Runaway Bay
Homes for Sale in Naples, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Photo via Florida Gulf Coast MLS
Runaway Bay is pricing on a small number of closings right now, four in the current window, so the median of $1,875,000 and the $553.83 per-square-foot figure should be read as a snapshot rather than a stable trend line. At this volume, one or two closings on either end of the condition or size spectrum can swing the median meaningfully.
The year-over-year figure shows price down 13.8%, which in a thin market like this can reflect a genuine softening or simply a different mix of homes changing hands than a year ago. Days on market sitting just under 30 tells us buyers are not rushing, but they are not stalling either. For sellers, that argues for pricing to the specific home rather than the trailing median. For buyers, it argues for negotiating room, but verify comps property by property rather than leaning on the aggregate number.
The 60-Second Overview
Runaway Bay market snapshot (as of September 20, 2026): the median sale price is about $1.88M ($554 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 29 days on market for closed sales.
Runaway Bay is a community of 98 homes in Naples, Collier County, built between 2012 and 2016 (median 2014.0), with a median living area of about 3,648 square feet. 52% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Runaway Bay sits in Naples within Collier County, a market where per-square-foot value at $553.83 signals higher-end pricing even as the small closings count keeps the broader trend hard to pin down.
Who Runaway Bay is best for.
Best for
- Buyers targeting a specific home in Runaway Bay who are comfortable doing property-level comp analysis rather than leaning on aggregate stats
- Sellers with a well-maintained property who want a pricing strategy built around individual condition rather than the neighborhood median
- Buyers working with a longer time horizon who can tolerate days-on-market in the high-20s and negotiate around a market that is not clearly tilted either way
Probably not for
- Buyers who want a community with defined amenities like a clubhouse, pool, or fitness facility, since none are identified from current listings
- Anyone requiring a large, statistically robust sales history before making a pricing or offer decision
- Sellers expecting the prior year's median as a reliable anchor, given the year-over-year decline of 13.8% on a small closings count
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 Florida Gulf Coast MLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($1.88M) IS the median in the snapshot above.
Windows contain 0 to 10 sales each (4 in the current window); every figure carries its sample size, and thin markets swing on single closings. Listing information provided by the Florida Gulf Coast Multiple Listing Service, Inc. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed by the MLS to be accurate. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
19% of homes for sale in ZIP 34114 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 (2026-09-20).
Runaway Bay Market Scorecard
Runaway Bay is currently a balanced market., a median asking price of $1,999,000, and homes go under contract in about 469 days.
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Live data: Florida Gulf Coast MLS, refreshed twice daily. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
Housing distress & ownership in Runaway Bay, Naples
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 information provided by the Florida Gulf Coast Multiple Listing Service, Inc. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed by the MLS to be accurate. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Homes For Sale Right Now in Runaway Bay
Live MLS inventory for Runaway Bay. 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 Runaway Bay listings as of 2026-09-30, priced high to low. Listing information provided by the Florida Gulf Coast Multiple Listing Service, Inc. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed by the MLS to be accurate. Tap any home to ask about it.
The Runaway Bay buying strategy.
If we were buying in Runaway Bay 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 Runaway Bay.
Reading a thin market correctly
With only four closings in the current window, Runaway Bay does not behave like a high-volume subdivision where the median tells a consistent story month to month. The market heat score of 55 places it in a middle zone, neither a clear seller's market nor a clear buyer's market, and that ambiguity is compounded by the low transaction count. Treat any single data point here as directional, not definitive.
No community amenities are identified from current MLS listings, so whatever draws buyers to this address is tied to the home itself, its lot, or its location within Naples rather than a shared amenity package. That makes individual property condition and positioning the dominant price factors, more so than in communities where a clubhouse or gate carries part of the value.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Runaway Bay. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
A market moving on four closings requires someone who pulls the underlying comps individually rather than quoting the median at face value. We walk clients through what actually sold, what condition those homes were in, and how that maps to a specific property, so pricing and offer strategy are grounded in the real data rather than a thin average.
Runaway Bay in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
- HOA status not on record. Verify any dues before you offer
- Any club/amenity membership is billed separately
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | Florida Gulf Coast MLS, refreshed twice daily (last: September 30, 2026) |
| Community market stats | Florida Gulf Coast MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending September 20, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR assessment roll (street-list match (1 streets, ZIP 34114)) |
| Under-contract shares | Florida Gulf Coast MLS records, as of 2026-09-20 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2013 (73 transactions analyzed) |
Verify the primary sources yourself: Florida DOR · U.S. Census · FEMA flood maps · Citizens Property Insurance.
Momentum Research figures are our own analysis of Florida Gulf Coast MLS 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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