Communities in Bluffton, SC

The blue swim lagoon at Hampton Lake, with a sandy beach, thatched umbrellas and cottages behind it

Every community in Bluffton, SC with its own guide, grouped the way buyers search: the golf and club communities, the 55+ communities, the newer neighborhoods off the parkways, and Old Town, each with today’s homes for sale.

Golf and Club Communities

Bluffton’s private clubs sit on the May, Colleton and Okatie rivers, most of them behind a gate. Each card shows today’s homes for sale and their prices. To compare gates, courses and club memberships side by side, see Bluffton golf and gated communities.

Palmetto Bluff

A gated May River community with three courses and its own village. 56 for sale today, homes $1.4M to $14M.

Berkeley Hall

Private and gated, with two Tom Fazio courses. 13 for sale today, homes $800K to $3.5M.

Belfair

Gated, through the Avenue of the Oaks, with two Tom Fazio courses. 16 for sale today, homes $890K to $2.5M.

Colleton River

Private and gated, with seven miles of shoreline. 17 for sale today, homes $1.6M to $6M.

Oldfield

Member-owned on the Okatie River, with golf and an equestrian center. 17 for sale today, homes $700K to $3M.

Callawassie Island

A gated island reached by a half-mile causeway. 38 for sale today, homes $330K to $3.6M.

Hampton Hall

Private and gated, around a Pete Dye course. 14 for sale today, homes $660K to $1.6M.

Moss Creek

Gated at the foot of the bridge, with two Fazio courses and a marina. 13 for sale today, homes $480K to $1.4M.

Rose Hill

Gated, around a public course and the 1858 plantation house. 17 for sale today, homes $480K to $3.4M.

Hampton Lake

Gated, on a 227-acre freshwater lake, with no golf inside. 17 for sale today, homes $630K to $1.7M.

Island West

Gated, around its own golf course. 7 for sale today, homes $540K to $900K.

Crescent Pointe

The gated Crescent, around Crescent Pointe Golf Club. 9 for sale today, homes $650K to $930K.

55+ Communities

Five communities around Bluffton are built for buyers 55 and over, all of them gated, with a clubhouse and a calendar of clubs. Our 55+ communities in Bluffton page compares them.

Sun City Hilton Head

Del Webb’s large 55+ community, with three golf courses. 176 for sale today, homes $210K to $1.2M.

Latitude Margaritaville

Minto’s gated 55+ community, in Hardeeville. 86 for sale today, homes $340K to $900K.

Four Seasons at Carolina Oaks

K. Hovnanian, gated, with the Palmetto Club. 14 for sale today, homes $470K to $680K.

Four Seasons at Hilton Head Lakes

K. Hovnanian’s 55+ section of Hilton Head Lakes. 10 for sale today, homes $430K to $660K.

The Haven at New Riverside

Del Webb, gated, with The Retreat. 8 for sale today, homes $600K to $800K.

Newer Bluffton Neighborhoods

Most of Bluffton’s homes are in neighborhoods built since the 1990s between US 278, Bluffton Parkway and SC 170. They have a pool and clubhouse instead of a golf club, so association dues stay lower, and the shops and schools are close.

New Riverside

The planned community at SC 46 and SC 170, with several neighborhoods. 49 for sale today, homes $400K to $800K.

Heritage at New Riverside

Houses around a clubhouse and pool. 15 for sale today, homes $410K to $640K.

The Lakes at New Riverside

A neighborhood of houses inside New Riverside. 15 for sale today, homes $400K to $500K.

Westbury Park

Charleston-style houses, with the gated Estate at Westbury condos. 9 for sale today, homes $200K to $490K.

Palmetto Pointe

Townhomes and houses around a poolhouse and trails. 8 for sale today, homes $360K to $490K.

Shell Hall

Gated houses around a clubhouse cottage with a zero-entry pool. 4 for sale today, homes $500K to $830K.

Woodbridge

Houses off Buckwalter Parkway, with the gated Reserve at Woodbridge. 10 for sale today, homes $170K to $620K.

Plantation Point

Gated condos and villas beside Belfair Towne Village. 10 for sale today, homes $170K to $280K.

Pinecrest

Houses and patio homes where Buckwalter and Bluffton Parkways cross. 1 for sale today, homes $470K.

The Farm at Buckwalter

About 500 townhomes and houses off Buckwalter Parkway. 5 for sale today, homes $260K to $350K.

More Bluffton Neighborhoods

More neighborhoods with their own guide. The table shows what’s for sale in each today, the kind of homes and where it is; tap a name to open its page.

