North River Shores market snapshot (as of June 15, 2026): the median sale price is about $575K ($278 per sq ft), with homes averaging 80 days on market and 2.7 months of supply, a balanced market (limited data). Based on 9 recent closings in live BeachesMLS data.
North River Shores is one of the oldest subdivisions in Martin County, established in the mid-1950s in Stuart at the confluence of the north and south forks of the St. Lucie River, split into three subdivisions: North River Shores, North River Forest, and Cocoanut Park.
It is a waterfront community of mostly single-family homes, with canals throughout and many homes offering direct river or canal access via private docks. The subdivision, the lot and water frontage, and condition are the value drivers across a housing stock that ranges widely in age and price.
Community amenities are oriented to the water: four waterfront neighborhood parks, a duck pond, and a private neighborhood boat ramp, with access to the St. Lucie River, the Atlantic, and the Gulf via the waterways, close to downtown Stuart, schools, and shopping.
Diligence is the diligence of a historic waterfront subdivision: confirm the subdivision and any property-owners-association terms, the lot and canal or river frontage, the dock, seawall, and water depth, the flood zone and insurance, and the age and condition of a home that could be from the 1950s onward. Price by subdivision, water, and condition, not by the community name.
