Dunbar Acres
Homes for Sale in St. Simons Island, GA
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Photo courtesy of Winnie Skarpalezos, BHHS Hodnett Cooper Real Estate · via ScoutMLS®
Dunbar Acres does not give us much to work with on paper. With only a couple of closings in the current window and no amenities package documented across active MLS listings, there is not enough transaction volume here to draw a reliable price trend or pace-of-sale conclusion. Anyone telling you they know exactly where this micro-market sits right now is guessing past the data.
That thin dataset is itself the signal. This is a small, quiet pocket of St. Simons Island that does not turn over often, so a buyer or seller here should expect to make decisions on the merits of the specific house and lot rather than on a neighborhood-wide pricing pattern. Comparable sales from just outside Dunbar Acres, evaluated carefully, will matter more than anything the numbers inside it can tell you.
Dunbar Acres right now
🟡 Balanced market. 6.0 months of supply and 50% 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: Low (2 active and pending listings, 3 closed sales in 12 months).
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($600K) is down 48.6% from the prior 12 months ($1.17M). With about 3 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 (3 and 4 sales in the two windows).
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· Updated September 20, 2026 · Live data: ScoutMLS®, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Dunbar Acres market snapshot (as of September 20, 2026): the median sale price is about $600K ($343 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), a median 56 days on market for closed sales, and 6.0 months of supply, a balanced market. The trailing-12-month median is down 49% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level ScoutMLS® closed sales (3 closings in the current window).
Dunbar Acres sits within St. Simons Island in Glynn County, an established residential setting rather than a newer platted subdivision with a built-in amenity package. Current MLS activity is too limited to characterize a typical price point or market pace with confidence.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Dunbar Acres is best for.
Best for
- Buying a specific home for its lot and setting rather than for a community amenities package.
- Comfortable doing extra diligence with nearby comparables given the limited recent sales activity inside Dunbar Acres itself.
- Seeking a quieter, established pocket of St. Simons Island over a newer or higher-turnover subdivision.
Probably not for
- Wanting on-site amenities such as a clubhouse or shared recreational facilities as part of the purchase.
- Relying on a well-documented neighborhood price trend to set an offer with confidence.
- Needing a fast, data-backed read on typical days-on-market before making a decision.
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 ($600K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($1.17M) IS the -48.6% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 5 sales each (3 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 (2026-09-20).
Dunbar Acres Market Scorecard
Dunbar Acres is currently a balanced market. About 6.0 months of supply, a median asking price of $999,999, and homes go under contract in about 249 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 Dunbar Acres, 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 Dunbar Acres
Live MLS inventory for Dunbar Acres. 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 Dunbar Acres listings as of 2026-09-20, 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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Dunbar Acres on the map.
Every active, pending, and recently sold home, plotted. Toggle the layers and tap a home for the details.
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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 Dunbar Acres listings and can change; always confirm with the Glynn County School System for a specific address.
Buying with schools in mind? We can confirm the exact zoned schools for any Dunbar Acres address.
The Dunbar Acres buying strategy.
If we were buying in Dunbar Acres 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 Dunbar Acres.
A Quiet Pocket with a Thin Trail of Sales
Nothing in the current MLS record points to a homeowners' association, clubhouse, or shared recreational amenity tied to Dunbar Acres. That does not mean the location lacks value, it means the value here is coming from the island setting and the individual lot and home, not from a packaged community offering. Buyers should treat any amenity-related claims about this specific pocket with caution and confirm details lot by lot.
With only a couple of closings in the recent window, there is not a reliable sample to describe how quickly homes move or how pricing behaves relative to condition here. That is common in small, established coastal-island neighborhoods that see infrequent turnover. It means real diligence has to happen at the individual property level: recent comparable sales nearby, condition of the specific home, and lot characteristics will carry far more weight than any neighborhood-wide statistic.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Dunbar Acres. 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 Dunbar Acres 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 (1.5). Basis: Recent Direction -48.6% year-over-year; Liquidity & Demand 6.0 months of supply; Pricing Power 85.7% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a pocket like Dunbar Acres where MLS data is sparse, the work shifts from reading a trend line to building one from scratch, pulling nearby comparables, walking the specific lot, and pressure-testing condition against price. That is the kind of manual, property-by-property analysis we do when a neighborhood does not hand you an easy answer.
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HOA, CDD & Fees
- HOA status not on record. Verify any dues before you offer
- Any club/amenity membership is billed separately
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 Dunbar Acres 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 Dunbar Acres sales matched to your home.
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If you are thinking about selling in Dunbar Acres, 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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Frequently Asked Questions
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | ScoutMLS®, refreshed twice daily (last: September 20, 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 1997 (56 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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