Momentum Housing Data · Home Values · Okaloosa County
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SANTA MARKELLA (Fort Walton Beach, FL): 5 recorded closings in the 12 months ending 2026-09-20, a 14-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 90.5% of original asking; the median sale took 124 days (window ending 2026-09-20).
| Year | Median sold | Median $/sqft | Median DOM | Sold ÷ original ask | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $290,000 | — | 124 | 90.5% | 5 |
| 2025 | $277,250 | — | 31 | 95.6% | 8 |
| 2024 | $299,000 | — | 19 | 96.2% | 4 |
| 2023 | $314,000 | — | 7 | 99.3% | 11 |
| 2022 | $270,000 | — | 3 | 101.8% | 7 |
| 2021 | $262,000 | — | 12 | 100.0% | 13 |
| 2019 | $191,500 | — | 45 | 99.8% | 11 |
| 2018 | $164,000 | — | 7 | 98.2% | 9 |
| 2017 | $126,450 | — | 17 | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2016 | $152,450 | — | 54 | 96.3% | 4 |
| 2015 | $117,000 | — | 64 | 95.2% | 9 |
| 2014 | $129,000 | — | 7 | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2013 | $94,500 | — | 72 | 92.5% | 12 |
| 2012 | $111,500 | — | 35 | 94.1% | 4 |
Over the recorded series, SANTA MARKELLA’s median sold price moved from $111,500 (2012) to $290,000 (12 months ending 2026-09-20) — +160% over that span, with every year’s figure from recorded closings, not a model.
The recorded series starts in 2012 at $111,500. The 2020–22 run-up did what it did everywhere — SANTA MARKELLA’s median moved +41% from 2019 to 2022. Against the 2023 peak of $314,000, the current median stands at -8%. Annual sales volume here has ranged from 1 to 13 closings a year (10-yr average 7.7). With roughly 7.7 closings a year, SANTA MARKELLA’s medians move in steps, not curves — a handful of unusual sales can swing a year, which is why the sales count sits next to every figure above.
From the live MLS feed as of 2026-10-01: The homes listed or recently sold were built between 1959 and 1965 (median 1961); none of the 7 geocoded listed or recently sold homes sits in a FEMA special flood hazard zone (median elevation 25 ft). See the current SANTA MARKELLA listings →
At SANTA MARKELLA’s $290,000 median and Okaloosa County’s adopted 12.89 mills (FY2025-26), a home assessed at that price carries roughly $3,740 a year in property tax before exemptions, or about $3,230 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 $257,450 against the $290,000 recorded sold median (-11%) — the gap between what sellers hope and what the record shows. The market is carrying about 4.8 months of supply at the current sales pace. Demand check: 0% of SANTA MARKELLA’s listings are under contract, against 27% for ZIP 32547 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 SANTA MARKELLA reads 24/100 (computed from DOM, sale-to-list, and absorption; 2020–21 peaked in the 70s here).
Asking prices here currently sit -11% 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 SANTA MARKELLA 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL-AIR S/D | $316,000 | — | 16 | 3 |
| BAYOU WOODS | $357,612 | — | 42 | 4 |
| VESTA HEIGHTS | $314,000 | — | 27 | 4 |
| OAKLAND HEIGHTS | $300,000 | — | 14 | 9 |
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