30A · Community Market Report
Watersound Market Analytics
Every number a buyer, seller, or investor needs on one community: live inventory and closed-sale history - refreshed monthly from MLS data.
Inventory updated daily · Sale statistics updated November 4, 2026 · Next statistics update early December 2026
How Watersound is trading
291 homes closed in Watersound in the trailing 12 months at a median of $1,130,000, with a 97.7% median list-to-sale ratio. On the active side, 26 of 147 listings sit below original list price, and standing inventory works out to 6.1 months of supply at the current sales pace.
No single figure describes this name, because the name is not a market. Six separately chartered associations sit under it, and the roll shows why that matters: one village's homesites run near 6,000 square feet and another's near 17,050, one village is two decades into its build while another has 37 finished houses standing on 263 platted lots, and two of them do not even share a postal town. Averaging across that produces a number no house can be measured against. Read by village first, then by phase inside the village, then by whether the parcel sits inside a mapped dune lake buffer, because the buffer decides what can be built rather than what was. A patient buyer should assemble a comparison set from one association's parcels only, and should treat a village where most recorded lots are still ground as a release schedule rather than a trend.
Year-over-year figures compare the 12 complete calendar months from November 2025 through October 2026 with the 12 before them. That window can differ from the trailing totals above, which run day-precise through November 4, 2026 rather than by whole calendar months.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $1.38M |
| 2023 | $1.18M |
| 2024 | $1.41M |
| 2025 | $1.16M |
| 2026 YTD | $1.15M |
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Sample too small |
| 2022 | Sample too small |
| 2023 | Sample too small |
| 2024 | Sample too small |
| 2025 | $419 |
| 2026 YTD | $465 |
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Nov 24 | 19 |
| Dec 24 | 11 |
| Jan 25 | 7 |
| Feb 25 | 11 |
| Mar 25 | 23 |
| Apr 25 | 23 |
| May 25 | 19 |
| Jun 25 | 16 |
| Jul 25 | 21 |
| Aug 25 | 26 |
| Sep 25 | 25 |
| Oct 25 | 21 |
| Nov 25 | 24 |
| Dec 25 | 21 |
| Jan 26 | 17 |
| Feb 26 | 29 |
| Mar 26 | 39 |
| Apr 26 | 31 |
| May 26 | 35 |
| Jun 26 | 33 |
| Jul 26 | 25 |
| Aug 26 | 18 |
| Sep 26 | 17 |
| Oct 26 | 4 |
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Nov 24 | $2.29M |
| Dec 24 | $1.5M |
| Jan 25 | $1.18M |
| Feb 25 | $1.33M |
| Mar 25 | $885K |
| Apr 25 | $1.09M |
| May 25 | $925K |
| Jun 25 | $1.16M |
| Jul 25 | $1.5M |
| Aug 25 | $1.2M |
| Sep 25 | $1.28M |
| Oct 25 | $1.16M |
| Nov 25 | $1.03M |
| Dec 25 | $888K |
| Jan 26 | $867K |
| Feb 26 | $1.5M |
| Mar 26 | $925K |
| Apr 26 | $1.22M |
| May 26 | $1.2M |
| Jun 26 | $1.45M |
| Jul 26 | $1.23M |
| Aug 26 | $1.1M |
| Sep 26 | $1.05M |
| Oct 26 | $2.97M |
The monthly charts cover the 24 complete calendar months from November 2024 through October 2026, and a month with no closings is a zero bar rather than a gap. Their last 12 months are the window the year-over-year figures compare.
Based on information from ECAR for the period November 5, 2021 through November 4, 2026.
From the active file
147 homes are on the market in Watersound today - a sample of the current file:
$869,000
175 Suwannee Drive
Inlet Beach, FL 32461
$5,395,000
120 Southern Cross Lane
Inlet Beach, FL 32461
$5,650,000
99 Morning Light Way
Inlet Beach, FL 32461
$3,498,900
TBD Pollard Cove East Unit Lot 92
Watersound, FL 32461
$1,169,990
316 Anastasia Circle
Inlet Beach, FL 32461
$699,990
97 Pathways Drive
Inlet Beach, FL 32461
The short-term rental badge above is not a permission of record. It reflects the MLS short-term-rental field where a listing discloses one, and otherwise where the home sits. Confirm the association's current rules and the local registration requirement before relying on it.
The investor file
| Typical acquisition (median, 12 mo) | $1,130,000 |
|---|---|
| Middle-half range (25th-75th pct, 299 sales / 24 mo) | $762,500 - $2,182,500 |
| Median price, 2021 to 2026 | -23.5% ($1,500,000 to $1,148,000) |
| Average sale price (12 mo) | $1,788,796 |
| Sales volume, trailing 12 months | $520,539,631 |
| Sale price range, trailing 12 months | $475,000 - $13,500,000 |
| Bedrooms | Active | Sold (12 mo) | Median Sale Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 BR | 13 | 22 | $562,909 |
| 3 BR | 22 | 104 | $775,275 |
| 4 BR | 39 | 101 | $1,240,000 |
| 5 BR | 22 | 40 | $3,194,040 |
| 6 BR | 2 | 21 | $5,190,000 |
| 7 BR | 2 | 2 | Sample too small |
1 of the trailing-12 closings does not carry a recorded bedroom count and cannot appear in these rows. 47 of today's active listings (studios or listings without a recorded bedroom count) appear in the headline count but not in these rows.
Based on information from ECAR for the period November 5, 2021 through November 4, 2026.
Rental rules on the MLS today: 18 of 100 active listings disclose"Short Term Rental - Allowed"; 71 disclose it is not allowed. Always verify current rules with the association or county before purchasing with rental income in mind.
Reading this file
Where do these numbers come from?
Sale and inventory statistics are computed from ECAR MLS data by Dream Destin Realty and were last refreshed on November 4, 2026. Based on information from ECAR for the period November 5, 2021 through November 4, 2026.
Why is there no list of individual sold homes?
291 homes closed in Watersound in the trailing 12 months, from $475,000 to $13,500,000. MLS rules do not allow individual sold listings to be displayed publicly, so this page shows area-level statistics only - ask us for the street-by-street sold review and we'll walk you through it.
How are thin samples handled?
Any figure computed from fewer than three sales is withheld rather than published - a one-sale "median" is just that sale's price. Counts always show; prices earn their way onto the page.
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- MLS market data (ECAR) - updated November 3, 2026
Sale and inventory statistics are computed from ECAR MLS data by Dream Destin Realty.
Market statistics on this page are provided for informational purposes only. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed, and figures are not a guarantee of future market performance. These figures are not tax, legal, or investment advice; consult the appropriate licensed professional before making a financial decision. Data as of November 4, 2026.
Sources
- Watersound Beach Community Association, Inc., Florida Division of Corporations (accessed August 21, 2026)
- Watersound West Beach Community Association, Inc., Florida Division of Corporations (accessed August 21, 2026)
- Watersound Camp Creek Community Association, Inc., Florida Division of Corporations (accessed August 21, 2026)
- Watersound Villas on the Fairway Owners' Association, Inc., Florida Division of Corporations (accessed August 23, 2026)
- Florida statewide parcel roll, Watersound village parcel-identifier series, Florida Department of Revenue (accessed August 23, 2026)
- National Hydrography Dataset, waterbodies along the 30A corridor, United States Geological Survey (accessed August 21, 2026)
- Dune lake protection buffers, Walton County (accessed August 23, 2026)
- Coastal A zone, Walton County (accessed August 23, 2026)