A Word From Us.
Greetings from St. Simons Island and the Golden Isles. We hope you had a wonderful Easter season. While we’ve recently experienced cooler than average temperatures and gusty coastal winds, we remain optimistic that true spring weather is just around the corner.
As we reflect on the first quarter of 2026, Glynn County experienced an 8.5% decrease in homes sold compared to the fourth quarter of 2025. The average days on market increased slightly to 106 days, while the list to sale price ratio remained stable at 96.7%. Notably, despite fewer transactions, the median sale price rose 6.25% to a healthy $425,000 an encouraging sign of continued underlying demand.
One emerging trend worth noting is the unusually high number of homes being withdrawn from the market. Traditionally, most listings either sell or expire after completing their listing term. However, we are seeing a growing number of sellers proactively removing their properties. This likely reflects a market that has yet to experience its typical spring surge, prompting some homeowners to pause and wait for more favorable conditions.
That said, we remain confident in the resilience of our market. As we move further into April, we anticipate a delayed but meaningful spring uptick in activity.
At Engel & Völkers Golden Isles, our mission is to deliver an exceptional level of service and expertise in luxury real estate throughout St. Simons Island and the surrounding Golden Isles. We hope you find this report insightful as you explore the trends and distinctive neighborhoods that define Glynn County. As always, if you have any questions or would like to discuss what these trends mean for you, we are here to help.
President Engel & Völkers Golden Isles
129 Homes Sold
$685,000 Median Closed Sales Price
7.60 Months of Inventory
96 Avg. Days on Market
Neighborhoods of St Simons Island, GA
St. Simons Island, or simply St. Simons, is a barrier island and census-designated place in Glynn County, Georgia. Part of the Brunswick Metropolitan Area, it had a population of 12,743 according to the 2010 census
Located on the southeast Georgia coast between Savannah and Jacksonville, St Simons is both a seaside resort and residential community It is the largest of Georgia’s Golden Isles, which also include Sea Island, Jekyll Island, and Little St Simons Island Visitors come for its warm climate, beaches, outdoor activities, shops and restaurants, historic sites, and natural beauty
Along with its permanent population, the island attracts many visitors and part-time residents In 2010, 26 8% of housing units were designated for seasonal or recreational use Most development is concentrated on the southern half of the island, while the northern half remains marsh and woodland. In the northeast, Cannon’s Point Preserve offers public access to trails, historic ruins, and undisturbed maritime forest.
Originally inhabited by the Creek Nation, the area was later contested by the Spanish, English, and French. Under English control, rice and cotton plantations were established using enslaved African labor, giving rise to the Gullah culture still present today.
St. Simons is accessible via the F.J. Torras Causeway, and Malcolm McKinnon Airport provides general aviation service.
Source: Wikipedia
5 Homes Sold
$1,525,000 Median Closed Sales Price
3.01 Months of Inventory
120 Avg. Days on Market
2 Homes Sold $953,325 Median Closed Sales Price
13.63 Months of Inventory
97 Avg. Days on Market
7 Homes Sold
$650,000Median Closed Sales Price
2.14 Months of Inventory
87 Avg. Days on Market
3 Homes Sold $2,235,000 Median Closed Sales Price
9 Months of Inventory
40 Avg. Days on Market
1 $1 354 450 -
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2 Homes Sold $1,410,906Median Closed Sales Price 7.57 Months of Inventory 71 Avg. Days on Market
3 Homes Sold $672,000 Median Closed Sales Price
3 Months of Inventory
68 Avg. Days on Market
3 Homes Sold
$1,550,000 Median Closed Sales Price
6 Months of Inventory
96 Avg. Days on Market
2 Homes Sold $3,425,000 Median Closed Sales Price
9.09 Months of Inventory
123 Avg. Days on Market
15 Homes Sold
$836,000Median Closed Sales Price
9.2 Months of Inventory
150 Avg. Days on Market
Neighborhoods of Jekyll Island, GA
Jekyll Island is located off the coast of the U.S. state of Georgia, in Glynn County. It is one of the Sea Islands and one of the Golden Isles of Georgia barrier islands The island is owned by the State of Georgia and run by a self-sustaining, selfgoverning body
Long used seasonally by indigenous peoples of the region, beginning in the colonial era, some of its lands became privately owned A few structures still stand made of tabby, a coastal building material of crushed oyster shells The island was developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries It was evacuated during World War II by order of the U S government In 1947 the state of Georgia acquired all the property, for security and preservation
A popular tourist destination, the island has beaches frequented by vacationers Guided tours of the Landmark Historic District are available. Bike trails, walks along the beaches and sandbars, and Summer Waves, a water park, are among the active attractions. The historic district features numerous impressive and ambitious buildings from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The island is also full of wildlife, consisting of many different mammals, reptiles, and birds living and breeding in the island's inland salt marshes. In 2018, Architectural Digest named Jekyll Island the eleventh most beautiful small town in America.
In 1886, Jekyll Island was purchased by the Jekyll Island Club, which Munsey’s Magazine called “the richest, the most exclusive, the most inaccessible club in the world….” For those who represented 1/6 of the world’s wealth at the turn of the century, the Jekyll Island Club became an exclusive retreat. Families with names like Rockefeller, Morgan, Vanderbilt, Pulitzer, and Baker built the elegant Clubhouse and “cottages” in Victorian architectural styles.
