Mary Esther Home Values (2026): What Houses Are Actually Selling For
Mary Esther, Okaloosa County, Florida · Momentum Research · updated 2026-09-07
Homes in Mary Esther sold for a median of $319,900 over the last 12 months (120 recorded sales), n/a per square foot, and prices are down 2.9% year over year. The typical sale took 59 days to go under contract and closed at 97.1% of the original asking price. Long run: 5.5% a year since 2012 (median $151K then). No algorithm can price your specific house from that; a records-based valuation can. The data first, then how to get one.
Mary Esther 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 Mary Esther sales. The compound growth rate works out to 5.5% a year since 2012 (median $151K then).
| Year | Median sale | $/sq ft | Days to contract | Sale-to-ask | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | $151,285 | n/a | 102 | 91.7% | 14 |
| 2013 | $157,181 | n/a | 79 | 94.2% | 33 |
| 2014 | $132,100 | n/a | 82 | 94.6% | 27 |
| 2015 | $136,487 | n/a | 59 | 94.6% | 40 |
| 2016 | $186,513 | n/a | 51 | 96.0% | 51 |
| 2017 | $160,415 | n/a | 32 | 96.8% | 70 |
| 2018 | $199,540 | n/a | 29 | 99.0% | 49 |
| 2019 | $214,202 | n/a | 27 | 98.2% | 87 |
| 2020 | $229,281 | n/a | 18 | 99.4% | 95 |
| 2021 | $270,610 | n/a | 13 | 99.9% | 105 |
| 2022 | $327,103 | n/a | 13 | 100.1% | 121 |
| 2023 | $327,868 | n/a | 26 | 97.0% | 88 |
| 2024 | $318,309 | n/a | 34 | 96.1% | 50 |
| 2025 | $327,318 | n/a | 58 | 95.6% | 52 |
| 2026 | $315,835 | n/a | 60 | 97.1% | 120 |
Where the Mary Esther 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.
| Price band | Active now | Sold (12 mo) | Months of supply | Days to contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $300K | 5 | 0 | n/a | 68 |
| $300K–$500K | 41 | 0 | n/a | 41 |
Mary Esther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32569 | 74 | $324,900 | $322,212 | -0.5% | 26% |
Home values by community in Mary Esther
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Shore Villas Townhomes | $319,900 | n/a | 111 | 27 | 22 |
| WYNNEHAVEN BEACH ESTATES | $322,000 | +1.4% | 13 | 11 | 2 |
| CHATEAU PRES DE LA MER | $310,000 | -8.1% | 86 | 8 | 2 |
| WATERFORD ESTATES S/D | $345,000 | +4.7% | 37 | 8 | 4 |
| BRYN MAWR PARK 1ST ADDN | $291,000 | +2.1% | 99 | 7 | 0 |
| BRYN MAWR PARK | $269,000 | n/a | 32 | 7 | 2 |
| MARY ESTHER MANOR | $357,250 | -28.4% | 56 | 6 | 0 |
| MARSH HARBOR | $345,900 | n/a | 45 | 5 | 1 |
| OAK TREE PARK | $289,900 | +4.5% | 13 | 5 | 2 |
| WOODLAND PARK ESTATES | $290,000 | n/a | 38 | 5 | 1 |
| CASA LOMA S/D | $316,000 | -6.7% | 44 | 4 | 2 |
| EMERALD ESTATES | $349,500 | +3.6% | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Communities moving fastest in Mary Esther
Rising: WATERFORD ESTATES S/D (+5%). 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 Mary Esther beyond the medians
Sellers have been closing at 97.1% 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 4.51 and five-year appreciation near +2.7%. Property mix: Detached Single Family 77%, Townhouse 23%. 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 Mary Esther?
Not a number this page can give you, and not one an automated model can either: every value above is a median of many Mary Esther 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 Mary Esther 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 Mary Esther: next steps
- Best time of year to sell in Okaloosa County
- Seller net proceeds calculator
- Okaloosa County property tax rate and calculator (what a buyer will pay after your sale)
- Homes for sale in Mary Esther right now (your competition)
- Mary Esther 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 Mary Esther 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.