Leisure Lakes
Homes for Sale in Washington County, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Photo via CPAR MLS
As of September 2026, Leisure Lakes in Chipley, FL has 6 homes for sale and 1 pending, asking from $200,000 to $454,900 (median $362,450). Over the 12 months ending 2026-09-12, 13 recorded sales closed at a median of $325,000, a median 136 days on market, sellers accepting 95% of original asking (+30% versus the prior year). Homes listed or recently sold were built 1995–2024; 7 of 7 report an HOA (median $21/mo); 1 of the 6 geocoded homes sit in a FEMA special flood hazard zone (median elevation 102 ft). At the median price and Washington County's FY2025-26 rate of 15.35 mills, annual property tax runs about $4,990 ($4,380 with the full homestead exemption).
Homes For Sale Right Now in Leisure Lakes
Live MLS inventory for Leisure Lakes. 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.
Active and pending Leisure Lakes listings as of 2026-09-12, priced high to low. Listing information provided by the Central Panhandle Association of REALTORS®. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed by the MLS to be accurate. Tap any home to ask about it.
Leisure Lakes prices off a genuinely mixed housing stock. Homes here date from 1954 through 2024, with a median build year of 2003 and a median living area of 1,812 square feet, so condition and vintage do more to set a price than any single amenity or view. That spread is the reason a median of $340,000 tells only part of the story — two homes on the same street can sit a decade or more apart in age and finish level.
The 22.1% year-over-year price move is real, but it's built on just 11 closings in this window, so treat it as directional rather than a settled trend line. A median 117 days on market points to a deliberate, patient buyer pool rather than a bidding-war pace, which gives sellers room to price carefully and buyers room to negotiate rather than chase.
Leisure Lakes right now
🟢 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($325K) is up 30.5% from the prior 12 months ($249K) and up 183% 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 CPAR MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending September 12. Confidence: Medium (13 and 8 sales in the two windows).
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Updated September 12, 2026 · Live data: CPAR MLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Leisure Lakes market snapshot (as of September 12, 2026): the median sale price is about $325K, and a median 136 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 30% from the prior 12 months and up 183% since 2012, computed from record-level CPAR MLS closed sales (13 closings in the current window).
Leisure Lakes is a modest-sized pocket of 223 homes in Chipley, Washington County, where a high owner-occupancy share (65.8% homestead) points to a market built on long-term residency rather than turnover or investment flipping.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Leisure Lakes is best for.
Best for
- Buyers planning to hold long-term who value a stable, high-owner-occupancy setting over amenities
- Buyers comfortable evaluating homes individually on age and condition rather than relying on a uniform build standard
- Buyers with flexible timelines who can wait through a typical multi-month selling cycle
Probably not for
- Buyers who want on-site community amenities like pools, clubhouses, or organized recreation
- Buyers seeking a fast close in a high-competition, low-days-on-market market
- Investors expecting rapid turnover, given the high share of owner-occupied homes and thin closing volume
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending September 12 of each year, from record-level CPAR MLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($325K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($249K) IS the +30.5% one-year change.
Windows contain 1 to 13 sales each (13 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 real cost & risk here
Before the list price, the Florida math the portals skip. These are Washington 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 · Washington 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.
Leisure Lakes Market Scorecard
Leisure Lakes is currently a thin data market. Limited supply, a median asking price of $362,450, and homes go under contract in about 67 days.
Typical home value in the 32428 ZIP is $232,117, about 11.0% below the Florida norm (Zillow Home Value Index).
Go deeper: ZIP market scorecard · county scorecard · true cost calculator · affordability calculator.
Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily. Typical value: Zillow Research. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
Housing distress & ownership in Leisure Lakes, Chipley
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 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.
Leisure Lakes on the map.
Every active, pending, and recently sold home, plotted. Toggle the layers and tap a home for the details.
Listing locations from CPAR MLS. Map data © OpenStreetMap, tiles © CARTO.
The Leisure Lakes buying strategy.
If we were buying in Leisure Lakes 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 Leisure Lakes.
A market that moves on condition, not comps
With a market heat score of 49, Leisure Lakes sits in balanced territory — not a seller's sprint, not a buyer's standoff. The 117-day median days-on-market backs that up: homes here take real time to transact, which usually means pricing accuracy at listing matters more than urgency tactics.
No community amenities are currently identified in MLS data for this pocket, so value is driven almost entirely by the home itself — lot, condition, square footage, and age relative to the 2003 median build year. Buyers comparing two listings here should weigh renovation and system age closely, since the 1954–2024 build range means a shared address can hide very different maintenance realities.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Leisure Lakes. 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 Leisure Lakes 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 (8.8). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +183% since 2012; Recent Direction +30.5% year-over-year; Pricing Power 94.7% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
A community with only 11 recent closings and a wide build-year spread is not one where a generic pricing algorithm holds up — it takes someone reading each comp individually, checking build year against condition, and understanding why days-on-market run long before setting a number. That's the kind of read Momentum does on every Leisure Lakes listing, for buyers and sellers alike.
Leisure Lakes in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
- HOA status not on record. Verify any dues before you offer
- 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 Leisure Lakes buy.
Free calculators to pressure-test the real cost before you tour.
Selling here is won on condition and pricing to real comps, not an automated estimate. The right number comes from closed Leisure Lakes sales matched to your home.
Price it to the comps and condition, not an automated estimate.
If you are thinking about selling in Leisure Lakes, the right list price comes from recent comparable sales matched to your home's condition and location, not an automated estimate.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | CPAR MLS, refreshed twice daily (last: September 12, 2026) |
| Community market stats | CPAR MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending September 12, 2026 |
| Under-contract shares | CPAR MLS records, as of 2026-09-08 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2012 (138 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 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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