Palatka is the Putnam County market known for riverfront homes on the St. Johns and rural acreage, reached by US-17 and SR-20 traffic. As the county seat, it is also where Putnam County deeds are recorded and cases are heard. Home to about 10,446 residents (2020 Census).
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Typical Palatka home values are up 1.4% over the past year, at about $210,708.
Values: Zillow Home Value Index and Observed Rent Index, mid-tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, July 2026. Population: U.S. Census 2020. Indexes are estimates, not appraisals; a free Palatka market report gives you sold comps for your exact street.
Riverfront homes on the St. Johns and rural acreage
Access via US-17 and SR-20 traffic
Putnam County · seat Palatka · Seventh Judicial Circuit
Arthur Simpson · Realty Pros Assured is licensed statewide and serves Palatka buyers and sellers by phone, video, and in-person appointment. Because Arthur is also a Florida attorney, REALTOR® & CIPS, you get a sharper eye on the contract, the title, and the deed, the parts of a Putnam County deal where money is usually lost.
Need the legal side on its own? See the real estate attorney page for Palatka, or read why an attorney-REALTOR® changes the deal.
Get My Free Palatka Home Valuation →As of July 2026, Zillow's Home Value Index puts the typical Palatka home at about $210,708, +1.4% over the past year. Putnam County overall is about $220,059.
Palatka is in Putnam County (county seat: Palatka). Deeds and liens are recorded with the Putnam County Clerk of the Circuit Court, and real estate disputes are heard in the Seventh Judicial Circuit.
Yes. Arthur Simpson is licensed statewide as a Florida REALTOR® with Realty Pros Assured and is also a Florida attorney, so Palatka buyers and sellers get one person for the contract, the negotiation, and the legal side. He works Palatka by phone, video, and in-person appointment from Ormond Beach.
Florida does not require one, but Palatka contracts, title questions, and deed transfers are where money is usually lost. Arthur reviews your paperwork as an attorney at no extra cost when he represents you as your REALTOR®; legal services are provided separately through Truestead Law when you need them.
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