Marina Docks
Homes for Sale in St. Simons Island, GA
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
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The number that jumps out here is the $49,500 median, and it tells you this is not a single-family-home market in the conventional sense. A figure that low, paired with a name like Marina Docks, points to dock and slip transactions rather than houses on lots — pricing this segment the way you'd price a boat slip, not a residence.
With only 6 closings in the reporting window, this is a thin data set, and a median can swing hard on one or two sales. Days on market sitting at just over 76 suggests these listings don't move fast, but the 10% year-over-year gain shows some upward pressure even in a low-volume corner of the St. Simons Island market. Treat every figure here as directional, not a firm valuation guide.
Marina Docks right now
🟢 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($50K) is up 10.0% from the prior 12 months ($45K). With about 5 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: Low (6 and 5 sales in the two windows).
What's unique here: the median sale price is about 88% below the typical Glynn County sale ($50K 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
Marina Docks market snapshot (as of August 31, 2026): the median sale price is about $50K, and a median 77 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 10% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level scout closed sales (6 closings in the current window).
Marina Docks sits within St. Simons Island in Glynn County, and its pricing pattern separates it from the island's broader residential inventory — this looks like a slip or dock-access market rather than a housing subdivision.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Marina Docks is best for.
Best for
- Seeking a boat slip or dock position on St. Simons Island rather than a house.
- Comfortable making a decision in a low-volume market where pricing data is limited.
- Prioritizing water access over community amenities or clubhouse-style features.
Probably not for
- Searching for a single-family home with typical residential square footage.
- Needing on-site community amenities as part of the purchase decision.
- Wanting a large comparable-sales pool to validate pricing before making an offer.
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 ($50K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($45K) IS the +10.0% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 8 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.
100% 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 (2026-08-30).
Marina Docks Market Scorecard
Marina Docks is currently a balanced market..
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Live data: scout, refreshed twice daily. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
Housing distress & ownership in Marina Docks
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.
Marina Docks on the map.
Every active, pending, and recently sold home, plotted. Toggle the layers and tap a home for the details.
Listing locations from scout. Map data © OpenStreetMap, tiles © CARTO.
The Marina Docks buying strategy.
If we were buying in Marina Docks 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 Marina Docks.
A market priced by the water, not the square footage
When a median price sits at $49,500 in a coastal Georgia market, it almost never describes a house. It describes access — a slip, a dock right, a mooring position. That reframes how to read every other number in this snapshot. Days on market near 76.5 isn't a sign of a struggling home listing; it's more consistent with a specialized asset that only a narrow pool of buyers is shopping for at any given time.
The 10% year-over-year change and a market heat score of 58 both point to a market with some activity and modest upward movement, but six closings is not enough volume to call a trend durable. No community amenities are listed in current MLS data, which is typical for this kind of listing — the draw is the water access itself, not clubhouse or recreational infrastructure.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Marina Docks. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
A market this thin — six closings, a median price that reflects dock or slip inventory rather than housing stock — requires someone who reads past the headline number before advising on offer strategy. We pull the underlying listing detail, confirm what's actually being sold, and price accordingly rather than treating a low median as a housing bargain it isn't.
Marina Docks in 15 seconds.
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 Marina Docks 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 Marina Docks sales matched to your home.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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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 |
| Under-contract shares | scout records, as of 2026-08-30 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 1995 (82 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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