Defuniak Springs Home Values (2026): What Houses Are Actually Selling For
Defuniak Springs, Walton County, Florida · Momentum Research · updated 2026-09-07
Homes in Defuniak Springs sold for a median of $189,888 over the last 12 months (131 recorded sales), n/a per square foot, and prices are up 8.3% year over year. The typical sale took 102 days to go under contract and closed at 93.8% of the original asking price. Long run: 6.2% a year since 2012 (median $82K then). No algorithm can price your specific house from that; a records-based valuation can. The data first, then how to get one.
Defuniak Springs home values year by year
Median recorded sale price, price per square foot, days to contract and sale-to-ask for every year we hold Defuniak Springs sales. The compound growth rate works out to 6.2% a year since 2012 (median $82K then).
| Year | Median sale | $/sq ft | Days to contract | Sale-to-ask | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | $81,741 | n/a | 141 | 81.4% | 18 |
| 2013 | $70,964 | n/a | 102 | 91.7% | 28 |
| 2014 | $79,499 | n/a | 92 | 86.8% | 28 |
| 2015 | $78,965 | n/a | 58 | 91.7% | 29 |
| 2016 | $86,140 | n/a | 68 | 93.8% | 30 |
| 2017 | $98,875 | n/a | 37 | 96.7% | 24 |
| 2018 | $122,652 | n/a | 36 | 94.7% | 21 |
| 2019 | $152,500 | n/a | 40 | 94.5% | 40 |
| 2020 | $150,225 | n/a | 22 | 95.5% | 40 |
| 2021 | $153,797 | n/a | 14 | 99.8% | 51 |
| 2022 | $224,721 | n/a | 21 | 100.1% | 134 |
| 2023 | $247,889 | n/a | 78 | 97.2% | 104 |
| 2024 | $207,450 | n/a | 65 | 96.7% | 86 |
| 2025 | $263,874 | n/a | 69 | 92.4% | 67 |
| 2026 | $207,629 | n/a | 103 | 93.8% | 131 |
Where the Defuniak Springs market is tight, by price band
Months of supply is active inventory divided by the monthly sales pace; under about four months favors sellers, over six favors buyers. Find your band before you price.
Defuniak Springs home values by ZIP code
Active listings and list medians from our feeds today; the typical value and one-year change are Zillow’s ZHVI for the ZIP, which tracks the whole housing stock rather than only what sold.
| ZIP | Active listings | Median list | Typical value (ZHVI) | 1-yr change | Listings with a price cut |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32433 | 108 | $232,200 | $230,120 | -0.3% | 20% |
| 32435 | 19 | $329,000 | $241,551 | +1.7% | 20% |
Home values by community in Defuniak Springs
The communities with the most recorded sales in the last 12 months. Each links to its own home-value page with the full price history.
| Community | Median sale | Year over year | Days to contract | Sales (12 mo) | Active |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAKWOOD HILLS UNIT I | $188,250 | +17.7% | 82 | 48 | 0 |
| Bay Springs | $254,740 | n/a | 59 | 16 | 4 |
| MOSSY Head Unit V | $179,888 | n/a | 81 | 15 | 11 |
| OAKWOOD LAKES ESTATES | $207,000 | -27.4% | 75 | 11 | 5 |
| Cat Island Estates Enclave | $254,888 | n/a | 84 | 10 | 10 |
| MCCARTHY ESTATES | $253,000 | n/a | 17 | 7 | 4 |
| TURKEY CREEK WOODLANDS | $195,000 | +0.0% | 651 | 7 | 4 |
| JUNIPER LAKE ESTATES | $192,499 | n/a | 102 | 6 | 2 |
| South Orange Crest | $189,888 | n/a | 47 | 5 | 0 |
| JUNIPER ESTATES UNIT III | $235,000 | n/a | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| PARADISE ISLAND | $206,000 | n/a | 30 | 3 | 1 |
Communities moving fastest in Defuniak Springs
Rising: OAKWOOD LAKES ESTATES (-27%). Year-over-year change in median recorded sale; small communities swing on a handful of sales, so read these as leads, not verdicts.
What moves the sale price in Defuniak Springs beyond the medians
Sellers have been closing at 93.8% of original asking, so the list price is a negotiation opener, not the number. Zillow’s ZIP metrics put the city’s price-to-income ratio near 8.32 and five-year appreciation near +2.9%. Property mix: Detached Single Family 73%, Manufactured Home 16%, Mobile Home 11%. Condition, lot, roof age, insurance quote and the specific street’s last three closings move an individual house well outside these ranges.
What is my house worth in Defuniak Springs?
Not a number this page can give you, and not one an automated model can either: every value above is a median of many Defuniak Springs sales, and the spread inside it is wide. A records-based valuation pulls the recorded closings on your street and in your community, adjusts for size, condition, lot and what your home has that the comps do not, and comes back as a written range with a net sheet showing what you would clear at each price after commissions, Florida doc stamps, title and payoff. Momentum Realty does that for Defuniak Springs owners at no cost through the form below; the Messtimate gives a square-footage range in the meantime, and the seller net proceeds calculator runs the arithmetic on any price you are considering.
Selling in Defuniak Springs: next steps
- Best time of year to sell in Walton County
- Seller net proceeds calculator
- Walton County property tax rate and calculator (what a buyer will pay after your sale)
- Homes for sale in Defuniak Springs right now (your competition)
- Defuniak Springs housing market: live data and trends
- How Momentum sells homes
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Figures are recorded closed sales and active listings from the MLS feeds behind our Defuniak Springs pages, aggregated by Momentum Research as of 2026-09-07; ZIP typical values from Zillow (ZHVI). Community-level aggregates only; nothing on this page is a valuation of any specific property, an appraisal, or an offer. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed. EAB RE Investments LLC dba Momentum Realty, a licensed Florida real estate brokerage. Equal Housing Opportunity.