Waterfront Homes for Sale in Cape Coral, FL

The largest canal system in the region, with Gulf-access and freshwater canals

There are 895 active waterfront listings for sale in Cape Coral, Florida right now, priced from $85,000 to $6,850,000, with a median list price of $599,000. That inventory fronts the Caloosahatchee River, Matlacha Pass, Bimini Basin, San Carlos Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. 551 of those listings carry the MLS direct Gulf-access flag, and 538 record a private dock, slip or boat lift. Figures come straight from the Naples Area Board of REALTORS® MLS and cover homes and condominiums only, not vacant land.

Active residential listings flagged waterfront in the Naples Area Board of REALTORS® (NABOR) MLS. Property data updates approximately every 15 minutes. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

What the water is like in Cape Coral

Cape Coral was platted as a canal city and holds roughly 400 miles of navigable and freshwater canals, more than any other city in Florida. Canal frontage is by a wide margin the most common water type in the active inventory, and seawalls are close to standard rather than exceptional. Intersecting-canal lots, which front two canals at a corner, are a distinct and separately priced category here in a way they are not elsewhere in the region.

The critical distinction in Cape Coral is between Gulf-access canals and freshwater canals. Gulf-access canals connect south and west to the Caloosahatchee River and out to San Carlos Bay and the Gulf, or north through Matlacha Pass. Freshwater canals are a closed system: real water frontage, real views, no route to open water. Two otherwise identical homes on the two systems are not comparable properties, and the MLS records which is which on every listing.

Dockage and boat access

Cape Coral has the highest concentration of private dockage in the region. Private docks, boat lifts, composite docks, and dock power and water appear across the large majority of the canal inventory rather than as premium exceptions.

On a Gulf-access address the two questions that decide what the property can support are the number of fixed bridges between the dock and open water and the clearance of the lowest one. Sailboat-access addresses — those with no fixed bridge on the run — are a recognized and separately priced category. Bridge count, water depth, and seawall condition are verified per property rather than by street.

$6,850,000

5735 Riverside DR

5 bd · 6.5 ba · 8,215 sf

Listing courtesy of RE/MAX Realty Team

$4,150,000

1912 SE 33rd TER

6 bd · 4.5 ba · 7,306 sf

Listing courtesy of Royal Shell Real Estate, Inc.

$4,000,000

5831 SW 1st AVE

5 bd · 5.5 ba · 5,675 sf

Listing courtesy of Compass Florida, LLC

$3,999,500

5362 Mayfair CT

5 bd · 5 ba · 4,935 sf

Listing courtesy of Schooner Bay Realty, Inc.

$3,995,000

1526 Hermitage LN

4 bd · 5.5 ba · 4,579 sf

Listing courtesy of Starlink Realty, Inc

$3,975,000

5661 Riverside DR

4 bd · 3.5 ba · 3,548 sf

Listing courtesy of Century 21 Selling Paradise

$3,895,000

1433 SW 57th TER

6 bd · 7.5 ba · 8,678 sf

Listing courtesy of The Keyes Company

$3,750,000

5764 Staysail CT

5 bd · 5.5 ba · 4,903 sf

Listing courtesy of Dark Horse Real Estate

$3,625,000

5703 Yardarm CT

4 bd · 5 ba · 4,200 sf

Listing courtesy of The Keyes Company

$3,500,000

4944 Normandy CT

4 bd · 5 ba · 4,915 sf

Listing courtesy of William Raveis Real Estate

$3,490,000

5306 Sands BLVD

4 bd · 4.5 ba · 3,929 sf

Listing courtesy of Century 21 Sunbelt Realty

$3,400,000

5727 Yardarm CT

5 bd · 6 ba · 5,012 sf

Listing courtesy of The Keyes Company

$3,395,000

5324 Mayfair CT

3 bd · 4.5 ba · 4,349 sf

Listing courtesy of The Agency Northwest Florida

$3,250,000

5507 6th AVE

4 bd · 5 ba · 3,450 sf

Listing courtesy of Premiere Plus Realty Company

$3,250,000

5305 Bayshore AVE

6 bd · 6 ba · 4,380 sf

Listing courtesy of Century 21 Selling Paradise

$3,195,000

872 W Cape Estates CIR

4 bd · 4.5 ba · 4,135 sf

Listing courtesy of EPIC HOMES

$3,150,000

5501 Harbour Preserve CIR

3 bd · 4.5 ba · 3,454 sf

Listing courtesy of The Keyes Company

$2,999,000

5711 Yardarm CT

5 bd · 4 ba · 3,970 sf

Listing courtesy of Coldwell Banker Realty

$2,999,000

5327 Baypoint CT

4 bd · 4.5 ba · 3,375 sf

Listing courtesy of Royal Shell Real Estate, Inc.

$2,998,000

1506 Hermitage LN

3 bd · 3.5 ba · 3,522 sf

Listing courtesy of Blue Line Realty of SWFL

$2,980,000

606 Coral DR

4 bd · 5 ba · 3,948 sf

Listing courtesy of Seaside Realty of Cape Coral LLC

$2,899,000

5826 Shell Cove DR

4 bd · 5.5 ba · 3,703 sf

Listing courtesy of The Keyes Company

$2,895,000

2803 SE 22nd PL

5 bd · 4.5 ba · 4,373 sf

Listing courtesy of Century 21 Selling Paradise

$2,799,900

5314 Colonade CT

4 bd · 3 ba · 3,422 sf

Listing courtesy of Royal Shell Real Estate, Inc.

Listing data provided via the Naples Area Board of REALTORS® (NABOR) MLS. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Equal Housing Opportunity. © 2026 Waterfront Realty Group, Inc. License CQ257718. All rights reserved.

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