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Where to live in Fort Walton Beach: gated golf communities, beach neighborhoods, and resort enclaves - each with covenant, rental, and lifestyle notes.
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Fort Walton Beach: island versus mainland
Fort Walton Beach is the established older city west of Destin, and its neighborhoods split cleanly between the mainland and Okaloosa Island. The island is a barrier strip between Choctawhatchee Bay and the Gulf where condo towers dominate the skyline, joined by a smaller inventory of townhomes and single-family streets close to the sand.
On the mainland, mid-century neighborhoods spread along a chain of bayous. Canal-front streets off Cinco Bayou and Garniers Bayou carry docks and boat lifts, while the grid near the downtown Landing mixes cottages with storefront blocks. Elevation and flood zone change street by street near the water, so insurance quotes belong early in any serious comparison.
Also compare rental rules, which differ sharply between island condos and mainland residential zoning, and think in drive times: the island reaches the Gulf immediately, while bayou neighborhoods trade beach proximity for protected water, bigger lots, and generally lower price points than Destin next door.
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2 places- Adashan GardynsNeighborhoodAdashan Gardyns is a recorded Okaloosa County subdivision of 13 lots on Taylor Circle, numbers 515 through 539, listed in county records as single-family or townhouse and built in 1999, 2000 or 2001. The county's city-limits map places all 13 outside any city, even though the mailing address reads Fort Walton Beach 32547.
- Ainsley ParcNeighborhoodAinsley Parc is a recorded Okaloosa County subdivision (ID 391, parcel prefix 02-2S-24-1100) of 22 dwelling lots in Blocks A, B and C on Pentecost Way, all with a 2024 build year in county records, plus a common-area parcel and a private right-of-way parcel that the roll lists under Ainsley Parc HOA Inc.
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14 places- Bayou WoodsNeighborhoodBayou Woods is six recorded Okaloosa County subdivisions, the original plat plus five additions, holding 306 parcels, 301 of them single-family, all inside the Fort Walton Beach city limits on the county's map. Address records number 307 across 304 parcels, so address and parcel totals cannot be swapped.
- Bayshore ParkNeighborhoodBayshore Park joins three recorded Okaloosa County plats, BAYSHORE PARK #1, #2 and #3, holding 85 single-family parcels (31, 29 and 25), all with Fort Walton Beach 32548 addresses and all inside the city limits. County build years run from 1965 to 1973 on 82 of them.
- BayviewNeighborhoodBayview is a plat of single-family houses with Fort Walton Beach addresses that lies outside the city limits. Most of its 101 houses face Beachview Drive or Middle Drive, with the last 12 on 1st, 2nd and 4th Avenues and South Street; build years run from 1950 to 2025, the middle half of the lots measure about 0.31 to 0.37 acre, and stores and offices take the Eglin Parkway North frontage under county zoning. Flood exposure varies by street: 21 Beachview Drive lots reach coastal high-hazard Zone VE and all four 4th Avenue lots touch a special flood hazard area, against only five of the 44 on Middle Drive.
- Bel AirNeighborhoodBel-Air is 291 county parcels in three recorded sections inside the City of Fort Walton Beach: 286 single-family lots, four non-residential parcels (two offices, a club hall and a professional building) and one vacant lot. Across Bel-Air's three plats, the county's flood map draws no special flood hazard area over any outline.
- Bell Brook EstatesNeighborhoodBell Brook Estates is 31 townhouse parcels addressed 940 Central Avenue, Fort Walton Beach, in unincorporated Okaloosa County, built from 1983 to 1995.
- Bella VistaNeighborhoodBella Vista is a mixed 65-parcel plat on Monahan and Cove drives, mailed as Fort Walton Beach 32547 but in unincorporated Okaloosa County.
- Bent TreeNeighborhoodBent Tree is 74 county parcels in two recorded phases. Fort Walton Beach, 32547, is the postal address, yet no part of Bent Tree is inside any city, since the county shows every parcel as unincorporated Okaloosa County. Seventy-two are single-family lots with year-built dates of 1998 to 2000, and all 74 outlines sit in Zone X.
- Berkshire WoodsNeighborhoodBerkshire Woods is 55 single-family parcels in one recorded plat. The county puts every parcel in unincorporated Okaloosa County, though the addresses read Fort Walton Beach, 32547. County year-built dates run from 1977 to 2020, and every outline sits in Zone X.
- Bienville Square TownhomesNeighborhoodBienville Square is 32 townhouses in six lettered buildings at 115 Hughes Street NE, a Fort Walton Beach address inside Cinco Bayou, Okaloosa County.
- Blue Ridge EstatesNeighborhoodBlue Ridge Estates is a 22-parcel plat in unincorporated Okaloosa County: 21 homesites recorded as built in 1998 and 1999, one common-area parcel of about 0.78 acre, and three streets named Blue Ridge Drive, Sod Drive and Creel Street.
- Bridgeport ColonyNeighborhoodBridgeport Colony is a 109-parcel plat in unincorporated Okaloosa County: 106 homesites recorded as built between 2002 and 2011, plus three common parcels, a retention area, a parcel the county words as private roads, and one the county address file names a swimming pool.
- Brighton WoodsNeighborhoodBrighton Woods is two joined county plats, an original of 22 parcels and a first addition of seven, holding 28 homesites recorded as built in 1990 and 1991 plus one right-of-way parcel, on Brighton Cove and Green Acres Boulevard.
- Brittany WoodsNeighborhoodBrittany Woods is a 58-lot plat in unincorporated Okaloosa County, every lot addressed on Northampton Circle, with homes recorded as built in 1987, 1988 and 1989.
- Brownsville StationNeighborhoodBrownsville Station is the original of three similarly named county plats: seven parcels on Pelham Road, recorded as built in 1981, in unincorporated Okaloosa County, beside Station II with 16 homesites and Station III with 44.
