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Southport on the Bay Homes for Sale in Barefoot Beach, Bonita Springs

About 100 bay-side homes inside the Barefoot Beach gate: recorded sales, active listings, docks and boating, association rules, flood zones and costs. Updated October 2026.

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Southport on the Bay is the bay-side single-family neighborhood inside the gated Barefoot Beach community on the Collier County side of Bonita Springs, ZIP 34134: about 100 homes on Southport Cove, Topanga Drive, San Mateo Drive and Malibu Cove, on four recorded plats (Unit One, Unit 2, Unit 2A and Unit 2B), with 112 parcels on the 2026 Collier roll. In the 24 months to October 2, 2026, Collier County recorded 17 qualified sales at a $3,700,000 median, and 9 in the last 12 months at $3,750,000. On October 21, 2026, the Southwest Florida MLS showed 9 active listings, asking $1,995,000 to $4,350,000. For the whole community, start with Barefoot Beach homes for sale; for the city, see Bonita Springs homes for sale. Data updated: October 2026.

Southport on the Bay at a glance

Measure	Southport on the Bay	Layer and window
Where	Inside the Barefoot Beach gate, unincorporated Collier County; mailing address Bonita Springs 34134	Collier County parcel layer, October 28, 2026
Parcels	112: 100 single-family homes, 3 private vacant lots, 1 lot under construction, 8 association common parcels	Collier County roll, 2026
Streets and homes	Southport Cv 41, Topanga Dr 36, San Mateo Dr 17, Malibu Cv 6	Collier County roll, 2026
Plats	Unit One 97 parcels, Unit 2 13, Unit 2A 1, Unit 2B 1	Collier County roll, 2026
Typical home	Median year built 2014, median heated area 2,807 sq ft, median lot 0.30 acre	Collier County roll, 100 homes
Newer homes	31 of 100 homes carry a year built of 2020 or later	Collier County roll, 2026
Recorded sales	12 months: 9 at $3,750,000. 24 months: 17 at $3,700,000. 60 months: 34 at $3,687,500	Collier County recorded qualified sales to October 2, 2026
MLS closings	Last 12 months: 10 at $3,725,000, median 158 days on market, 93.3% of list. Prior 12 months: 9 at $3,100,000	Southwest Florida MLS, pulled October 21, 2026
On the market	9 active listings, median ask $3,250,000	Southwest Florida MLS, October 21, 2026
FEMA flood zone	All 111 tested parcels in AE; base flood elevation 10 ft on 101 and 11 ft on 10	FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
Evacuation zone	Zone A, all 111 tested parcels	Collier County evacuation layer
Associations	Property Owners' Association (Sunbiz N28018, 1988) and a separate Dock Owners' Association (N94000006293, 1994)	Florida Division of Corporations records
Master Association share	104 of 716 doors, 2 votes	Recorded Master bylaws, Exhibit A
Leasing	At least 60 days, no more than 3 leases a year	Recorded rules, OR 5640 PG 3564

USDA NAIP aerial of Southport on the Bay inside the Barefoot Beach gate, flown February 13, 2023: the Southport Cove, Topanga Drive and San Mateo Drive coves on Little Hickory Bay, with the beach-lane homes at left (public domain).

By Jesse McGreevy and Marc Comisar, Domain Realty Group. Recorded sales, MLS closings, flood maps, fees and rules checked against county, state and federal records in October 2026. Data updated: October 2026. Call Domain Realty Group at 239-441-2816.

Domain Realty Group, the #1 team in Southwest Florida since 2012, shows homes in Southport on the Bay, and the tables below are the checks we run before a first tour: what sold, what the lot sits on, what the flood map says and what the paperwork costs.

Key takeaways for Southport on the Bay buyers

Two price layers, never mixed. Collier County recorded 17 qualified sales at a $3,700,000 median in 24 months, from $2,175,000 to $7,000,000, and the MLS counted 10 closings at $3,725,000 in the last 12 months (Collier recorded qualified sales and Southwest Florida MLS).
The market moved up. The county 12-month median rose from $3,275,000 to $3,750,000, and the MLS median rose from $3,100,000 to $3,725,000. The records give no cause.
Supply on October 21, 2026: 9 active listings from $1,995,000 to $4,350,000, with a $3,250,000 median ask. Asking prices are not sale prices.
Newer homes carry the price. 31 of the 100 homes carry a year built of 2020 or later, and their 8 recorded sales in 24 months had a $4,262,500 median.
Water is mixed. A parcel-to-water screening, not a survey, found 33 homes backing onto interior ponds and 11 touching the mapped Little Hickory Bay polygon; ask for the dock file on the exact address.
Every tested parcel is in a mapped flood zone: all 111 are in AE, and all are in Hurricane Evacuation Zone A.
The association's rules are specific: leases of at least 60 days, board approval before any exterior change including repainting, and a $3,000, $5,000 or $10,000 construction deposit by project size.
No association dollar fee is published. It is billed each December, due January 1, and the estoppel certificate for a specific home states the amount.

Where is Southport on the Bay, and what is inside it?

