PLANTATION AT SANTA ROSA
Homes for Sale in Santa Rosa Beach, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Price here is driven by a fairly uniform housing stock. Homes were built in a tight window between 2006 and 2013, with a median build year of 2007 and a median footprint right around 2,005 square feet. When the inventory is this consistent, condition and finish level do most of the work in separating one sale from the next, and the median currently sits at $335,000.
The market posture is mixed. Homes are moving fast — a median of 10 days on market — yet the median price is down 17.5% year over year, and the heat score of 26 reads cool. For sellers, that combination means priced-right homes still transact quickly but the ceiling has come down. For buyers, the fast pace demands readiness, but the softer year-over-year pricing means you are negotiating in a calmer window than recent years.
PLANTATION AT SANTA ROSA right now
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($335K) is down 17.5% from the prior 12 months ($406K) and up 152% since 2012. With about 4 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 (3 and 4 sales in the two windows).
What's unique here: the median sale price is about 51% below the typical Walton County sale ($335K 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
PLANTATION AT SANTA ROSA market snapshot (as of July 25, 2026): the median sale price is about $335K, and a median 10 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 18% from the prior 12 months and up 152% since 2012, computed from record-level emeraldcoast closed sales (3 closings in the current window).
PLANTATION AT SANTA ROSA is a community of 73 homes in Santa Rosa Beach, Walton County, built between 2006 and 2013 (median 2007), with a median living area of about 2,005 square feet. 40% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
PLANTATION AT SANTA ROSA is a small, cohesive pocket of 73 homes in Santa Rosa Beach, all built within a narrow mid-2000s to early-2010s span, so the housing here feels of a piece rather than a patchwork of eras.
Who PLANTATION AT SANTA ROSA is best for.
Best for
- Buyers targeting a consistent, mid-2000s-era home around 2,005 square feet in Santa Rosa Beach
- Move-quick buyers who can act decisively given the 10-day median pace
- Value-focused buyers comfortable negotiating in a market that has softened year over year
Probably not for
- Buyers who want resort-style shared amenities as part of the package
- Buyers seeking wide variety in home age, size, or architecture
- Buyers who need heavy recent-comp data to feel confident, given how few homes have closed recently
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 ($335K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($406K) IS the -17.5% one-year change.
Windows contain 1 to 11 sales each (3 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.
The real cost & risk here
Before the list price, the Florida math the portals skip. These are Walton 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 · Walton 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.
The PLANTATION AT SANTA ROSA buying strategy.
If we were buying in PLANTATION AT SANTA ROSA 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 PLANTATION AT SANTA ROSA.
A small, uniform pocket in a cooling market
With only 73 homes and a homestead share near 40%, this is a compact community with a meaningful share of non-owner-occupied properties — worth understanding if you care about the mix of full-time versus seasonal or rental use on your street. No community amenities surfaced in current MLS listings, so value here rests on the homes themselves and the Santa Rosa Beach location rather than on shared facilities.
The pricing story is the one to watch. The median has climbed 152% since 2012 but is off 17.5% over the past year, and closings are thin — only 3 in the current window. Thin volume makes any single sale carry more weight in the median, so read individual comps carefully rather than leaning on the headline number alone.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in PLANTATION AT SANTA ROSA. 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 PLANTATION AT SANTA ROSA 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 (4.2). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +152% since 2012; Recent Direction -17.5% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 40% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 88.4% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a small community with thin closing volume, the median can swing on a single sale, so the real work is comp-by-comp analysis of condition and finish. We read those individual sales for you, so whether you are pricing to sell in a fast-moving but softening market or negotiating on the buy side, you are working from what the homes are actually doing — not just the headline number.
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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.
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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 PLANTATION AT SANTA ROSA sales matched to your home.
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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 (6 streets, ZIP 32459)) |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2007 (82 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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