Compass Lake Hills
Homes for Sale in Alford, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Compass Lake Hills is a small, slow-moving market by design — only 9 closings feed this snapshot, so any single sale can swing the numbers more than it would in a larger community. The median price of $207,000 reflects that thin sample as much as it reflects true market direction, and the 10% year-over-year pullback should be read with that caveat attached rather than treated as a hard trend line.
A market heat score of 35 and median days on market of 55 both point to a buyer's pace here — homes are not moving quickly, and pricing has room to be negotiated rather than chased. For sellers, that means condition and presentation matter more than timing the market; for buyers, it means there is little pressure to rush a decision.
Compass Lake Hills right now
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($207K) is down 10.0% from the prior 12 months ($230K). 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 cpar closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 28. Confidence: Medium (9 and 9 sales in the two windows).
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Updated July 28, 2026 · Live data: cpar, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Compass Lake Hills market snapshot (as of July 28, 2026): the median sale price is about $207K, and a median 55 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 10% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level cpar closed sales (9 closings in the current window).
Compass Lake Hills is a community of 145 homes in Alford, Jackson County, built between 1925 and 2024 (median 1996.0), with a median living area of about 1,890 square feet. 56% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Compass Lake Hills is a low-turnover pocket of Jackson County where over half of homes (55.5%) carry a homestead exemption, signaling a base of owner-occupied properties rather than a rotating rental or investor-driven stock.
Who Compass Lake Hills is best for.
Best for
- Buyers prioritizing home and land value over shared amenities
- Buyers with flexibility on timeline who can wait through a 55-day-plus market
- Buyers comfortable inspecting and pricing based on individual home condition given the wide build-year range
Probably not for
- Buyers who want a subdivision with organized recreational amenities
- Buyers expecting fast turnaround in a high-heat, multiple-offer environment
- Buyers who need a uniform, single-era housing stock rather than a mixed one
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending July 28 of each year, from record-level cpar closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($207K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($230K) IS the -10.0% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 13 sales each (9 in the current window); every figure carries its sample size, and thin markets swing on single closings. Listing information provided by the Central Panhandle Association of REALTORS®. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed by the MLS to be accurate. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
The Compass Lake Hills buying strategy.
If we were buying in Compass Lake Hills 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 Compass Lake Hills.
A market that runs on patience, not pace
With 145 homes total and a build era spanning 1925 to 2024, this is not a cookie-cutter subdivision — the median year built of 1996 sits in the middle of a genuinely mixed stock, meaning any two listings can differ substantially in age, systems, and finish. That spread is the main driver of price variation here; condition, not location or amenity package, is what separates the top and bottom of the range.
The median living area of roughly 1,890 square feet suggests a solid mid-size footprint typical for the area, but buyers should expect to evaluate each property on its own mechanical and structural merits rather than assume a uniform standard. No community amenities are identified in current MLS listings, so whatever draws a buyer here is the lot, the house, or the setting itself — not a shared clubhouse or recreational package.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Compass Lake Hills. 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 Compass Lake Hills 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 (4.8). Basis: Recent Direction -10.0% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 56% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 93.0% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a market this thin — 9 closings feeding the current data — pricing a home or making an offer without local context is guesswork. We track Compass Lake Hills closing by closing, not by relying on broad Jackson County averages, so you know whether a given list price is grounded in recent activity or an outlier.
Compass Lake Hills in 15 seconds.
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 Compass Lake Hills buy.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | cpar closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 28, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (15 streets, ZIP 32420/32448)) |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2013 (95 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 cpar 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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