Southport on the Bay is inside the gated Barefoot Beach community in unincorporated Collier County, with a Bonita Springs mailing address, ZIP 34134. It has about 100 homes on four streets and four recorded plats, an inner gate, interior lakes, a preserve lot and a small park, but no clubhouse or courts of its own. Data updated: October 2026.

The Collier County parcel layer returns 112 parcels whose legal description starts "Southport on the Bay": 100 improved single-family homes, 3 private vacant lots, 1 lot under construction at 183 Topanga Dr, and 8 association-owned common parcels. The plats are Unit One (97 parcels), Unit 2 (13), Unit 2A (1) and Unit 2B (1, at 51 Southport Cv). Because older counts vary, "about 100 homes" is the supportable public figure.

Southport Cove is a street of Southport on the Bay, not a separate community. No plat or parcel is named Southport Cove, 41 improved homes sit on Southport Cv across all four plats, and the association's own welcome packet places its Sunset Park common area on Southport Cove. The common parcels are three lake parcels, a 7.66-acre preserve lot at 213 Topanga Dr and four small tract lots. The county carries them at nominal values.

Southport on the Bay by street, Collier County roll, 2026

Street	Homes	Median year built	Median heated sq ft	Median lot (acres)	Median 2026 just value
Southport Cv	41	2015	2,797	0.31	$2,658,670
Topanga Dr	36	2012	2,960	0.30	$2,143,788
San Mateo Dr	17	2009	2,432	0.28	$2,230,658
Malibu Cv	6	2017	2,803	0.40	$4,519,865
All four streets	100	2014	2,807	0.30	$2,603,340

Just value is Collier's 2026 assessment of a property, not a sale price. Malibu Cv has the highest street median just value, and the other three streets sit between $2.1 million and $2.7 million.

Southport on the Bay homes by build era, Collier County roll

Build era	Homes	Median heated sq ft	Median lot (acres)	Median 2026 just value
Before 2000	17	2,432	0.30	$1,984,057
2000s	25	2,818	0.29	$2,089,387
2010s	27	3,090	0.30	$2,666,661
2020s	31	2,667	0.31	$3,197,113

The roll's year built is the current improvement. By year, the 31 homes from the 2020s are 2 from 2020, 1 from 2021, 5 from 2022, 8 from 2023, 10 from 2024 and 5 from 2025.

Is Southport on the Bay gated?

Yes, in two layers: the Barefoot Beach guardhouse first, then Southport's own gate. The association's gate document describes RFID tags, QR passes, keypad codes and guard control, with more than 250 gate cycles a day. This page makes no claim about crime or solicitors and does not describe gate procedure for guests. For other gated neighborhoods in the city, see Bonita Springs gated communities.

What services come with the association?

As the association's welcome packet states (read October 2026), the speed limit is 15 mph and there is no street parking. Trash pickup is Tuesday, and trash, recycling and yard waste are collected Friday. Fiber television and internet are bundled through Hotwire and billed with the association. Services can change, so ask the association for the current packet before you rely on any of them.

Does Southport on the Bay have a clubhouse, pool or courts?

No. Southport on the Bay has no clubhouse or courts of its own. The association's welcome packet says residents do not have access to the clubhouse and courts just north of the entrance, which belong to a different association. The private Club at Barefoot Beach is separate and optional, and its public pages do not tie membership to owning a home, so ask the club. The common amenities Southport names are Sunset Park with benches, the interior lakes and the preserve parcel.

What Southport on the Bay homes are for sale right now?

On October 21, 2026, the Southwest Florida MLS showed 9 active Southport on the Bay listings, asking from $1,995,000 to $4,350,000, with a $3,250,000 median ask. Four are on San Mateo Dr, three on Topanga Dr and two on Southport Cv. Asking prices are not sale prices. Data updated: October 2026.

Active Southport on the Bay listings, October 21, 2026

Address	List price	MLS living area (sq ft)	Ask per sq ft of MLS living area	Days on market
195 San Mateo Dr	$4,350,000	4,333	$1,004	245
98 Southport Cv	$4,250,000	3,819	$1,113	93
80 Southport Cv	$3,795,000	4,927	$770	177
197 San Mateo Dr	$3,275,000	2,976	$1,100	34
213 Topanga Dr	$3,250,000	3,410	$953	7
207 San Mateo Dr	$2,995,000	4,954	$605	28
201 San Mateo Dr	$2,595,000	2,404	$1,079	153
192 Topanga Dr	$2,495,000	3,697	$675	173
200 Topanga Dr	$1,995,000	4,060	$491	100

Source: Southwest Florida MLS (Matrix), pulled October 21, 2026, against the Collier parcel layer. The median ask is the fifth of nine asks, $3,250,000, and the median is 100 days on market. The MLS living-area field can run well above the county roll's heated area for the same address: 207 San Mateo Dr lists 4,954 square feet in the MLS against 2,227 heated on the roll, and 195 San Mateo Dr lists 4,333 against 2,432. For that reason, ask for the permit set or an appraisal before you compare homes by size, and treat the per square foot column as the MLS listing's own figure.

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What do Southport on the Bay homes sell for?

