Auburn Heights
Homes for Sale in Crestview, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Photo via Emerald Coast MLS
Auburn Heights is a condition-and-age story more than a location story. With homes dating from 1945 through 2024 and a median build year of 1986, what you pay here tracks closely to how much updating a given house has already absorbed. The $229,000 median sits against a compact median footprint of roughly 1,496 square feet, so square footage is not where the spread comes from — renovation status is.
The current posture favors a patient buyer. Prices are off 9.3% year over year, days on market run to about 58, and there are no active listings in the snapshot, which means inventory is thin and choosy rather than absent. For sellers, that combination argues for sharp pricing and move-in-ready condition; overpriced or dated homes will sit. For buyers, the softening and the longer marketing time create room to negotiate when something does list.
Figures in this note are as of July 26, 2026. The live market numbers elsewhere on this page update nightly and are newer.
Auburn Heights right now
🟡 Balanced market. 3.0 months of supply and 50% of the inventory already under contract put buyers and sellers on roughly even footing.Why it matters: months of supply is how long today's inventory would last at today's sales pace; under-contract share is the portion of homes for sale that already have a buyer.Momentum Research analysis of Emerald Coast MLS records, as of September 20, 2026. Confidence: Medium (2 active and pending listings, 4 closed sales in 12 months).
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($217K) is down 14.0% from the prior 12 months ($252K). With about 3 sales a year, a single closing can swing this number, so read the level and the decade, not one year's move.Momentum Research, record-level Emerald Coast MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending September 20. Confidence: Low (4 and 4 sales in the two windows).
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· Updated September 20, 2026 · Live data: Emerald Coast MLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Auburn Heights market snapshot (as of September 20, 2026): the median sale price is about $217K, a median 42 days on market for closed sales, and 3.0 months of supply, a balanced market. The trailing-12-month median is down 14% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Emerald Coast MLS closed sales (4 closings in the current window).
Auburn Heights is a community of 17 homes in Crestview, Okaloosa County, built between 1982 and 2019 (median 2018), with a median living area of about 1,815 square feet. 76% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Auburn Heights is a small, established Crestview pocket of 207 homes spanning nearly eight decades of construction, where the price gap between houses comes down to condition and updates rather than size.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Auburn Heights is best for.
Best for
- Value-focused buyers targeting a median around $229,000 who will vet each home's condition carefully
- Buyers comfortable with a compact footprint near 1,496 square feet and an established street
- Patient buyers willing to wait out thin inventory and negotiate on longer-sitting listings
Probably not for
- Buyers who need move-in-ready certainty without diligence on older systems
- Those requiring on-site community amenities, which are not identified here
- Buyers wanting significantly more than roughly 1,500 square feet as a baseline
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending September 20 of each year, from record-level Emerald Coast MLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($217K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($252K) IS the -14.0% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 5 sales each (4 in the current window); every figure carries its sample size, and thin markets swing on single closings. Listing data provided by the Emerald Coast Association of REALTORS®. Information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed by the MLS to be accurate. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
24% of homes for sale in ZIP 32539 are already under contract (under contract ÷ under contract + active listings) — a read on how much of the available inventory buyers have already claimed. Source: MLS data (2026-09-20).
Auburn Heights Market Scorecard
Auburn Heights is currently a balanced market. About 3.0 months of supply, a median asking price of $199,000, and homes go under contract in about 35 days.
Go deeper: ZIP market scorecard · county scorecard · true cost calculator · affordability calculator.
Live data: Emerald Coast MLS, refreshed twice daily. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
Housing distress & ownership in AUBURN HEIGHTS, Crestview
Who owns here, how much is not owner-occupied, and how much for-sale inventory is under distress.
Source: Momentum Realty Research. Ownership & parcels from the FL DOR 2025 tax roll; distress from MLS active-listing status/remarks; price from MLS closed sales. Listing data provided by the Emerald Coast Association of REALTORS®. Information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed by the MLS to be accurate. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Homes For Sale Right Now in Auburn Heights
Live MLS inventory for Auburn Heights. Every active listing, what is under contract right now, and the last 12 months of closed sales, refreshed twice a day. Closed comps beat an algorithm's guess every time.
