Captain's Cove
Homes for Sale in St. Simons Island, GA
All 302 homes for sale in St. Simons Island, GA · median $849,995 · 344 homes for sale in 31522
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Photo courtesy of Mackay Cate, Maritime Realty Group LLC · via ScoutMLS®
As of September 2026, Captain'S Cove in St. Simons Island, GA has 2 homes for sale. Over the 12 months ending 2026-09-20, 5 recorded sales closed at a median of $685,000, $296 per square foot, a median 49 days on market, sellers accepting 97% of original asking (+2% versus the prior year). Homes listed or recently sold were built 2021–2024; 5 of 7 report an HOA (median $62/mo). At the median price and Glynn County's 2025 rate of 24.07 mills, annual property tax runs about $6,600.
| Location | St. Simons Island, Glynn County, GA · ZIP 31522 |
|---|---|
| Home types (current listings and sales) | single-family 100% |
| Amenities listed by sellers | Curbs, Lake, Landscaping, Other, Security System, Fire Alarm |
| Sale prices, last 12 months | $685,000 median across 5 closed sales · $296 per sq ft · +2.2% vs the prior 12 months |
| Days on market (closed sales) | 49 median |
| For sale right now | 2 active, 0 pending · median asking $717,500 · 4.8 months of supply |
Data as of September 20, 2026. Listing data provided by ScoutMLS® (Golden Isles Association of REALTORS®). The data is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed to be accurate by ScoutMLS. Market figures describe homes, not residents. Cite as: Momentum Realty, “Captain'S Cove key facts,” movewithmomentum.com/neighborhoods/captain-s-cove, data as of September 20, 2026.
Captain's Cove trades on a small number of closings, which means the numbers here describe a narrow slice of activity rather than a deep, liquid market. With a median price of $685,000 and a median price per square foot near $295.55, condition and lot position are doing most of the work in setting value, since there is not enough volume to smooth out one unusually finished or unusually dated sale.
A median of 49 days on market says these homes are not moving in a rush, and the modest year-over-year change of 2.2% points to a market holding roughly steady rather than accelerating. For a seller, that argues for pricing to the specific home rather than to a neighborhood average. For a buyer, it means there is room to negotiate on terms and timeline, particularly on a listing that has already sat past the local median.
Captain's Cove right now
🟡 Balanced market. 4.8 months of supply and 0% of the inventory already under contract put buyers and sellers on roughly even footing.Why it matters: months of supply is how long today's inventory would last at today's sales pace; under-contract share is the portion of homes for sale that already have a buyer.Momentum Research analysis of ScoutMLS® records, as of September 20, 2026. Confidence: Medium (2 active and pending listings, 5 closed sales in 12 months).
🟡 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($685K) is up 2.2% from the prior 12 months ($670K). With about 6 sales a year, a single closing can swing this number, so read the level and the decade, not one year's move.Momentum Research, record-level ScoutMLS® closed sales, 12-month windows ending September 20. Confidence: Low (5 and 3 sales in the two windows).
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· Updated September 27, 2026 · Live data: ScoutMLS®, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Captain's Cove market snapshot (as of September 20, 2026): the median sale price is about $685K ($296 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), a median 49 days on market for closed sales, and 4.8 months of supply, a balanced market. The trailing-12-month median is up 2% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level ScoutMLS® closed sales (5 closings in the current window).
In ZIP 31522 (St. Simons Island), 715 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $608K ($320/sq ft), down 1.1% year over year, with a median 89 days on market. Right now 280 active and 59 pending listings put supply at about 5.8 months — a buyer's market. See the live ZIP 31522 housing market.
SCOUT sales records identify 37 homes in Captain'S Cove that have changed hands since 2020, built between 2019 and 2024 (median 2022), with a median living area of about 2,435 sq ft and a typical 4-bedroom, 3.5-bath layout; 100% are single-family homes. Source: SCOUT closed-sale history compiled by Momentum Research; counts reflect homes with a recorded MLS sale, not every home in the community.
Captain's Cove sits within St. Simons Island in Glynn County, an established pocket of the island market where recent sales activity has been limited enough that each closing carries real weight in reading the trend.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Captain's Cove is best for.
Best for
- Purchasing a home valued primarily on its condition and lot rather than on shared community facilities.
- Comfortable negotiating in a market with limited recent closings, where pricing is more negotiable than formulaic.
- Willing to hold through a longer-than-instant closing timeline, given a median days-on-market near seven weeks.
Probably not for
- Needing a documented, verified list of community amenities before making an offer.
- Wanting a high-volume comparable set to benchmark price with precision.
- Expecting rapid, high-velocity turnover typical of a fast-absorbing market.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending September 20 of each year, from record-level ScoutMLS® closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($685K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($670K) IS the +2.2% one-year change.
Windows contain 1 to 11 sales each (5 in the current window); every figure carries its sample size, and thin markets swing on single closings. Listing data provided by ScoutMLS® (Golden Isles Association of REALTORS®). The data is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed to be accurate by ScoutMLS. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
15% of homes for sale in ZIP 31522 are already under contract (under contract ÷ under contract + active listings) — a read on how much of the available inventory buyers have already claimed. Source: MLS data (2026-09-21).
Captain's Cove Market Scorecard
Captain's Cove is currently a balanced market. About 4.8 months of supply, a median asking price of $717,500, and homes go under contract in about 65 days.
Go deeper: Georgia property tax by county · mortgage payment calculator · rent vs buy.
Live data: ScoutMLS®, refreshed twice daily. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
Housing distress & ownership in Captain'S Cove, St. Simons Island
Who owns here, how much is not owner-occupied, and how much for-sale inventory is under distress.
