Compass Lake In The Hills
Homes for Sale in Alford, FL

Compass Lake In The Hills in Alford (Jackson County) is a lake-oriented community with a modest, steady footprint — 57 homes ranging from 1950-era construction to homes built as recently as 2024, with a median build year of 2004 and a median living area of 1,950 square feet.

CPAR sales records identify 18 homes in Compass Lake In The Hills that have changed hands, built between 1982 and 2026 (median 2026), with a median living area of about 1,684 sq ft and a typical 4-bedroom, 2-bath layout. Source: CPAR closed-sale history compiled by Momentum Research; counts reflect homes with a recorded MLS sale, not every home in the community.

County records show 6 qualified sales in Compass Lake In The Hills across 2024–2025 (3 in 2024, 3 in 2025), median $272,000 — the last recorded sale per parcel on the Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll, independent of the MLS.

Flood zones in Compass Lake In The Hills: of 9 listing addresses checked against the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, 100% sit outside the FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area (Zone X). Individual parcels vary - verify any specific address at msc.fema.gov.

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.

Compass Lake In The Hills is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.

In ZIP 32420, 30 homes are on the market and 7% are under contract — a slower corner of Alford.

Across Jackson County, 820 homes are active and 161 pending (16% under contract).

In ZIP 32420 (Alford), 21 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $207K, down 5.1% year over year, with a median 70 days on market. Right now 20 active and 1 pending listings — a soft market. See the live ZIP 32420 housing market and the Jackson County market.

ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Compass Lake In The Hills specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.

The build-year range here — 1950 to 2024 — means Compass Lake In The Hills is not a single-phase subdivision. It has grown in waves over more than seven decades, which shows up in lot size, architectural style, and how much recent renovation work a given home has seen. The median year built of 2004 puts the typical home in its early-to-mid twenties, old enough to have a track record but not old enough to require the kind of systems work you'd expect from the 1950s-era properties in the mix.

At a median 1,950 square feet, homes here run to a workable mid-size footprint rather than sprawling estate lots or compact starter units. No community amenities are currently identified from active MLS listings, which does not necessarily mean there are none — it means buyers should verify directly with sellers or an HOA (if one exists) rather than assume clubhouse, pool, or shared-lake access packages are part of the deal.

A 57-home community with a seven-decade construction range is not a place to price by neighborhood averages alone — every home needs to be evaluated on its own build era, condition, and lot. We pull the comparable sales that actually match a given property's vintage and square footage, not just its zip code, and we tell you plainly when a listing's amenities or HOA status need direct verification rather than assumption.