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Near NSB Kings Bay (Florida side)

Florida Homes Near Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay

353 homes for sale · Updated from the MLS

Kings Bay sits just across the Georgia line, and a large share of its sailors and civilians choose to live on the Florida side — Nassau County’s Yulee corridor, the Wildlight master plan, and Fernandina Beach on Amelia Island, all within roughly a 20–35 minute commute of the gate. Florida’s no-income-tax math is part of that decision for many military families.

You took the job at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay. Where should you live?

Kings Bay — home of the Atlantic ballistic-missile submarine fleet — sits just across the Georgia line, and many of its sailors, chiefs, and civilians choose the Florida side: Yulee, the Wildlight master plan, and Fernandina Beach, all within roughly a 20–35 minute commute of the gate, with Florida’s no-state-income-tax math working in military families’ favor. This page lists the Florida-side homes in range.

Pay figures, where shown, are publicly reported ranges as of August 2026 — not offers, not advice — and each band shows what is actually on the market within the commute radius right now.

Sources: DoD BAH calculator ↗NSB Kings Bay base guide ↗

Junior enlisted & first-time buyers near Kings Bay

15 homes · $150K–$300K · within 15 miles

Yulee’s established neighborhoods hold the Florida-side entry tier — VA-loan-friendly single-family within a straightforward I-95 run to the gate.

Amelia Island guide →

Mid-career enlisted (E-5–E-7) homes near Kings Bay

159 homes · $250K–$450K · within 15 miles

2026 Kings Bay BAH for an E-5 with dependents is published at about $2,133/month; rates vary by paygrade — verify yours on the DoD calculator (sources above, Aug 2026).

The heart of the Florida-side market: Yulee and Wildlight single-family where published BAH does its most realistic work — run your own paygrade on the DoD calculator before setting a budget.

North Hampton →Jacksonville-area schools (Nassau) →

Chiefs, officers & senior civilians

178 homes · $400K–$700K · within 15 miles

Wildlight’s newer phases, North Hampton’s golf community, and Fernandina’s in-town neighborhoods across the bridge all sit in this band.

North Hampton →Amelia National →

Senior officers & island living

78 homes · $700K+ · within 15 miles

Amelia Island is the Florida-side reward at the top of this market — beach-corridor homes, the plantation’s south end, and the island’s oceanfront, twenty-five minutes from the gate.

Amelia Island guide →Condos in Amelia Island →

Pay figures are publicly reported ranges, not offers; verify anything that matters with the employer and the sources above. Budget bands describe where current inventory concentrates — they aren’t financial advice, and the right budget is between you and your lender. Live counts refresh hourly from the MLS.

Relocating on a deadline

What the market inside this commute looks like today

If you have a start date, these four numbers tell you how fast you need to move. They come from the live feed for homes within 15 miles of Kings Bay and refresh through the day.

353
On the market
17
Already under contract
69
Median days listed
46
New in the last 14 days

Median days listed is for homes still available. Under-contract homes still show on this site until they close.

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All 353 Florida Homes for Sale Near Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay

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This market, from the inside

This page lists the Florida-side homes within range of the base. BAH varies by paygrade and dependents — verify your rate on the official DoD calculator — and the career guide below maps the market band by band.

Frequently asked questions

Why live on the Florida side of Kings Bay?

The commute from Yulee or Fernandina is comparable to much of St. Marys and Camden County, and Florida has no state income tax — a meaningful difference on military pay. The trade is crossing the state line daily; I-95 makes it a straightforward run.

Does BAH cover a home purchase in Nassau County?

It depends on paygrade and rate year — 2026 Kings Bay BAH for an E-5 with dependents is published at about $2,133/month, and rates step up from there. Whether that supports renting or buying depends on rates and the specific home; verify your paygrade’s current rate on the DoD BAH calculator and run the numbers with a lender who knows VA loans.

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The Yulee & Wildlight hub

Nassau County’s mainland: Wildlight and Del Webb Wildlight at I-95, Tributary and River Glen on US-17, Liberty Cove, the Chester Road river fabric, and Callahan and Hilliard to the west, fifteen minutes from the island’s sand.

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