Accepting Backup offers. Beautifully updated and set on 1.59 fully fenced acres, OR zoning, NO HOA or CDD fees, a 3-stall barn and tack room, garden boxes and fruit trees! 3-bedroom, 3-bathroom home with privacy and a relaxed country lifestyle without sacrificing proximity to top-rated St. Johns County schools, shopping, and dining. A screened-in front porch welcomes you into an open floor plan filled with natural light. Over 12 foot ceilings in the family room add a spacious, airy feel. Interior features include fresh paint and new LVP flooring throughout, an updated brick fireplace, and three updated bathrooms. The kitchen features new quartz countertops, a brick backsplash, and double wall ovens, perfect for entertaining. Other improvements include fresh exterior paint, new Hardie® board siding-June 2026, new water heater-May 2026, artesian well, well pump replaced in 2017, septic drain field-2017, metal roof-May 2026 (half 2017), Updated plumbing & electrical. Outside, the fully fenced property offers a covered back porch, a side deck just off the kitchen, garden boxes, established mulberry, fig, grapefruit, elderberry, and cherry trees, plus a fire pit area perfect for relaxing outdoors. A separate enclosed area provides dedicated space for animals or livestock. The home is also storm-ready with pre-installed hurricane shutter anchors around the windows for quick and easy installation of storm panels when needed. The 3-stall pole barn includes 12x12 stalls, a dedicated tack room with a sink, and a chicken coop in one of the stalls. A carport and attached workshop provide space for storage, hobbies, or projects. Whether you envision raising horses, pigs, or chickens, tending a garden, enjoying fruit from your own trees, or storing your boat, ATVs, RV, and other outdoor equipment, this property provides the space and flexibility to create the lifestyle you've been looking for! Seller is a Licensed Realtor.
Active under contract
Price cut: $10K (9/29)
$669,000
1161 WHISPERING PINES Road, St. Johns, FL 32259
3beds
2,097sqft
Single Family Residence
Built in 1975
1.59 Acres Lot
$656,600 Zestimate®
$319/sqft
$-- HOA
What's special
Fruit treesBeautifully updatedFresh paintMetal roofGarden boxesCovered back porchScreened-in front porch
- 59 days
- 2,111
- 175
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Listing updated:
Listed by:
GLENDA HAYDEN 904-955-1649,
FLORIDA'S CHOICE REALTY LLC 352-857-9748,
ERIKA KINSEL-ELLIOTT 904-652-3493
Source: realMLS,MLS#: 2158368
Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 3
- Full bathrooms: 3
Heating
- Central
Cooling
- Central Air
Appliances
- Included: Dishwasher, Double Oven, Electric Cooktop, Refrigerator
- Laundry: Electric Dryer Hookup, Washer Hookup
Features
- Breakfast Bar, Built-in Features, Ceiling Fan(s), Eat-in Kitchen, His and Hers Closets, Open Floorplan, Pantry, Primary Bathroom -Tub with Separate Shower, Split Bedrooms
- Number of fireplaces: 1
- Fireplace features: Wood Burning
Interior area
- Total interior livable area: 2,097 sqft
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Property
Parking
- Total spaces: 1
- Parking features: Attached Carport
- Carport spaces: 1
Features
- Levels: One
- Stories: 1
- Patio & porch: Covered, Deck, Front Porch, Rear Porch, Screened
- Exterior features: Fire Pit
- Fencing: Fenced,Full
- Has view: Yes
- View description: Trees/Woods
Lot
- Size: 1.59 Acres
- Features: Wooded
Details
- Additional structures: Barn(s), Stable(s), Workshop
- Parcel number: 0024680070
- Zoning description: Residential
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
- Architectural style: Ranch
- Property subtype: Single Family Residence
Materials
- Fiber Cement
- Roof: Metal
Condition
- Updated/Remodeled
- New construction: No
- Year built: 1975
Utilities & green energy
- Sewer: Septic Tank
- Water: Well
- Utilities for property: Electricity Connected, Sewer Connected, Water Connected
Community & HOA
Community
- Security: Smoke Detector(s), Other
- Subdivision: Orange Cove
HOA
- Has HOA: No
Location
- Region: Saint Johns
Financial & listing details
- Price per square foot: $319/sqft