Source: Momentum Realty Research. Ownership & parcels from the FL DOR 2025 tax roll; distress from MLS active-listing status/remarks; price from MLS closed sales. Listing data provided by ScoutMLS® (Golden Isles Association of REALTORS®). The data is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed to be accurate by ScoutMLS. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Homes For Sale Right Now in Captain's Cove
Live MLS inventory for Captain's Cove. Every active listing, what is under contract right now, and the last 12 months of closed sales, refreshed twice a day. Closed comps beat an algorithm's guess every time.
Active and pending Captain's Cove listings as of 2026-09-26, priced high to low. Listing data provided by ScoutMLS® (Golden Isles Association of REALTORS®). The data is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed to be accurate by ScoutMLS. 
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Every Home for Sale in Captain S Cove Right Now (2)
All 2 active and pending Captain S Cove listings with a detail page, newest first, refreshed twice a day from the MLS.
- 1021 Captains Cv Way · $715,000 · 4 bd / 3.5 ba · listed Aug 15, 2026 · listed by BHHS Hodnett Cooper Real Estate
- 1034 Captains Cv Way · $719,999 · 4 bd / 3.5 ba · listed Jul 17, 2026 · listed by Maritime Realty Group LLC
Captain's Cove on the map.
Every active, pending, and recently sold home, plotted. Toggle the layers and tap a home for the details.
Listing locations from ScoutMLS®. Map data © OpenStreetMap, tiles © CARTO.
Schools
- Glynn County School System
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
Glynn County School System posted a 99.0% four-year graduation rate and 12,278 students across 17 schools in 2024-25 (Governor’s Office of Student Achievement).
- Oglethorpe · Elementary
- Glynn Middle School · Middle
- Glynn Academy · High
District figures are official Georgia (GOSA) 2024-25 data. Zoned schools reflect the assignments reported on recent Captain's Cove listings and can change; always confirm with the Glynn County School System for a specific address.
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The Captain's Cove buying strategy.
If we were buying in Captain's Cove today, this is the order of operations we would run for our clients.
Underwrite the condition first. Price the roof, HVAC, and systems honestly before judging any list price; condition swings value here more than square footage alone.
Match the home to real comps. Recent sales of similar condition and lot, not the asking price, tell you what a home is worth.
Move deliberately, not desperately. Neither side has a decisive edge, so a well-prepared, fairly-priced offer wins without overpaying.
Line up financing and inspection early. A pre-approval and an inspection plan let you act fast and negotiate from evidence.
Keep an agent in your corner. The listing agent works for the seller; we represent you and prepare a hand-built valuation before any offer in Captain's Cove.
A thin market with a firm floor
Five closings in the current window is not much data, and that matters for how you should use these numbers. A median price of $685,000 and a per-square-foot figure of $295.55 tell you where recent deals landed, but with so few transactions, one larger or more updated home can shift the read meaningfully. Treat the median as a directional marker rather than a precise valuation tool for any single property.
No specific community amenities are documented in current MLS listings for Captain's Cove, so buyers should confirm directly what, if anything, is attached to the property or governed by an association rather than assuming a standard package of shared facilities. The value proposition here reads as location and lot on St. Simons Island itself, not a bundled amenity set.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Captain's Cove. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Momentum Buy Score.
Our proprietary 0 to 10 read across the factors that decide how a home in Captain's Cove buys, holds, and resells. Momentum Research; not an appraisal.
Momentum Intelligence Scores are our proprietary, qualitative assessment on a 0 to 10 scale, built from the record-level market data on this page. They are a framework for comparing communities, not a guarantee of future value and not advice on a specific home; unlike an automated value estimate they do not price your home, they grade the community on evidence you can inspect. Composite is the plain average of the 3 factors (6.7). Basis: Recent Direction +2.2% year-over-year; Liquidity & Demand 4.8 months of supply; Pricing Power 97.3% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a market with this few closings, pricing a home well or evaluating an offer correctly requires pulling the underlying comparables rather than leaning on a headline median. We track the actual recent sales in Captain's Cove and the surrounding St. Simons Island inventory so you are negotiating from the real data, not an average built on a handful of transactions.
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HOA, CDD & Fees
- HOA dues reported around $62/month (about $744/yr) · median of 39 MLS listings, most billed annually
- Any club/amenity membership is billed separately
Listings in this community report association dues of about $62 per month ($744 a year) — the median AssociationFee across 39 MLS records, normalised to a monthly figure; most are billed annually. Dues change with budgets and can differ by section or product type; confirm the current figure with the association before you offer. Source: MLS listing records, 2026-09.
Confirm the current HOA dues, exactly what they cover, and any CDD bond or special assessment for a specific address before you offer.
Tools for a Captain's Cove buy.
Free calculators to pressure-test the real cost before you tour.
Selling here is won on condition and pricing to real comps, not an automated estimate. The right number comes from closed Captain's Cove sales matched to your home.
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If you are thinking about selling in Captain's Cove, the right list price comes from recent comparable sales matched to your home's condition and location, not an automated estimate.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | ScoutMLS®, refreshed twice daily (last: September 26, 2026) |
| Community market stats | ScoutMLS® closed sales, 12-month windows ending September 20, 2026 |
| Under-contract shares | ScoutMLS® records, as of 2026-09-20 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2020 (41 transactions analyzed) |
Verify the primary sources yourself: Georgia DOR · U.S. Census · FEMA flood maps.
Momentum Research figures are our own analysis of ScoutMLS® records; MLS data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Methodology: how Momentum market scores are computed. Market metrics describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
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