OAKWOOD HILLS UNIT I
Homes for Sale in DeFuniak Springs, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Oakwood Hills Unit I is a condition-driven market, not a location-premium one. The median sits at $188,250, but that single figure hides a wide spread: this is a large pocket of roughly 1,152 homes built across more than a century, from 1910 to 2024, with the middle of the stock landing around 2006. What sets an individual price here is age, updates, and shape of the specific house far more than any address effect. Two homes on the same street can trade very differently depending on how much work has been done.
The posture right now is warm but patient. Prices are up 17.7% year over year, and the longer arc since 2012 is up 337%, so this has been a rising market. But the median home takes about 82.5 days to go under contract, and a market heat score of 42 says buyers have time to think. Sellers should price to the honest condition of the house and expect the market to reward preparation rather than urgency. Buyers have room to negotiate and inspect without being rushed.
OAKWOOD HILLS UNIT I right now
🟢 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($188K) is up 17.7% from the prior 12 months ($160K) and up 337% since 2012. With about 25 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: Very High (48 and 41 sales in the two windows).
What's unique here: the median sale price is about 72% below the typical Walton County sale ($188K vs $684K, trailing 12 months, emeraldcoast records).
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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
OAKWOOD HILLS UNIT I market snapshot (as of July 25, 2026): the median sale price is about $188K, and a median 83 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 18% from the prior 12 months and up 337% since 2012, computed from record-level emeraldcoast closed sales (48 closings in the current window).
OAKWOOD HILLS UNIT I is a community of 1,152 homes in DeFuniak Springs, Walton County, built between 1910 and 2024 (median 2006), with a median living area of about 1,343 square feet. 38% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Oakwood Hills Unit I is a deep, varied inventory in DeFuniak Springs, Walton County, where the wide range of build years means every home has to be judged on its own merits rather than a neighborhood template.
Who OAKWOOD HILLS UNIT I is best for.
Best for
- Buyers targeting a mid-range budget who want space and are comfortable vetting condition
- Investors or second-home buyers reading a market with a lower homestead share
- Renovation-minded buyers who see value in older stock priced on its bones
Probably not for
- Buyers who want consistent, new-construction-only finishes across every listing
- Anyone who needs to close fast and won't sit through an 80-plus-day pace
- Buyers expecting a tight, predictable price band rather than a wide condition-driven spread
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 ($188K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($160K) IS the +17.7% one-year change.
Windows contain 4 to 48 sales each (48 in the current window); every figure carries its sample size. 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.
The OAKWOOD HILLS UNIT I buying strategy.
If we were buying in OAKWOOD HILLS UNIT I 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 OAKWOOD HILLS UNIT I.
A condition market, not an address market
With a median living area around 1,343 square feet and a build range spanning 1910 to 2024, this is one of those communities where the label tells you less than the individual listing does. A century-old home and a newly finished one can carry the same postal footprint but demand completely different diligence. The single number worth anchoring to is the median price of $188,250; treat everything above or below it as a function of size, updates, and finish rather than any starting or ceiling price, because that range simply is not defined by the data.
The homestead share sits near 38%, meaning a meaningful portion of the stock is not owner-occupied primary residences. That matters for both sides: it signals a market with investor and secondary-use interest, and it means comparable sales can reflect a mix of use cases. Read the comps carefully and weight them by condition.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in OAKWOOD HILLS UNIT I. 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 OAKWOOD HILLS UNIT I 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 (7.5). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +337% since 2012; Recent Direction +17.7% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 38% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 94.2% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a market this varied, the value is in reading each house honestly against the median rather than a range that does not exist. We walk the specific property, weigh its build year and condition against the roughly 82.5-day pace, and price or offer to reality. No inflated ceilings, no manufactured urgency.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | emeraldcoast closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 25, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (60 streets, ZIP 32433/32434/32435)) |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 1995 (402 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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