count at the top of this page is the honest answer for today: every home for sale across these neighboring subdivisions at or under $1.5M, with the median. The three homes below are picked from that set by rule (most space, newest, best price per square foot), so what you see is what the money buys this week, not a brochure.
How are the three homes chosen?
By rule, from every marketable listing in the ring at or under the budget: the largest living area, the newest build year, and the lowest price per square foot, each a different home. The set refreshes with the feed. No home is featured by arrangement and no listing agent is involved in the pick.
Does every Nocatee home have a CDD fee?
Yes. Every Nocatee village sits in the Tolomato Community Development District, and the assessment appears as its own line on the St. Johns County tax bill. The amount varies by village and lot; the Nocatee fees page explains the structure and I pull the exact figure for any home a client considers.
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