St. Simons Heights
Homes for Sale in St. Simons Island, GA

St. Simons Heights market snapshot (as of September 3, 2026): the median sale price is about $772K ($447 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), a median 64 days on market for closed sales, and 6.4 months of supply, a buyer-leaning market. The trailing-12-month median is down 8% from the prior 12 months and up 323% since 2012, computed from record-level ScoutMLS® closed sales (18 closings in the current window).

In ZIP 31522 (St. Simons Island), 716 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $600K ($308/sq ft), down 0.7% year over year, with a median 89 days on market. Right now 264 active and 61 pending listings put supply at about 5.7 months — a buyer's market. See the live ZIP 31522 housing market.

SCOUT sales records identify 195 homes in St. Simons Heights that have changed hands since 2001, built between 1913 and 2025 (median 1982), with a median living area of about 1,760 sq ft and a typical 3-bedroom, 2-bath layout; 100% are single-family homes. Source: SCOUT closed-sale history compiled by Momentum Research; counts reflect homes with a recorded MLS sale, not every home in the community.

St. Simons Heights sits inside St. Simons Island in Glynn County, and its pricing is driven almost entirely by lot and structure rather than by any packaged amenity set — current MLS data shows no community amenities tied to these listings. The long-run trend (up 323% since 2012) shows a neighborhood that has re-rated substantially over more than a decade, even as the most recent year has cooled.

Glynn County School System posted a 99.0% four-year graduation rate and 12,278 students across 17 schools in 2024-25 (Governor’s Office of Student Achievement).

• St. Simons · Elementary
• Glynn Middle School · Middle
• Glynn Academy · High

District figures are official Georgia (GOSA) 2024-25 data. Zoned schools reflect the assignments reported on recent St. Simons Heights listings and can change; always confirm with the Glynn County School System for a specific address.

Buying with schools in mind? We can confirm the exact zoned schools for any St. Simons Heights address.

With no clubhouse, pool, or gate feeding the value story, the 18-closing sample behind these numbers is best read as a collection of individual site and structure decisions rather than a uniform product. That is why per-square-foot pricing ($447.06 median) matters here more than in an amenity-driven subdivision: buyers are effectively pricing dirt, elevation, and proximity to the island's core, then adjusting for whatever condition the house is in.

The 63.5-day median days-on-market, paired with a market heat score sitting near the middle of the range, points to a market that rewards patience on both sides. Sellers holding out for a premium on an unrenovated home are more likely to sit; buyers willing to move on a well-priced, updated listing are less likely to face competing offers than they would have a year ago, given the 8.4% year-over-year softening.

In a neighborhood where the sales data itself carries the story — no shared amenities, a wide range of home ages and conditions, and a small closings sample — pricing a home or making an offer requires reading the comps line by line rather than leaning on a subdivision average. We walk each listing against the underlying lot value, condition, and per-square-foot trend so you are not guessing at what the median actually represents for the specific house in front of you.

Confirm the current HOA dues, exactly what they cover, and any CDD bond or special assessment for a specific address before you offer.