Mariners Landing
Homes for Sale in St. Simons Island, GA
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Over the 12 months ending 2026-09-03, 11 recorded sales closed at a median of $600,000, $285 per square foot, a median 97 days on market, sellers accepting 98% of original asking (-3% versus the prior year). At the median price and Glynn County's 2025 rate of 24.07 mills, annual property tax runs about $5,780.
Mariners Landing is currently pricing around a median of $590,000, with a median price per square foot of $280.18 — a spread that points to condition and lot position doing most of the work on value here rather than a tight, uniform product line. With only 10 closings in the most recent window, any single sale can move these figures more than it would in a higher-volume community, so treat the median as directional, not a hard ceiling or floor.
The market heat score of 36 and a median days-on-market of 96 both describe a slower-moving, buyer-patient environment right now, and pricing is down 4.7% year over year. For a seller, that argues for pricing close to recent comparable data and expecting a longer marketing period rather than a quick multiple-offer outcome. For a buyer, it means there is room to negotiate on terms and timeline, particularly on listings that have already sat past the local median.
Mariners Landing right now
🟡 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($600K) is down 3.1% from the prior 12 months ($619K). With about 21 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 3. Confidence: Medium (11 and 9 sales in the two windows).
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Updated September 3, 2026 · Live data: ScoutMLS®, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Mariners Landing market snapshot (as of September 3, 2026): the median sale price is about $600K ($285 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 97 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 3% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level ScoutMLS® closed sales (11 closings in the current window).
Mariners Landing sits within St. Simons Island in Glynn County, an island market where value is driven property-by-property rather than by a shared amenity package — current MLS data does not identify a defined community amenity set here, so due diligence on any individual listing's features matters more than assumptions about the neighborhood as a whole.
Who Mariners Landing is best for.
Best for
- Buying with flexibility on move-in date and no requirement to close within a tight window.
- Willing to evaluate each property's condition and features individually rather than relying on a shared amenity package.
- Comfortable negotiating price based on limited, property-specific comparables rather than a high-volume trend line.
Probably not for
- Needing a fast sale in a market currently averaging 96 days on market.
- Expecting a defined community amenity set as part of the purchase, since current listings do not identify one.
- Uncomfortable with a market where year-over-year pricing has moved down rather than up.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending September 3 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 ($619K) IS the -3.1% one-year change.
Windows contain 8 to 64 sales each (11 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).
The Mariners Landing buying strategy.
If we were buying in Mariners Landing 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 Mariners Landing.
A slower island market, priced on individual merit
With 10 closings in the current window and a market heat score of 36, Mariners Landing is not moving fast. That is not necessarily a red flag — it is consistent with a lower-turnover pocket of the island where inventory doesn't change hands often. What it does mean is that pricing strategy has to lean on recent, specific comparables rather than broad market momentum, since there isn't a high volume of transactions to smooth out the noise.
The median days-on-market of 96 and the year-over-year price movement of -4.7% together suggest this is a market where sellers who price aggressively at listing tend to sit, while realistic pricing tied to condition and finish level is what closes. Because no standardized amenity set shows up in current listings, buyers should verify what a specific property does or doesn't include directly, rather than assuming a shared community feature package.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Mariners Landing. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a lower-volume market like this one, the comparable sales you use to set or negotiate a price matter more than usual — with only a handful of closings feeding the data, we pull the specific, recent transactions relevant to a given property rather than leaning on broad averages, and we price and negotiate accordingly on both sides of the table.
Mariners Landing 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 Mariners Landing buy.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | ScoutMLS® closed sales, 12-month windows ending September 3, 2026 |
| Under-contract shares | ScoutMLS® records, as of 2026-08-30 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2016 (222 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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