On the Water
Waterfront Homes for Sale in Southwest Florida
There are 4,579 active waterfront homes and condominiums for sale across the ten Southwest Florida cities below, from Punta Gorda down to Marco Island. Waterfront here covers Gulf frontage, bay, canal, river and lake frontage, and the difference between them decides whether a property can reach open water at all. Each city page below carries the live listing count, the price range, and how many of those listings hold direct Gulf access and a dock. Waterfront Realty Group, Inc. has worked this coastline since 1986.
Browse waterfront by city
Counts are live from the Naples Area Board of REALTORS® MLS and cover active homes and condominiums flagged waterfront.
Naples
1,416Collier County · active waterfront listings
Bay, canal, lake and Gulf-front homes across Collier County
Marco Island
283Collier County · active waterfront listings
Deep-water canal, bay and beachfront property on a barrier island
Bonita Springs
332Lee County · active waterfront listings
River, bay, canal and Gulf-front property between Naples and Fort Myers
Estero
167Lee County · active waterfront listings
Predominantly lakefront property, with limited bay and river access
Fort Myers
829Lee County · active waterfront listings
Caloosahatchee River frontage, canal homes and community lakefront
Fort Myers Beach
300Lee County · active waterfront listings
Gulf-front, bay-front and canal property on Estero Island
Cape Coral
895Lee County · active waterfront listings
The largest canal system in the region, with Gulf-access and freshwater canals
Sanibel
139Lee County · active waterfront listings
Gulf-front, bay-front and canal property on a conservation barrier island
Captiva
47Lee County · active waterfront listings
Gulf-front and Pine Island Sound property on a small barrier island
Punta Gorda
171Charlotte County · active waterfront listings
Charlotte Harbor, Peace River and the Punta Gorda Isles canal system
Southwest Florida waterfront FAQs
What counts as a waterfront home in the Southwest Florida MLS?
A listing the Naples Area Board of REALTORS® MLS flags as waterfront — meaning the parcel itself fronts water. That covers Gulf frontage, bay, canal, river and lake frontage alike, so a lakefront home inside an inland community and a Gulf-front condominium both qualify. These pages count homes and condominiums only, never vacant land.
Which Southwest Florida city has the most waterfront listings?
The counts on this page are live from the MLS and change daily. Naples and Cape Coral are consistently the two largest by volume — Naples because of the breadth of water types inside one city, Cape Coral because it was platted around roughly 400 miles of canals.
Does waterfront always mean you can boat to the Gulf?
No, and the difference is the single most important thing to check. Lakefront property inside a master-planned community is genuinely waterfront but is not connected to open water, and Cape Coral has both Gulf-access and closed freshwater canal systems. Each city page shows the live count of listings carrying the MLS direct Gulf-access flag.
Can Waterfront Realty Group show waterfront listings held by other brokerages?
Yes. These pages draw from the full MLS, not only our own inventory, and a Waterfront Realty Group licensee can show and write on any listing shown. Listings held by other brokerages are credited on the card.
Before you tour, the Southwest Florida waterfront buying guide covers seawalls, dock permitting, bridge clearance and flood elevation. For the whole market in one place rather than the waterfront slice, start at the neighborhood guides.
Work with a licensee
Buying on the water?
Waterfront property turns on details that never appear in a listing photo. A Waterfront Realty Group licensee will read the seawall, the dock permits, the bridge clearance and the elevation certificate with you.