BEACH HIGHLAND 1ST ADD
Homes for Sale in Santa Rosa Beach, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
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Price here is driven by the house, not the subdivision. There are no identified community amenities, so what you pay tracks the individual property — its age, condition, and how close it sits to the beach. With a build span running from 1974 to 2024 and a median build year of 2001, this is a mixed-vintage pocket where a renovated or newer home and an original one can sit on the same street at very different prices. The median lands at $1,624,500, but treat that as a midpoint in a wide, condition-driven spread rather than a going rate.
The current posture favors patient buyers. Homes are sitting a median of 151 days, and the median closing price is down 40.9% year over year — a steep reset that tells sellers the aggressive pricing of a year ago no longer clears. With 10 active listings against just 8 closings in the trailing window, supply is outrunning recent demand. Sellers need to price to today, not to memory; buyers have room to negotiate and time to be selective.
BEACH HIGHLAND 1ST ADD right now
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($1.62M) is down 40.9% from the prior 12 months ($2.75M). With about 4 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 emeraldcoast closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 25. Confidence: Low (8 and 5 sales in the two windows).
What's unique here: the median sale price is about 2x the typical Walton County sale ($1.62M vs $684K, trailing 12 months, emeraldcoast records).
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Updated July 25, 2026 · Live data: emeraldcoast, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
BEACH HIGHLAND 1ST ADD market snapshot (as of July 25, 2026): the median sale price is about $1.62M, and a median 151 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 41% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level emeraldcoast closed sales (8 closings in the current window).
BEACH HIGHLAND 1ST ADD is a community of 161 homes in Santa Rosa Beach, Walton County, built between 1974 and 2024 (median 2001), with a median living area of about 2,591 square feet. 38% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
BEACH HIGHLAND 1ST ADD is a compact, established Santa Rosa Beach enclave of 161 homes with no shared amenities — value comes from the individual property and its proximity to the coast, not from community features.
The setting & the homes.
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Who BEACH HIGHLAND 1ST ADD is best for.
Best for
- Buyers targeting a coastal property who can move at their own pace and wait for the right listing
- Buyers with a seven-figure budget who want to buy on condition and negotiate against soft demand
- Buyers comfortable evaluating a wide range of home vintages and budgeting for updates on older stock
Probably not for
- Buyers who need community amenities, since none are identified from current listings
- Buyers seeking a quick flip or fast resale in a market averaging 151 days to sell
- Buyers who need price certainty and cannot absorb a market that has reset sharply year over year
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending July 25 of each year, from record-level emeraldcoast closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($1.62M) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($2.75M) IS the -40.9% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 9 sales each (8 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.
BEACH HIGHLAND 1ST ADD Market Scorecard
BEACH HIGHLAND 1ST ADD is currently a balanced market., a median asking price of $1,995,000, and homes go under contract in about 164 days.
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Live data: emeraldcoast, refreshed twice daily. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
Homes For Sale Right Now in BEACH HIGHLAND 1ST ADD
Live MLS inventory for BEACH HIGHLAND 1ST ADD. 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.
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Pending · 117 daysActive and pending BEACH HIGHLAND 1ST ADD listings as of 2026-07-25, 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.
BEACH HIGHLAND 1ST ADD on the map.
Every active, pending, and recently sold home, plotted. Toggle the layers and tap a home for the details.
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Schools
- Walton County Public Schools
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
- Van R Butler · Elementary
- Emerald Coast · Middle
- South Walton · High
Zoned schools reflect the assignments reported on recent BEACH HIGHLAND 1ST ADD listings and can change; always confirm with Walton County Public Schools for a specific address.
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The BEACH HIGHLAND 1ST ADD buying strategy.
If we were buying in BEACH HIGHLAND 1ST ADD 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 BEACH HIGHLAND 1ST ADD.
A condition-driven market with a long clock
The wide year-built range is the story. Homes here date back to 1974 and run all the way to 2024, with a median around 2001 and a median living area near 2,591 square feet. That mix means due diligence matters more than the median price: an older, un-updated home and a recent rebuild are not the same purchase, and the number you should anchor to is the specific property in front of you.
About 39% of homes here carry a homestead exemption, which points to a meaningful share of non-primary and investment use — consistent with a coastal market. Combine that with a 151-day median time on market and a sharp year-over-year decline, and the takeaway is a market that rewards precise pricing and rewards buyers who are willing to wait out the right listing.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in BEACH HIGHLAND 1ST ADD. 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 BEACH HIGHLAND 1ST ADD 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 3 factors (1.7). Basis: Recent Direction -40.9% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 38% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 86.9% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a market this condition-dependent, the median tells you almost nothing about a single house — the gap between an original 1974 build and a 2024 rebuild is the whole game. We price and negotiate off the property in front of you, not off a subdivision average, and with listings sitting 151 days and values well off last year's pace, that discipline is what protects both a buyer's basis and a seller's timeline.
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HOA, CDD & Fees
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- Any club/amenity membership is billed separately
Confirm the current HOA dues, exactly what they cover, and any CDD bond or special assessment for a specific address before you offer.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | emeraldcoast, refreshed twice daily (last: July 25, 2026) |
| Community market stats | emeraldcoast closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 25, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (6 streets, ZIP 32459)) |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 1993 (88 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 emeraldcoast 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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