The Forest At Oriole Beach
Homes for Sale in Gulf Breeze, FL
All 222 homes for sale in Gulf Breeze, FL · median $487,450 · 164 homes for sale in 32563 · Santa Rosa County homes for sale
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Over the 12 months ending 2026-09-20, 3 recorded sales closed at a median of $565,000, $229 per square foot, a median 43 days on market, sellers accepting 96% of original asking. Homes listed or recently sold were built 2013–2015; 3 of 3 report an HOA (median $17/mo); none of the 3 geocoded homes sit in a FEMA special flood hazard zone (median elevation 9 ft). At the median price and Santa Rosa County's FY2025-26 rate of 12.81 mills, annual property tax runs about $7,240 ($6,730 with the full homestead exemption).
| Location | Gulf Breeze, Santa Rosa County, FL · ZIP 32563 |
|---|---|
| Homes in the community | 25 (FL DOR 2025 assessment roll) |
| Years built | 2013–2020 (median 2014) |
| Typical living area | 3,018 sq ft (median) |
| Sale prices, last 12 months | $565,000 median across 3 closed sales · $229 per sq ft |
| Days on market (closed sales) | 43 median |
| For sale right now | 0 active, 0 pending |
| Owner-occupied (homestead) share | 88% |
Data as of September 20, 2026. Copyright© 2026 by the Multiple Listing Service of the Pensacola Association of REALTORS® This information is believed to be accurate but is not guaranteed. Subject to verification by all parties. This data is copyrighted and may not be transmitted, retransmitted, copied, framed, repurposed, or altered in any way for any other site, individual and/or purpose without the express written permission of the Multiple Listing Service of the Pensacola Association of REALTORS®. Florida recognizes single and transaction agency relationships. Information Deemed Reliable But Not Guaranteed. Any use of search facilities of data on this site, other than by a consumer looking to purchase real estate, is prohibited; housing-stock figures from Florida Department of Revenue public records. Market figures describe homes, not residents. Cite as: Momentum Realty, “The Forest At Oriole Beach key facts,” movewithmomentum.com/neighborhoods/the-forest-at-oriole-beach, data as of September 20, 2026.
Last 30 days in The Forest At Oriole Beach: 1 closed sale (median $639,000). As of September 26, 2026, Copyright© 2026 by the Multiple Listing Service of the Pensacola Association of REALTORS® This information is believed to be accurate but is not guaranteed. Subject to verification by all parties. This data is copyrighted and may not be transmitted, retransmitted, copied, framed, repurposed, or altered in any way for any other site, individual and/or purpose without the express written permission of the Multiple Listing Service of the Pensacola Association of REALTORS®. Florida recognizes single and transaction agency relationships. Information Deemed Reliable But Not Guaranteed. Any use of search facilities of data on this site, other than by a consumer looking to purchase real estate, is prohibited.

The Forest At Oriole Beach is a small pocket in Gulf Breeze, and the numbers reflect that: three homes total, none currently active on the MLS, and only two closings in the recent window. With inventory this thin, there is no reliable list-versus-sold pattern to lean on. Price here is set almost entirely by the individual house — its condition, its updates, its lot — rather than by any community-wide trend, because there simply aren't enough transactions to establish one.
For a buyer, the practical takeaway is patience: with zero active listings, you are waiting for a specific door to open, and when it does you will be negotiating against the merits of that one property. For a seller, the flip side is leverage — scarcity works in your favor, but it also means pricing is a judgment call rather than a comp-driven formula. Either way, this is a place where the deal is made one house at a time.
Nearby homes for sale
No active listings inside The Forest At Oriole BeachHomes for Sale in Gulf Breeze, FL right now. These are the 6 closest homes on the market, by straight-line distance from the community's center; some may sit just outside its boundary.
Listing data from the MLS feeds named on each listing page; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Refreshed nightly.
The 60-Second Overview
The Forest At Oriole Beach market snapshot (as of September 20, 2026): the median sale price is about $565K ($229 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 43 days on market for closed sales.
In ZIP 32563 (Gulf Breeze), 435 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $420K ($230/sq ft), up 1.8% year over year, with a median 45 days on market. Right now 81 active and 40 pending listings put supply at about 3.2 months — a healthy market. See the live ZIP 32563 housing market and the Santa Rosa County market.
County records show 3 qualified sales in The Forest At Oriole Beach across 2024–2024, median $560,000 — the last recorded sale per parcel on the Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll, independent of the MLS.
The Forest At Oriole Beach is a community of 25 homes in Gulf Breeze, Santa Rosa County, built between 2013 and 2020 (median 2014), with a median living area of about 3,018 square feet. 88% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
This is a compact Gulf Breeze community in Santa Rosa County where turnover is rare and standing inventory is effectively nonexistent. Expect to move on opportunity rather than shop a menu.
The setting & the homes.
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Who The Forest At Oriole Beach is best for.
Best for
- Buyers set on this specific Gulf Breeze location who can stay ready and move when a home lists
- Long-hold buyers who value a low-turnover pocket over a high-activity market
- Sellers holding one of the few homes here who want to use scarcity to their advantage
Probably not for
- Buyers who need multiple active listings to compare before committing
- Anyone on a tight timeline who cannot wait for infrequent inventory to appear
- Buyers who want community amenities, since none are identified in current MLS listings
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending September 20 of each year, from record-level Pensacola MLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($565K) IS the median in the snapshot above.