Lawton Station9$550K to $790K$700KHouses, gatedOff Station Parkway
Cypress Ridge18$250K to $600K$420KHouses and townhomesOff Hulston Landing Road
Baynard Park6$440K to $830K$690KHouses, gatedBetween Bluffton Pkwy and US 278
Malind Bluff13$470K to $690K$640KHouses, gated, waterfrontNorth of Bluffton
University Park5$250K to $400K$310KHouses and townhomesNear USCB
River Oaks3$420K to $480K$420KHouses, mostly built 2023-2024Okatie addresses
Seagrass Station3$390K to $470K$400KTownhomes and housesSeagrass Station Road
Heritage Lakes5$620K to $780K$660KHousesHeritage Lakes Drive
Southern Oaks5$280K to $480K$420KHouses and townhomesNew Riverside area
Alston Park4$420K to $520K$460KHouses, eight floor plansAsk
Sawmill Forest3$340K to $380K$360KHouses, built 1997-1998Near Bluffton Parkway
Verdier View3$400K to $440K$430KHouses, built in the 1990sWestern Bluffton
BridgePointe6$280K to $350K$300KCondosBluffton Parkway
The Landings at New Riverside2$600K to $630K$610KHouses, gatedNew Riverside
Wellstone2$320K to $330K$320KTownhomesBuck Island Road
Tabby Roads3$1.3M to $1.5M$1.4MCustom housesOld Town Bluffton

For sale today counts every MLS listing in the community, lots included; home prices and the median are its houses, villas and condos. Where only a few homes are listed, one sale moves the median a long way. A dash means no homes are listed there today, or the community isn’t in our listings feed yet; its own page has the details. “Ask” means its page doesn’t say.

Old Town Bluffton

Old Town is Bluffton’s historic district, a walkable grid of cottages and newer Lowcountry houses around Calhoun Street and the May River. Tabby Roads, in the table above, is a neighborhood of custom homes inside it.

Old Town Bluffton homes for sale

Cottages and Lowcountry houses near the galleries, restaurants and the May River. 22 for sale today, homes $430K to $1.8M.

Old Town Bluffton guide

The historic district’s shops, restaurants and history.

Nearby Towns

Some of the communities buyers call Bluffton have Okatie, Hardeeville or Ridgeland addresses. These pages cover the homes for sale in each town, plus three Jasper County neighborhoods with their own pages.

Okatie homes for sale

North of Bluffton, with Callawassie Island and part of Sun City.

Hardeeville homes for sale

West across the county line, with Latitude Margaritaville and Hilton Head Lakes. 216 for sale today, homes $250K to $1.3M.

Riverton Pointe

Toll Brothers’ gated golf community in Hardeeville, on a Nicklaus-design course. 33 for sale today, homes $520K to $1.2M.

Ridgeland homes for sale

The Jasper County seat, north up I-95, with newer neighborhoods off SC 170. 150 for sale today, homes $200K to $1.9M.

The Retreat at East Argent

D.R. Horton homes beside Sun City, with Ridgeland addresses. 31 for sale today, homes $310K to $450K.

More Bluffton Homes

Bluffton homes for sale

Search homes for sale in Bluffton, SC by price, type and community, plus what the listings leave out: builders and gated, golf and 55-plus communities.

Golf and gated communities

Bluffton SC golf communities and gated communities compared: private clubs, golf memberships, gates and today’s homes for sale in each.

55+ communities in Bluffton

Compare 55+ communities in Bluffton, SC: Sun City, Latitude Margaritaville, Four Seasons and The Haven, with today’s homes for sale and prices in each.

Townhomes for sale in Bluffton

Townhomes for sale in Bluffton, SC: live MLS listings, the neighborhoods that build them, association fees and what to ask about renting one out.

Waterfront homes in Bluffton

Waterfront homes for sale in Bluffton, SC: live MLS listings by river, marsh and lagoon, the May and Colleton River communities and what to ask first.

Bluffton foreclosures

Bluffton SC foreclosures: how Beaufort County court sales work, the deposit and as-is rules, and live bank-owned and short sale listings.

Living in Bluffton, SC: neighborhoods from gated golf communities to 55+, moving basics, schools, shopping, and the drive to the island and Savannah.

About Bluffton’s Communities

Golf and club communities
Twelve, most gated
55+ communities
Five, all gated
Historic district
Old Town Bluffton

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the communities in Bluffton, SC?

Bluffton’s communities run from private golf clubs like Palmetto Bluff, Belfair and Berkeley Hall, through 55+ communities like Sun City and Latitude Margaritaville, to newer neighborhoods like New Riverside, Westbury Park and Lawton Station, plus Old Town Bluffton on the May River.

What are the best neighborhoods in Bluffton, SC?

It depends on what you want. For golf and a club, look at the private communities on the rivers; for buyers 55 and over, Sun City or Latitude Margaritaville; for a pool, a clubhouse and lower dues near the shops, the newer neighborhoods off the parkways; and to walk to restaurants and the river, Old Town.

Which Bluffton communities are gated?

Most of the golf clubs, Hampton Lake, the 55+ communities, and smaller neighborhoods like Lawton Station, Baynard Park, Shell Hall, Malind Bluff and Plantation Point.

Which Bluffton neighborhoods are newest?

New Riverside, River Oaks and Malind Bluff have the newest homes, many built in the last few years, and builders are still at work in New Riverside.

Is Okatie part of Bluffton?

Okatie is its own area just north of Bluffton, but buyers often search them together: Callawassie Island and part of Sun City are in Okatie, and River Oaks has Okatie addresses.

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