- Tax assessed value: $425,292
- Annual tax amount: $3,686
- Date on market: 8/31/2026
- Listing terms: Cash,Conventional,FHA,VA Loan
- Road surface type: Asphalt
Estimated market value
$656,600
$624,000 - $689,000
$3,099/mo
Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 9/29/2026 | Price change | $669,000-1.5%$319/sqft |
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| 8/31/2026 | Listed for sale | $679,000$324/sqft |
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| 8/18/2026 | Pending sale | $679,000$324/sqft |
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| 8/11/2026 | Listed for sale | $679,000+151.6%$324/sqft |
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| 5/5/2017 | Sold | $269,900$129/sqft |
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| 4/21/2017 | Pending sale | $269,900$129/sqft |
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| 3/3/2017 | Listed for sale | $269,900-10%$129/sqft |
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| 10/8/2016 | Listing removed | $299,999$143/sqft |
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| 8/23/2016 | Price change | $299,999-11.7%$143/sqft |
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| 8/22/2016 | Listed for sale | $339,900$162/sqft |
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| 8/1/2016 | Pending sale | $339,900$162/sqft |
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| 6/28/2016 | Listed for sale | $339,900$162/sqft |
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| 6/17/2016 | Pending sale | $339,900$162/sqft |
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| 5/28/2016 | Price change | $339,900-1.4%$162/sqft |
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| 4/29/2016 | Price change | $344,650-1.4%$164/sqft |
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| 4/15/2016 | Price change | $349,650-0.1%$167/sqft |
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| 4/8/2016 | Listed for sale | $349,900+4.4%$167/sqft |
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| 8/21/2015 | Listing removed | $335,000$160/sqft |
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| 6/22/2015 | Price change | $335,000-1.5%$160/sqft |
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| 6/14/2015 | Price change | $340,000-1.4%$162/sqft |
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| 5/18/2015 | Price change | $345,000-1.4%$165/sqft |
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| 4/1/2015 | Listed for sale | $350,000+101.1%$167/sqft |
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| 8/1/2011 | Sold | $174,000-12.6%$83/sqft |
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| 7/1/2011 | Pending sale | $199,000$95/sqft |
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| 6/14/2011 | Listed for sale | $199,000$95/sqft |
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Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,687 +12.9% | $287,659 +2.9% |
| 2024 | $3,265 +2% | $279,552 +3% |
| 2023 | $3,200 +3% | $271,410 +3% |
| 2022 | $3,105 +0.7% | $263,505 +3% |
| 2021 | $3,084 +0.4% | $255,830 +1.4% |
| 2020 | $3,072 -1.8% | $252,298 +2.3% |
| 2019 | $3,128 | $246,626 +5.7% |
| 2018 | $3,128 +27.1% | $233,256 +19.9% |
| 2017 | $2,460 | $194,593 -11.7% |
| 2016 | $2,460 | $220,472 +19.6% |
| 2015 | -- | $184,370 +0.8% |
| 2014 | -- | $182,906 +4.5% |
| 2013 | -- | $174,955 +17.6% |
| 2012 | -- | $148,771 +32.1% |
| 2011 | -- | $112,600 +1.5% |
| 2010 | -- | $110,936 +2.7% |
| 2009 | -- | $108,019 |
| 2008 | -- | $108,019 +3.1% |
| 2007 | -- | $104,768 +2.5% |
| 2006 | -- | $102,213 +3% |
| 2005 | -- | $99,236 +3% |
| 2004 | -- | $96,346 +1.9% |
| 2003 | -- | $94,550 +2.4% |
| 2002 | -- | $92,334 +1.6% |
| 2001 | -- | $90,880 +3% |
| 2000 | -- | $88,233 |
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Neighborhood: Fruit Cove
Nearby schools
Schools provided by the listing agent
- Elementary: Hickory Creek
- Middle: Switzerland Point
- High: Bartram Trail
Source: realMLS. This data may not be complete. We recommend contacting the local school district to confirm school assignments for this home.



