Cinnamon Shore North

The original Cinnamon Shore — Mustang Island's seaside village

The original phase of Mustang Island's traditional seaside village — pastel cottages, custom homes, and condos gathered around pools, lawns, and an established town center with on-site dining and shopping, joined to a managed stretch of Gulf beach by private boardwalks. Fully built out, with the island's most established resort resale market.

At a Glance

Price band

Roughly $1M–$4M+ — the island's established resort premium.

Property types

Custom homes · Cottages · Condos & flats

Beach access

Private boardwalks over the dunes to a managed stretch of Gulf beach.

Getting around

Very walkable within the community — town center, pools, and dining are all internal.

HOA / ownership

POA with resort amenities and rental management available; strong STR program.

Developer

Sea Oat Development

What It Feels Like

Polished resort village — golf carts, porches, families on bikes, planned events all season.

Highlights

•Established town center with dining and boutique shopping
•Resort pools and event lawn with a year-round community events calendar
•Proven short-term-rental track record, including large group homes
•Gulf-front to bay-view inventory and an established resale market
•The original village is fully built out — for new construction and homesites, look to Cinnamon Shore South

The Village Life

Cinnamon Shore North is the established phase — the town center, dining, pools, and event lawn have been running for years, and the community calendar stays busy year-round (Sip & Shop, Easter Weekend, and a full summer slate). Rentals here carry a strong track record, including large group homes, with Gulf-front options at the top of the market.

For buyers weighing North against South: North is the proven, finished village; South is where the new construction and homesites are. Many owners choose on resale-versus-build preference alone.

Insider access: off-market in Cinnamon Shore North

Not everything for sale here makes it to the portals. Will lives on the island and keeps developer relationships in Cinnamon Shore North — which means off-market opportunities sometimes surface in conversation before they surface in a search. If this community is on your list, start the conversation.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Cinnamon Shore?▾

Cinnamon Shore is Mustang Island's master-planned New Urbanist beach village — cottages, custom homes, and condos arranged around pools, lawns, dining, and a town center, with private boardwalks over the dunes to the Gulf beach. North is the original, established phase.

What's the difference between Cinnamon Shore North and South?▾

North is the finished original village: established town center, dining, event lawn, and a mature resale market. South is the newer, larger expansion — bigger lots, new construction, and homesites, with amenities still building out as phases complete.

Is Cinnamon Shore a good short-term rental investment?▾

The community has a proven rental track record, including large group homes, with on-site rental management available. Performance varies by home size, position, and season — Will can walk you through how specific streets and home types have actually performed.

Do you have to rent out your home at Cinnamon Shore?▾

No. Rental participation is optional — plenty of owners keep their homes as private second homes. The rental program is there if you want the income.

Related Guides

Cinnamon Shore South

The newer southern expansion — larger lots, newest inventory.

All Neighborhoods

Compare every Port Aransas neighborhood side by side.

STR Guide

Short-term rental rules and what actually performs.

Beach Guide

The Gulf beach this village is built around.