Shaws Bounty
Homes for Sale in St. Simons Island, GA
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Photo courtesy of Ann Harrell, DeLoach Sotheby's International Realty · via scout
Shaws Bounty trades at a median of $1,025,000, with price per square foot running $334.25 — figures that put it well above typical St. Simons Island pricing and mark it as a smaller, higher-value pocket rather than a volume market. With only four closings in the current window, this is a market defined by a handful of transactions, not a broad trend line, so any single sale can move the median meaningfully.
Median days on market of 66.5 suggests these homes do not move quickly, which tracks with a low-inventory, higher-price enclave where the buyer pool is narrower and sellers can afford to wait for the right offer. For a buyer, that translates into some room to negotiate on terms and timeline; for a seller, it means pricing accurately from the start matters more than in a faster-turning market, since there are fewer comparable sales to lean on.
Shaws Bounty right now
🟡 Balanced market. 6.0 months of supply and 33% 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 scout records, as of August 31, 2026. Confidence: Medium (3 active and pending listings, 4 closed sales in 12 months).
What's unique here: the median sale price is about 2x the typical Glynn County sale ($1.03M 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
Shaws Bounty market snapshot (as of August 31, 2026): the median sale price is about $1.03M ($334 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), a median 67 days on market for closed sales, and 6.0 months of supply, a balanced market.
Shaws Bounty is a small, higher-priced pocket within St. Simons Island's Glynn County market, where limited closing activity means each sale carries outsized weight in reading the community's true value trend.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Shaws Bounty is best for.
Best for
- Purchasing a higher-value home where price is set by the specific property rather than by a managed amenity package.
- Planning for a longer marketing or search timeline given the historically slower pace of sales here.
- Comfortable pricing or offering with limited recent comparable sales and doing extra diligence on value.
Probably not for
- Needing a quick close or a fast-turning resale market with abundant recent comps.
- Expecting a clubhouse, pool, or other shared community amenities as part of the purchase.
- Relying heavily on a large median-price sample size to set a confident offer or listing price.
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 ($1.03M) IS the median in the snapshot above.
Windows contain 2 to 6 sales each (4 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).
Shaws Bounty Market Scorecard
Shaws Bounty is currently a balanced market. About 6.0 months of supply, a median asking price of $932,500, and homes go under contract in about 163 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 Shaws Bounty
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 Shaws Bounty
Live MLS inventory for Shaws Bounty. 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 · 163 daysTop listingActive · 60 daysPending · 226 daysActive and pending Shaws Bounty 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.
Shaws Bounty 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.
Schools
- Glynn County Public Schools
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
- Oglethorpe · Elementary
- Glynn Middle School · Middle
- Glynn Academy · High
Zoned schools reflect the assignments reported on recent Shaws Bounty 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 Shaws Bounty address.
The Shaws Bounty buying strategy.
If we were buying in Shaws Bounty 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 Shaws Bounty.
A Thin Market at a High Price Point
The math here is straightforward but the sample size demands caution: a median price of $1,025,000 against $334.25 per square foot describes a community where value is driven heavily by lot, condition, and individual home characteristics rather than by a deep set of comparable sales. With just four closings feeding this snapshot, buyers and sellers should treat the median as directional rather than precise, and lean on a broader comparable set when pricing or offering on a specific property.
Current MLS listings show no identified community amenities, which typically points to a smaller or more informally organized enclave rather than a managed, amenity-anchored development. That is not a drawback on its own — it just means the appeal here is the location and the homes themselves, not a clubhouse or shared recreation package, so buyers should evaluate the property on its own merits rather than assuming HOA-run extras.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Shaws Bounty. 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 Shaws Bounty 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 (4.7). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +198% since 2012; Liquidity & Demand 6.0 months of supply; Pricing Power 83.1% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
A market built on four recent closings is easy to misread without local context — a single high or low sale can swing the median, and days-on-market figures can hide very different stories from one listing to the next. We work through the underlying sales one at a time, not just the summary numbers, so pricing and offer strategy in Shaws Bounty are grounded in what actually happened on the ground, not a thin average.
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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 Shaws Bounty 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 Shaws Bounty 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 (97 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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