Boating Community Statistics

Boating Community Statistics for Whidbey and Fidalgo Islands

NOTE: This article should be of interest to owners and perspective owners of homes in the boating communities on Whidbey and Fidalgo Islands in the State of Washington.

I thought from a real estate perspective you might want to know what is going on in your boating community as well as some of the other boating communities on Whidbey and Fidalgo Islands. The following summarizes the average selling price for homes in the five boating communities on Whidbey and Fidalgo over the past 12 months commencing October 1, 2005 through October 17, 2006. This report separates the sale of waterfront properties and non-waterfront properties in each community. The intent is to provide the average selling price and selling price per square foot from actual sales data. Any questions, as always, please feel free to contact me.

On Whidbey Island, Washington

Sandy Hook in Clinton (8 sales total, 5 waterfront, 3 non-waterfront)

Waterfront – Average selling price $604,129. Days on market –76.
Average home size, 1642 square feet = $368 per square foot.

Non-waterfront – Average selling price $398,000. Days on market- 86.
Average home size, 1462 square feet = $272 per square foot.

Lagoon Point in Greenbank (15 sales total, 11 waterfront, 4 non-waterfront)

Waterfront – Average selling price $662,763. Days on market –140.
Average home size, 2139 square feet = $310 per square foot.

Non-waterfront- Average selling price $347,625. Days on market- 97.
Average home size, 1055 square feet = $329 per square foot.

Mariners Cove in Oak Harbor (8 sales total, 5 waterfront, 3 non-waterfront)

Waterfront – Average selling price $742,760. Days on market – 111.
Average home size, 2182 square feet = $340 per square foot.

Non-waterfront – Average selling price $437,333. Days on market – 28.
Average home size, 2556 square feet = $171 per square foot.

On Fidalgo Island, Washington

Skyline in Anacortes (51 sales total, 4 waterfront, 47 non-waterfront)

Waterfront – Average selling price $1,049,525. Days on market – 165.
Average home size, 2632 square feet = $399 per square foot.

Non-waterfront – Average selling price $426,965. Days on market – 60.
Average home size, 2347 square feet = $162 per square foot.


Shelter Bay in La Conner (61 sales total, 6 waterfront, 55 non-waterfront)

Waterfront – Average selling price $611,950. Days on market – 74.
Average home size, 2377 square feet = $257 per square foot.

Non-waterfront – Average selling price $336,951. Days on market – 63.
Average home size, 1997 square feet = $169 per square foot.


To find out what is currently for sale in each of these and 45 other Boating Communities from Olympia to Blaine, Washington go to http://www.boatcommunities.com/ If you are looking for a home in a boating community in the Puget Sound Washington area you will enjoy this website.

If you need assistance pricing or listing your boating community home, or want to scale up or down, please call me. I would be happy to help. You can call me at 360 240 9675 (home), 360 675 5953 (office) or 206 605 1436 (cell) or you can email me at joemarvin@BoatCommunities.com or joemarvin@windermere.com Regards, Joe Marvin

Poet's Cove on South Pender Island, BC

What a Great Resort in the Canadian Gulf Islands just north of the San Juan Islands! Ellie and I along with two of our closest friends, Rich and Ruth Marchese from Vero Beach, Florida, chartered a float plane from downtown Vancouver and spent two nights at Poet's Cove. Our original plan was to boat to Poet's Cove but the weather was just too "iffy". You can always count on July & August and usually September, but this week looked like possible 25 to 30 knot winds on the Strait of Georgia and that's not for me. So, we left the boat home. Once we arrived, the weather was all sun and fun!

This resort seems to have everything! A marina setting, boats coming and going, 4 star restaurant, complete spa, swimming pools, gym, eagles in the trees, walking trails, and a manager, Peter, who aims to please. Besides driving us around the island, Peter stopped at a number of interesting island artist galleries and, at the Morning Bay Winery for tasting some hardy reds. He also, at Ruth's request, stopped at the "Button Lady" studio where you will find thousands of ceramic buttons designed and made, of course, by the Button Lady! Peter's staff was the best! Helpful and knowledgeable.

Whether you live locally or thousands of miles away, visiting the Great Pacific Northwest and places like Poet's Cove should satisfy that desire to get away, relax in the pools, hot tubs and spa, eat great food and drink good wines....We did and it was the best! Go to www.poetscove.com to review the resort and book a trip. You won't be disappointed.... Best regards, Joe & Ellie