Hobe Sound, FloridaNeighborhood Guide and Homes for Sale

By Monika Phillips, Douglas Elliman

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13,163Residents, Hobe Sound, 2020 Census
53Named communities
33455Zip code, shared with Jupiter Island
1925Olympia School opened, Picture City era
11,500Acres in Jonathan Dickinson State Park

Hobe Sound is an unincorporated community of 13,163 people (2020 Census) in southeastern Martin County, on the mainland shore of the Intracoastal Waterway across from Jupiter Island. We cover 47 named communities with Hobe Sound addresses, from Loblolly and the private golf clubs to single-family streets near the water, townhome enclaves and the 1920s Olympia plan.

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Overview

The Mainland Side of the Sound

Hobe Sound is the stretch of Martin County along the Intracoastal between Port Salerno and Jonathan Dickinson State Park, with Jupiter Island across the water and the Atlantic beyond it.

The town center is small: a few blocks of shops and restaurants along Dixie Highway and Bridge Road, the Florida East Coast tracks beside them, and the drawbridge on Bridge Road that carries you over to the beach on Jupiter Island. Around it are the older streets of the 1920s Olympia plan, still named for Greek gods, and long-established neighborhoods such as Zeus Park and Banner Lake. Toward the water, Loblolly sits on the Intracoastal with its marina, and single-family streets such as Jupiter Narrows and Osprey Cove run close to the waterway.

West of US 1 the land opens up. Golf communities such as Hobe Sound Golf Club, Lost Lake and Heritage Ridge sit among pine flatwoods, and farther out are the private clubs, the Medalist, McArthur and Atlantic Fields among them, along with the polo grounds and acreage off Bridge Road. Public land surrounds much of it: Jonathan Dickinson State Park to the south, the Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge on both sides of the water, and Seabranch Preserve to the north.

One thing to know early: Hobe Sound is not a town. It is unincorporated Martin County, so the county sets the taxes, the permits and the building rules, and the 33455 zip code also covers the separate Town of Jupiter Island. What we watch for buyers here: which jurisdiction the parcel is in, how each club handles membership, the flood zone and elevation near the water, dock permits and the bridge between the dock and the inlet, and the age and reserves of the townhome and condominium associations. The community guides cover those one community at a time.

Homes and private docks on Jupiter Island, across the Intracoastal from Hobe Sound, with the Atlantic beyond
Jupiter Island and its docks, across the water from Hobe Sound.

At a glance

Location
Southeastern Martin County, on the Intracoastal between Stuart and the Palm Beach County line
Water
The Intracoastal Waterway (the sound itself), with the St. Lucie Inlet to the north and the Jupiter Inlet to the south
Zip code
33455, shared with the Town of Jupiter Island; 33475 for post office boxes
Jurisdiction
Unincorporated Martin County; the Town of Jupiter Island across the water is its own municipality
Airports
President Donald J. Trump International Airport (DJT) about 44 minutes south; Witham Field in Stuart about 19 minutes north

53 named communities

Hobe Sound Neighborhood Guides

We group the communities buyers ask about most by what they are, so you can compare like with like. Start with the featured communities, open A to Z for every Hobe Sound community on record, or pick a type to narrow it down. Every community on this page is in unincorporated Martin County unless the card says otherwise.

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Homes for Sale in Hobe Sound

The newest Hobe Sound listings across every price range, updated through the day from BeachesMLS.

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Rent first, then buy

Short-Term Rentals in Hobe Sound

Many of our buyers rent here before they buy. A month or a season in a furnished home is the easiest way to learn Hobe Sound: the drive, the beach, the club, the quiet weeks in summer. When the right home comes up, you are already here to see it.

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Leases of six months or less carry Florida sales tax and the county tourist development tax. For winter homes priced from $10,000 a month, see Luxury Rentals.

  • Furnished, by the monthHomes and condos with the rent quoted monthly, from a single month to a full winter season.
  • The rules come firstThe town, the association and the building each set a minimum lease, and some allow only a few leases a year. We read them with you before you commit, so the rental you love is one you can actually take.
  • Rent where you might buyTell us the neighborhoods on your list and we will look for rentals inside them, so your stay doubles as your search.