Southport on the Bay homes sell in two price layers. Collier County recorded 17 qualified sales in the 24 months to October 2, 2026 at a $3,700,000 median, from $2,175,000 to $7,000,000, and the MLS counted 10 closings in the last 12 months at a $3,725,000 median. Data updated: October 2026.

The county layer is Collier County recorded qualified (arm's-length) sales, newest October 2, 2026. The MLS layer is Southwest Florida MLS closings pulled October 21, 2026. We tracked every Collier recorded qualified Southport on the Bay sale of the last 60 months for this page. The two layers do not match sale for sale: a closing can be unqualified on the roll (related parties, partial interest) or recorded just outside a window. Each has its own table, and the two measure area differently, so this page does not compare their per square foot figures. The county 12-month median rose from $3,275,000 to $3,750,000, a gain of $475,000 or 14.5 percent, and the MLS 12-month median rose from $3,100,000 to $3,725,000, a gain of $625,000 or 20.2 percent. The MLS median days on market rose from 123 to 158, and the sold-to-list ratio rose from 87.6 percent to 93.3 percent. The records give no cause for any of these moves.

Table A. Collier County recorded qualified sales, window ending October 2, 2026

Window	Qualified sales	Median	Low	High	Median per heated sq ft (county roll)
Last 12 months	9	$3,750,000	$2,600,000	$6,000,000	$1,269
Prior 12 months (October 2, 2024 to October 2, 2025)	8	$3,275,000	$2,175,000	$7,000,000	$1,220
Last 24 months	17	$3,700,000	$2,175,000	$7,000,000	$1,269
Last 60 months	34	$3,687,500	$1,825,000	$7,000,000	$1,348

The 60-month window includes two vacant-lot sales, and its low of $1,825,000 is the October 2022 sale of 185 Topanga Dr as a vacant lot; the roll now shows a home there with a year built of 2025.

Table B. Southwest Florida MLS closings, pulled October 21, 2026

Window	Closings	Median price	Median per sq ft (MLS living area)	Median days on market	Median sold-to-list	Low	High
Last 12 months	10	$3,725,000	$816	158	93.3%	$2,600,000	$6,250,000
Prior 12 months	9	$3,100,000	$693	123	87.6%	$2,175,000	$7,000,000
Last 24 months	19	$3,635,000	$813	131	92.0%	$2,175,000	$7,000,000
Last 60 months	35	$3,450,000	$818	83	92.8%	$2,175,000	$7,000,000

The MLS counted 10 closings in the last 12 months against 9 recorded qualified sales, because one closing can fall outside the county's qualified file or window. On the county side, the newest qualified sale in the file is October 2, 2026.

Table C. Every Collier County recorded qualified sale in the 24 months to October 2, 2026

Recorded	Price	Address	Street	Roll year built	Roll heated sq ft	Per heated sq ft
2026-08-21	$3,750,000	54 Southport Cv	Southport Cv	2025	2,545	$1,473
2026-08-11	$2,600,000	94 Southport Cv	Southport Cv	2005	3,902	$666
2026-07-07	$3,700,000	175 Topanga Dr	Topanga Dr	2003	3,595	$1,029
2026-06-25	$4,525,000	179 Topanga Dr	Topanga Dr	2025	2,908	$1,556
2026-05-15	$2,800,000	198 Topanga Dr	Topanga Dr	2022	4,139	$676
2026-03-27	$4,000,000	66 Southport Cv	Southport Cv	2024	3,774	$1,060
2026-03-06	$3,850,000	195 Topanga Dr	Topanga Dr	2011	2,330	$1,652
2026-02-25	$3,625,000	47 Southport Cv	Southport Cv	2010	2,856	$1,269
2026-01-15	$6,000,000	171 Topanga Dr	Topanga Dr	2020	2,927	$2,050
2025-08-06	$3,100,000	49 Southport Cv	Southport Cv	1998	3,461	$896
2025-07-28	$4,600,000	41 Southport Cv	Southport Cv	2023	1,918	$2,398
2025-06-11	$2,350,000	50 Southport Cv	Southport Cv	1996	2,168	$1,084
2025-06-02	$3,450,000	54 Southport Cv	Southport Cv	2025	2,545	$1,356
2025-02-19	$2,950,000	199 Topanga Dr	Topanga Dr	2009	3,306	$892
2025-02-07	$4,150,000	65 Southport Cv	Southport Cv	2019	2,529	$1,641
2025-02-05	$2,175,000	207 San Mateo Dr	San Mateo Dr	2000	2,227	$977
2024-11-14	$7,000,000	226 Malibu Cv	Malibu Cv	2022	2,906	$2,409

The first nine rows are the last 12 months and the last eight are the prior 12 months. 54 Southport Cv appears twice, at $3,450,000 in June 2025 and $3,750,000 in August 2026, and the roll dates that home 2025. A sale price may include a prior home, and the year built and heated area are today's roll figures, so the per square foot column describes the current building at the sale price, not necessarily the building that sold.