Source: Wikipedia
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1 Homes Sold $1,577,500 Median Closed Sales Price 30.30 Months of Inventory
Avg. Days on Market
3 Homes Sold $419,350 Median Closed Sales Price
21 Months of Inventory
144 Avg. Days on Market
1 Homes Sold $610,000 Median Closed Sales Price 3.03 Months of Inventory
91 Avg. Days on Market
2 Homes Sold
$848,163 Median Closed Sales Price
1.51 Months of Inventory
37 Avg. Days on Market
0 Homes SoldMedian Closed Sales PriceMonths of Inventory
Avg. Days on Market
2 Homes Sold $1,235,000 Median Closed Sales Price 7.57 Months of Inventory
4 Homes Sold $3,875,000 Median Closed Sales Price 21.05 Months of Inventory 154 Avg. Days on Market
Neighborhoods of Sea Island, GA
Sea Island is a privately owned, unincorporated area of Glynn County, Georgia, and is part of the Golden Isles of Georgia, which include St Simons Island, Jekyll Island, Little St Simons Island, and the mainland city of Brunswick The well-visited seaside resort island is located along the Atlantic Coast just east of St Simons Island It lies about 60 miles north of Jacksonville, Florida, and about 60 miles south of Savannah, Georgia, and is reachable via a causeway from St Simons Island The Anschutz family of Denver, Colorado, owns two resorts with limited public access and maintains a gated community for around 500 single-family residences.
The resorts, Sea Island Beach Club and The Cloister, are located a short distance from one another, connected by a roundabout in the middle of Sea Island Drive, the island’s main connecting road. The oceanfront Beach Club contains restaurants, a game room, a bowling alley, an ice cream shop, a bar, and three pools. Sea Island’s main hotel, The Cloister, is located on its southwestern side along the Black Banks River. It includes restaurants, 200 rooms, a spa, tennis and squash courts, an exercise facility, and is home to the only Forbes Five-Star restaurant in the state of Georgia, The Georgian Room. It is the only resort in the world to have received four Forbes Five-Star awards for ten consecutive years.
Georgia’s Sea Island is part of a long chain of barrier islands, also known as “sea islands,” located along the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and northern Florida between the Santee and St. Johns rivers.
Source: Wikipedia
2 Homes Sold
$1,675,000
Median Closed Sales Price
7.57 Months of Inventory
117 Avg. Days on Market
1 Homes Sold $8,000,000 Median Closed Sales Price
24.24 Months of Inventory
350 Avg. Days on Market
183 Homes Sold
$325,000 Median Closed Sales Price
4.44 Months of Inventory
108 Avg. Days on Market
Neighborhoods of Brunswick, GA
Brunswick is a city in and the county seat of Glynn County, Georgia, United States. As the main urban and economic center of the state's lower southeast, it is the second-largest urban area on the Georgia coast after Savannah and contains the Brunswick Old Town Historic District
British colonists settled the peninsula in 1738 as a buffer to Spanish Florida It came under provincial control in 1771 and was founded as "Brunswick" after the German duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, the ancestral home of the House of Hanover It was incorporated as a city in 1856 Throughout its history, Brunswick has served as an important port city: in World War II, it served as a strategic military location with an operational base for escort blimps and a shipbuilding facility for the U S Maritime Commission
Brunswick supports a progressive economy largely based on tourism and logistics, with a metropolitan GDP of $3.9 billion. The Port of Brunswick handles approximately 10 percent of all U.S. roll-on/roll-off trade third in the U.S., behind the ports of Los Angeles and Newark. The headquarters of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center is located 5 miles north of the central business district of the city and is adjacent to Brunswick Golden Isles Airport, which provides commercial air service to the area. In the 2010 U.S. census, the population of the city proper was 15,383; the urban area, 51,024; and the metropolitan area, 112,370.
Brunswick is located on a harbor of the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 40 mi north of Florida and 80 mi south of South Carolina. Brunswick is bordered on the west by Oglethorpe Bay, the East River, and the Turtle River. It is bordered on the south by the Brunswick River and on the east by the Atlantic Intra coastal Waterway in the Mackay River, which separates it from the Golden Isles.
Source: Wikipedia
3 Homes Sold $298,000Median Closed Sales Price
4 Months of Inventory
99 Avg. Days on Market
2 Homes Sold $306,250 Median Closed Sales Price 3.03 Months of Inventory
40 Avg. Days on Market
1 Homes Sold $340,000Median Closed Sales Price
9.09 Months of Inventory
64 Avg. Days on Market
7 Homes Sold $394,900 Median Closed Sales Price
5.57 Months of Inventory
60 Avg. Days on Market
2 Homes Sold $365,250 Median Closed Sales Price
6.06 Months of Inventory
63 Avg. Days on Market
4 Homes Sold $380,750 Median Closed Sales Price
3.75 Months of Inventory
133 Avg. Days on Market
3 Homes Sold $344,800 Median Closed Sales Price
4 Months of Inventory
142 Avg. Days on Market
2 Homes Sold $276,800
Median Closed Sales Price
6.06 Months of Inventory
164 Avg. Days on Market
2
1 Homes Sold $465,000Median Closed Sales Price
12.12 Months of Inventory
89 Avg. Days on Market
13 Homes Sold $625,000 Median Closed Sales Price 1.61 Months of Inventory
178 Avg. Days on Market
1 Homes Sold $470,000Median Closed Sales Price
36.36 Months of InventoryAvg. Days on Market
3 Homes Sold $620,000Median Closed Sales Price
5 Months of Inventory
89 Avg. Days on Market
2
1 Homes Sold $410,000 Median Closed Sales Price
6.06 Months of Inventory
182 Avg. Days on Market
The Journey of a Listing
Engel & Völkers Golden Isles was created with the sole intent of changing how real estate is done in our area. We try in every way to raise the bar of professionalism and to create a new higher standard for our profession. We hope that our modern office and fresh look are outward symbols of this change. We are proud to be a part of this community and to call the Golden Isles home.
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