Momentum Housing Data · Home Values · Okaloosa County
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CRYSTAL BEACH (Destin, FL): 22 recorded closings in the 12 months ending 2026-09-20, a 15-year price record, and the year-by-year record — every number from recorded MLS closings, none from an estimate model.
In the current window, sellers accepted a median 92.8% of original asking; the median sale took 99 days (window ending 2026-09-20).
| Year | Median sold | Median $/sqft | Median DOM | Sold ÷ original ask | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1,385,000 | — | 99 | 92.8% | 22 |
| 2025 | $1,325,000 | — | 139 | 87.5% | 12 |
| 2024 | $1,552,500 | — | 56 | 93.9% | 8 |
| 2023 | $1,505,000 | — | 24 | 92.3% | 18 |
| 2022 | $1,942,500 | — | 14 | 96.4% | 36 |
| 2021 | $1,243,000 | — | 35 | 97.8% | 48 |
| 2020 | $775,000 | — | 82 | 92.7% | 25 |
| 2019 | $815,000 | — | 63 | 95.5% | 31 |
| 2018 | $813,000 | — | 68 | 93.9% | 19 |
| 2017 | $580,000 | — | 39 | 95.4% | 11 |
| 2016 | $553,750 | — | 52 | 94.6% | 16 |
| 2015 | $615,000 | — | 64 | 96.6% | 11 |
| 2014 | $480,000 | — | 50 | 93.2% | 13 |
| 2013 | $459,000 | — | 145 | 89.4% | 22 |
| 2012 | $435,450 | — | 143 | 82.7% | 16 |
Over the recorded series, CRYSTAL BEACH’s median sold price moved from $435,450 (2012) to $1,385,000 (12 months ending 2026-09-20) — +218% over that span, with every year’s figure from recorded closings, not a model.
The recorded series starts in 2012 at $435,450. The 2020–22 run-up did what it did everywhere — CRYSTAL BEACH’s median moved +138% from 2019 to 2022. Against the 2022 peak of $1,942,500, the current median stands at -29%. Annual sales volume here has ranged from 8 to 48 closings a year (10-yr average 23).
From the live MLS feed as of 2026-10-01: 22 active listings (plus 1 pending) asking from $830,000 to $6,900,000, median $1,999,500; 12 of 22 have been on the market over 60 days (median 66 days so far); the homes listed or recently sold were built between 1979 and 2024 (median 2004); 1 of 26 geocoded listed or recently sold homes sit inside a FEMA special flood hazard zone (A/V), which buyers’ lenders will price into insurance; median elevation 21 ft; the features listings here most often name are Short Term Rental - Allowed, Fire Alarm, Beach, Pool and TV Cable. For a seller this is the competition a buyer will tour alongside your home; for a buyer, the stale share is where negotiating room usually is. See the current CRYSTAL BEACH listings →
At CRYSTAL BEACH’s $1,385,000 median and Okaloosa County’s adopted 12.89 mills (FY2025-26), a home assessed at that price carries roughly $17,860 a year in property tax before exemptions, or about $17,350 with the full Florida homestead exemption — a buyer’s first-year figure; a long-time owner’s Save Our Homes cap can be far lower, which is one reason resale taxes jump at closing. Municipal and special-district millage varies inside the county; see the Okaloosa County tax page.
Current asking prices run a median $2,274,500 against the $1,385,000 recorded sold median (+64%) — the gap between what sellers hope and what the record shows. The market is carrying about 14.9 months of supply at the current sales pace. Demand check: 10% of CRYSTAL BEACH’s listings are under contract, against 13% for ZIP 32541 and 23% for Okaloosa County as a whole — the community is currently absorbing slower than its surroundings, which is negotiating information. Momentum’s market-heat index for CRYSTAL BEACH reads 34/100 (computed from DOM, sale-to-list, and absorption; 2020–21 peaked in the 70s here).
With asking prices running +64% over the recorded sold median, a CRYSTAL BEACH listing priced against the closed record above stands out against its competition; one priced against the asking crowd joins the statewide list of homes that never sold.
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Communities buyers shopping CRYSTAL BEACH are also weighing (nearest by map distance), each on its own recorded 12-month closings. A median well above the neighbors is a ceiling to price against; well below is where the value argument lives.
| Community | Median sold | Median $/sqft | Median DOM | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRYSTAL SHORES | $1,392,500 | — | 123 | 4 |
| CRYSTAL BEACH COTTAGES | $935,000 | — | 121 | 5 |
| VILLAGES OF CRYSTAL BEACH | $845,000 | — | 120 | 12 |
| KOKOMO KOVE | $1,540,000 | — | 191 | 4 |
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