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St. James City, FL Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q2 2024. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

St. James City, FL Housing Market Trends

With a population of 3,876, 1,773 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $535,462, St. James City real estate prices are well above average cost compared to national prices.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in St. James City, accounting for 52.38% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in St. James City include mobile homes or trailers ( 44.31%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 1.93%).

Dwellings in St. James City tend to be quite small (one, two, or no bedrooms) and owner occupied. In fact, 66.30% of the homes in St. James City have two or fewer bedrooms.

There is a lot of housing in St. James City built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in St. James City built between 2000 and later ( 18.52%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 15.76%).

A decent proportion of the St. James City housing stock is seasonally occupied. That is, homes and condos in St. James City are occupied by people for a portion of the year - mainly for vacation purposes - and then locked up and left unoccupied for the remainder of the year as owners return to their primary residences. This characteristic of the St. James City housing market speaks to its popularity as a vacation location of choice.

St. James City Home Appreciation Rates

In the last 10 years, St. James City has experienced some of the highest home appreciation rates of any community in the nation. St. James City real estate appreciated 152.65% over the last ten years, which is an average annual home appreciation rate of 9.71%, putting St. James City in the top 10% nationally for real estate appreciation. If you are a home buyer or real estate investor, St. James City definitely has a track record of being one of the best long term real estate investments in America through the last ten years.

Over the last year, St. James City appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, St. James City's appreciation rate has been 4.12%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in St. James City were at -1.88%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of -7.30%.

Notably, St. James City's appreciation rate in the latest quarter is one of the lowest in America.

Relative to Florida, our data show that St. James City's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 50% of the other cities and towns in Florida.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$535,462

St. James City, FL Home Prices
> $1,615,000
$1,211,001 - $1,615,000
$808,001 - $1,211,000
$646,001 - $808,000
$485,001 - $646,000
$323,001 - $485,000
$162,001 - $323,000
$81,001 - $162,000
$0 - $81,000
2.3%
2.3%
4.8%
4.8%
10.5%
10.5%
9.4%
9.4%
14.8%
14.8%
36.5%
36.5%
14.9%
14.9%
2.0%
2.0%
4.8%
4.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for Florida

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

1,773

St. James City Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$3,833 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
92.9%
92.9%
7.1%
7.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
51.1%
51.1%
48.9%
48.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
18.5%
18.5%
65.7%
65.7%
15.8%
15.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
52.4%
52.4%
0.5%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
1.9%
1.9%
44.3%
44.3%
0.9%
0.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
1.5%
1.5%
8.0%
8.0%
56.8%
56.8%
31.6%
31.6%
1.8%
1.8%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Popular Neighborhoods in St. James City

Zip Codes in St. James City, FL