Table D. Recorded qualified sales by street and by era of the current home, 24 months

Cut	Sales	Median price	Low	High	Median per heated sq ft
Street: Southport Cv	9	$3,625,000	$2,350,000	$4,600,000	$1,269
Street: Topanga Dr	6	$3,775,000	$2,800,000	$6,000,000	$1,293
Street: San Mateo Dr	1	not printed	$2,175,000	$2,175,000	not printed
Street: Malibu Cv	1	not printed	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	not printed
Era: before 2000	2	not printed	$2,350,000	$3,100,000	not printed
Era: 2000s	4	$2,775,000	$2,175,000	$3,700,000	$934
Era: 2010s	3	$3,850,000	$3,625,000	$4,150,000	$1,641
Era: 2020s	8	$4,262,500	$2,800,000	$7,000,000	$1,515

Footnote: a sale price may include a prior home. The roll's year built is the improvement standing today, so a lot sold with an older house or as a teardown appears in the era of what stands there now. Medians print only where a group has three or more sales.

Why do newer homes carry the price in Southport on the Bay?

Homes built in 2020 or later are 31 of the 100 on the roll, and 2024 alone has 10. Their 8 recorded sales in the last 24 months had a $4,262,500 median, the highest of any era, and across 60 months their 12 sales had a $4,512,500 median. The roll's median 2026 just value for these homes is $3,197,113, against $1,984,057 for homes built before 2000.

The MLS also puts the 2020s highest over 60 months: 14 closings of 2020s homes at a $4,125,000 median, against 9 closings of 2000s homes at $2,900,000 and 5 of pre-2000 homes at $3,050,000. Collier's monthly permit reports show 10 new principal single-family permits on the four streets since 2020, 3 of them teardown replacements (226 Malibu Cv, 219 Malibu Cv and 52 Southport Cv), so the 31 homes with a 2020s year built include rebuilds and finished spec homes. A sale price may include a prior home, so read the era split as a pattern, not a price list.

What do vacant lots in Southport on the Bay sell for?

The roll shows 3 private vacant lots, and 183 Topanga Dr, coded vacant on the roll, has a new-home permit issued October 17, 2025. The recent recorded lot sales are 185 Topanga Dr at $1,825,000 on October 20, 2022 and 183 Topanga Dr at $2,450,000 on May 3, 2022. Check the flood zone, the association's architectural review and the permit history before you price a lot. For land elsewhere in the city, see Bonita Springs land for sale.

How do docks and boating work in Southport on the Bay?

Southport on the Bay is a bay, canal and pond neighborhood: many homes have a private dock and lift, and some back onto interior ponds instead. A parcel-to-water screening, not a survey, found 33 pond-backed homes and 11 touching the mapped Little Hickory Bay polygon. Ask for the dock file. Data updated: October 2026.

Docks are the real diligence item here, because dock rights, seawall condition and lift capacity are lot-level facts that no public record summarizes for the whole neighborhood. The recorded plat, the dock permit and as-built for the lot, and the Dock Owners' Association documents settle them.

What water is next to each home?

We screened the 100 homes against the National Hydrography Dataset water polygons and checked the result against aerial imagery. The result is a screening of parcel geometry, not a survey, and it does not say whether a given lot has a dock. It found 33 homes backing onto the neighborhood's interior ponds, which are not boat water, and 11 homes (plus 2 vacant lots) touching the mapped Little Hickory Bay polygon: Malibu Cv 218 to 224, the even numbers from 202 to 212 San Mateo Dr, and 195 San Mateo Dr. That leaves 56 homes that the screening places on canals, coves or the street ring, where the data alone cannot resolve frontage. No tract on the parcel roll carries a marina or dock land use, and we found no published count of homes with deepwater, lift-ready frontage.

Southport on the Bay Dock Owners' Association, Inc. (Sunbiz N94000006293, incorporated December 14, 1994) is a separate nonprofit from the Property Owners' Association. Whether a dock membership attaches to a deed is a document question, and the association says boat lift cover applications go to its architectural review committee first.

What dock rules apply?

Collier's Land Development Code section 5.03.06 governs dock facilities. In the code excerpt we read, a dock on a waterway 100 feet wide or wider may protrude a maximum of 20 feet, and on a narrower waterway the lesser of 25 percent of the width or 20 feet. Confirm the figures against the published code before you rely on them. The county's administrative variance form for dock construction measures from mean high water and lists a $1,000 fee.

A dated local example shows why the rule matters. Hearing Examiner petition BD-PL20240007420, for 185 Topanga Dr (Lot 90, Southport on the Bay Unit One), asked to extend a dock 32.25 feet beyond the 20-foot maximum, to 52.25 feet in total, into a waterway about 209 feet wide, for two slips and personal watercraft lifts. It was heard March 13, 2025, and the public notice does not state the outcome. The county's permit file shows a marine permit issued at the same address on October 17, 2025, with a declared value of $100,000. A dock above mean high water is generally also reviewed at the state and federal level, so ask which permits are on file for the lot.

Marine permits issued on the four Southport streets, Collier monthly permit reports

Year issued	Marine permits
2021	3
2022	5
2023	10
2024	3
2025	2
2026 (through September)	2
Total	25

There were none in 2020. Of the 25 marine permits, 21 sit on lots the screening does not place on interior ponds, which supports the pattern that docks sit on the bay and canal lots. The county has not posted the June 2021 and December 2023 files, so every permit count on this page is a floor. Declared values are the applicant's figures, not construction costs.

