Diamondhead

Diamondhead is unusual among Mississippi Gulf Coast communities for having been planned from the outset -- incorporated via its Property Owners Association in 1970 -- around a shared set of amenities including two golf courses, a marina, and tennis, rather than growing organically around a single pre-existing club. That origin gives it a genuinely different character from a subdivision that simply borders a golf course: Diamondhead's POA still governs shared infrastructure and has historically linked dues-payer status to preferred pricing across several community amenities, golf included. At the same time, its housing stock is broad and comparatively affordable (median roughly $268K-$274K as of 2026) rather than an upscale golf-course-enclave price point, and the town is not physically gated. The single most important fact for a prospective buyer to understand is the unsettled covenant-and-dues legal situation: a May 2023 circuit court ruling means POA dues (and therefore preferred golf pricing tied to POA-member status) cannot be compelled once a given section's covenants expire, and roughly 20 different covenant sets are expiring on a rolling schedule through 2029 -- meaning the practical meaning of 'HOA member' in Diamondhead varies section by section and is likely to keep shifting through the rest of this decade.