MARY ESTHER MANOR
Homes for Sale in Mary Esther, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
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Price here is driven by the house itself, not by shared amenities or new construction. This is an established pocket built mostly in the early 1980s, with a median living area around 2,185 square feet, so condition and updates do most of the work in setting where a given home lands. The median sits at $357,250, but expect a wide spread depending on how much a seller has put into kitchens, roofs, and systems.
The current posture is thin and slow. There are zero active listings against a small run of recent closings, and days on market are sitting near 56 — call it roughly two months to move. That combination, along with a sharp year-over-year drop in the median, tells sellers to price to condition and be patient, and tells buyers that when something does list, there is room to underwrite it carefully rather than chase it.
MARY ESTHER MANOR right now
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($357K) is down 28.4% from the prior 12 months ($499K) and up 92% since 2012. With about 3 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 emeraldcoast closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 25. Confidence: Low (6 and 3 sales in the two windows).
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Updated July 25, 2026 · Live data: emeraldcoast, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
MARY ESTHER MANOR market snapshot (as of July 25, 2026): the median sale price is about $357K, and a median 57 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 28% from the prior 12 months and up 92% since 2012, computed from record-level emeraldcoast closed sales (6 closings in the current window).
MARY ESTHER MANOR is a community of 197 homes in Mary Esther, Okaloosa County, built between 1979 and 2018 (median 1982), with a median living area of about 2,185 square feet. 86% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Mary Esther Manor is a settled Okaloosa County neighborhood of just under 200 homes, most owner-occupied, with almost no listing turnover at the moment. It reads as a place people stay rather than trade in and out of.
The setting & the homes.
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Who MARY ESTHER MANOR is best for.
Best for
- Buyers targeting an established home around the mid-$350s who value square footage over newness
- Long-hold owners who intend to stay put and are comfortable in a low-turnover neighborhood
- Renovation-minded buyers ready to update an original 1980s house and hold it
Probably not for
- Buyers who need to close fast, given there are currently no active listings
- Anyone wanting new construction, HOA amenities, or a maintenance-free package
- Short-term buyers counting on a quick flip, given the sharp year-over-year price pullback
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending July 25 of each year, from record-level emeraldcoast closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($357K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($499K) IS the -28.4% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 6 sales each (6 in the current window); every figure carries its sample size, and thin markets swing on single closings. 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.
MARY ESTHER MANOR Market Scorecard
MARY ESTHER MANOR is currently a balanced market..
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Live data: emeraldcoast, refreshed twice daily. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
Homes For Sale Right Now in MARY ESTHER MANOR
Live MLS inventory for MARY ESTHER MANOR. 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 MARY ESTHER MANOR listings as of 2026-07-25, 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.
MARY ESTHER MANOR on the map.
Every active, pending, and recently sold home, plotted. Toggle the layers and tap a home for the details.
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Schools
- Okaloosa County Public Schools
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
- Mary Esther · Elementary
- Bruner · Middle
- Fort Walton Beach · High
Zoned schools reflect the assignments reported on recent MARY ESTHER MANOR listings and can change; always confirm with Okaloosa County Public Schools for a specific address.
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The MARY ESTHER MANOR buying strategy.
If we were buying in MARY ESTHER MANOR 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 MARY ESTHER MANOR.
An established pocket with almost no inventory
The building period runs from 1979 to 2018, but the median year built is 1982, so the character of the community is firmly 1980s stock. At a median of about 2,185 square feet, these are real houses with usable footprints, and the value question is almost always about what has been renovated versus what is still original. There are no community amenities identified in current MLS listings, so you are buying the house and the location, not a shared package.
Ownership is sticky here — the homestead share sits near 86%, which points to long-term owner occupancy and part of why active inventory is currently at zero. Over the longer arc, the median is up roughly 92% since 2012, but the last year shows a steep pullback of about 28%, so this is not a smooth, one-direction market. Recent closings are few, which makes any single sale a large influence on the headline numbers.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in MARY ESTHER MANOR. 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 MARY ESTHER MANOR 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 4 factors (5.6). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +92% since 2012; Recent Direction -28.4% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 86% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 95.6% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
With zero active listings and only a handful of recent closings, the public numbers move a lot on very little data, and a single renovated or dated sale can swing the median. We track this neighborhood at the street level, help sellers price honestly to condition rather than to a headline figure, and help buyers underwrite the rare listing before emotion takes over.
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HOA, CDD & Fees
- Mandatory HOA — confirm current dues
- 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 MARY ESTHER MANOR buy.
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Selling here is won on condition and pricing to real comps, not an automated estimate. The right number comes from closed MARY ESTHER MANOR sales matched to your home.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | emeraldcoast, refreshed twice daily (last: July 25, 2026) |
| Community market stats | emeraldcoast closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 25, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (8 streets, ZIP 32569)) |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 1993 (77 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 emeraldcoast 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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