
What $500k buys in CR-210 corridor right now: three homes, compared.
Across CR-210 corridor’s neighboring subdivisions, 80 homes are for sale at or under $500k today, at a median of $449,900. 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 $500k on the CR-210 corridor the choice is between four different bills for four similar houses: Shearwater and Beacon Lake with a CDD behind a small HOA, SilverLeaf with no CDD and a larger HOA, Beachwalk with the lagoon club and its own stack. The three homes below are picked across them, with the tax line that tells the bills apart.
The three homes

The most space
$473,899
293 Rum Runner Way, St. Johns, FL 322594 bd · 3.5 ba · 2,399 sqft · built 2022
Atlantica Isles →The largest living area at this budget across the ring.
Listed by THE THAYVER GROUP

The newest
$404,000
145 Delwood Way, St. Augustine, FL 320923 bd · 2.5 ba · 1,926 sqft · built 2027
Silverleaf →The most recent build year at this budget, a different home.
Listed by JACKSONVILLE TBI REALTY, LLC

The best price per square foot
$290,000
505 Boracay Circle, St. Johns, FL 322593 bd · 2.5 ba · 1,750 sqft · built 2022
Grand Isle At Beachwalk →The lowest asking price per square foot of the three, a different home again.
Listed by KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY AT THE LAKES
| Side by side | The most space | The newest | The best price per square foot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $473,899 | $404,000 | $290,000 |
| Price per sqft | $198 | $210 | $166 |
| Beds / baths | 4 / 3.5 | 3 / 2.5 | 3 / 2.5 |
| Living area | 2,399 sqft | 1,926 sqft | 1,750 sqft |
| Year built | 2022 | 2027 | 2022 |
| Lot | 0.13 ac | — | 0.09 ac |
| HOA (reported) | $554/mo | $100/mo | $381/mo |
| FEMA zone | X | X | X |
| Days on market | 35 | 31 | 59 |
| Last tax bill | $10,974 (2025) | — | $6,704 (2025) |
| Subdivision | Atlantica Isles | Silverleaf | Grand Isle At Beachwalk |
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
CDD or no CDD
SilverLeaf has none; Shearwater, Beacon Lake and Beachwalk do. At the same price the monthly cost differs by the district line, which the tax bill shows and the listing does not.
Amenity campus vs commons
The Kayak Club, the Crystal Lagoon and Beacon Lake’s lake are bond-financed campuses; SilverLeaf’s commons are HOA-funded. You pay for the one you will use.
Resale vs the builder down the street
Every community in this ring is still releasing sections. A resale competes with a spec and its incentives until build-out.
Newest at or under $500k
- 139 Old Fort Trail, St. Johns, FL 32259$439,500 · 3 bd · 1,945 sqft · Beachwalk
- 224 Brandon Lakes Drive, St. Johns, FL 32092$349,900 · 2 bd · 1,289 sqft · Silverleaf
- 261 Greenway Lane, St. Augustine, FL 32092$459,900 · 4 bd · 1,790 sqft · Silverleaf
- 122 Brybar Drive, St. Augustine, FL 32095$399,000 · 3 bd · 1,452 sqft · Twin Creeks
- 191 Holly Forest Drive, St. Augustine, FL 32092$487,000 · 3 bd · 2,317 sqft · Silverleaf
- 30 Carmella Court, St. Augustine, FL 32092$319,000 · 3 bd · 1,707 sqft · Shearwater

See it this week
Narrowing it down in CR-210 corridor?
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.
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This is the work I do every week. Shopping CR-210 corridor at $500k? 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 $500k enough to buy in CR-210 corridor?
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 $500k, 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.
Which CR-210 communities have no CDD?
SilverLeaf is the no-CDD master plan on the corridor. Shearwater, Beacon Lake, Beachwalk and Twin Creeks carry community development district assessments on the tax bill. The corridor fees pages lay each out; the tax history on every listing shows the actual line.
Other budgets, other rings
Want CR-210 corridor run at your budget?
Three homes a week, picked by the same rule, with every bill in the same column.
The St. Johns County communities
The county’s big master-planned communities — cross-shopped, compared, and costed the way buyers actually decide between them.
The big communities
- SilverLeaf
- RiverTown
- Julington Creek
- Living in Julington Creek
- Shearwater
- Durbin Crossing
- Aberdeen
- Beachwalk fees: three bills
- Shearwater & Beacon Lake fees
- Beacon Lake fees
- SilverLeaf fees: no CDD
- Does the corridor flood? Zones, live
- Living in Shearwater
- What’s coming to the corridor (verified)
- A day shopping the corridor
- Every home in 32092
- Every home in 32095
Compare them
Cost & lifestyle
- 210 corridor news (verified)
- RiverTown news (verified)
- Beachwalk news (verified)
- Preschools & VPK, the verified guide
- Living in St. Johns County
- Best of the county under $600k, ranked
- Moving here from NY/NJ
- St. Johns County flood zones, area by area
- St. Johns vs Duval property taxes, with real rates
- Every master plan in one live table
- The best neighborhoods in the county, ranked
- Homes outside high-risk flood zones
- CDD fees, county map
- SilverLeaf fees: the no-CDD math
- RiverTown CDD & HOA fees
- Beachwalk fees: the three bills
- The Crystal Lagoon, explained honestly
- A day shopping Beachwalk
- Julington Creek fees: CDD & HOA
- Shearwater & Beacon Lake fees
- New construction
- Townhomes
- Pool homes
- Gated communities
- Choosing a realtor here
- A Day of Home Shopping on the CR-210 Corridor
- A Day of Home Shopping in Julington Creek and RiverTown
- A Day of Home Shopping in Silverleaf
- A 55+ Home Shopping Day
- A Day of Home Shopping in TrailMark and Grand Oaks
- A Flood-Smart Home Shopping Day
- A First Home Under $400K Shopping Day
- A First Home in St. Augustine Shopping Day
- A Beachwalk Home Shopping Day
- A 55+ Tour Day in St. Johns County
Schools
What your budget buys