TURQUOISE BEACH
Homes for Sale in Santa Rosa Beach, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Turquoise Beach is a small, established pocket in Santa Rosa Beach, with 133 homes and a median price of $1.6M. The spread of build years runs from 1965 to 2024, and that range is the story: price here is driven less by any single amenity set and more by condition, vintage, and how recently a home has been rebuilt or renovated. With a median build year of 2004 and a median living area around 2,205 square feet, you are buying into a mix that rewards close inspection over headline square footage.
The market posture is patient. A median of 103.5 days on market tells you this is not a place where listings move on a weekend, and the recent closings window is thin at four sales. Sellers should price to the home's actual condition and plan for a longer runway; buyers have room to be selective and to negotiate rather than react. This is a market where doing your homework pays.
The 60-Second Overview
TURQUOISE BEACH market snapshot (as of July 25, 2026): the median sale price is about $1.60M, and a median 104 days on market for closed sales.
TURQUOISE BEACH is a community of 133 homes in Santa Rosa Beach, Walton County, built between 1965 and 2024 (median 2004), with a median living area of about 2,205 square feet. 56% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
A compact coastal enclave where the build range from 1965 to 2024 means no two blocks feel the same, and where a little over half the homes carry a homestead exemption, signaling a mix of primary residences alongside second homes and rentals.
Who TURQUOISE BEACH is best for.
Best for
- Buyers with a budget around the $1.6M median who want a Santa Rosa Beach coastal location
- Second-home or rental-strategy buyers comfortable in a market split roughly evenly between homestead and non-homestead use
- Patient buyers willing to inspect closely and negotiate on a home's actual condition
Probably not for
- Buyers who need to close quickly in a fast-moving market
- Buyers wanting shared community amenities, which current listings do not show
- Anyone expecting uniform housing stock rather than a wide range of vintages and finishes
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 ($1.60M) IS the median in the snapshot above.
Windows contain 0 to 4 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 TURQUOISE BEACH buying strategy.
If we were buying in TURQUOISE 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 TURQUOISE BEACH.
What the $1.6M median is really telling you
The single number to anchor on is the median at $1.6M. What it does not tell you is condition, and condition is everything here. With original 1960s stock and brand-new 2024 construction sharing the same community, the price you pay is a function of how much rebuilding has already been done. Two homes of similar square footage can sit at very different price points depending on vintage and finish. Treat the median as a midpoint, not a promise.
No community amenities turn up in current MLS listings, so the value proposition is location and the home itself rather than shared facilities. At a homestead share of roughly 56 percent, this is a community balanced between full-time occupancy and non-owner-occupied use, which matters if you are weighing a primary residence against a second home or a rental strategy.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in TURQUOISE BEACH. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
With only four recent closings and a wide condition-driven price spread, comps do not tell the whole story in Turquoise Beach. We read each home on its own terms — vintage, renovation history, and how it stacks against the current handful of sales — so you are not overpaying for a 2004 median in a listing that hasn't earned it, and not underpricing a rebuild that has.
TURQUOISE BEACH in 15 seconds.
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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 (4 streets, ZIP 32459/32550)) |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 1993 (34 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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