Momentum Housing Data · Home Values · Hernando County
HERNANDO BEACH (HERNANDO BEACH, FL): 52 recorded closings in the 12 months ending 2026-08-02, a 13-year price record, and sales split by price band and home size — every number from recorded MLS closings, none from an estimate model.
In the current window, sellers accepted a median 93.0% of original asking; the median sale took 85 days; new construction was 17.3% of recorded sales — builder pricing competes with resales here (window ending 2026-08-02).
| Year | Median sold | Median $/sqft | Median DOM | Sold ÷ original ask | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $542,500 | $325 | 85 | 93.0% | 52 |
| 2025 | $542,500 | $287 | 47 | 91.4% | 40 |
| 2024 | $580,000 | $364 | 57 | 94.9% | 46 |
| 2023 | $605,500 | $344 | 22 | 93.6% | 14 |
| 2022 | $557,500 | $315 | 16 | 97.6% | 42 |
| 2021 | $528,500 | $311 | 7 | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2019 | $312,000 | $171 | 113 | 92.3% | 9 |
| 2018 | $310,000 | $143 | 35 | 95.4% | 7 |
| 2017 | $275,000 | $151 | 57 | 93.5% | 34 |
| 2016 | $239,500 | $157 | 75 | 92.6% | 30 |
| 2015 | $203,500 | $131 | 72 | 87.3% | 10 |
| 2014 | $235,000 | $116 | 271 | 85.5% | 5 |
| 2013 | $280,000 | $159 | 232 | 91.6% | 3 |
Over the recorded series, HERNANDO BEACH’s median sold price moved from $280,000 (2013) to $542,500 (12 months ending 2026-08-02) — +94% over that span, with every year’s figure from recorded closings, not a model.
The recorded series starts in 2013 at $280,000. The 2020–22 run-up did what it did everywhere — HERNANDO BEACH’s median moved +79% from 2019 to 2022. Against the 2023 peak of $605,500, the current median stands at -10%. Annual sales volume here has ranged from 0 to 52 closings a year (10-yr average 25.4).
What actually trades here: 99% single-family residence, 0% ?, 0% modular home, with a median of 1,706 sq ft and a median price per square foot of $325 in the current window.
Of the 122 recorded HERNANDO BEACH closings since 2024, half landed between $419,250 and $668,750 (the middle two quartiles); the lowest recorded sale was $200,000 and the highest $1,150,000. If your home sits outside the middle band, the reason usually shows up in the size table below before it shows up in condition.
| Sold price band | Share of closings | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Under $325,000 | 13 (11%) | |
| $325,000 – $466,667 | 27 (22%) | |
| $466,667 – $608,333 | 38 (31%) | |
| $608,333 – $750,000 | 28 (23%) | |
| None and up | 16 (13%) |
The same recorded closings, split into thirds by living area. Find the row your home falls in: the $/sqft figure times your square footage is the recorded-sales bracket for homes like yours here — a starting range from real closings, not a valuation of your specific property. Smaller homes here have been selling at a higher price per square foot than larger ones ($347 vs $318) — the usual pattern, since lot, kitchen and baths do not scale with floor area.
| Size group | Median $/sqft | Median sold | Sold range | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smaller homes 823–1,540 sq ft | $347 | $429,250 | $202,000 – $710,000 | 40 |
| Mid-size homes 1,544–1,841 sq ft | $303 | $522,500 | $200,000 – $775,000 | 40 |
| Larger homes 1,847–2,974 sq ft | $318 | $697,500 | $265,000 – $1,150,000 | 42 |
From the live MLS feed as of 2026-09-03: 36 active listings (plus 6 pending) asking from $300,000 to $1,495,000, median $497,000; 13 of 36 have been on the market over 60 days (median 40 days so far); the homes listed or recently sold were built between 1968 and 2026 (median 1988), 3 of them new construction; 4 of 54 listed or recently sold homes report an HOA, median $24/mo; 39 state no HOA; 52 of 52 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 7 ft; the features listings here most often name are Golf Carts OK, Street Lights, Security System Owned, Deed Restrictions and Security System. 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 HERNANDO BEACH listings →
At HERNANDO BEACH’s $542,500 median and Hernando County’s adopted 18.64 mills (FY2025-26), a home assessed at that price carries roughly $10,110 a year in property tax before exemptions, or about $9,340 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 Hernando County tax page.
Current asking prices run a median $490,000 against the $542,500 recorded sold median (-10%) — the gap between what sellers hope and what the record shows. The market is carrying about 6.1 months of supply at the current sales pace. Demand check: 30% of HERNANDO BEACH’s listings are under contract, against 21% for ZIP 34607 and 29% for Hernando County as a whole — the community is absorbing faster than its surroundings. Since 2005, 1074 HERNANDO BEACH listings were withdrawn, canceled, or expired without selling (53 so far in 2026) — overpricing is the recurring cause statewide. Over the recorded years, an average of 83% of HERNANDO BEACH listings ended without selling (withdrawn/canceled/expired); in 2026 that rate was 64%. Momentum’s market-heat index for HERNANDO BEACH reads 48/100 (computed from DOM, sale-to-list, and absorption; 2020–21 peaked in the 70s here).
Cash bought 36% of recorded HERNANDO BEACH sales in the window ending 2026-06 (20 of 55) — a fact worth knowing before assuming every buyer needs an appraisal to close. Asking prices here currently sit -10% under the recorded sold median — sellers are pricing to move, and the closed record above is the number a buyer's appraiser will see.
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Communities buyers shopping HERNANDO 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GULF COAST RET | $500,000 | $313 | 52 | 46 |
| WEEKI WACHEE ACRES | $175,000 | $146 | 93 | 7 |
| TIMBER PINES | $284,000 | $170 | 31 | 152 |
| WEEKI WACHEE WOODLANDS | $260,000 | $191 | 48 | 11 |
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Based on Stellar MLS data distributed by MLS GRID for the period 2008 through 2026. Compiled from recorded MLS closings; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Figures are medians for the stated windows and change as new sales record; individual homes vary widely. No automated valuation for any specific property appears on this page. Equal Housing Opportunity. © 2026 Move With Momentum LLC — brokerage licensed in FL and GA. Disclosures
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