Where does the boat route go?

Boats from Southport on the Bay reach the Gulf of Mexico through Little Hickory Bay and Wiggins Pass. Under Florida Administrative Code 68C-22.023(2)(c)1, the Little Hickory Bay waters at Southport lie in a year-round slow-speed manatee zone, except the marked channel where (2)(e)1 allows 30 mph. We hand-checked the boundary against the parcel coordinates, which is not a legal survey, and FWC says the rule text prevails over its maps.

NOAA's Coast Pilot calls Wiggins Pass "subject to frequent changes" and gives no controlling depth, and Florida State Parks lists a Wiggins Pass maintenance dredge effective September 25, 2026 with no end date posted. This page therefore prints no channel depth and no travel time to the Gulf. For the depth at a specific dock, ask for a recent survey, and for the pass, check the state park's page and the Corps or Florida Department of Environmental Protection notice.

What are the Southport on the Bay rules?

Southport on the Bay rules, as recorded and published by the association, require leases of at least 60 days, no more than three leases a year, board approval before any exterior change including repainting, and contractor hours of Monday to Saturday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Confirm the current covenants before an offer. Data updated: October 2026.

Southport on the Bay rules at a glance

Topic	Rule	Source
Leasing	Minimum lease 60 days; no more than 3 leases per calendar year; copy of the lease to the board 10 days before possession	Rules adopted June 4, 2019, recorded OR 5640 PG 3564
Architectural review	Approval before any build, renovation or repaint	Recorded rules and welcome packet
Construction deposit	$3,000 for projects up to $100,000; $5,000 for $100,000 to $250,000; $10,000 for new construction or over $250,000	Recorded rules and welcome packet
Completion	Certificate of Occupancy within 18 months for new construction; 6 months for small and medium projects	Recorded rules and welcome packet
Fines	$100 per day for violations	Recorded rules and welcome packet
Contractor hours	Monday to Saturday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.	Welcome packet
Streets	Speed limit 15 mph; no street parking; $50 parking fine	Welcome packet and recorded rules
Fences	Privacy fences prohibited	Recorded rules
Signs	"For Sale" wording banned on realtor signs; Sunday open house sign window 12:45 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.	Welcome packet and recorded rules

The rules say to see the governing documents for current text. The association says the covenants and bylaws were re-adopted by owner vote in fall 2021 and that amending them takes a two-thirds vote of the entire community. We could not read the 2021 covenant PDF, so the lease rule above is verified from the 2019 recorded instrument and should be confirmed against the 2021 text. We also did not read the pet, vehicle or exterior color rules, so ask for the covenants and the rules and regulations before you assume anything about them. The older Restated Declaration (OR 2594 PG 259, 1999) and any Certificate of Revitalization under Florida Statutes 720.403 to 720.407 are the settling records for what the covenants say today.

Can I rent out a home in Southport on the Bay?

Yes, within the recorded rule: a lease of at least 60 days, no more than three leases a calendar year, and a copy of the lease to the board 10 days before possession. Collier's short-term rental registration under Ordinance 2021-45 covers rentals of fewer than 30 days, and the 60-day minimum already sits above that line. Florida law keeps counties from setting minimum stays, but a private covenant is a different layer, so the association's rule controls. Of the neighborhoods inside the gate, Southport's 60-day minimum sits between the 30-day Club and Bayside minimums and the 90-day beach lanes minimum.

What does architectural review require for building or repainting?

The architectural review committee must approve any building, renovation or exterior change, including repainting, before work starts. The construction deposit is $3,000, $5,000 or $10,000 by project size, the Certificate of Occupancy is due within 18 months for new construction, and the fine is $100 a day. Contractors work Monday to Saturday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., and the rules bar street parking. Collier's permit reports show 10 new single-family permits on the four streets since 2020, so the process is in regular use. The flood section below gives the county side.

Who manages the association?

The association is managed by a licensed community association manager, and the current contact is on the association's own site. The recorded 2019 rules name an earlier manager, so use the association's entity, Southport on the Bay Property Owners' Association, Inc., when you request documents. It is a separate entity from the Dock Owners' Association and is a member of the Barefoot Beach Master Association.

What should Southport on the Bay buyers know about flood zones and building?

All 111 Southport on the Bay home and lot parcels we tested sit in FEMA flood zone AE, with a base flood elevation of 10 feet on 101 and 11 feet on 10, and all are in Collier Hurricane Evacuation Zone A. An elevation certificate settles any one home. Data updated: October 2026.

We queried FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer at the centroid of each of the 111 parcels (100 homes and 11 vacant or common parcels), and every one returned zone AE, the coastal floodplain subtype, on the NAVD88 datum. The 10 parcels at 11 feet are 178, 179, 181, 183, 185, 193, 195, 197 and 199 Topanga Dr (nine in all) and 53 Southport Cv; the other 101 are at 10 feet. This is a point query, not an elevation certificate, and it does not replace a lender's flood determination. Collier's flood map panels took effect February 8, 2024. We could not confirm the panel number for these parcels, so FEMA's Map Service Center is the settling record.

