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Published Wednesday, June 24, 2026 · The Hawley Team at Keller Williams Fort Myers and the Islands
AT A GLANCE
- Bonita Springs closed 195 transactions in May 2026 (86 single-family, 109 condo). The market has finished its post-Ian normalization: the fire-sale-priced inventory of 2024 and 2025 is gone.
- Citywide single-family median is $755,000 (down 2.6% year over year, statistically flat); condo median is $426,500 (down 0.8%, flat). Condo closings are up 38% year over year, the biggest SWFL volume jump we cover.
- Months of supply collapsed roughly 42 to 46 percent on both segments, yet days on market is up year over year. That is the signature of a market that has stopped firefighting.
- Five submarkets, five stories: Bonita Bay (stable $1.2M luxury anchor), Pelican Landing (volume and price winner, up 16% to 26% year over year), Bonita National (96% list-to-sale, the highest of the five), The Brooks (20-day days on market, the fastest), and Hawthorne (accessible entry tier under $500K).
- The lesson for buyers and sellers: price to the submarket, not the citywide median. Get a submarket-level comp pull, because the city average will mislead you in either direction.
The Citywide Bonita Springs Numbers (May 2026)
Single Family Residence
Median sales price: $755,000, down 2.6% year over year (statistically flat), up 4.0% month over month
Closed sales: 86, up 10.3% year over year
Median days on market: 76 days, up 35.7% year over year (meaningfully slower)
List-to-sale price received: 94.4%
Median sold $/SqFt: $340, down 9.3% year over year
Active inventory: 365 listings, down 36.2% year over year
Months supply of inventory: 4.2 months, down 42.1% year over year
Condo / Townhouse
Median sales price: $426,500, down 0.8% year over year (statistically flat)
Closed sales: 109, up 38.0% year over year (the biggest volume jump of any SWFL market we cover)
Median days on market: 94 days, up 32.4% year over year
List-to-sale price received: 94.6%
Median sold $/SqFt: $286, up 4.8% year over year
Active inventory: 526 listings, down 25.0% year over year
Months supply of inventory: 4.8 months, down 45.6% year over year
What the Citywide Data Is Telling Us
Three headline reads from the citywide numbers.
Bonita has finished its post-Ian normalization. The fire-sale-priced inventory of 2024 and 2025 is gone. Active inventory is down 36% on single-family and 25% on condo year over year. What is left in the market are sellers willing to wait for fair prices, not urgent sellers desperate to clear. This is what a normal-cycle Bonita market looks like.
The condo volume jump (up 38% year over year on closings) is the biggest of any SWFL market we cover. 109 condo closings in a single month is real volume. Bonita's condo market is busy in 2026, even as prices stay flat.
Days on market is up despite tighter inventory. Both segments are slower on days on market year over year (single-family up 35.7%, condo up 32.4%) while inventory is way down. That looks contradictory until you realize what cleared: the urgency-driven sellers of 2024 and 2025 are gone. The sellers who remain are pricing on their schedule and waiting for the right buyer. Slower days on market with tighter inventory is the signature of a market that has stopped firefighting.
Why Submarket Matters in Bonita Springs
Bonita Springs is the geographic bridge between Lee and Collier counties. Its citywide median sits between Estero's ($590K single-family) and Naples's ($855K single-family) for single-family, and between Estero's ($384K condo) and Naples's ($469K condo) for condo. But the citywide median is an average across very different submarkets. The same Bonita ZIP code that produces $1.2 million Bonita Bay luxury sales also produces $450,000 Hawthorne entry-tier condos. Where you are in Bonita matters more than the citywide median tells you.
| Submarket (SFH) | YTD Median | YoY Median | May DOM | List-to-Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonita Bay | $1,201,000 | +1.1% | 136 | — |
| Pelican Landing | $825,000 | +16.2% | 76 | — |
| Bonita National | $839,000 | +23.4% | 40 | 96.0% |
| The Brooks | $745,000 | -11.3% | 20 | 94.0% |
| Hawthorne | $452,500 | n/a (small) | 158 | — |
We pulled five of the most-recognized Bonita submarkets and ran the May 2026 numbers and the year-to-date comparison. Here is the spectrum, from highest-end to most-accessible: Bonita Bay, Pelican Landing, Bonita National, The Brooks, and Hawthorne.
Bonita Bay: The Luxury Anchor
Bonita Bay is the flagship Bonita community. Walled, gated, multi-club, with deep ties to the Spanish River Land Trust preserve and the Gulf via the Imperial River. Single-family homes here typically run $1 million plus, with condo high-rises adding a second product tier.
