The Lakes
Homes for Sale in Brunswick, GA
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
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The number that matters most in The Lakes right now is the year-over-year move: prices are down 8.9%, and with only 7 closings in the tracked window, that shift is coming from a small sample, not a broad repricing. The median sits at $409,700, and price per square foot at $188.65, both figures more reflective of which specific homes traded than of a uniform market direction.
A median 48 days on market and a heat score of 42 point to a market with no urgency on either side. That is workable for both buyers and sellers, but it means pricing has to be earned property by property. Sellers should expect condition and layout to drive the outcome more than the address alone, and buyers have room to negotiate rather than chase.
Figures in this note are as of August 30, 2026. The live market numbers elsewhere on this page update nightly and are newer.
The Lakes right now
🟡 Balanced market. 5.1 months of supply and 25% 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 ScoutMLS® records, as of September 20, 2026. Confidence: Medium (4 active and pending listings, 7 closed sales in 12 months).
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($410K) is down 8.9% from the prior 12 months ($450K). With about a dozen 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 20. Confidence: Medium (7 and 7 sales in the two windows).
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· Updated September 20, 2026 · Live data: ScoutMLS®, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
The Lakes market snapshot (as of September 20, 2026): the median sale price is about $410K ($189 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), a median 48 days on market for closed sales, and 5.1 months of supply, a balanced market. The trailing-12-month median is down 9% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level ScoutMLS® closed sales (7 closings in the current window).
The Lakes is a Brunswick, Glynn County community where recent activity has been thin enough that each closing carries real weight in the numbers, and current MLS listings show no identified community amenities to factor into value.
The setting & the homes.
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Who The Lakes is best for.
Best for
- Evaluating a property on its individual merits rather than relying on a fast-moving comp set.
- Holding for the long term, where the multi-decade appreciation trend outweighs a single down year.
- Negotiating on price or terms in a market carrying a below-50 heat score and no urgency pressure.
Probably not for
- Wanting a home within a defined amenity package, since none is identified in current MLS listings.
- Needing a large, active comp set to validate pricing before writing an offer.
- Expecting a fast turnaround sale, given the 48-day median time on market.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending September 20 of each year, from record-level ScoutMLS® closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($410K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($450K) IS the -8.9% one-year change.
Windows contain 2 to 21 sales each (7 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.
22% of homes for sale in ZIP 31523 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 (2026-09-20).
The Lakes Market Scorecard
The Lakes is currently a balanced market. About 5.1 months of supply, a median asking price of $475,000, and homes go under contract in about 125 days.
Go deeper: Georgia property tax by county · mortgage payment calculator · rent vs buy.
Live data: ScoutMLS®, refreshed twice daily. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
Housing distress & ownership in The Lakes, Brunswick
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 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.
Homes For Sale Right Now in The Lakes
Live MLS inventory for The Lakes. 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 · 96 daysTop listingActive · 125 daysPending · 129 daysActive and pending The Lakes listings as of 2026-10-28, 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. 
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The Lakes on the map.
Every active, pending, and recently sold home, plotted. Toggle the layers and tap a home for the details.
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Schools
- Glynn County School System
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
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).
- Satilla Marsh · Elementary
- Risley Middle School · Middle
- Glynn Academy · High
District figures are official Georgia (GOSA) 2024-25 data. Zoned schools reflect the assignments reported on recent The Lakes 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 The Lakes address.
The The Lakes buying strategy.
If we were buying in The Lakes 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 The Lakes.
A market driven by individual sales, not the whole
With just 7 closings in the current window, The Lakes does not generate the volume that produces a stable trend line. The 8.9% year-over-year decline should be read as a signal that recent sales skewed toward different price points or conditions than the prior period, rather than proof that every home here is worth less than it was. The 148% appreciation since 2012 is the more durable data point: over a long horizon, values in this community have moved substantially higher, even with year-to-year noise layered on top.
At $188.65 per square foot and a median of $409,700, pricing here is set case by case. There is no amenities package built into these numbers, current MLS listings show none identified, so whatever premium or discount applies to a given home will come from the property itself, its lot, and its condition, not from a shared clubhouse or gate.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in The Lakes. 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 The Lakes 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 (5.7). Basis: Recent Direction -8.9% year-over-year; Liquidity & Demand 5.1 months of supply; Pricing Power 97.8% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a low-volume market like The Lakes, the last few closings can be misleading if read at face value. We pull the underlying comps, weigh the 48-day median against what is actually under contract now, and price or negotiate against the property in front of us rather than a headline percentage.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | ScoutMLS®, refreshed twice daily (last: October 28, 2026) |
| Community market stats | ScoutMLS® closed sales, 12-month windows ending September 20, 2026 |
| Under-contract shares | ScoutMLS® records, as of 2026-09-20 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2006 (187 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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