SCRANTON ESTATES
Homes for Sale in Fort Walton Beach, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Scranton Estates is an established Fort Walton Beach pocket where price is driven by condition, not calendar. With a build range running from 1948 to 2015 and a median year built of 1994, what you pay tracks how much updating a given home has already absorbed. The median sits near $315K, but treat that as a midpoint across a wide spread of finish levels rather than a going rate.
The current posture favors a patient buyer. A median of 67 days on market means homes here are not clearing in a weekend, so there is room to inspect, negotiate, and walk from an overpriced listing. Sellers should note the same number: pricing to condition matters, because the market is taking its time and will not reward an aspirational number.
SCRANTON ESTATES right now
🟢 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($315K) is up 9.6% from the prior 12 months ($288K) and up 143% since 2012. With about 2 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 (4 and 4 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
SCRANTON ESTATES right now
🟢 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($315K) is up 9.6% from the prior 12 months ($288K) and up 143% since 2012. With about 2 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 (4 and 4 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
SCRANTON ESTATES market snapshot (as of July 25, 2026): the median sale price is about $315K, and a median 67 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 10% from the prior 12 months and up 143% since 2012, computed from record-level emeraldcoast closed sales (4 closings in the current window).
SCRANTON ESTATES is a community of 73 homes in Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, built between 1948 and 2015 (median 1994), with a median living area of about 1,805 square feet. 58% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
This is a small, mostly built-out enclave of 73 homes with no community amenities identified in current listings — the appeal is the location and the house itself, not shared facilities. A homestead share near 58% points to a core of owner-occupants with a meaningful slice of the inventory held otherwise.
Who SCRANTON ESTATES is best for.
Best for
- Buyers targeting a mid-sized home around the mid-$300s who will read condition closely before offering
- Owner-occupants who want an established Fort Walton Beach location over new construction or shared facilities
- Renovation-minded buyers with a realistic budget for updating an older home
Probably not for
- Buyers who want an amenity-rich community with shared facilities
- Anyone needing a quick close in a fast-moving market
- Buyers unwilling to budget for updates on older housing stock
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 ($315K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($288K) IS the +9.6% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 5 sales each (4 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 Okaloosa 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 · Okaloosa 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 SCRANTON ESTATES buying strategy.
If we were buying in SCRANTON ESTATES 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 SCRANTON ESTATES.
A condition-driven midpoint
The story here is age and living space. A median living area around 1,805 square feet and a median vintage of 1994 mean most homes are mid-sized and mature enough that mechanicals, roofs, and kitchens are the swing factors on price. Values are up 9.6% year over year and 143% since 2012, so the longer arc has been steady, but the near-term takeaway is that two houses at similar square footage can price very differently based on what has been renovated.
Because there are no shared amenities to underwrite value, buyers are paying for the structure and the setting. That makes the inspection and a realistic renovation budget the most important part of any offer. On a 1948-to-2015 build spread, the difference between a 1990s home left original and one recently reworked is the difference that matters most.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in SCRANTON ESTATES. 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 SCRANTON ESTATES 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 (7.1). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +143% since 2012; Recent Direction +9.6% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 58% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 93.5% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a small pocket of 73 homes with a 67-day median and no amenity story to lean on, the value is in reading each individual house against the median. We help buyers separate a well-updated home from a cosmetically-staged one, and we help sellers price to actual condition so a listing does not sit while the market waits it out.
SCRANTON ESTATES in 15 seconds.
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 SCRANTON ESTATES 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 SCRANTON ESTATES 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 (2 streets, ZIP 32547)) |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 1996 (61 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.
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 ($315K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($288K) IS the +9.6% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 5 sales each (4 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.
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 (2 streets, ZIP 32547)) |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 1996 (61 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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