Closed sales, year over year

What Homes Sell for in Hobe Sound

In the 12 months through {THROUGH}, {SALES} Hobe Sound homes sold at a median of {MEDIAN}, about {PPSF} per square foot. Prices run from townhomes and villas off US 1 to club estates and homes on the water, so the median by community below says more than any single number. Right now {ACTIVE} homes are for sale at a median asking price of {MEDLIST}, about {MSUPPLY} months of supply at the current pace.

On the Market Now

Averages across every active Hobe Sound listing on BeachesMLS: how many homes are for sale, the average asking price, size and price per square foot. Houses, townhomes and condominiums are counted together, so use the community guides for numbers by neighborhood.

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Limestone rocks framing the ocean at Blowing Rocks Preserve on Jupiter Island, across the Intracoastal from Hobe Sound, FL
Blowing Rocks Preserve on Jupiter Island, across the bridge from Hobe Sound. Photo: apasciuto, CC BY 2.0.

Beaches and the water

Hobe Sound Beaches

Hobe Sound’s ocean beaches are across the Intracoastal on Jupiter Island, over the Bridge Road bridge. Martin County’s Hobe Sound Beach at the east end of Bridge Road is guarded daily with free parking, the national wildlife refuge has 3.5 miles of unguarded beach to the north, and Blowing Rocks Preserve is to the south. From March 1 to October 31 the beaches are sea turtle nesting areas.

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Beaches and the water

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Oceanfront homes on Jupiter Island fall under the town’s own rules and permits; for any home near the water we check the flood zone and the permits on file.

Parks, preserves and culture

Things to Do in Hobe Sound

Hobe Sound sits between Jonathan Dickinson State Park on the Loxahatchee River and the Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge, whose free Nature Center on US 1 has live animal programs most mornings. Martin County’s scrub and lagoon preserves, the Bridge Road galleries and the Hobe Sound Farms market round it out.

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Parks, preserves and culture

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On the water

Boating in Hobe Sound

Hobe Sound fronts the Intracoastal, with Martin County’s public boat ramp at Jimmy Graham Park on SE Gomez Avenue and a ramp and paddling on the Loxahatchee at Jonathan Dickinson State Park. The Jupiter Inlet is about 8 miles south by water and the St. Lucie Inlet about 8 miles north. The Bridge Road drawbridge opens on request.

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On the water

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For a waterfront home we check the route to the inlet, the bridges along it and the depth at the dock.

Golf

Golf in Hobe Sound

Hobe Sound’s golf clubs are private: Hobe Sound Golf Club, Medalist, McArthur, Loblolly and Atlantic Fields. The nearest public course is Martin County’s Sailfish Sands in Stuart, about 21 minutes north, and Abacoa Golf Club in Jupiter is public to the south.

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Golf

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Club membership terms differ by club and by home; we confirm what comes with a specific address.

Sports and recreation

Parks and Sports in Hobe Sound

Martin County runs Hobe Sound’s ballfields and courts at J.V. Reed Park on SE Hercules Street and William G. “Doc” Myers Park on Dixie Highway, including tennis, basketball and pickleball. Hobe Sound Little League plays locally, and the county pool, Sailfish Splash Waterpark, is in Stuart.

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Sports and recreation

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Every year in Hobe Sound

Hobe Sound Events Calendar

Hobe Sound’s largest annual events are the Festival of the Arts on Dixie Highway in early February and the Christmas Parade on the first Saturday of December, both run by the Hobe Sound Chamber, with FireFest and SpringFest at Jonathan Dickinson State Park and a weekend farmers market year round.

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Dates move from year to year; each link goes to the organizer’s current page. The full list is on the Hobe Sound Chamber’s community calendar.

Dining and shopping

Restaurants and Shopping in Hobe Sound

Downtown Hobe Sound is Bridge Road between US 1 and Dixie Highway, with restaurants, shops and galleries, and more restaurants along US 1. For larger centers, downtown Stuart is about 21 minutes north and Harbourside Place in Jupiter about 20 minutes south.

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Dining and shopping

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Evenings

Evenings in Hobe Sound

Hobe Sound is quiet after dark, with a brewery taproom on Bridge Road, a few restaurants on US 1 and Dixie Highway and seasonal evenings at Hobe Sound Farms. Downtown Stuart is about 21 minutes north, and the Jupiter waterfront and Downtown Abacoa are about 20 minutes south.

