Districtمرسى أم القيوين
Umm Al Quwain Marina
Emaar’s mangrove-side villa community on the UAQ lagoon: canal villas, a beach club and marina, the first freehold address in the emirate, 45 minutes from Dubai.
villaslagoonfreeholdnew build
6.2
1BR rentEstimate
AED 45k/yr
Editorial estimate · 2025-06
3BR villa rentEstimate
AED 150k/yr
Editorial estimate · 2025-06
Sale priceEstimate
AED 900/sqft
Editorial estimate · 2025-06
Price trend (YoY)Estimate
+10%
Editorial estimate · 2025-06
Commute to hubEditorial
15 min
Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10
Top-rated schoolsEstimate
0
Editorial estimate · 2025
All data
Estimate 13Official 3Editorial 10— hover a row for the note; the methodology page explains each kind.
People & place
| Population | 3,000 | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2024 |
| Area | 2 km² | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2023 |
| Ownership | Freehold | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025 |
Renting
| 1BR rent | AED 45k/yr | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025-06 |
| 2BR rent | AED 70k/yr | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025-06 |
| 3BR villa rent | AED 150k/yr | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025-06 |
| Cost of living | AED 2,900/mo | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025-09 |
Buying
| Sale price | AED 900/sqft | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025-06 |
| Price trend (YoY) | +10% | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025-06 |
| Gross yield | 6.5% | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025-06 |
| Service charge | AED 10/sqft | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025 |
Getting around
| Metro / tram | No | Official | RTA Dubai Metro / Tram network · 2025 |
| Commute to hub | 15 min | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Traffic | 1/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Jobs access | 2/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Walkability | 2/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
Schools & health
| Schools nearby | 0 | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025 |
| Top-rated schools | 0 | Estimate | Editorial estimate · 2025 |
| Hospitals | 1 | Official | Ministry of Health and Prevention facilities · 2025 |
Environment
| Beach | 4/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Parks | 4/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Noise | 1/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Density | 1/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| Safety | 5/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
| August high | 41 °C | Official | National Center of Meteorology climate normals · 2024 |
| Humidity | 4/5 | Editorial | Where to Live editorial assessment · 2025-10 |
Pros & cons
- +Villas on the water at a fraction of Dubai prices
- +Mangroves and kite beach
- +Emaar build quality
- −No schools, few shops
- −45–60 min to Dubai
- −Small community
Residents say
Weekend homes and a few remote-working families; most owners live in Dubai.
Expat communities: Indian, British, Russian-speaking, Egyptian (editorial, largest first)