True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
🟡 Balanced market. 5.1 months of supply and 0% of the inventory already under contract put buyers and sellers on roughly even footing.Why it matters: months of supply is how long today's inventory would last at today's sales pace; under-contract share is the portion of homes for sale that already have a buyer.Momentum Research analysis of Pensacola MLS records, as of July 13, 2026. Confidence: Medium (3 active and pending listings, 7 closed sales in 12 months).
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($369K) is down 8.9% from the prior 12 months ($405K). With about a dozen 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 Pensacola MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 13. Confidence: Low (7 and 5 sales in the two windows).
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Updated July 13, 2026 · Live data: Pensacola MLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
Waterford Sound market snapshot (as of July 13, 2026): the median sale price is about $369K ($202 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), a median 74 days on market for closed sales, and 5.1 months of supply, a balanced market. The trailing-12-month median is down 9% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Pensacola MLS closed sales (7 closings in the current window).
Waterford Sound is a community of 50 homes in Gulf Breeze, Santa Rosa County, built between 2011 and 2018 (median 2012), with a median living area of about 2,084 square feet. 72% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
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Waterford SoundTight supply and strong demand favor sellers here. Homes still take about two months to sell, though, and with asking prices running above recent sales per square foot, a prepared buyer has room on anything overpriced. Reading each home against the real comps, not the headline trend, is where the edge is.
Live from Pensacola MLS, as of June 25, 2026. Refreshed twice daily. Months of supply, days on market, and the contract-to-listing ratio are computed from current Waterford Sound listings and the trailing twelve months of closed sales.
Our proprietary read on how a home in Waterford Sound buys, holds, and resells. See the five factors.
Live MLS inventory for Waterford Sound. 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.
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Pending · 93 daysActive and pending Waterford Sound listings as of 2026-06-25, priced high to low. 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.. Tap any home to ask about it.
Every active, pending, and recently sold home, plotted. Toggle the layers, color the dots by status or lot type, and tap a home for the details.
Listing locations from Pensacola MLS; lot type inferred from listing descriptions. Destination pins are approximate. Map data © OpenStreetMap, tiles © CARTO. Flood, school, and commute overlays are on the roadmap.
The location is the everyday-convenience case: shopping, schools, and the major roads are all a manageable drive from Waterford Sound.
Drive times from Waterford Sound. They are approximate and vary with traffic and your exact start point.
Distances and drive times are approximate and vary with traffic. Confirm your real commute at your real departure time.
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Carrying cost · the no-CDD edge
No CDD bond means thousands less per year than newer master plans.
Roughly $25,000 saved over 10 years in carrying cost, before resale.
Illustrative. NE Florida CDD assessments commonly run $1,500-$3,500+/yr and vary by community; verify per property.
Waterford Sound is served by Santa Rosa County Public Schools. Assignment is by address and can change, so confirm the exact zoned elementary, middle, and high schools for any specific home, plus any magnet or choice options. Treat published ratings as a starting point, not the full story.
Buying with schools in mind? We can confirm the exact zoned schools for any Waterford Sound address.
What actually shapes value at Waterford Sound: it is active D.R. Horton new construction at an attainable price in the Gulf Breeze area off Highway 98, between Pensacola and Pensacola Beach. Each item is sourced.
Our read on what is being built around Waterford Sound, scored for direction, significance, and how close the effect lands. The full sourced timeline follows below.
An active builder with warranty homes and incentives anchors the value story.
An accessible price in a sought-after area broadens the buyer pool.
A central corridor location supports commuter and lifestyle demand.
A managed streetscape and a playground support a consistent community feel.
Proximity to schools and the zoo adds everyday convenience.
Incentives change the true price more than list; confirm the current offer.
Direction, significance, and effect-radius ratings are Momentum's proprietary, qualitative read of the sourced items below, not investment advice or a prediction for any specific home.
Development, infrastructure, retail, and school activity affecting Waterford Sound, tracked by our team and summarized from public reporting and official sources, with links to the original coverage. Last updated June 2026.
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D.R. Horton lists Waterford Sound as an active Gulf Breeze-area community off Highway 98, with three- to five-bedroom homes from roughly 1,706 to 2,590 square feet, an HOA, and a community playground. Why it matters: Active, attainable builder inventory in the Gulf Breeze area is the heart of the value case today. Source
New-home materials describe Waterford Sound as a D.R. Horton community off Highway 98 about a mile east of the Gulf Breeze Zoo, between Pensacola and Pensacola Beach. Why it matters: Positioning at an attainable price in the Gulf Breeze area differentiates the community. Source
Summaries reflect public reporting and official sources linked above as of the dates shown. Project details, timelines, and approvals can change. Commentary on potential market effects is general observation, not investment advice or a prediction for any specific property. For the freshest items across the whole region, see This Week in Northeast Florida.