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Evenings

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Schools and education

Schools and Colleges Near Hobe Sound

Hobe Sound’s public schools are Martin County School District schools, assigned by address. District boundary data currently assigns most of Hobe Sound to Hobe Sound Elementary, Murray Middle and South Fork High, with the north end zoned for SeaWind Elementary. Indian River State College’s Chastain Campus in Stuart is about 15 minutes away.

Public schools serving the area

6 places

The line between the Hobe Sound Elementary and SeaWind zones does not follow one road, and zones change; we confirm the assigned schools for any home with the district’s Find Your School maps.

Private and charter schools nearby

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Preschool and VPK

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Colleges and research institutes

6 places

Trade, technical and career training

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Programs and campuses as each school lists them; drive times are approximate.

Libraries and lifelong learning

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Healthcare

Hospitals and Healthcare Near Hobe Sound

Hobe Sound has no hospital. Cleveland Clinic Martin South Hospital in Stuart is about 15 minutes away and Jupiter Medical Center about 17, and Cleveland Clinic runs an outpatient center on US 1 in Hobe Sound. Martin County Fire Rescue serves unincorporated Hobe Sound.

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Healthcare

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Getting around

Getting Around Hobe Sound

Hobe Sound is reached from I-95 at Bridge Road, about 12 minutes west of downtown, and US 1 and Dixie Highway run north and south through town. Bridge Road crosses the Intracoastal to Jupiter Island and A1A. President Donald J. Trump International Airport, formerly Palm Beach International, is about 44 minutes south.

Travel

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County services

8 places

Hobe Sound is unincorporated Martin County: there is no town government. Water and sewer depend on the address: South Martin Regional Utility, Martin County Utilities, or a well and septic system; we confirm the provider for any home.

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New construction

New Developments Near Hobe Sound

Pre-construction and new condominium and home projects close to Hobe Sound, with deposit schedules, delivery dates and what is included. Every project page is written from the developer’s own documents.

Atlantic FieldsNew developmentSee the projectThe Landings at Hobe Sound VillageNew developmentSee the projectSailfish CayNew developmentSee the project1 Homes Jupiter IslandNew developmentSee the projectKing's Landing VillasNew developmentSee the project

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Where everything is

Hobe Sound on the Map

Active listings across Hobe Sound on a live map, from the Intracoastal and the town center west past US 1 to the golf clubs and acreage. Zoom in on a neighborhood to see what is for sale there.

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Hobe Sound, Jupiter Island or Stuart

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Hobe Sound

Unincorporated Martin County on the mainland shore of the sound: golf and marina clubs, single-family streets near the water, townhome enclaves and the 1920s Olympia plan, with state and federal preserve all around.

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Jupiter Island

Across the Intracoastal: a small barrier-island town of single-family homes on large lots between the ocean and the waterway, with its own club.

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Stuart

The county seat to the north on the St. Lucie River: a downtown on the water, Hutchinson Island condominiums and river homes with docks.

Last 12 monthsJupiter IslandStuart
Homes sold4301,140
Median sale price$474,000$405,000
Median per sq ft$275$253

12 months through October 2026. BeachesMLS closed sales by MLS city, via IDX Broker; medians.

The limestone shoreline at Blowing Rocks on Jupiter Island, east of Hobe Sound
Blowing Rocks, on the beach across the sound.

History

A Short History of Hobe Sound

Hobe Sound takes its name from a village that stood here long before Florida had counties. A shipwreck, a Spanish grant, a railroad and a film-town boom all left marks on the map that are still there.

  1. Before 1700

    The Jobe (Jaega) people had a village on this stretch of coast; Spanish records rendered its name as Hobe, which the community and the sound still carry.

  2. 1696

    Jonathan Dickinson’s party was shipwrecked nearby. His journal is one of the earliest English accounts of this coast, and the state park at the south end of Hobe Sound carries his name.

  3. 1815

    Spain granted Eusebio Gomez about 12,000 acres here; in 1821 some 8,000 acres of it, Jupiter Island included, were sold to Joseph Delespine.

  4. Early 1900s

    Henry Flagler’s Florida East Coast Railway passed through Hobe Sound, bringing jobs and visitors; the tracks still run beside the town center.

  5. 1925

    In the land boom the Olympia Improvement Corporation planned a Greek-themed film town, renamed the community Picture City and named its streets for Greek gods. The Olympia School opened that October and taught classes until 1962.