What is the elevation standard for rebuilding?

Collier requires the lowest floor of new and substantially improved structures at base flood elevation plus 1 foot in the Special Flood Hazard Area. For a Southport lot at 10 feet, that means a finished lowest floor at least 11 feet NAVD88, and at 11 feet, at least 12 feet. Collier Ordinance 2019-01 treats a repair or improvement costing 50 percent or more of a building's market value as substantial improvement, and the same 50 percent test applies to substantial damage after a storm. Collier's unincorporated area has been in FEMA's Community Rating System since October 1992 at Class 5, a 25 percent discount on National Flood Insurance Program premiums. No public source gives a Southport premium, so this page prints none.

What is the hurricane evacuation zone?

All 111 tested parcels returned Zone A in Collier County's evacuation layer on the query date. Florida's Know Your Zone page describes Zone A as the zone most likely to be evacuated first, so check your address on the Collier County emergency assistance page. The National Hurricane Center reported maximum inundation of "8 to 12 ft AGL" in Bonita Beach and North Naples during Hurricane Ian on September 28, 2022. That is a regional figure, and we found no Southport-specific damage record.

How much building has happened since 2020?

Collier's monthly issued-permit reports show 378 unique permits on the four Southport streets from January 2020 to September 2026. The counts are floors, because the June 2021 and December 2023 files are not posted.

Southport on the Bay permits by year issued, four streets

Year	All permits	New single-family	Demolition	Marine	Pool
2020	44	3	1	0	3
2021	39	3	1	3	3
2022	67	2	1	5	5
2023	76	0	0	10	4
2024	71	1	0	3	3
2025	49	1	0	2	0
2026 (through September)	32	0	0	2	1

The demolition column counts three demolition permits: 226 Malibu Cv (2020), 219 Malibu Cv (2021) and 52 Southport Cv (2022), each followed by a new home permit. The permit reports also show 19 pool permits and two large additions: $1,500,000 at 63 Southport Cv (July 2023) and $1,325,000 at 72 Southport Cv (February 2023). The declared values below are permit values, not sale prices or construction costs.

The 10 new principal single-family permits since 2020

Issued	Address	Declared value
2020-04-21	226 Malibu Cv	$3,000,000
2020-10-30	208 Topanga Dr	$1,800,000
2020-11-24	211 San Mateo Dr	$1,200,000
2021-01-26	210 Topanga Dr	$1,200,000
2021-04-19	177 Topanga Dr	$3,300,000
2021-12-07	219 Malibu Cv	$4,800,000
2022-06-07	207 Topanga Dr	$950,000
2022-09-20	52 Southport Cv	$3,800,000
2024-02-21	185 Topanga Dr	$3,900,000
2025-10-17	183 Topanga Dr	$1,000,000

What does it cost to own in Southport on the Bay?

Owning in Southport on the Bay starts with Collier's 2025 final millage of 9.5058 mills, or $35,171.46 a year on $3,700,000 of taxable value, the county 24-month median, before exemptions and non-ad valorem lines. The association fee is billed each December, and no dollar figure is published. Data updated: October 2026.

The association fee. No recorded document or association page we read gives a dollar amount. The association's own FAQ says the annual fee is billed each December and due January 1, that it includes the Barefoot Beach Master Association share, and that late amounts carry 18 percent interest. Southport holds 104 of the Master's 716 doors, one delegate and two votes. The estoppel certificate for a specific home states the exact amount, any unpaid balance and any special assessment. Florida Statutes 720.30851 sets the estoppel fee caps and a 10-business-day delivery clock for a homeowners association, and section 720.401 covers disclosure to a prospective buyer. We found no special assessment in the association pages we read, and the estoppel settles it. Listing-entered fee fields are agent-entered, so they are not association facts.

Property tax. Collier's 2025 final total for the Barefoot Beach millage areas (areas 3, 143 and 167, which carry the same stack) is 9.5058 mills, which is $950.58 a year per $100,000 of taxable value. The Collier parcel layer shows 9.4020 mills for 2026, labeled preliminary, so always read the year printed beside a rate. No municipal levy applies, because Barefoot Beach is unincorporated.

Worked example at the county 24-month median of $3,700,000. Taxable value is assumed equal to the price with no exemptions, which makes the tax an upper bound, and the loan is an assumed 80 percent.

Line	Amount	Basis
Property tax, per year, 2025 final rate	$35,171.46	$3,700,000 x 9.5058 / 1,000
Same price at the 2026 preliminary rate	$34,787.40	$3,700,000 x 9.4020 / 1,000, preliminary
Deed documentary stamps	$25,900	$0.70 per $100; Collier custom is the seller, and the contract controls
Loan at 80 percent	$2,960,000	Assumption
Mortgage documentary stamps	$10,360	$0.35 per $100 of the loan; buyer
Intangible tax	$5,920	0.2 percent of the loan; buyer
Owner's title premium	$11,825	Florida promulgated rate; in Collier the buyer customarily pays and chooses the closing agent, and the contract controls
Lender's title premium (simultaneous issue)	$25	Rule 69O-186.003 minimum; buyer
Down payment (20 percent)	$740,000	Assumption
Cash at closing before variable lines	$768,130	Down payment + mortgage stamps + intangible tax + lender's policy + owner's policy

The owner's premium is $575 on the first $100,000, plus $5.00 per $1,000 on the next $900,000 ($4,500), plus $2.50 per $1,000 above $1,000,000 ($6,750 on the remaining $2,700,000), for $575 + $4,500 + $6,750 = $11,825. The $2,960,000 loan exceeds the 2026 conforming limit of $832,750 for one unit by $2,127,250, so it is a jumbo loan. A cash purchase skips the mortgage stamps, intangible tax and lender's policy. Recording, title search, closing fee, appraisal, lender fees, prepaid items, association dues and insurance are variable lines this page does not estimate.

