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Sanibel Shores (Sanibel, FL): 5 recorded closings in the 12 months ending 2026-07-29, a 10-year price record, and the year-by-year record — every number from recorded MLS closings, none from an estimate model.
In the current window, sellers accepted a median 85.7% of original asking; the median sale took 171 days (window ending 2026-07-29).
| Year | Median sold | Median $/sqft | Median DOM | Sold ÷ original ask | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $825,000 | $645 | 171 | 85.7% | 5 |
| 2024 | $699,000 | $579 | 28 | 94.3% | 7 |
| 2023 | $912,500 | $513 | 26 | 89.5% | 6 |
| 2022 | $853,000 | $393 | 25 | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2021 | $615,000 | $448 | 76 | 92.1% | 6 |
| 2020 | $599,000 | $436 | 88 | 92.9% | 7 |
| 2019 | $700,000 | $328 | 79 | 94.7% | 5 |
| 2018 | $629,938 | $399 | 16 | 92.5% | 6 |
| 2017 | $715,000 | $480 | 38 | 93.6% | 4 |
| 2015 | $462,500 | $343 | 77 | 92.4% | 6 |
Over the recorded series, Sanibel Shores’s median sold price moved from $462,500 (2015) to $825,000 (12 months ending 2026-07-29) — +78% over that span, with every year’s figure from recorded closings, not a model.
The recorded series starts in 2015 at $462,500. The 2020–22 run-up did what it did everywhere — Sanibel Shores’s median moved +22% from 2019 to 2022. Against the 2023 peak of $912,500, the current median stands at -10%. Annual sales volume here has ranged from 1 to 7 closings a year (10-yr average 5). With roughly 5 closings a year, Sanibel Shores’s medians move in steps, not curves — a handful of unusual sales can swing a year, which is why the sales count sits next to every figure above.
What actually trades here: 90% single-family residence, 5% duplex, 3% attached, 2% condominium, with a median of 1,937 sq ft and a median price per square foot of $645 in the current window.
At Sanibel Shores’s $825,000 median and Lee County’s adopted 15.97 mills (FY2025-26), a home assessed at that price carries roughly $13,180 a year in property tax before exemptions, or about $12,510 with the full Florida homestead exemption — a buyer’s first-year figure; a long-time owner’s Save Our Homes cap can be far lower, which is one reason resale taxes jump at closing. Municipal and special-district millage varies inside the county; see the Lee County tax page.
Cash bought 80% of recorded Sanibel Shores sales in the window ending 2026-07 (4 of 5) — a fact worth knowing before assuming every buyer needs an appraisal to close. The table above is the closed-sale record to price a Sanibel Shores home against; asking prices are an opening position, recorded closings are the value.
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Communities buyers shopping Sanibel Shores are also weighing (same ZIP), each on its own recorded 12-month closings. A median well above the neighbors is a ceiling to price against; well below is where the value argument lives.
| Community | Median sold | Median $/sqft | Median DOM | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunes At Sanibel Island | $794,000 | $444 | 136 | 12 |
| Lake Murex | $856,128 | $522 | 177 | 6 |
| Sundial Of Sanibel | $740,000 | $695 | 132 | 23 |
| Castaway Estates | $925,000 | $433 | 191 | 5 |
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