A little history
Isle of Hope began as a summer retreat in the 1840s, when Savannah families built raised cottages on the bluff to escape yellow-fever season in town. A rail line and later a streetcar connected it to the city, and Bluff Drive's line of porches facing the Skidaway River survived largely intact — it is a National Register district and has stood in for the antebellum South in several films.
The market today
The market splits sharply: interior 1960s–70s ranches from around $500K, and bluff or creek-front homes with dock rights well past $1.5M. Wormsloe Historic Site's oak avenue is at the entrance, and the Isle of Hope Marina serves the Intracoastal Waterway.
What to know before you buy
- National Register district along Bluff Drive
- Deep-water and marsh-front parcels with dock permits
- Isle of Hope Marina on the Intracoastal Waterway
Neighborhood descriptions cover architecture, history, price bands, and physical characteristics only. All properties are offered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin. Verify school attendance zones with the district and flood zones with FEMA before making an offer.