Baldwin County’s housing market continued its strong summer performance in June, with both the resort and traditional residential markets recording year-over-year increases in average sales price and total sales volume, according to Baldwin REALTORS® Multiple Listing Service data. Inventory levels remained relatively stable across the county even as buyer demand held steady.
Residential Sales by Area
The county’s regional breakdown shows how differently its submarkets are moving. Central Baldwin recorded 206 properties sold, with an average sales price of $346,685, an average of 70 days on market, and an average price down 1.54% from June 2025. Coastal Condos saw 118 properties sold, with an average sales price of $664,806, an average 137 days on market, and an average price down 9.19% from a year earlier.
Coastal Homes posted 133 properties sold, an average sales price of $826,072, an average 86 days on market, and an average price up 6.87% from June 2025. The Eastern Shore recorded 205 properties sold, an average sales price of $513,657, an average 59 days on market, and an average price up 11.17% year over year. North Baldwin, the smallest of the areas, logged 26 properties sold, an average sales price of $239,119, an average 46 days on market, and an average price down 12.24% from June 2025.
Read together, the area figures sketch a county of distinct markets rather than a single trend. The Eastern Shore — anchored by communities along Mobile Bay — continues to see some of the strongest price growth in the county, while the coastal condominium segment is working through softer pricing even as sales volume remains substantial. North Baldwin’s smaller, more rural market moves fastest in terms of days on market, and Central Baldwin holds steady as the county’s volume leader.
That variation matters for anyone trying to price a property or make an offer. A countywide average can mislead in a place like Baldwin, where a condominium near the beach and a subdivision home off Interstate 65 operate in almost separate economies. The area-level statistics released each month are the practical tool: a seller on the Eastern Shore can point to an 11% annual price gain, while a condo owner needs to account for a segment where prices have softened even as hundreds of units continue to change hands.
Recent updates to MLS area definitions may result in slight variations when comparing current statistics to previously published reports, as market areas are now based on objective geographic boundaries rather than legacy MLS areas. Buyers and sellers reviewing historical comparisons are advised to weigh that shift when evaluating year-over-year figures.
Resort Area Market
In June 2026, the resort area reported an average residential sales price of $747,105, up slightly from $738,713 in June 2025. Properties spent more time on the market, with average days on market rising to 109, compared to 100 days a year earlier. Closed residential sales increased significantly year over year, with 246 properties sold in June 2026 compared to 198 in June 2025. Total residential sales volume rose to $183,737,879, up from $146,265,248 the previous year. New residential listings held relatively steady, with 305 new listings added compared to 312 a year earlier.
The resort numbers capture the segment of the county that includes the beach communities along the Gulf, where demand comes not just from full-time residents but from second-home buyers and investors across the Southeast. A jump of nearly 50 closed sales in a single month — with total volume climbing by more than $37 million — signals that buyer activity along the coast accelerated into summer, even if homes took a bit longer to sell than they did a year earlier.
The longer marketing time in the resort segment is consistent with a market that has cooled from its post-pandemic peak but not stalled. Vacation properties are discretionary purchases, sensitive to interest rates and to how confident buyers feel about rental income, so their time on market tends to stretch first when conditions tighten. Even so, the segment’s rising average price and sharply higher sales volume indicate that well-positioned coastal homes and condominiums are still commanding strong numbers.
Resort area land sales showed stronger pricing despite a slight dip in overall activity. Fifteen land parcels sold for a total of $6,667,250 in June 2026, compared to 17 parcels totaling $4,162,777 in June 2025. The average land sales price climbed to $444,483, up from $244,869 the year before, while average days on market increased to 227 days from 65 days. New land listings declined from 38 to 27 year over year.
The land figures are volatile by nature — a single waterfront or near-beach parcel can swing the average dramatically in a month with only a handful of transactions. The sharp rise in average price suggests the parcels that did change hands were substantially more valuable than the prior year’s mix, while the jump in days on market reflects how long coastal lots can sit before the right buyer appears.
Traditional Residential Market
In Baldwin County’s traditional residential market, the average sales price increased to $418,446 in June 2026, up from $401,867 in June 2025. Average days on market ticked up slightly to 63 days, compared to 59 a year earlier. Closed residential sales remained virtually unchanged year over year, with 441 properties sold compared to 440 in June 2025. Total residential sales volume rose to $184,535,022, up from $176,830,376 the previous year. New residential listings held steady at 634, compared to 643 a year earlier.
The steady pace of new listings is its own signal. With 634 new residential listings in the traditional market and 305 in the resort market, inventory was being replenished nearly as fast as it was being absorbed — enough to keep the market moving without giving buyers the sense of scarcity that drives bidding wars, or the oversupply that forces price cuts. That balance, more than any single price figure, is what agents describe as the mark of a healthy summer market.
Traditional land sales reflected a slight decline in both pricing and activity. Sixty-eight parcels sold for $10,197,750 in total volume, compared to 72 parcels totaling $11,911,010 in June 2025. The average land sales price fell to $149,966 from $165,430, while average days on market improved to 134 days, down from 163 days. New land listings increased from 113 to 125 year over year.
The softer traditional land market stands in contrast to the county’s brisk residential activity. Large tracts and subdivided lots outside the coastal corridor have faced more pricing pressure, but the improved days-on-market figure suggests that realistically priced parcels are still finding buyers faster than they did a year ago. For landowners weighing whether to sell, the data points to a market where patience and pricing discipline both matter.
Seasonality shapes how these figures should be read. June sits at the peak of the coastal buying season, when families want to close before the school year and vacation-rental buyers want properties in place ahead of the next summer season, so strong June numbers are expected. What makes this June notable is not merely the volume but the breadth: gains showed up in average price and total sales in both major residential segments at once, something that does not happen every month even in a healthy market.
What the Numbers Mean for the County
The twin strength of the resort and traditional markets underscores Baldwin County’s unusual position along the Gulf Coast. It is simultaneously a tourism economy — with beach communities whose property values ride on visitor demand from across the region — and one of Alabama’s fastest-growing residential counties, drawing new full-time residents with its schools, lower cost of living and proximity to Mobile’s job market. A month in which both segments post higher average prices and higher total volume reflects demand arriving from both directions.
For sellers, the June figures suggest continued leverage in most segments, particularly on the Eastern Shore and in the coastal residential market, where average prices climbed even as days on market edged up. For buyers, the relatively stable inventory across the county means more choice than in the frenzied markets of recent years, but popular submarkets are still moving at a healthy clip — homes in the traditional market are clearing in about two months on average.
For the broader economy, sustained real estate activity ripples well beyond the closing table. Construction trades, mortgage and title services, furniture and hardware retailers, and the county’s substantial short-term rental industry all depend on the pace of sales and the value of the housing stock. The Baldwin REALTORS® monthly reports, drawn from the Multiple Listing Service, have become a widely watched barometer of that activity, and June’s numbers — with more than $368 million in combined residential sales volume across the resort and traditional markets — point to a market entering the second half of the year with momentum.