Windows contain 0 to 10 sales each (3 in the current window); every figure carries its sample size, and thin markets swing on single closings. Copyright© 2026 by the Multiple Listing Service of the Pensacola Association of REALTORS® This information is believed to be accurate but is not guaranteed. Subject to verification by all parties. This data is copyrighted and may not be transmitted, retransmitted, copied, framed, repurposed, or altered in any way for any other site, individual and/or purpose without the express written permission of the Multiple Listing Service of the Pensacola Association of REALTORS®. Florida recognizes single and transaction agency relationships. Information Deemed Reliable But Not Guaranteed. Any use of search facilities of data on this site, other than by a consumer looking to purchase real estate, is prohibited. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
The Forest at Oriole Beach Market Scorecard
The Forest at Oriole Beach is currently a buyer-leaning market (limited data). Limited supply, a median asking price of n/a.
Typical home value in the 32563 ZIP is $403,261, about 16.3% below the Florida norm (Zillow Home Value Index).
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Live data: Copyright© 2026 by the Multiple Listing Service of the Pensacola Association of REALTORS® This information is believed to be accurate but is not guaranteed. Subject to verification by all parties. This data is copyrighted and may not be transmitted, retransmitted, copied, framed, repurposed, or altered in any way for any other site, individual and/or purpose without the express written permission of the Multiple Listing Service of the Pensacola Association of REALTORS®. Florida recognizes single and transaction agency relationships. Information Deemed Reliable But Not Guaranteed. Any use of search facilities of data on this site, other than by a consumer looking to purchase real estate, is prohibited. Refreshed twice daily. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
Housing distress & ownership in The Forest At Oriole Beach, Gulf Breeze
Who owns here, how much is not owner-occupied, and how much for-sale inventory is under distress.
Source: Momentum Realty Research. Ownership & parcels from the FL DOR 2025 tax roll; distress from MLS active-listing status/remarks; price from MLS closed sales. Copyright© 2026 by the Multiple Listing Service of the Pensacola Association of REALTORS® This information is believed to be accurate but is not guaranteed. Subject to verification by all parties. This data is copyrighted and may not be transmitted, retransmitted, copied, framed, repurposed, or altered in any way for any other site, individual and/or purpose without the express written permission of the Multiple Listing Service of the Pensacola Association of REALTORS®. Florida recognizes single and transaction agency relationships. Information Deemed Reliable But Not Guaranteed. Any use of search facilities of data on this site, other than by a consumer looking to purchase real estate, is prohibited. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
The Forest At Oriole Beach on the map.
Every active, pending, and recently sold home, plotted. Toggle the layers and tap a home for the details.
Listing locations from Pensacola MLS. Map data © OpenStreetMap, tiles © CARTO.
The The Forest At Oriole Beach buying strategy.
If we were buying in The Forest At Oriole Beach 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 The Forest At Oriole Beach.
A thin-market enclave
With only three homes in the community and no identified shared amenities from current MLS listings, The Forest At Oriole Beach functions as a straightforward residential pocket rather than an amenitized subdivision. What you are buying is the location in Gulf Breeze and the individual home, not a slate of community features. That keeps the analysis simple but also means each sale stands largely on its own.
The recorded homestead share is zero across the snapshot, which is worth noting only as context for how these homes have been held — it does not tell you how a future buyer would occupy one. Because closings are so infrequent, anyone serious about this community should treat every available comparable as valuable and lean on a broker who can read a single transaction carefully rather than average away the detail.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in The Forest At Oriole Beach. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a community this small, generic market data is close to useless — the story lives in the individual house and the occasional sale. We watch The Forest At Oriole Beach at the property level, so when a home surfaces we can tell you quickly whether the asking price is grounded or aspirational, and we can help sellers position a listing when there is no crowd of comparables to hide behind.
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HOA, CDD & Fees
- HOA dues reported around $17/month · median of 35 MLS listings, most billed annually
- Any club/amenity membership is billed separately
Listings in this community report association dues of about $17 per month — the median AssociationFee across 35 MLS records, normalised to a monthly figure; most are billed annually. Dues change with budgets and can differ by section or product type; confirm the current figure with the association before you offer. Source: MLS listing records, 2026-09.
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 The Forest At Oriole Beach buy.
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Recently off market in The Forest At Oriole Beach
Homes in The Forest At Oriole Beach that recently left the market. Each address opens its public-record profile: county-recorded value, property taxes, the last recorded sale, community sales history, and what is for sale nearby now. 1 on record.
- 3005 Grand Palm Way · off market
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | Pensacola MLS, refreshed twice daily (last: September 26, 2026) |
| Community market stats | Pensacola MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending September 20, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR assessment roll (street-list match (2 streets, ZIP 32563)) |
| Under-contract shares | Pensacola MLS records, as of 2026-09-20 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2014 (41 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 Pensacola MLS 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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Schools serving nearby communities
We do not have a confirmed school assignment for The Forest At Oriole Beach. These are the public schools most often assigned to other communities in ZIP 32563; zones change and vary by address, so confirm with the district before you buy.
- Oriole Beach Elementary School · Elementary · FLDOE grade A (assigned to 6 nearby communities)
- Gulf Breeze Middle School · Middle · FLDOE grade A (assigned to 6 nearby communities)
- Gulf Breeze High School · High · FLDOE grade A (assigned to 6 nearby communities)
Assignments from district data for neighboring communities; grades are official Florida Department of Education school grades (2025-26).
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