SilverLeaf Homes for Sale, St. Johns County, FL

SilverLeaf is being developed across more than 11,000 acres, with roughly 4,350 acres set aside as natural preserve and more than 50 miles of sidewalks and multi-use paths connecting its neighborhoods. Unlike many single-builder communities, SilverLeaf is being built out by eleven different builders — including Mattamy Homes, Toll Brothers, David Weekley Homes, Lennar, and Pulte Homes — offering roughly 148 floor plans across single-family and multi-family product, from starter townhomes to larger executive homes.

Most new master-planned communities in St. Johns County carry a Community Development District assessment that funds roads, utilities, and amenities through bonds repaid on the property tax bill for decades. SilverLeaf was structured differently — it carries no CDD, which meaningfully changes the all-in monthly cost of ownership compared to a similarly priced home in a CDD community. Homeowners still pay a standard HOA due that funds neighborhood amenities and common-area maintenance, but without the added CDD layer.

SilverLeaf’s amenity complex is built around resort-style pools, multi-age playgrounds, and sports courts, with a full calendar of year-round programming — holiday celebrations, food truck days, outdoor movie nights, a mobile library visit from the St. Johns County Public Library, and resident social clubs. The trail network ties the community’s neighborhoods together and connects to the broader parks system as SilverLeaf continues to build out.

SilverLeaf is zoned to Wards Creek Elementary School (K-5) and Pacetti Bay Middle School (6-8). For high school, students are zoned to either Allen D. Nease High School or the newer Tocoi Creek High School depending on the specific section and street. Because SilverLeaf is still actively building, always confirm current zoning for a specific address with the St. Johns County School District before buying.

SilverLeaf sits west of I-95 along State Road 16, which puts it a bit further from the coast than communities like Palencia or Nocatee but closer to the interior of the county. Historic downtown St. Augustine is roughly 15–20 minutes east, and I-95 access puts Jacksonville’s Southside about 35–40 minutes north. The tradeoff for a slightly longer beach commute is generally a lower price point and no CDD.