  6. 1928

    The Okeechobee hurricane ended the boom, and the name Hobe Sound came back. The Picture City street names and streetlight posts stayed.

  7. 1934

    Joseph V. Reed bought the Hobe Sound Company, which held the land on Jupiter Island; the Reed interests held it until 1996.

  8. 1942

    The Army opened Camp Murphy, a radar training school, at the south end of Hobe Sound. After the war the land became Jonathan Dickinson State Park, which opened in 1950.

  9. 1969

    The Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge was established on September 30, 1969, protecting beach on Jupiter Island and scrub on the mainland.

  10. 1992

    Land once planned as a golf community became Seabranch Preserve State Park, bought by the state with Martin County in 1991.

Sources: Hobe Sound, Florida, Picture City, Florida, Olympia School, Town of Jupiter Island: History, Jonathan Dickinson State Park, Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge, Florida State Parks: Seabranch Preserve.

Buying or selling

Buying or Selling in Hobe Sound

Buying

  • Association and club documents: the budget, reserves, leasing and pet rules, and any planned assessments
  • Club membership terms where they apply: by invitation, optional or member-owned, and what joining and dues cost
  • Flood zone, elevation certificate, and wind and flood insurance quotes before the inspection period ends
  • Dock and seawall permits, depth at the slip, and the Bridge Road drawbridge between the dock and either inlet
  • Which jurisdiction the address is in: unincorporated Martin County or the Town of Jupiter Island
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Selling

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  • The documents buyers will ask for, gathered before the listing goes live
  • Pricing against what is active and pending in your community today
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  • Coordination from contract to closing day with our transaction team
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Questions

Questions Buyers Ask About Hobe Sound

What does a home in Hobe Sound cost?

In the 12 months through {THROUGH}, the median Hobe Sound home sold for {MEDIAN}, about {PPSF} per square foot, across {SALES} sales. The middle 80% sold between {P10} and {P90}: townhomes and villas at the entry point, established single-family streets in the middle, and club and waterfront homes at the top. The live listings on this page show current asking prices.

Is Hobe Sound a town?

No. Hobe Sound is an unincorporated community governed by Martin County, so the county sets the tax rate, the permits and the building rules. The Town of Jupiter Island, across the Intracoastal, is a separate municipality that shares the 33455 zip code. We confirm the jurisdiction from the county property record for every address.

Do I have to join a club to live in Hobe Sound?

No. Many Hobe Sound neighborhoods have no club at all. Where there is one, the terms differ: Loblolly is member-owned and residents may join or not, several clubs are private by invitation, and some golf clubs, McArthur among them, have no homes attached. None of them publishes its fees, so we request the current terms in writing for any home you are considering.

Can I keep a boat in Hobe Sound?

Yes. Homes along the Intracoastal and Loblolly’s marina have slips, and the way out to the ocean is the St. Lucie Inlet to the north or the Jupiter Inlet to the south. The Hobe Sound drawbridge on Bridge Road opens on request, so we check its clearance, the depth at the slip and the run to each inlet against your boat.

How tall can buildings be in Hobe Sound?

Martin County’s Comprehensive Plan caps buildings at four stories and 40 feet, except as its land development rules provide. That is why Hobe Sound has no high-rise buildings; the condominiums and townhomes here are low-rise.

How far is Hobe Sound from the airport?

President Donald J. Trump International Airport, formerly Palm Beach International, is about 44 minutes south on I-95. Witham Field, Martin County’s general aviation airport in Stuart, is about 19 minutes north, and Fort Lauderdale about 90 minutes depending on traffic.

Can I rent out a home or townhome in Hobe Sound?

Rental rules are set by each community’s documents: the minimum lease, how many leases a year and whether the association approves tenants. Club communities often add their own rules on renters using the club. We read the declaration and the club rules before you count on rental income.

What should I know about flood insurance in Hobe Sound?

Flood zones change from street to street, close to the Intracoastal most of all. We get the flood zone and an elevation certificate for the address and request wind and flood quotes during the inspection period, so the carrying cost is known before you close.

Nearby

Towns Near Hobe Sound

Jupiter IslandThe island town across the Intracoastal
StuartThe county seat, about 20 minutes north
TequestaThe village on the Loxahatchee, just south
JupiterThe inlet town, about 20 minutes south
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