If we were buying in Waterford Sound, this is the order of operations we would run, and the one we run for our clients.
Compare the builder price to nearby resale. Know the new-home premium over comparable used homes.
Confirm the HOA and any CDD in writing. Both ride on your carrying cost; get the figures for the homesite.
Check the Highway 98 commute. Confirm your real drive to Pensacola or the beach at your departure time.
Choose the homesite for resale. Lot position and what you back to matter even in new construction.
Lock the builder incentive. Rate buydowns and closing help move the real number more than list price.
On mobile, tap any heading below to open it. This is the home by home, lot by lot, club and renovation detail, organized so you can jump straight to what matters to you.
Waterford Sound is a D.R. Horton new-construction single-family community in the Gulf Breeze area off Highway 98, about a mile east of the Gulf Breeze Zoo. It offers three- to five-bedroom homes from roughly 1,706 to 2,590 square feet with granite countertops, an HOA whose fees include grounds keeping and management, and a community playground. Confirm the current HOA, any CDD, and the builder's incentives for a specific home.
Three honest price bands. Condition and lot, not the square footage alone, decide where a home lands.
Here are the broad resale bands in Waterford Sound today. The right home is the one matched to your budget and the renovation math, so seeing fitting listings early is the edge.
The smaller plans, the attainable way into the community.
The mid-size three- and four-bedroom plans, the heart of the community.
The largest plans on the better homesites, the strongest resale here.
Approximate 2026 resale bands from third-party listing data and public records, not NEFAR statistics. Confirm pricing for a specific home.
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending July 13 of each year, from record-level Pensacola MLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($369K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($405K) IS the -8.9% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 40 sales each (7 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.
Before the list price, the Florida math the portals skip. These are Santa Rosa 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 · Santa Rosa 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.
36% of homes for sale in ZIP 32563 are already under contract (under contract ÷ under contract + active listings) — a read on how much of the available inventory buyers have already claimed. Source: MLS data (2026-07-18).
Waterford Sound is currently a buyer-leaning market (limited data). About 3.4 months of supply, a median asking price of $512,450, and homes go under contract in about 244.0 days.
Typical home value in the 32563 ZIP is $403,222, about 16.9% below the Florida norm (Zillow Home Value Index).
Go deeper: ZIP market scorecard · county scorecard · true cost calculator · affordability calculator.
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.
Live MLS inventory for Waterford Sound. 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 · 1 daysTop listingActive · 487 daysPending · 24 daysActive and pending Waterford Sound listings as of 2026-07-03, priced high to low. 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. Tap any home to ask about it.
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.
If we were buying in Waterford Sound 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 Waterford Sound.
At a median of $202 per square foot across about 2,084 square feet of living area, Waterford Sound prices sit in a fairly defined band — built largely between 2011 and 2018 (median 2012), so it reads as a consistent-era community; condition and updates, more than the list price, separate one home from the next.
About 72% of the 50 homes carry a homestead exemption — the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR roll — which points to a base of primary residences rather than investor or seasonal-rental stock, and that tends to support steadier upkeep and fewer forced-sale listings. Inventory runs at 5.1 months of supply, a balanced market, with a Market Heat score of 24 and the trailing-12-month median down 9% year over year. Homes that do trade take a median 74 days on market, useful leverage on any listing that has lingered.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Waterford Sound. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Our proprietary 0 to 10 read across the factors that decide how a home in Waterford Sound 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 (6.2). Basis: Recent Direction -8.9% year-over-year; Liquidity & Demand 5.1 months of supply; Owner Commitment 72% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 98.1% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
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 Waterford Sound sales matched to your home.
If you are thinking about selling in Waterford Sound, 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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Waterford Sound is currently a buyer-leaning market (limited data). About 5.1 months of supply, a median asking price of $485,000, and homes go under contract in about 20 days.
Typical home value in the 32563 ZIP is $403,222, about 16.9% below the Florida norm (Zillow Home Value Index).
Go deeper: ZIP market scorecard · county scorecard · true cost calculator · affordability calculator.
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.
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| Live listings | Pensacola MLS, refreshed twice daily (last: July 3, 2026) |
| Community market stats | Pensacola MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 13, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (community parcel extract) |
| Under-contract shares | Pensacola MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2013 (200 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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