Living in the Bahamas

What it costs, how you get off the island, what the weather does and what is actually here — from published data rather than from anybody's brochure. 2,375 properties are on the market as we write this.

Business, climate and property relocation snapshot Compare assessed markets

£336ktypical asking price

£3ktypical rent a month

22/31most expensive of the islands here

9h21flying from London

40places you can fly to non-stop

12/12months above 20°C

What it costs

Half the homes for sale in the Bahamas are asking more than $445,000 — agents here quote USD rather than the local BSD, which is worth knowing before you compare anything — about £336k — and half less. That is 16% below the middle of the 31 islands on this site. Renting, the middle of the market is $3,700 a month (£3k). Put together, that is a gross yield of about 10.0% — before any of the costs that make a real return smaller.

Cheaper, if the number above is the problem: Cyprus (£335k), St Kitts & Nevis (£320k), Vanuatu (£305k), Faroe Islands (£298k). Search every island by budget.

Costs about the same: Cyprus, St Kitts & Nevis, Vanuatu — worth a look if you have not fixed on a place.

Getting off the island

Getting there

Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS)≈ 9h21 flying from London

Grand Bahama International Airport (FPO)≈ 9h18 flying from London

Direct from NAS — 40 destinations, 14 airlines

Andros Town0h28 LeAir

Mangrove Cay0h31 Flamingo Air, LeAir

North Eleuthera0h31 Bahamasair

Governor's Harbour0h33 Bahamasair

Rock Sound0h34 Bahamasair

Staniel Cay0h35 Flamingo Air

Marsh Harbour0h37 Bahamasair

Freeport0h40 Bahamasair

Stella Maris0h45 Bahamasair

Fort Lauderdale0h47 Bahamasair, JetBlue

Miami0h47 American Airlines, American Eagle (airline brand), Bahamasair

Deadman's Cay0h48 Bahamasair

San Salvador0h48 Bahamasair

Colonel Hill0h56 Bahamasair

+ 26 more: Spring Point · Orlando · Havana · Tampa · Matthew Town · Providenciales · George Town · Kingston–Norman Manley · Cap-Haitien · Panama City–Tocumen · Atlanta · Charlotte · London–Heathrow · Washington–National · Philadelphia · New York–JFK · New York–LaGuardia · Detroit · Boston · Toronto–Pearson · Dallas/Fort Worth · Ottawa · Montréal–Trudeau · Great Harbour Cay · Mayaguana · Grand Cayman

Airlines: Air Canada · American Airlines · American Eagle (airline brand) · Bahamasair · Breeze Airways · British Airways · Caribbean Airlines · Copa Airlines · Delta Air Lines · Flamingo Air · Frontier Airlines · InterCaribbean Airways · JetBlue · LeAir

Flight times are great-circle estimates; routes change seasonally — confirm with the airline.

Within an hour's flight

07/08Savannah Sound Homecoming

07/08The Bluff Homecoming

07/03Goombay Summer Festival

07/26All-Eleuthera Cultural Festival

The weather, month by month

Climate · Nassau

Station: NASSAU AIRPORT NEW · 12.5 km from the representative point.

Explore monthly temperature and rainfall

Typical daytime temperature

1991–2020 station normals · Average daily high (°C)

Representative-station climate context, not today’s weather or a property-level hazard assessment. Missing monthly values are not estimated.

Read the values and sample counts

Typical daytime temperature — 1991–2020 station normals
Period or area	Average daily high (°C)
Jan	26
Feb	27
Mar	27
Apr	29
May	30
Jun	32
Jul	33
Aug	33
Sep	32
Oct	31
Nov	28
Dec	27

Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, 1991–2020 climate normals

Rainfall through the year

1991–2020 station normals · Mean monthly precipitation (mm)

Representative-station climate context, not today’s weather or a property-level hazard assessment. Missing monthly values are not estimated.

Read the values and sample counts

Rainfall through the year — 1991–2020 station normals
Period or area	Mean monthly precipitation (mm)
Jan	71
Feb	67
Mar	73
Apr	94
May	164
Jun	253
Jul	173
Aug	222
Sep	200
Oct	172
Nov	122
Dec	58

Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, 1991–2020 climate normals

12 months of the year are above 20°C in the day. Recorded averages from the nearest long-running weather station, not a forecast.

