The Best Neighborhoods in St. Marys, GA (2026)
“Best” depends on what you are optimising for, so instead of one opinionated list this page gives you St. Marys’s communities ranked five ways from the last 12 months of Georgia MLS closings, each with a link to the community page (homes for sale, sold history, HOA and photos). Prices are actual closed sales, not asking prices.
13 St. Marys, Georgia communities closed at least 3 homes in the last 12 months — 82 closings in all, at a community-median sold price of $293,250. This page ranks them only by what the MLS record shows: closings (how liquid a community is), sold price per square foot (value), median sold price, median year built and how many homes are for sale today. Winding River had the most closings (20); Crooked River the lowest sold $/sq ft ($145); Cumberland Harbour the highest median sold price ($629,500).
Most active: where St. Marys homes actually sell
Closings in the last 12 months. High turnover means more choice for buyers and a clearer comp set for sellers.
- Winding River — 20 closings, median $367,450, 9 for sale now
- Cumberland Harbour — 14 closings, median $629,500, 8 for sale now
- Crooked River Plantation — 8 closings, median $256,500, 3 for sale now
- Elliotts Plantation — 6 closings, median $395,000
- Shadowlawn — 5 closings, median $263,697
- Moody Lake Estates — 5 closings, median $329,900, 1 for sale now
- Bartram Place — 4 closings, median $293,250, 1 for sale now
Best value: lowest sold price per square foot
Median closed $/sq ft, communities with at least 3 closings. Lower means more house per dollar; check age and condition on the listing.
- Crooked River — $145/sq ft, median $269,000, 3 closings
- Crooked River Plantation — $164/sq ft, median $256,500, 8 closings
- Bartram Place — $165/sq ft, median $293,250, 4 closings
- Sugarmill/Creekside — $167/sq ft, median $380,000, 3 closings
- North River Marshes — $168/sq ft, median $241,250, 4 closings
- Winding River — $171/sq ft, median $367,450, 20 closings
- Shadowlawn — $180/sq ft, median $263,697, 5 closings
Entry-level: communities with a median sold price at or under $300K
- Crooked River Plantation — median $256,500, 8 closings, built 1988
- Shadowlawn — median $263,697, 5 closings, built 1993
- Bartram Place — median $293,250, 4 closings, built 2021
- North River Marshes — median $241,250, 4 closings, built 1986
- Mission Trace — median $227,000, 3 closings, built 1990
- Crooked River — median $269,000, 3 closings, built 1988
- Cypress Lakes — median $268,000, 3 closings, built 1985
Highest median sold price
- Cumberland Harbour — median $629,500, $296/sq ft, 14 closings
- Elliotts Plantation — median $395,000, $196/sq ft, 6 closings
- Sugarmill/Creekside — median $380,000, $167/sq ft, 3 closings
- Winding River — median $367,450, $171/sq ft, 20 closings
- Moody Lake Estates — median $329,900, $201/sq ft, 5 closings
- Old Mill Bluff — median $315,670, $199/sq ft, 4 closings
- Bartram Place — median $293,250, $165/sq ft, 4 closings
Newest housing stock
Median year built of the homes that closed.
- Old Mill Bluff — built 2025 (median), median $315,670, 4 closings
- Cumberland Harbour — built 2024 (median), median $629,500, 14 closings
- Bartram Place — built 2021 (median), median $293,250, 4 closings
- Moody Lake Estates — built 2021 (median), median $329,900, 5 closings
- Winding River — built 2016 (median), median $367,450, 20 closings
- Sugarmill/Creekside — built 2005 (median), median $380,000, 3 closings
- Shadowlawn — built 1993 (median), median $263,697, 5 closings
Most homes for sale right now
- Winding River — 9 for sale, median asking $509,900; 20 closed in 12 months
- Cumberland Harbour — 8 for sale, median asking $769,450; 14 closed in 12 months
- Crooked River Plantation — 3 for sale, median asking $265,000; 8 closed in 12 months
- Sugarmill/Creekside — 2 for sale, median asking $323,700; 3 closed in 12 months
- Bartram Place — 1 for sale, median asking $273,500; 4 closed in 12 months
- Moody Lake Estates — 1 for sale, median asking $319,900; 5 closed in 12 months
- Crooked River — 1 for sale, median asking $239,000; 3 closed in 12 months
Every St. Marys community with 3+ closings
| Community | Closings (12 mo) | Median sold | Sold $/sq ft | Built (median) | For sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winding River | 20 | $367,450 | $171 | 2016 | 9 |
| Cumberland Harbour | 14 | $629,500 | $296 | 2024 | 8 |
| Crooked River Plantation | 8 | $256,500 | $164 | 1988 | 3 |
| Elliotts Plantation | 6 | $395,000 | $196 | 1989 | 0 |
| Shadowlawn | 5 | $263,697 | $180 | 1993 | 0 |
| Moody Lake Estates | 5 | $329,900 | $201 | 2021 | 1 |
| Bartram Place | 4 | $293,250 | $165 | 2021 | 1 |
| North River Marshes | 4 | $241,250 | $168 | 1986 | 0 |
| Old Mill Bluff | 4 | $315,670 | $199 | 2025 | 0 |
| Sugarmill/Creekside | 3 | $380,000 | $167 | 2005 | 2 |
| Mission Trace | 3 | $227,000 | $218 | 1990 | 0 |
| Crooked River | 3 | $269,000 | $145 | 1988 | 1 |
| Cypress Lakes | 3 | $268,000 | $182 | 1985 | 1 |
How this list is built
Every community is a Georgia MLS subdivision with its own page on this site and at least 3 closed residential sales between September 19, 2025 and September 19, 2026. Rankings use closed prices, square footage, year built and today’s active count from the MLS record (medians are taken over each community’s most recent closings, up to twelve; closing counts are the full 12-month total) — nothing subjective, no school, safety or demographic scoring. Communities with fewer closings are on the city’s community pages but are not ranked here. Listing data © 2026 Georgia MLS; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Equal Housing Opportunity. See also all 78 homes for sale in St. Marys, moving to St. Marys, homes under $300K in St. Marys, homes for sale in Camden County.