Single Family Residence (Bonita Bay, May 2026): 28 closed sales at a median of $1,150,000, with 136 days on market (the longest of the five submarkets we pulled) and $477 per square foot. Year to date 2026, 91 closed sales at a median of $1,201,000, compared to 82 closed sales at $1,187,500 in the same period of 2025. Year-over-year single-family median is essentially flat (up 1.1%) on year-to-date data. Volume up 11% year over year.
Condo (Bonita Bay, May 2026): 8 closed sales at a median of $445,000. Year to date 2026, 40 closed sales at a median of $644,187, compared to 21 closed sales at $740,000 in the same period of 2025. Condo median down 12.9% year over year on a year-to-date basis, the one correcting segment of the five Bonita submarkets we pulled.
Active inventory: 50 single-family listings at $1,347,000 median ask, 33 condo listings at $699,000 median ask.
The Bonita Bay read. Luxury single-family is stable. Buyers and sellers are agreeing on price at the $1.2M tier. The 136-day median days on market is long because ultra-luxury transactions are deliberate by nature, not because the market is broken. The Bonita Bay condo segment is the one part of Bonita that is correcting in price (and on small sample volume), worth tracking.
Pelican Landing: The Volume and Price Growth Winner
Pelican Landing sits north of Bonita Bay, with its own private beach club and a 25-acre nature preserve. The community spans a wide price range from accessible-luxury through high-rise condo to estate-tier single-family.
Single Family Residence (Pelican Landing, May 2026): 13 closed sales at a median of $1,050,000, with 76 days on market and $355 per square foot. Year to date 2026, 88 closed sales at a median of $825,000, compared to 58 closed sales at $710,000 in the same period of 2025. Volume up 52% year over year. Median price up 16.2% year over year.
Condo (Pelican Landing, May 2026): 5 closed sales at a median of $1,279,000, with 59 days on market and $388 per square foot. Year to date 2026, 47 closed sales at a median of $850,000, compared to 25 closed sales at $675,000 in the same period of 2025. Volume up 88% year over year. Median price up 25.9% year over year.
Active inventory: 52 single-family listings at $834,000 median ask, 31 condo listings at $1,225,000 median ask.
The Pelican Landing read. This community is the SWFL submarket on fire in 2026. Closed-sale volume up materially on both segments, median prices up double digits on both. If you are a Pelican Landing seller in 2026, you have the strongest tailwind in Bonita. If you are a Pelican Landing buyer, expect competition.
Bonita National: The Fast-Clearing Golf Community
Bonita National Golf and Country Club is east of US 41, anchored by a Gordon Lewis golf course and a more accessible price-point structure than Bonita Bay or Pelican Landing.
Single Family Residence (Bonita National, May 2026): 10 closed sales at a median of $562,500, with 40 days on market (the second-fastest of the five Bonita submarkets) and a 96.0% list-to-sale ratio (the highest of the five). Year to date 2026, 40 closed sales at a median of $839,000, compared to 41 closed sales at $680,000 in the same period of 2025. Median price up 23.4% year over year.
Condo (Bonita National, May 2026): 0 closed sales in May. Year to date 2026, 12 closed sales at a median of $460,000, compared to 11 closed sales at $430,000 in the same period of 2025. Median price up 7.0% year over year.
Active inventory: 27 single-family listings at $750,000 median ask, 8 condo listings at $457,500 median ask.
The Bonita National read. This community is the most disciplined-pricing of the five. The 96% list-to-sale ratio means Bonita National sellers are pricing close to what the market actually pays. The 40-day median days on market means well-priced homes do not sit. Year-over-year median up 23%, supported by 23% volume.
The Brooks: The Mid-Luxury Bonita Anchor
The Brooks is the umbrella community covering Shadow Wood, Spring Run, Lighthouse Bay, and several smaller neighborhoods. Mid-luxury price point, walking distance to Coconut Point.
Single Family Residence (The Brooks, May 2026): 10 closed sales at a median of $727,500, with 20 days on market (the fastest of the five Bonita submarkets) and a 94.0% list-to-sale ratio. Year to date 2026, 70 closed sales at a median of $745,000, compared to 73 closed sales at $840,000 in the same period of 2025. Median price down 11.3% year over year.
Condo (The Brooks, May 2026): 6 closed sales at a median of $429,500, with 82 days on market. Year to date 2026, 29 closed sales at a median of $459,000, compared to 15 closed sales at $425,000 in the same period of 2025. Volume up 93%, median up 8.0% year over year.
Active inventory: 30 single-family listings at $680,000 median ask, 19 condo listings at $469,900 median ask.
The Brooks read. Single-family is the fastest-clearing Bonita submarket (20-day median days on market) with disciplined pricing. The single-family median is down 11% year over year, which can be read either as a softening in the high-$700K tier or as a mix shift toward more accessible properties trading. The condo side is volume-up, price-up.
