Destin · Neighborhood Market Report
Emerald Shores
Every number a buyer, seller, or investor needs on one neighborhood: live inventory and closed-sale history - refreshed monthly from MLS data.
Inventory updated daily · Sale statistics updated September 29, 2026 · Next statistics update early October 2026
How Emerald Shores is trading
Fewer than three homes closed here in the trailing 12 months - too thin a sample to publish reliable statistics. Ask us for a hand-built sales review instead.
Read this market as one tight generation of houses on nearly identical ground. Recorded homesites here are small and tightly clustered, starting near 3,100 square feet with most under a tenth of an acre, so lot size does almost none of the work that it does in neighborhoods with real acreage variation, and price separation comes mostly from heated area, which spreads much wider, from under 1,500 square feet to over 3,700. That is the axis to compare on. The second thing to hold in mind is that the four-year construction cluster of the mid-1990s means most houses reached the same renovation decisions at roughly the same time, so two listings of similar size can differ almost entirely on what an owner has already replaced. A patient buyer should sort the recent sold record by heated area first and by the age of the roof, systems and finishes second, and should treat any figure quoted for a Destin subdivision as belonging to a different county's market.
Year-over-year figures compare the 12 complete calendar months from September 2025 through August 2026 with the 12 before them.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $925K |
| 2022 | $800K |
| 2023 | $850K |
| 2024 | Sample too small |
| 2025 | $835K |
| 2026 YTD | Sample too small |
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $429 |
| 2022 | $497 |
| 2023 | $441 |
| 2024 | Sample too small |
| 2025 | $482 |
| 2026 YTD | Sample too small |
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 24 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | 0 |
| Dec 24 | 0 |
| Jan 25 | 2 |
| Feb 25 | 1 |
| Mar 25 | 1 |
| Apr 25 | 0 |
| May 25 | 0 |
| Jun 25 | 1 |
| Jul 25 | 0 |
| Aug 25 | 1 |
| Sep 25 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | 0 |
| Dec 25 | 0 |
| Jan 26 | 0 |
| Feb 26 | 2 |
| Mar 26 | 0 |
| Apr 26 | 0 |
| May 26 | 0 |
| Jun 26 | 0 |
| Jul 26 | 0 |
| Aug 26 | 0 |
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
4 homes are on the market in Emerald Shores today:
$799,900
21 Garnet Cove
Miramar Beach, FL 32550
$785,000
34 Opal Cove
Miramar Beach, FL 32550
$850,000
11 Topaz Cove
Miramar Beach, FL 32550
$825,000
15 Pearl Cove
Miramar Beach, FL 32550
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.
Rental rules on the MLS today: 4 of 4 active listings disclose“Short Term Rental - 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 refreshed on a 30-day cycle. Based on information from ECAR for the period September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2026.
Why is there no list of individual sold homes?
2 homes closed in Emerald Shores in the trailing 12 months. 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
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
- Florida Department of Revenue statewide cadastral, 2025: parcels at Emerald Shores of South Walton (accessed August 23, 2026)
- Okaloosa County IGIS: subdivision layer searched for Emerald Shores (accessed August 21, 2026)
- Okaloosa County IGIS: parcel legal descriptions searched for Emerald Shore (accessed August 21, 2026)
- Walton County Office of Short-Term Vacation Rental Registration (accessed August 21, 2026)