Waterfront Homes for Sale in Fort Myers Beach, FL

Gulf-front, bay-front and canal property on Estero Island

There are 300 active waterfront listings for sale in Fort Myers Beach, Florida right now, priced from $199,000 to $13,490,000, with a median list price of $699,000. That inventory fronts the Gulf of Mexico, Estero Bay, Matanzas Pass, Big Carlos Pass and Hurricane Bay. 208 of those listings carry the MLS direct Gulf-access flag, and 135 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 Fort Myers Beach

Fort Myers Beach occupies Estero Island, a seven-mile barrier island, so nearly every address on it is near water and a large share of the inventory is on it. Direct Gulf frontage is the most common water type in the active listings, followed by canal frontage on the bay side of the island, then bay frontage on Estero Bay and Hurricane Bay.

The island's bay side reaches open water through Matanzas Pass at the north end and Big Carlos Pass at the south. Because the island is narrow, a bay-side canal address and a Gulf-front address can sit within a few hundred feet of each other and behave completely differently: one is beach frontage with no dockage, the other is protected dockage with beach access by foot or by car. Rebuilding across the island since 2022 means a meaningful portion of the current inventory is newer construction built to current elevation and flood standards, which is a material factor in insurance and in value.

Dockage and boat access

The bay-side canals are where the dockage is. Private docks, lifts, and included or deeded docks appear across much of that inventory, and the run out through Matanzas Pass is short. Gulf-front listings on the beach side generally have no dockage of any kind.

Flood elevation, seawall condition, and dock permitting status carry more weight here than almost anywhere else in the region, and current elevation certificates are pulled and read during the contract period rather than assumed from the listing sheet.

$13,490,000

6100 Court ST

5 bd · 6.5 ba · 5,654 sf

Listing courtesy of Premiere Plus Realty Company

$11,900,000

6120 Court ST

4 bd · 5 ba · 4,278 sf

Listing courtesy of Premiere Plus Realty Company

$11,900,000

280 Estrellita DR

6 bd · 8 ba · 5,810 sf

Listing courtesy of Premiere Plus Realty Company

$8,975,000

5300 Estero BLVD

1 sf

Listing courtesy of Premiere Plus Realty Company

$8,975,000

5256 Estero BLVD

6 bd · 8 ba · 4,579 sf

Listing courtesy of Premiere Plus Realty Company

$7,895,000

938 San Carlos DR

5 bd · 6 ba · 4,607 sf

Listing courtesy of iConnect RE

$6,995,000

70 Avenue E

5 bd · 4 ba · 2,706 sf

Listing courtesy of Royal Shell Real Estate, Inc.

$6,950,000

8223 Estero BLVD

6 bd · 7 ba · 7,011 sf

Listing courtesy of Premiere Plus Realty Company

$6,350,000

7974 Estero BLVD

4 bd · 4.5 ba · 3,375 sf

Listing courtesy of Premiere Plus Realty Company

$6,295,000

8351 Estero BLVD

5 bd · 6 ba · 4,610 sf

Listing courtesy of The Keyes Company

$5,900,000

160 Little Carlos LN

4 bd · 5 ba · 4,095 sf

Listing courtesy of John R Wood Properties

$5,485,000

793 San Carlos DR

6 bd · 6.5 ba · 5,097 sf

Listing courtesy of Potter Trinity

$5,300,000

6230 Estero BLVD 402

4 bd · 4.5 ba · 4,000 sf

Listing courtesy of Premiere Plus Realty Company

$4,900,000

5640 Williams DR

5 bd · 4.5 ba · 3,417 sf

Listing courtesy of Premiere Plus Realty Company

$4,899,000

3050 Estero BLVD

4 bd · 4 ba · 3,037 sf

Listing courtesy of Premiere Plus Realty Company

$4,740,000

455 Palermo CIR

6 bd · 6 ba · 4,150 sf

Listing courtesy of Premiere Plus Realty Company

$4,600,000

6230 Estero BLVD 101

4 bd · 4.5 ba · 4,000 sf

Listing courtesy of Premiere Plus Realty Company

$4,600,000

6230 Estero BLVD 102

4 bd · 4.5 ba · 4,000 sf

Listing courtesy of Premiere Plus Realty Company

$4,499,000

168 Chapel ST

5 bd · 6 ba · 3,751 sf

Listing courtesy of Premiere Plus Realty Company

$4,400,000

6230 Estero BLVD 201

4 bd · 4.5 ba · 4,000 sf

Listing courtesy of Premiere Plus Realty Company

$4,400,000

6230 Estero BLVD 202

4 bd · 4.5 ba · 4,000 sf

Listing courtesy of Premiere Plus Realty Company

$4,250,000

5698 Estero BLVD

5 bd · 5.5 ba · 3,051 sf

Listing courtesy of Premiere Plus Realty Company

$4,200,000

950 San Carlos DR

6 bd · 5 ba · 3,590 sf

Listing courtesy of iConnect RE

$3,500,000

260 Key West CT

3 bd · 3.5 ba · 2,485 sf

Listing courtesy of Premiere Plus Realty Company

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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