What is actually here

79 schools · 59 doctors & pharmacies · 57 food shops · 69 restaurants · 78 beaches · 8 golf · 49 sailing & marinas · 89 theatres & cinemas

On the island 871 places

⛳ Golf 8Blue Shark Golf CourseReef CourseParadise Island Golf CourseAlbany Golf Course golfJack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course Baha Mar Resort · golf

🎣 Fishing & angling 18Grouper ValleysGrandpa GrouperStella Maris Shark ReefCarooselSnow Field

🚲 Cycling routes 1Bicicletas bicycle

⛵ Sailing & marinas 49Man-O-War MarinaAtlantis MarinaParedón pescaConch Inn & MarinaBay Street Marina

🌊 Watersports & diving 5Club Náutico scuba divingDive Abaco scuba divingDive Exuma scuba divingBahamas Divers scuba divingCurtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando scuba diving

🏖 Beaches 78Farquharson BeachLochabar BeachPlaya Los FlamencosPlaya Del MedioPlaya El Paso

🍽 Restaurants 69Banana BayEl CayueloEl FaroEl ZaguánLa Tratoria italian

🍺 Bars & pubs 53Atlantic Shipwreck barEl Patio barEl Zaguán barLa Tinaja barAcuabar bar

☕ Cafés 68Starbucks coffee shopEl Capuccino coffee shopEl Rápido cafeCafetería Las Cubanitas cafeLa Fontana coffee shop

🏨 Hotels & stays 62Ocean Reef Yacht Club & ResortRadison Breakers CayReef VillageCoral Gardens B&B guest houseEl Cayuelo

🍇 Vineyards & wineries 2Venta de Vinos (Particular)Venta de Vinos

🎭 Theatres & cinemas 89Teatro Principal theatreTeatro Guiñol theatreTeatro theatreTeatro de Animación theatreStage theatre

🛒 Food shops 57Solomon's Lucaya Abaco Markets Limited · supermarketSmitty's Convenience supermarketSuper Value Food Store supermarketVillage Grocery supermarketTienda Departamental "El Encanto" supermarket

🎓 Schools 79Academia de Remos rowingEscuela de Deporte Remos rowingCentro EscolarEscuelitaLa Experimental

⚕ Doctors & pharmacies 59Farmacia Álvarez Fuentes pharmacySunrise Medical Centre hospitalDr Larry L. Bain dentistOasis Drug Store pharmacyFarmacia Principal pharmacy

🏋 Gyms & pools 42Bowling sports centre · 10pinGimnasio Super Man sports centreGym fitness centreFitness Center sports centreAcademia de Judo sports centre · judo

🎾 Tennis & padel 7Recreation Sports table tennisTennis tennisCanchas de Frontenis Ciego de Ávila sports · tennisSport Court tennisCoral Harbour asphalt · tennis

🐎 Riding 3Horse Riding ToursHorse Riding ToursRiding Horse Center "Los Hidalgo" equestrian

🌳 Parks & nature 79Parque de los AborígenesRefugio de la Fauna nature reserveParqueParqueRefugio de la Fauna nature reserve

⛴ Ferry terminals 43Playa Bonita ferry terminalMailboat United Star ferry terminalCastaway Cay Disney · ferry terminalAirport Ferry Dock ferry terminalParadise Island Ferry Terminal ferry terminal

What's on in the Bahamas

09/29Weekly Walking Club
Dockside · Atlanta 09/29Guided Workshop: Painting Flowers
Community Center 09/29Tuesday Take-over: 2Minds
Muziekgieterij · Maastricht 09/30Travel now through September 30, 2026.
Viva Fortuna Beach by Wyndham

Updated nightly.

What is for sale right now

Browse 2,143 homes for sale 232 to rent

Also in Caribbean: Cayman Islands, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Antigua & Barbuda, St Kitts & Nevis.

What this page does not tell you

Nothing here is tax, residency or immigration advice, and we do not publish rules we cannot source — those change, they differ by nationality, and getting them wrong costs you far more than a search does. Take them from the island's own government. Prices are asking prices from agents' own sites, not achieved prices. Flight times are estimates and routes change with the season.

Compiled 2026-11-06 from 45 agent sites plus published climate, airport and mapping data. How this works · Compare every island side by side

Period or area	Average daily high (°C)
Jan	26
Feb	27
Mar	27
Apr	29
May	30
Jun	32
Jul	33
Aug	33
Sep	32
Oct	31
Nov	28
Dec	27

Period or area	Mean monthly precipitation (mm)
Jan	71
Feb	67
Mar	73
Apr	94
May	164
Jun	253
Jul	173
Aug	222
Sep	200
Oct	172
Nov	122
Dec	58

Period or area	Average daily high (°C)
Jan	26
Feb	27
Mar	27
Apr	29
May	30
Jun	32
Jul	33
Aug	33
Sep	32
Oct	31
Nov	28
Dec	27

Period or area	Mean monthly precipitation (mm)
Jan	71
Feb	67
Mar	73
Apr	94
May	164
Jun	253
Jul	173
Aug	222
Sep	200
Oct	172
Nov	122
Dec	58

Period or area	Average daily high (°C)
Jan	26
Feb	27
Mar	27
Apr	29
May	30
Jun	32
Jul	33
Aug	33
Sep	32
Oct	31
Nov	28
Dec	27

Period or area	Mean monthly precipitation (mm)
Jan	71
Feb	67
Mar	73
Apr	94
May	164
Jun	253
Jul	173
Aug	222
Sep	200
Oct	172
Nov	122
Dec	58