Active and pending Auburn Heights listings as of 2026-10-22, priced high to low. Listing data provided by the Emerald Coast Association of REALTORS®. Information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed by the MLS to be accurate. Tap any home to ask about it.
Auburn Heights on the map.
Every active, pending, and recently sold home, plotted. Toggle the layers and tap a home for the details.
Listing locations from Emerald Coast MLS. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Schools
- Okaloosa County Public Schools
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
- Walker · Elementary
- Davidson · Middle
- Crestview · High
Zoned schools reflect the assignments reported on recent Auburn Heights listings and can change; always confirm with Okaloosa County Public Schools for a specific address.
Buying with schools in mind? We can confirm the exact zoned schools for any Auburn Heights address.
The Auburn Heights buying strategy.
If we were buying in Auburn Heights today, this is the order of operations we would run for our clients.
Underwrite the condition first. Price the roof, HVAC, and systems honestly before judging any list price; condition swings value here more than square footage alone.
Match the home to real comps. Recent sales of similar condition and lot, not the asking price, tell you what a home is worth.
Move deliberately, not desperately. Neither side has a decisive edge, so a well-prepared, fairly-priced offer wins without overpaying.
Line up financing and inspection early. A pre-approval and an inspection plan let you act fast and negotiate from evidence.
Keep an agent in your corner. The listing agent works for the seller; we represent you and prepare a hand-built valuation before any offer in Auburn Heights.
A condition-driven market with a long build history
The wide year-built range — 1945 to 2024 — is the defining trait here. A neighborhood that has been filling in for that long carries a real mix of original mid-century houses, later-decade builds, and the occasional new-construction infill. That variety is why a single median price tells you less than usual: two homes at similar square footage can be worlds apart depending on systems, roof, and finishes. Underwrite each house on its own merits.
Owner-occupancy is meaningful, with homesteads making up about 66% of homes, which tends to keep the streetscape stable and turnover measured. That stability, paired with zero active listings and a 58-day median time to sell, signals a market where deals happen quietly and preparation matters — buyers should be ready to move when a fitting home surfaces, and sellers should have condition and pricing settled before listing.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Auburn Heights. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Momentum Buy Score.
Our proprietary 0 to 10 read across the factors that decide how a home in Auburn Heights buys, holds, and resells. Momentum Research; not an appraisal.
Momentum Intelligence Scores are our proprietary, qualitative assessment on a 0 to 10 scale, built from the record-level market data on this page. They are a framework for comparing communities, not a guarantee of future value and not advice on a specific home; unlike an automated value estimate they do not price your home, they grade the community on evidence you can inspect. Composite is the plain average of the 4 factors (6.4). Basis: Recent Direction -14.0% year-over-year; Liquidity & Demand 3.0 months of supply; Owner Commitment 76% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 97.6% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a neighborhood where price hinges on condition and inventory is thin, the value we add is disciplined per-home underwriting — reading roof, systems, and finish level against a build history that runs from 1945 to 2024 — so you are not overpaying for a dated house or underbidding a genuinely updated one. With no active listings in the current snapshot, we help buyers position early and help sellers get condition and price right the first time in a softening market.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | Emerald Coast MLS, refreshed twice daily (last: October 22, 2026) |
| Community market stats | Emerald Coast MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending September 20, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR assessment roll (street-list match (1 streets, ZIP 32539)) |
| Under-contract shares | Emerald Coast MLS records, as of 2026-09-20 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2002 (31 transactions analyzed) |
Verify the primary sources yourself: Florida DOR · U.S. Census · FEMA flood maps · Citizens Property Insurance.
Momentum Research figures are our own analysis of Emerald Coast MLS records; MLS data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Methodology: how Momentum market scores are computed. Market metrics describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
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