ROBERTSDALE, Ala. – Baldwin County’s housing market showed mixed year-over-year trends in August, with average sales price increasing in the Traditional Residential market while the Resort Area experienced fewer closed sales and a lower average sales price compared to last year. According to Baldwin REALTORS® Multiple Listing Service (MLS) data, both markets also saw fewer new listings in August 2026.
Resort Area Market Overview
In August 2026, the Resort Area reported an average residential sales price of $776,553, compared to $829,364 in August 2025. Properties spent less time on the market, with average days on market decreasing to 107 days, compared to 116 days a year ago. Closed residential sales declined year over year, with 156 properties sold in August 2026, compared to 185 in August 2025. Total residential sales volume reached $121,142,217, compared to $153,432,296 last year. New residential listings also decreased, with 288 new listings added in August 2026, compared to 299 in August 2025.
Traditional Residential Market Overview
In Baldwin County’s Traditional Residential market, the average residential sales price increased to $411,213 in August 2026, compared to $387,865 in August 2025. Properties spent slightly more time on the market, with average days on market increasing to 73 days, compared to 71 days a year ago.
Closed residential sales totaled 535 properties in August 2026, compared to 565 properties in August 2025. Despite fewer transactions, total residential sales volume increased slightly at $219,999,092, compared to $219,143,893 last year. New residential listings decreased year over year, with 710 new listings added in August 2026, compared to 807 in August 2025.
About the Data
Baldwin REALTORS® housing statistics are compiled using data from the Baldwin MLS. For this report, the Resort Area includes residential listings within ZIP codes 36511, 36542, 36547 and 36561. The Traditional Residential market includes all other residential listings within the MLS, excluding those ZIP codes.
Recent updates to MLS area definitions and Baldwin MLS’s transition to a new MLS platform may result in variations when comparing current statistics to previously published reports. Market areas are now based on objective geographic boundaries rather than legacy MLS areas, and data collection and reporting processes continue to be refined within the new MLS system. For previous months’ housing reports, click here.
Residential MLS Stats by Area:
Central Baldwin
• Residential Properties sold in August 2026: 200
• Average Sales Price: $337,890
• Average Days on Market: 72
• Average Sales Price Change from August 2025: Increased 2.54%
Coastal Condos
• Residential Properties sold in August 2026: 81
• Average Sales Price: $697,805
• Average Days on Market: 129
• Average Sales Price Change from August 2025: Decreased 7.17%
Coastal Homes
• Residential Properties sold in August 2026: 78
• Average Sales Price: $910,922
• Average Days on Market: 84
• Average Sales Price Change from August 2025: Decreased 1.48%
Eastern Shore
• Residential Properties sold in August 2026: 191
• Average Sales Price: $561,094
• Average Days on Market: 76
• Average Sales Price Change from August 2025: Increased 13.54%
North Baldwin
• Residential Properties sold in August 2026: 6
• Average Sales Price: $351,417
• Average Days on Market: 31
• Average Sales Price Change from August 2025: Increased 19.38%
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