Does homestead apply in Southport on the Bay?

Homestead applies only if the buyer makes the home a permanent Florida residence and applies by March 1, and a seller's exemption does not carry over. A change of ownership resets the assessment to just value on January 1 of the following year, so the seller's lower assessed value does not follow the home. The Barefoot Beach page covers the exemption, the Save Our Homes cap and portability in more detail.

Who pays for title insurance and closing costs in Southport on the Bay?

In Collier County the buyer customarily pays the owner's title policy and chooses the closing agent, and the deed documentary stamps are customarily the seller's. The contract controls, and the title premium is set by rule, so it does not vary by agent. Ask for the estoppel and the association documents early, because the review period for them runs inside your contract.

Southport on the Bay or another Barefoot Beach neighborhood?

Southport on the Bay is the largest group of single-family homes inside the Barefoot Beach gate, with 100 homes against 79 on the beach lanes and 27 in Bayfront Gardens and Bayside. It is bay side, with a 60-day lease minimum. Compare neighborhoods on property facts. Data updated: October 2026.

Item	Southport on the Bay	Bayfront Gardens and Bayside	Beach lanes	Barefoot Beach Club
Homes on the Collier roll	100 single-family	27 single-family	79 single-family	348 condominiums
Water	Bay, canal and pond	Bay side	Gulf-end, interior and boulevard homes	Gulf side and east side, by building
County sales, 24 months	17, median $3,700,000	3, from $3,026,000 to $5,815,000	3, from $6,000,000 to $15,500,000	25, from $750,000 to $3,000,000
MLS actives, October 21, 2026	9	6	2	17
Lease minimum	60 days, 3 a year	30 days at Bayside; Bayfront Gardens not captured	90 days, 1 a year	30 days, 3 a year

Source: Collier County roll and recorded qualified sales to October 2, 2026, Southwest Florida MLS October 21, 2026, and recorded association documents we read. Medians print only for groups of five or more sales. For the whole community, including the lanes and Bayfront Gardens, start with Barefoot Beach homes for sale. The Barefoot Beach Club condominiums get a page of their own, Barefoot Beach condos for sale.

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Frequently asked questions about Southport on the Bay homes

Short answers drawn from the sections above, current to October 2026.

What is Southport on the Bay?

Southport on the Bay is a bay-side neighborhood of about 100 single-family homes inside the gated Barefoot Beach community in unincorporated Collier County, with a Bonita Springs mailing address, ZIP 34134.

Is Southport on the Bay a condo or single-family community?

Single-family. The 100 improved parcels on the Collier roll are single-family homes on platted lots. The condominiums in Barefoot Beach are the Club buildings, which are a separate group.

Is Southport on the Bay in Naples or Bonita Springs?

It has a Bonita Springs mailing address, ZIP 34134, and sits in unincorporated Collier County, so no City of Bonita Springs levy applies.

Is Southport Cove the same as Southport on the Bay?

Southport Cove (Southport Cv) is a street inside Southport on the Bay, with 41 homes across four plats. It is not a separate community.

How many homes are in Southport on the Bay?

About 100. The 2026 roll lists 112 parcels: 100 homes, 3 private vacant lots, 1 lot under construction and 8 association common parcels.

How much do homes cost in Southport on the Bay?

Collier County recorded 9 qualified sales at a $3,750,000 median in the last 12 months, from $2,600,000 to $6,000,000, and 17 at $3,700,000 in 24 months. The MLS counted 10 closings at $3,725,000 in 12 months.

How many Southport on the Bay homes sold in the last year?

Collier recorded 9 qualified sales and the MLS counted 10 closings. The counts differ because a closing can fall outside the county's qualified file or window.

How many homes are for sale in Southport on the Bay?

On October 21, 2026, the MLS showed 9 active listings from $1,995,000 to $4,350,000, with a $3,250,000 median ask.

How long do homes take to sell in Southport on the Bay?

The MLS median was 158 days on market for closings in the last 12 months, against 123 days in the prior 12 months. Homes sold at a median 93.3 percent of list price in the latest 12 months.

What is the assessed value of Southport on the Bay homes?

Collier's 2026 median just value is $2,603,340 across the 100 homes, from $1,108,598 to $8,118,752. Malibu Cv has the highest street median at $4,519,865. Just value is an assessment, not a sale price.

Is Southport on the Bay gated?

Yes, twice: the Barefoot Beach guardhouse, then Southport's own gate, which the association describes as using RFID tags, QR passes and keypad codes.

