Santa Rosa Beach Home Values (2026): What Houses Are Actually Selling For
Santa Rosa Beach, Walton County, Florida · Momentum Research · updated 2026-09-07
Homes in Santa Rosa Beach sold for a median of $925,000 over the last 12 months (683 recorded sales), n/a per square foot, and prices are flat 0.4% year over year. The typical sale took 76 days to go under contract and closed at 93.1% of the original asking price. Long run: 8.4% a year since 2012 (median $298K then). No algorithm can price your specific house from that; a records-based valuation can. The data first, then how to get one.
Santa Rosa Beach 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 Santa Rosa Beach sales. The compound growth rate works out to 8.4% a year since 2012 (median $298K then).
| Year | Median sale | $/sq ft | Days to contract | Sale-to-ask | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | $298,316 | n/a | 126 | 94.3% | 216 |
| 2013 | $302,132 | n/a | 84 | 97.2% | 241 |
| 2014 | $332,669 | n/a | 78 | 97.4% | 241 |
| 2015 | $406,634 | n/a | 113 | 94.4% | 289 |
| 2016 | $492,120 | n/a | 91 | 96.0% | 263 |
| 2017 | $479,809 | n/a | 76 | 96.2% | 259 |
| 2018 | $634,174 | n/a | 69 | 96.4% | 346 |
| 2019 | $576,798 | n/a | 76 | 95.4% | 326 |
| 2020 | $658,513 | n/a | 82 | 96.0% | 432 |
| 2021 | $948,114 | n/a | 27 | 98.3% | 700 |
| 2022 | $990,780 | n/a | 20 | 98.6% | 755 |
| 2023 | $1,003,813 | n/a | 61 | 96.0% | 548 |
| 2024 | $1,109,002 | n/a | 83 | 94.8% | 420 |
| 2025 | $1,085,206 | n/a | 87 | 92.4% | 483 |
| 2026 | $1,124,097 | n/a | 77 | 93.1% | 683 |
Where the Santa Rosa Beach 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $300K–$500K | 34 | 0 | n/a | 72 |
| $500K–$750K | 83 | 0 | n/a | 84 |
| $750K+ | 241 | 0 | n/a | 87 |
Santa Rosa Beach 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32459 | 664 | $1,249,500 | $864,108 | -0.2% | 23% |
Home values by community in Santa Rosa Beach
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRIFTWOOD ESTATES | $570,000 | +3.1% | 44 | 41 | 15 |
| Hawk's Landing Townhomes | $309,900 | -6.4% | 50 | 39 | 2 |
| Holley Grove at Peach Creek | $461,586 | n/a | 46 | 38 | 1 |
| NATUREWALK AT SEAGROVE | $1,217,500 | -1.2% | 60 | 32 | 10 |
| THE SHOAL | $874,430 | +5.2% | 1 | 18 | 2 |
| DAUGHETTES AMENDED | $1,023,500 | +13.7% | 54 | 16 | 11 |
| HIGHLAND PARKS | $925,000 | -3.1% | 110 | 16 | 14 |
| WATERSOUND WEST BEACH | $1,907,500 | -25.6% | 30 | 16 | 2 |
| EAGLE BAY | $485,000 | +32.9% | 50 | 15 | 6 |
| GULF SHORE MANOR | $1,475,000 | -26.2% | 78 | 14 | 15 |
| LAKESIDE AT BLUE MOUNTAIN BEACH | $1,245,000 | -14.4% | 48 | 14 | 4 |
| MAGNOLIA BEACH | $592,500 | -2.1% | 59 | 12 | 9 |
Communities moving fastest in Santa Rosa Beach
Rising: EAGLE BAY (+33%), PEACH CREEK (+15%), DAUGHETTES AMENDED (+14%). 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 Santa Rosa Beach beyond the medians
Sellers have been closing at 93.1% 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 8.32 and five-year appreciation near +2.9%. Property mix: Detached Single Family 83%, Townhouse 10%, Condominium 7%. 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 Santa Rosa Beach?
Not a number this page can give you, and not one an automated model can either: every value above is a median of many Santa Rosa Beach 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 Santa Rosa Beach 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 Santa Rosa Beach: next steps
- Selling a house in Santa Rosa Beach: cash offer vs. listing, side by side
- Should you sell in Santa Rosa Beach now?
- 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 Santa Rosa Beach right now (your competition)
- Santa Rosa Beach 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 Santa Rosa Beach 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.