Momentum Housing Data · St. Simons Island

St. Simons Island Neighborhoods, Ranked by the Data

“Best” depends on what you’re optimizing for — so instead of one opinion, here are four rankings of St. Simons Island’s neighborhoods, each computed from recorded MLS data with its criterion printed on top. 18 St. Simons Island communities cleared the data bar (at least 8 recorded closings); every row links the community’s full data guide.

Most active markets

Criterion: recorded closings, trailing 12 months — where homes actually change hands

#NeighborhoodMedian soldClosings (12 mo)Metric
1Glynn Haven Estates · values$467,4452828 closings
2St. Simons Island Club · values$1,576,8252222 closings
3St. Simons Heights · values$771,5001818 closings
4Sea Palms · values$911,0001616 closings
5Barnes Plantations · values$380,0001515 closings
6Fifty Oaks · values$711,7501414 closings
7Hampton Plantation · values$890,0001414 closings
8Ocean Walk Condos · values$452,0001414 closings
9East Beach · values$2,235,0001313 closings
10Frederica Golf Club · values$3,688,8301313 closings
11Shadow Brook Village · values$425,0001212 closings
12Hampton Point · values$1,442,5001111 closings
13The Commons at Frederica · values$625,0001111 closings
14Mariners Landing · values$590,0001010 closings
15Kings Terrace · values$1,035,00099 closings

Strongest 1-year price performance

Criterion: median sold-price change vs. prior year (recorded closings only)

#NeighborhoodMedian soldClosings (12 mo)Metric
1Hamilton Landing · values$1,775,0008+34.5%
2Ocean Walk Condos · values$452,00014+13.3%
3Harrison Pointe · values$707,5008+9.3%
4Hampton Point · values$1,442,50011+6.9%
5Frederica Golf Club · values$3,688,83013+3.2%
6Fifty Oaks · values$711,75014-1.0%
7Hampton Plantation · values$890,00014-1.1%
8Glynn Haven Estates · values$467,44528-2.2%
9Barnes Plantations · values$380,00015-2.6%
10Oak Forest · values$722,0009-3.7%
11Mariners Landing · values$590,00010-4.7%
12Sea Palms · values$911,00016-6.1%
13St. Simons Island Club · values$1,576,82522-6.8%
14St. Simons Heights · values$771,50018-8.4%
15East Beach · values$2,235,00013-14.0%

Fastest-selling

Criterion: average days on market, trailing window — demand in its purest form

#NeighborhoodMedian soldClosings (12 mo)Metric
1Hamilton Landing · values$1,775,000849 days avg
2Ocean Walk Condos · values$452,0001455 days avg
3East Beach · values$2,235,0001360 days avg
4St. Simons Heights · values$771,5001864 days avg
5Kings Terrace · values$1,035,000964 days avg
6Glynn Haven Estates · values$467,4452864 days avg
7Sea Palms · values$911,0001672 days avg
8Harrison Pointe · values$707,500876 days avg
9Barnes Plantations · values$380,0001578 days avg
10Mariners Landing · values$590,0001096 days avg
11The Commons at Frederica · values$625,0001197 days avg
12Fifty Oaks · values$711,75014104 days avg
13Oak Forest · values$722,0009109 days avg
14St. Simons Island Club · values$1,576,82522110 days avg
15Shadow Brook Village · values$425,00012113 days avg

Most accessible active markets (at/below St. Simons Island’s $771,500 median)

Criterion: median sold price at or below the citywide community median, ranked by sales activity

#NeighborhoodMedian soldClosings (12 mo)Metric
1Glynn Haven Estates · values$467,44528$467,445
2St. Simons Heights · values$771,50018$771,500
3Barnes Plantations · values$380,00015$380,000
4Fifty Oaks · values$711,75014$711,750
5Ocean Walk Condos · values$452,00014$452,000
6Shadow Brook Village · values$425,00012$425,000
7The Commons at Frederica · values$625,00011$625,000
8Mariners Landing · values$590,00010$590,000
9Oak Forest · values$722,0009$722,000
10Harrison Pointe · values$707,5008$707,500

How to read these: a neighborhood on multiple lists is liquid, appreciating, and moving fast — that combination is what most buyers mean by “best.” One caution the data forces: last year’s hottest appreciation list is often next year’s cooled market, so treat the price-performance table as history, not prophecy. Costs differ too — many newer communities carry CDD assessments older ones don’t.

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Rankings computed from recorded MLS data (medians and counts for the stated windows) via the criteria printed above each table — no editorial scoring, no demographic factors. Compiled from MLS records; deemed reliable but not guaranteed; figures change as new sales record. Equal Housing Opportunity. © 2026 Move With Momentum LLC — brokerage licensed in FL and GA. Disclosures