SUMMER PLACE
Homes for Sale in Santa Rosa Beach, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
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Summer Place is a small, tightly-defined pocket in Santa Rosa Beach — 14 homes total, all built in 2009, with a median living area around 2,724 square feet. When a community is this uniform in vintage and size, price is driven less by the usual age-and-square-footage variables and more by condition, updates, and how a given home sits within the enclave. Expect a wide spread on ask depending on how each property has been maintained since it was built.
With only 2 active listings and a single closing in the recent window, this is a thin market in both directions. There is not much for a buyer to compare against, and a seller here is competing against a very short list rather than a crowd. That cuts both ways: pricing signals are noisy, and one recent sale can move the conversation more than it should. Come prepared to underwrite each home on its own merits.
The setting & the homes.
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Who SUMMER PLACE is best for.
Best for
- Second-home buyers wanting a larger 2009-built floor plan in the Santa Rosa Beach area
- Buyers comfortable underwriting a home on condition rather than leaning on many comps
- Investors or rental-focused buyers targeting a non-homestead, held-as-second-home profile
Probably not for
- Buyers who need resort-style shared amenities on-site
- Shoppers who want a deep, active inventory to compare across before committing
- Anyone requiring a broad range of home sizes or newer construction than 2009
Homes For Sale Right Now in SUMMER PLACE
Live MLS inventory for SUMMER PLACE. 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 · 59 daysTop listingActive · 58 daysPending · 73 daysActive and pending SUMMER PLACE 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.
SUMMER PLACE on the map.
Every active, pending, and recently sold home, plotted. Toggle the layers and tap a home for the details.
Listing locations from emeraldcoast. Map data © OpenStreetMap, tiles © CARTO.
Schools
- Walton County Public Schools
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
- Dune Lakes · Elementary
- Emerald Coast · Middle
- South Walton · High
Zoned schools reflect the assignments reported on recent SUMMER PLACE listings and can change; always confirm with Walton County Public Schools for a specific address.
Buying with schools in mind? We can confirm the exact zoned schools for any SUMMER PLACE address.
The SUMMER PLACE buying strategy.
If we were buying in SUMMER PLACE 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 SUMMER PLACE.
A single-vintage enclave
Everything here went up in 2009, which makes Summer Place easy to read: consistent construction era, consistent scale, and a median footprint of roughly 2,724 square feet that leans toward larger, full-size homes rather than a mix of cottages and estates. The differentiator between one listing and the next will be updates and upkeep over the years since — kitchens, systems, and finishes — not fundamental differences in the underlying product.
The homestead share sits at zero, which tells you these are held as second homes or investment/rental properties rather than as primary residences. That is common along this stretch of Walton County, but it matters for how you think about turnover, seasonality of activity, and who you are likely bidding against. No amenities are identified from current listings, so verify HOA scope and any shared obligations directly before you write an offer.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in SUMMER PLACE. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a 14-home community with only 2 active listings and a single recent closing, the data is too thin to trust on its own. We track this market at the street level, know how condition drives price when the vintage and size are otherwise identical, and can tell you when a given ask is defensible and when it is leaning on a lone comparable. That is the difference between negotiating on facts and negotiating on hope.
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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 SUMMER PLACE 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 SUMMER PLACE sales matched to your home.
Price it to the comps and condition, not an automated estimate.
If you are thinking about selling in SUMMER PLACE, 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 | emeraldcoast, refreshed twice daily (last: July 25, 2026) |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (community parcel extract) |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2012 (31 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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