BENJ ALBURYS
Homes for Sale in Key West, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Benj Alburys sits in Key West, where land scarcity and Monroe County's strict building regulations underpin pricing at every level. The median closed price of $1,410,000 reflects a market where replacement cost and location scarcity do far more work than finishes or square footage alone. Buyers should treat that figure as a center of gravity, not a ceiling — individual properties trade at wide spreads depending on lot position, flood zone, and condition.
The year-over-year median is down 25.8%, a meaningful correction that warrants attention but also context: the long-run gain from 2012 stands at 189%. The current median days on market of 93 days and a market heat score of 50 out of 100 tell a consistent story — this is a deliberate, buyer-paced market right now, not a bidding-war environment. Sellers who price to current reality are transacting; those anchored to prior peaks are sitting.
BENJ ALBURYS right now
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($1.41M) is down 25.8% from the prior 12 months ($1.90M) and up 189% since 2012. With about a dozen 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 floridakeys closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 27. Confidence: Medium (7 and 9 sales in the two windows).
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Updated July 27, 2026 · Live data: floridakeys, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
BENJ ALBURYS market snapshot (as of July 27, 2026): the median sale price is about $1.41M, and a median 93 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 26% from the prior 12 months and up 189% since 2012, computed from record-level floridakeys closed sales (7 closings in the current window).
Benj Alburys is a small, established community within Key West proper, where the combination of Monroe County land constraints and limited new construction inventory keeps the price floor structurally elevated even during softening cycles. With only 7 closings in the tracking window, individual sale outcomes carry outsized influence on reported statistics.
Who BENJ ALBURYS is best for.
Best for
- A buyer with the full purchase price or substantial equity who can commit to a hold horizon measured in years, not months.
- A buyer seeking a Key West property for extended personal use who views the current soft market as an opportunity to negotiate terms and price without competition.
- A seller with significant basis established before the run-up who is willing to price at current market levels rather than peak-cycle expectations.
Probably not for
- A buyer who needs to sell within a short timeframe and cannot absorb the risk of a market still working through its correction.
- Anyone whose budget puts the median price at the absolute ceiling — condition-driven variance in this community means actual acquisition costs can exceed the median.
- A buyer expecting rapid resale appreciation; the current data does not support that assumption, and no outcome is guaranteed.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending July 27 of each year, from record-level floridakeys closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($1.41M) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($1.90M) IS the -25.8% one-year change.
Windows contain 1 to 21 sales each (7 in the current window); every figure carries its sample size, and thin markets swing on single closings. Listing data provided by Florida Keys MLS, Inc. Information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed by the MLS to be accurate. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
The real cost & risk here
Before the list price, the Florida math the portals skip. These are Monroe County typicals — your exact home, flood zone, and insurance quote will vary, so verify each before you offer.
Check it for your address: look up your flood zone (FEMA) · insurance by county · true-cost calculator · Monroe County scorecard.
County typicals from Momentum’s Florida housing data (Zillow & Realtor.com aggregates, Census, FRED), updated monthly; insurance modeled. Flood zone is property-specific — always confirm via FEMA.
The BENJ ALBURYS buying strategy.
If we were buying in BENJ ALBURYS 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 BENJ ALBURYS.
Reading the correction clearly
A 25.8% year-over-year decline in median price is not noise — it signals that the frenzied demand cycle has unwound and that buyers now have negotiating leverage they did not have during the run-up. At 93 median days on market, listings are taking roughly three months to clear, which is enough time for a prepared buyer to conduct thorough due diligence, commission inspections, and negotiate from a position of information rather than urgency. That dynamic has reversed sharply from where it was at the market's peak.
The 189% appreciation since 2012 is the structural backdrop, but no price trajectory is guaranteed forward. What the long-run number does confirm is that Key West real estate at this price point has historically rewarded patience. The thin transaction volume — seven closings in the window — means medians can shift substantially with a single outlier sale. Buyers and sellers both need to look at individual comparable properties rather than lean too heavily on any single aggregate figure.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in BENJ ALBURYS. 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 BENJ ALBURYS 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 (5.5). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +189% since 2012; Recent Direction -25.8% year-over-year; Pricing Power 94.6% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
Benj Alburys trades in low volume at a high price point, which means the cost of misreading a comparable or misjudging a negotiation is significant. Momentum Realty brings Northeast Florida market discipline — tight underwriting, honest pricing conversations, and no appetite for cheerleading a deal that does not pencil — to a community where those habits are not universal. Whether you are a seller recalibrating expectations after the correction or a buyer trying to identify genuine value in a thin market, you need representation that reads the data straight.
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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.
Tools for a BENJ ALBURYS buy.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | floridakeys closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 27, 2026 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2000 (150 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 floridakeys 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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