Beach Highlands
Homes for Sale in Santa Rosa Beach, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Photo via Emerald Coast MLS
As of November 2026, Beach Highlands in Santa Rosa Beach, FL has 6 homes for sale, asking from $825,000 to $5,995,000 (median $3,244,500). Homes listed or recently sold were built 1999–2026 with 1 new construction; none of the 6 geocoded homes sit in a FEMA special flood hazard zone (median elevation 18 ft).
| Location | Santa Rosa Beach, Walton County, FL · ZIP 32459 |
|---|---|
| Homes in the community | 18 (FL DOR 2025 assessment roll) |
| Years built | 1973–2024 (median 2003.5) |
| Typical living area | 3,585 sq ft (median) |
| Home types (current listings and sales) | detached single family 100% |
| Amenities listed by sellers | Deed Access, Fire Alarm, Security System, Short Term Rental - Allowed |
| For sale right now | 6 active, 0 pending · median asking $3,244,500 · 72.0 months of supply |
| Owner-occupied (homestead) share | 27% |
Data as of November 9, 2026. Listing data provided by the Emerald Coast Association of REALTORS®. Information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed by the MLS to be accurate; housing-stock figures from Florida Department of Revenue public records. Market figures describe homes, not residents. Cite as: Momentum Realty, “Beach Highlands key facts,” movewithmomentum.com/neighborhoods/beach-highlands, data as of November 9, 2026.
Last 30 days in Beach Highlands: 3 new listings (median asking $1,490,000). As of November 9, 2026, Listing data provided by the Emerald Coast Association of REALTORS®. Information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed by the MLS to be accurate.
Homes For Sale Right Now in Beach Highlands
Live MLS inventory for Beach Highlands. 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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Active · 7 daysActive and pending Beach Highlands listings as of 2026-11-09, 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.
Every Home for Sale in Beach Highlands Right Now (6)
All 6 active and pending Beach Highlands listings with a detail page, newest first, refreshed twice a day from the MLS.
- 187 Crescent Road · $1,490,000 · 4 bd / 3 ba · listed Nov 4, 2026 · listed by Coastal Blue Property Management LLC
- 145 Sunrise Circle · $825,000 · 2 bd / 2 ba · listed Nov 2, 2026 · listed by Classic Luxury Real Estate LLC
- 157 Baird Road · $1,990,000 · 3 bd / 3 ba · listed Oct 4, 2026 · listed by Compass
- 8 Loon Lake Dr Drive · $4,850,000 · 6 bd / 7 ba · listed Aug 11, 2026 · listed by The Beach Group Properties LLC
- 175 Loon Lake Drive · $5,995,000 · 5 bd / 7.5 ba · listed Aug 11, 2026 · listed by Scenic Sotheby's International Realty
- 124 Hilltop Drive · $4,499,000 · 7 bd / 7 ba · listed Aug 11, 2026 · listed by Scenic Sotheby's International Realty
Beach Highlands is a small community of 127 homes in Santa Rosa Beach, and with only 3 active listings against a light closings window, this is a thin, low-turnover market. When inventory is this scarce, price is set less by comparable sales volume and more by the specific condition and vintage of whatever happens to be listed. Expect a wide spread from one home to the next rather than a tidy per-square-foot benchmark.
The housing stock spans 1973 to 2024, with a median build year of 2007 and a median of 2,760 square feet — meaning you are shopping across everything from older coastal builds to recent construction. For a buyer, that makes each listing a one-off; for a seller, it means presentation and condition carry the pricing conversation more than any neighborhood average does.
Figures in this note are as of July 26, 2026. The live market numbers elsewhere on this page update nightly and are newer.
The 60-Second Overview
Beach Highlands is a compact, established pocket of Santa Rosa Beach in Walton County where homes trend larger than typical and inventory stays tight. With no community amenities identified in current listings, the draw here is the location and the houses themselves rather than shared facilities.
Pre-construction details are compiled from public records, builder announcements and builder listings, and are subject to change without notice; figures are deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Momentum Research figures are our own analysis. This page describes homes, pricing and community attributes, not residents.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Beach Highlands is best for.
Best for
- Buyers wanting more square footage than the typical coastal listing and willing to evaluate homes individually
- Second-home or investment buyers comfortable in a market where most homes are not owner-occupied
- Patient buyers who can wait for the right listing rather than needing to choose from many at once
Probably not for
- Buyers who need amenity-rich community features, since none are identified here
- Buyers who want a large active inventory to compare and negotiate across
- Buyers seeking new construction only, given the mix skews toward established homes with a 2007 median build year
The market around Beach Highlands
Beach Highlands is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.
In ZIP 32459, 952 homes are on the market and 16% are under contract — a slower corner of Santa Rosa Beach.
Across Walton County, 2,879 homes are active and 587 pending (17% under contract).
ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Beach Highlands specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.
Housing distress & ownership in BEACH HIGHLANDS, Santa Rosa Beach
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.
Beach Highlands 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
- 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 Highlands listings and can change; always confirm with Walton County Public Schools for a specific address.
Buying with schools in mind? We can confirm the exact zoned schools for any Beach Highlands address.
The Beach Highlands buying strategy.
If we were buying in Beach Highlands 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 Highlands.
A condition-driven market with real vintage range
The half-century build range is the story here. A home from the early years of the community and a 2024 build sit in the same neighborhood, so square footage, systems age, and renovation history swing value far more than address alone. The median 2,760-square-foot footprint tells you these are substantial homes, but it says little about any single property you will actually tour.
Homestead share sits at roughly 33 percent, meaning most of these homes are not owner-occupied primary residences. In a coastal Walton County market, that points toward a meaningful second-home and rental presence — useful context if you are weighing resale timing or how neighbors use their properties, though it does not set your price.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Beach Highlands. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
With only 3 active listings and a wide vintage spread, there is no shortcut comp that tells you what a Beach Highlands home is worth — each one has to be underwritten on its own condition, systems, and square footage. We do that work property by property, and we will tell you plainly when a listing is priced on optimism rather than substance.
Beach Highlands in 15 seconds.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | Emerald Coast MLS, refreshed twice daily (last: November 9, 2026) |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR assessment roll (street-list match (1 streets, ZIP 32459)) |
| Under-contract shares | Emerald Coast MLS records, as of 2026-11-09 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2026 (1 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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