Jekyll Beach
Homes for Sale in Jekyll Island, GA
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Photo courtesy of Hannah Melton, Duckworth Properties BWK · via scout
Jekyll Beach prices off condition and lot position more than anything else, and the numbers back that up: a median of $1,185,000 against a median of $528 per square foot leaves a wide gap between a dated interior and a recently rebuilt one. With closings this thin — six in the current window — a single sale can swing the read on value, so treat the median as a directional marker rather than a fixed line.
Fifty-nine days of median time on market and a market heat score of 67 point to a segment that moves at a deliberate pace, not a bidding-war pace. Pricing is down about 2% year-over-year, which after a 128% run since 2012 reads less like weakness and more like a market catching its breath. For sellers, that argues for pricing to the condition of the home rather than to the peak of the run. For buyers, it means there is room to negotiate on terms without needing to chase.
Jekyll Beach right now
🟢 Buyer-leaning market. 8.0 months of supply and 0% of the inventory already under contract give buyers above-average negotiating leverage.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 scout records, as of August 31, 2026. Confidence: Medium (4 active and pending listings, 6 closed sales in 12 months).
🟡 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($1.19M) is down 2.0% from the prior 12 months ($1.21M) and up 128% since 2012. With about a dozen 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 scout closed sales, 12-month windows ending August 31. Confidence: Medium (6 and 8 sales in the two windows).
What's unique here: the median sale price is about 3x the typical Glynn County sale ($1.19M vs $425K, trailing 12 months, scout records).
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Updated August 31, 2026 · Live data: scout, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Jekyll Beach market snapshot (as of August 31, 2026): the median sale price is about $1.19M ($528 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), a median 59 days on market for closed sales, and 8.0 months of supply, a buyer-leaning market. The trailing-12-month median is down 2% from the prior 12 months and up 128% since 2012, computed from record-level scout closed sales (6 closings in the current window).
Jekyll Beach sits on Jekyll Island in Glynn County, where pricing runs on the high side of the barrier-island market and moves in a narrow, low-volume band rather than a high-turnover one.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Jekyll Beach is best for.
Best for
- Buying with flexibility on timeline, given a median 59 days on market rather than a fast-turnover pace.
- Evaluating a purchase primarily on the property itself, since no shared community amenities are documented here.
- Comparing offers on a per-square-foot basis to account for the wide condition-driven price spread.
Probably not for
- Needing a large pool of comparable listings to benchmark against, given only six recent closings.
- Requiring built-in community amenities as part of the purchase decision.
- Expecting a fast-moving, competitive-offer market rather than a deliberate, negotiated one.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending August 31 of each year, from record-level scout closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($1.19M) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($1.21M) IS the -2.0% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 14 sales each (6 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.
Jekyll Beach Market Scorecard
Jekyll Beach is currently a buyer-leaning market. About 8.0 months of supply, a median asking price of $1,449,500, and homes go under contract in about 164 days.
Go deeper: ZIP market scorecard · county scorecard · true cost calculator · affordability calculator.
Live data: scout, refreshed twice daily. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
Housing distress & ownership in Jekyll Beach
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 the Golden Isles Association of REALTORS® / ScoutMLS. Information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed by the MLS to be accurate. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Homes For Sale Right Now in Jekyll Beach
Live MLS inventory for Jekyll Beach. 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 · 108 daysTop listingActive · 16 daysActive · 164 daysActive · 310 daysActive and pending Jekyll Beach listings as of 2026-08-31, 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. Tap any home to ask about it.
Jekyll Beach 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 Public Schools
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
- Satilla Marsh · Elementary
- Glynn Middle School · Middle
- Glynn Academy · High
Zoned schools reflect the assignments reported on recent Jekyll Beach listings and can change; always confirm with Glynn County Public Schools for a specific address.
Buying with schools in mind? We can confirm the exact zoned schools for any Jekyll Beach address.
The Jekyll Beach buying strategy.
If we were buying in Jekyll Beach 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.
Use your leverage. With inventory sitting, there is room to negotiate on anything dated or overpriced and to ask for repairs or a rate buydown.
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 Jekyll Beach.
A thin, high-value market
The per-square-foot figure here — $528 — is the more reliable number to anchor on, since it normalizes for the size and condition spread that a small sample of closings can otherwise distort. A $1,185,000 median tells you where the last few deals landed, not necessarily where the next one will.
No community amenities are identified from current MLS listings for Jekyll Beach, which means the value proposition is the island setting and the individual property itself rather than a shared clubhouse, pool, or gate. That is worth confirming directly against any specific listing before assuming otherwise.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Jekyll Beach. 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 Jekyll Beach 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 4 factors (5.8). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +128% since 2012; Recent Direction -2.0% year-over-year; Liquidity & Demand 8.0 months of supply; Pricing Power 96.1% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
With only six recent closings to read from, pricing this community well means weighing condition and lot specifics against a small comparable set rather than leaning on a broad trend line — that is where a local read matters more than a market report.
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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 Jekyll Beach buy.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | scout, refreshed twice daily (last: August 31, 2026) |
| Community market stats | scout closed sales, 12-month windows ending August 31, 2026 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2000 (162 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 scout 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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