Is every home in Southport on the Bay on the water?

No. A parcel-to-water screening, not a survey, found 33 homes backing onto interior ponds and 11 touching the mapped Little Hickory Bay polygon, with the rest on canals, coves or the street ring. Ask for the dock file on the exact address.

Do Southport on the Bay homes have docks and boat lifts?

Many do, and some back onto interior ponds instead. Collier's permit reports show 25 marine permits on the four streets since 2020, 21 of them on lots the screening does not place on ponds. Dock rights are a lot-level document question.

How deep is the water at the docks in Southport on the Bay?

No first-party record gives a controlling depth. NOAA calls Wiggins Pass "subject to frequent changes," so ask for a recent survey of the specific dock.

How do boats get from Southport on the Bay to the Gulf?

Through Little Hickory Bay and Wiggins Pass, starting in a slow-speed manatee zone. A Wiggins Pass maintenance dredge took effect September 25, 2026, with no end date posted. This page gives no travel time.

What are the HOA dues in Southport on the Bay?

No dollar figure is published. The fee is billed each December, due January 1, and includes the Barefoot Beach Master Association share. The estoppel states the exact amount.

Are there special assessments in Southport on the Bay?

We found none in the association pages we read. The estoppel certificate and the association's budget settle it for a specific home.

What is an estoppel certificate and who pays for it?

It is the association's written statement of fees, balances and assessments for a home. Florida Statutes 720.30851 sets the fee caps and a 10-business-day delivery clock, and the contract sets who pays.

Can I rent my home in Southport on the Bay?

Yes, at a minimum of 60 days and no more than three leases a calendar year, with a lease copy to the board 10 days before possession (recorded OR 5640 PG 3564). Confirm against the 2021 covenants.

Are pets allowed in Southport on the Bay?

We did not read the pet rules, because the 2021 covenant PDF was not readable. Ask for the covenants and the rules and regulations.

Does Southport on the Bay have a clubhouse or tennis courts?

No. The association's welcome packet says residents do not have access to the clubhouse and courts just north of the entrance, which belong to another association.

Do Southport on the Bay owners get Barefoot Beach Club membership?

The Club at Barefoot Beach is separate and optional. Its public pages do not tie membership to owning a home, so ask the club.

What flood zone is Southport on the Bay in?

All 111 parcels we tested are in FEMA zone AE: 101 at a base flood elevation of 10 feet and 10 at 11 feet. An elevation certificate settles a specific home.

Is Southport on the Bay in a hurricane evacuation zone?

Yes. All 111 tested parcels returned Zone A in Collier County's evacuation layer.

What is the Collier County 50 percent rule?

Collier Ordinance 2019-01 treats a repair or improvement costing 50 percent or more of a building's market value as substantial improvement, and the same test applies to substantial damage.

What is required to build or rebuild in Southport on the Bay?

Association architectural approval first, then a Collier permit with the lowest floor at base flood elevation plus 1 foot. New construction needs a $10,000 deposit and a Certificate of Occupancy within 18 months.

How many new homes have been built in Southport on the Bay since 2020?

Collier's permit reports show 10 new principal single-family permits from 2020 to September 2026, a floor because two monthly files are missing. 31 of the 100 homes carry a roll year built of 2020 or later.

What are the property taxes in Southport on the Bay?

Collier's 2025 final millage for the area was 9.5058 mills, or $950.58 a year per $100,000 of taxable value before exemptions. The 2026 preliminary rate is 9.4020 mills.

How much is flood and wind insurance in Southport on the Bay?

No public source gives a Southport premium, so this page prints none. Get wind and flood quotes inside the inspection period.

Is the sewer public or septic in Southport on the Bay?

Not confirmed for each home. The recorded Barefoot Beach PUD ordinance places the land in the Collier County Water-Sewer District service area, so check a recent utility bill.

Which school zone is Southport on the Bay in?

Assignment is by address. Use the Collier County Public Schools zone locator with the home's address.

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Sources

Dates and figures on this page come from the public records below, checked in October 2026. Market data from the Southwest Florida MLS, recorded instruments and the association's own pages are listed as plain text.

County, state and federal

Florida statutes and rules

Additional county, state and federal records

Recorded instruments, association pages and market data with no public link

Recorded rules adopted June 4, 2019, OR 5640 PG 3564 (Collier County Clerk official records, document 6092007), plain text.
Recorded Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Barefoot Beach Master Association, Exhibit A, OR 4675 PG 2424 (Collier County Clerk official records, document 4113501), plain text.
Southport on the Bay association website: Helpful Information for Residents, Welcome Packet and Gate Updates, read October 2026, plain text.
Hearing Examiner agenda packet for March 13, 2025, county meeting site, plain text.
Southwest Florida MLS closings and active listings for Southport on the Bay, pulled October 21, 2026, available to licensed members only.
Collier County recorded qualified sales, parcel roll and year built, local county index built October 27, 2026, newest qualified sale October 2, 2026, from the Collier County Clerk and Property Appraiser public records.
Business-listing mirror of Florida corporation records for the Dock Owners' Association (N94000006293); the state detail page could not be fetched, plain text.

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