Hawthorne: The Accessible Entry Tier
Hawthorne is a smaller, more accessible Bonita Springs community. Median price points are meaningfully below the four luxury submarkets above.
Single Family Residence (Hawthorne, May 2026): 2 closed sales at a median of $425,750, with a 158-day median days on market. Year to date 2026, 9 closed sales at a median of $452,500, compared to 4 closed sales at $620,000 in the same period of 2025. The small sample size makes the year-over-year readings highly variable. The simplest read: Hawthorne single-family is the most accessible price point in our Bonita submarket coverage and is moving on lower volume than the larger luxury communities.
Condo (Hawthorne, May 2026): 0 closed sales in May. Year to date 2026, 3 closed sales at a median of $385,000, compared to 1 closed sale at $350,000 in the same period of 2025.
Active inventory: 7 single-family listings at $565,000 median ask, 2 condo listings at $344,500 median ask.
The Hawthorne read. Small community, low absolute volume, but the most accessible Bonita Springs price point in our submarket pull. For first-time buyers, retirees on a defined budget, or out-of-state buyers looking for a SWFL entry point under $500,000, Hawthorne is worth a look.
What This Means For Buyers
Bonita Springs in 2026 is a market where months of supply has tightened more than 40% year over year on both segments. Buyer leverage is lower than it was a year ago. But the picture varies by submarket:
Bonita Bay buyers have time. 136-day median days on market means luxury sellers are deliberate.
Pelican Landing buyers should expect competition. This is the busy community of 2026.
Bonita National and The Brooks buyers are in fast-clearing submarkets. Well-priced homes do not sit. Move quickly.
Hawthorne and other entry-tier Bonita buyers have the longest negotiating window (the smaller communities trade more slowly).
If you are buying in Bonita Springs as a vacation home or investment property, remember that Bonita's city-level $100 per three-year permit is one of the most short-term-rental-friendly municipal frameworks in SWFL. The HOA layer is often where Bonita's short-term rental story ends. Bonita Bay, Pelican Landing, and Bonita National all have meaningful HOA-level rental restrictions. Pull the recorded Declaration of Covenants before you write an offer.
What This Means For Sellers
If you are selling in Bonita Springs in 2026, the post-Ian inventory correction means you are competing against fewer listings than you would have a year ago. But the longer days on market tells you the urgency-driven buyer pool has thinned too. Pricing strategy matters more in Bonita in 2026 than it did in 2024 and 2025. A submarket-level comp pull is essential before listing. Bonita Bay sellers should expect 100-plus days on market. Bonita National and The Brooks sellers can clear in 20 to 60 days if priced right.
The Takeaway
Bonita Springs is the Lee-Collier bridge market. Five submarkets, five distinct stories. Stable luxury at Bonita Bay, double-digit price growth at Pelican Landing, fast-clearing discipline at Bonita National and The Brooks, accessible entry tier at Hawthorne. The citywide data reads as a market that has finished firefighting and entered a normal cycle. Where you are in Bonita matters more than the citywide median tells you.
If you are buying or selling a Bonita Springs property in 2026, we are here.
How We Can Help
Kim and Martin Hawley have worked Bonita Springs buyers and sellers for years across every price tier these five submarkets cover. We pull submarket-level comps before pricing a listing. We walk buyers through the HOA rental restrictions that often catch out-of-state vacation home buyers. We coordinate with title companies, lenders, and insurance brokers who work the Bonita market every day.
If you are buying or selling in Bonita Springs in 2026, send us a note.
Kim and Martin Hawley are Realtors with The Hawley Team at Keller Williams Fort Myers and the Islands. We cover Naples, Marco Island, Bonita Springs, Estero, Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Lehigh Acres, Sanibel, Captiva, and Fort Myers Beach.
(239) 420-9027 | martin@teamhawley.com | teamhawley.com
Data and methodology notes
Citywide Bonita Springs data is from Domus Analytics Market Review, pulled June 2, 2026 for May 2026 closed transactions. Submarket data (Bonita Bay, Pelican Landing, Bonita National, The Brooks, Hawthorne) is from MLS pulls on June 24, 2026, covering closed transactions from January 1, 2020 through current. Property type classifier: lot acreage greater than zero classified as single-family residence; lot acreage of zero with a unit indicator in the address classified as condo. Year-to-date numbers compare January through May 2026 to the same January through May 2025 period to reduce single-month noise. List-to-sale ratio is closed price divided by original list price. Active inventory is a current snapshot. Hawthorne single-family closing volume is small (2 in May 2026, 9 year to date), so its year-over-year readings carry more month-to-month volatility than the larger luxury communities.
