30A · Neighborhood Market Report
Grayton Beach
Every number a buyer, seller, or investor needs on one neighborhood: live inventory, closed-sale history, and the area around it - refreshed monthly from MLS data.
Inventory updated daily · Sale statistics updated September 29, 2026 · Next statistics update early October 2026
How Grayton Beach is trading
9 homes closed in Grayton Beach in the trailing 12 months at a median of $2,875,000, with a 96.0% median list-to-sale ratio. On the active side, 6 of 13 listings sit below original list price, and standing inventory works out to 17.3 months of supply at the current sales pace.
Read Grayton Beach as a fixed market rather than a growing one. The state park borders the town on every side except the Gulf, so the plat surveyed in 1890 is close to all the land there will ever be. What may replace what inside that ring is the other half of the story, and it is written down: Walton County adopted a neighborhood plan for this town in February 2015, an overlay covering roughly 104 acres that holds lot sizes to the recorded plat and forbids dividing them further, keeps the county's 40 foot height ceiling, leaves architectural style to the owner, and preserves a vested right to rebuild what natural causes destroy, to the extent the county's comprehensive plan and land development code allow. Supply is therefore fixed by the park and turnover is governed by that overlay. Across the last five years the closings here number in the dozens rather than the hundreds, so a single unusual sale can bend an average and the count behind a figure matters as much as the figure. Position inside the small grid, walking distance to the sand, and whether a parcel backs up to the park boundary or Western Lake do more of the sorting than square footage does. Lot sizes are inherited from the 1890 plat rather than laid out to a modern standard, and the county's history records only one building thought to date to the town's beginning, so build vintages run across a wide span from one parcel to the next. Compare parcel to parcel, and give the search enough time for the right block to come up.
Year-over-year figures compare the 12 complete calendar months from September 2025 through August 2026 with the 12 before them. That window can differ from the trailing totals above, which run day-precise through September 29, 2026 rather than by whole calendar months.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $1.81M |
| 2022 | $3.57M |
| 2023 | $2.38M |
| 2024 | $2.31M |
| 2025 | $3.3M |
| 2026 YTD | $3.13M |
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $1,034 |
| 2022 | $1,016 |
| 2023 | $1,318 |
| 2024 | $1,185 |
| 2025 | $1,149 |
| 2026 YTD | $930 |
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 24 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | 0 |
| Dec 24 | 0 |
| Jan 25 | 2 |
| Feb 25 | 0 |
| Mar 25 | 0 |
| Apr 25 | 0 |
| May 25 | 0 |
| Jun 25 | 0 |
| Jul 25 | 3 |
| Aug 25 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | 2 |
| Oct 25 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | 1 |
| Dec 25 | 0 |
| Jan 26 | 1 |
| Feb 26 | 1 |
| Mar 26 | 0 |
| Apr 26 | 0 |
| May 26 | 2 |
| Jun 26 | 1 |
| Jul 26 | 1 |
| Aug 26 | 1 |
The monthly charts cover the 24 complete calendar months from September 2024 through August 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 September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2026.
From the active file
13 homes are on the market in Grayton Beach today - a sample of the current file:
$2,700,000
91 Pine Street
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
$4,450,000
260 Magnolia Street
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
$2,499,000
24 Magnolia Street
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
$18,900,000
61 Auburn Drive
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
$10,750,000
10 Hotz Avenue
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
$2,950,000
245 Magnolia Street
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
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) | $2,875,000 |
|---|---|
| Middle-half range (25th-75th pct, 16 sales / 24 mo) | $1,943,755 - $4,368,750 |
| Median price, 2021 to 2026 | +72.4% ($1,812,500 to $3,125,000) |
| Average sale price (12 mo) | $2,748,334 |
| Sales volume, trailing 12 months | $24,735,007 |
| Sale price range, trailing 12 months | $875,000 - $4,875,000 |
| Bedrooms | Active | Sold (12 mo) | Median Sale Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 BR | 0 | 2 | Sample too small |
| 3 BR | 1 | 1 | Sample too small |
| 4 BR | 4 | 1 | Sample too small |
| 5 BR | 4 | 3 | $3,225,000 |
| 6 BR | 2 | 1 | Sample too small |
| 7 BR | 2 | 1 | Sample too small |
Based on information from ECAR for the period September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2026.
Rental rules on the MLS today: 13 of 13 active listings disclose“Short Term Rental - Allowed”. Always verify current rules with the association or county before purchasing with rental income in mind.
The area: Grayton Beach
Grayton Beach sits in or beside the Grayton Beach Census neighborhood - the figures below describe that area, not Grayton Beach alone.
Neighborhood Data
Grayton Beach at a Glance
1,048
Properties
$994K
Median Home Value
90%
Second Homes / Seasonal
Source: LiveBy, via the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2023. Figures are area estimates for general market context.
Demographic information is provided for general informational purposes only and must not be used to make housing decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin, disability, or any other protected class. Dream Destin Realty supports the Fair Housing Act and equal-opportunity housing.
Reading this file
Where do these numbers come from?
Sale and inventory statistics are computed from ECAR MLS data by Dream Destin Realty and refreshed on a 30-day cycle. Based on information from ECAR for the period September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2026. Neighborhood figures are LiveBy area estimates built on the U.S. Census American Community Survey.
Why is there no list of individual sold homes?
9 homes closed in Grayton Beach in the trailing 12 months, from $875,000 to $4,875,000. 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 September 28, 2026
- Neighborhood data (LiveBy / U.S. Census ACS) - updated September 28, 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 September 29, 2026.
Sources
- Grayton Beach State Park, Florida State Parks (accessed August 20, 2026)
- Grayton Beach State Park: History, Florida State Parks (accessed August 20, 2026)
- History of South Walton, Walton County Tourism Department (accessed August 20, 2026)
- Grayton Beach neighborhood guide, Walton County Tourism Department (accessed August 20, 2026)
- Office of Short-Term Vacation Rental Registration, Walton County (accessed August 20, 2026)
- Grayton Beach Neighborhood Plan, adopted February 10, 2015, Walton County (accessed August 21, 2026)
- Neighborhood Planning Program, Walton County (accessed August 21, 2026)
- Planning Overlay Areas at the Grayton Beach coordinate, Walton County open GIS (accessed August 21, 2026)
- National Hydrography Dataset, Western Lake waterbody, United States Geological Survey (accessed August 21, 2026)
- Deseret News, America's Best Beaches, January 29, 1995 (accessed August 20, 2026)