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21 places- Candlewood VillageNeighborhoodCandlewood Village is a 31-parcel subdivision on Lloyd Street in Fort Walton Beach, recorded in Blocks A and B, with county year-built dates of 1984 or 1985 on 30 of its 31 homes.
- Canterbury WoodsNeighborhoodCanterbury Woods joins two recorded county subdivisions, the original plat and its First Addition, holding 102 home parcels and one retention parcel, nearly all built between 1985 and 1988.
- Cape Casa TownhomesNeighborhoodCape Casa Townhomes is 44 townhouse lots in four county records on Cape Drive NW and Rogers Street NW, Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, built 1980 to 1985.
- Cedar HeightsNeighborhoodCedar Heights is a 25-home subdivision on Pacific Silver Court in Fort Walton Beach, built in 1999, 2000 and 2001 according to county records, with a separate common-area parcel that has no address.
- ChateauguayNeighborhoodChateauguay is two county subdivisions, Chateauguay and Chateauguay II, holding 63 single-family parcels in Fort Walton Beach: 20 dated 1967 to 1969 and 43 dated mostly 1978 to 1982.
- Chatelaine EstatesNeighborhoodChatelaine Estates is a two-phase county subdivision of 47 home parcels on Chatelaine Circle in Fort Walton Beach, dated 1999 to 2002, and the county's subdivision index spells it Chantelaine Estates.
- Chelsea WoodsNeighborhoodChelsea Woods is an 86-parcel county family in Fort Walton Beach: 79 homes on five streets, mostly dated 1964 to 1967, and seven non-residential parcels, six of them addressed on Racetrack Road or Mooney Road.
- Clipper Cove TownhomesNeighborhoodClipper Cove Townhomes is a group of 39 townhomes at 228 Amberjack Drive, built in 1982 and 1983 in unincorporated Okaloosa County with a Fort Walton Beach mailing address, beside Santa Rosa Sound.
- CloverdaleNeighborhoodCloverdale is a 122-parcel area of unincorporated Okaloosa County with a Fort Walton Beach mailing address, assembled from five county subdivision records, with buildings dating from 1960 to 2024 and every parcel in flood Zone X.
- Colonial EstatesNeighborhoodLive MLS listings and recorded sales history for Colonial Estates, a subdivision in Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County.
- Colonial HeightsNeighborhoodColonial Heights is a 55-parcel, all single-family area of unincorporated Okaloosa County with a Fort Walton Beach mailing address, built between 1964 and 2014 on lots with a median of 0.24 acre, with no lot in a special flood hazard area.
- Colony EstatesNeighborhoodColony Estates is a 345-parcel area of unincorporated Okaloosa County with a Fort Walton Beach mailing address, platted in three additions and built mostly in the 1960s, where 63 parcels touch Zone AE flood ground.
- Commodore PlaceNeighborhoodCommodore Place is a 42-lot Fort Walton Beach subdivision in Okaloosa County, mostly mid-1960s houses on Berger Place, Sudduth Circle and Edwards Lane.
- Cooper's LandingNeighborhood · Short-Term Rental EligibleCooper's Landing is a 33-parcel townhome community on McLaren Circle in unincorporated Okaloosa County with a Fort Walton Beach mailing address, 32 townhomes built in 2023 on lots of roughly 1,500 to 3,000 square feet, all in flood Zone X.
- CornerstoneNeighborhoodCornerstone is 14 homes on Wyatt Way with a Fort Walton Beach mailing address, in unincorporated Okaloosa County, all built from 2018 to 2020.
- Country Club EstatesNeighborhoodCountry Club Estates is two recorded Okaloosa County subdivisions holding 255 single-family lots on eight Fort Walton Beach streets, most with building years in the 1960s and six dated 2005 or later.
- Coventry Park VillageNeighborhoodCoventry Park Village is two recorded phases in unincorporated Okaloosa County: 92 single-family lots on Heartland Drive and Patrician Way, built from 1988 to 1992, plus a county retention area and a Phase II park parcel.
- Credence CrossingNeighborhoodCredence Crossing is a 12-home Okaloosa County plat built in 2018 and 2019, with Fort Walton Beach mailing addresses but county jurisdiction.
- CrewillaNeighborhoodCrewilla spans three recorded plats inside Fort Walton Beach city limits in Okaloosa County, with 40 houses built from 1950 to 2024 near Cinco Bayou.
- CrosswindsNeighborhoodCrosswinds is recorded by Okaloosa County as three subdivision records, the original plus a 1st and a 2nd addition, holding 122 single-family lots in unincorporated county land with Fort Walton Beach addresses, built from 1986 to 1995.
- Crosswinds LandingNeighborhoodCrosswinds Landing is 24 units in six four-unit buildings, built from 1987 to 1991 in two recorded phases, all addressed as 1100 Crosswinds Lndg, with a three-quarter acre common-area parcel, in unincorporated Okaloosa County.
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2 places- Doncaster WoodsNeighborhoodDoncaster Woods is two recorded subdivisions in Okaloosa County with Fort Walton Beach 32547 addresses: a base phase of 45 single-family parcels plus a county-owned park lot, and a first addition of 26 single-family parcels, 72 parcels in all.
- Donlabrook GardynsNeighborhoodDonlabrook Gardyns is a dense run of 131 county parcels on lots of about 0.05 to 0.18 acre, with 123 address points all on Holbrook Circle in Fort Walton Beach 32547 and homes the county dates from 1979 to 2003.
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5 places- East WrightNeighborhoodEast Wright's county parcel series, 35-1S-24-0720, holds 25 parcels: 20 labeled SINGLE FAMILY, four MOBILE HOME and one VACANT. Twenty-six county address records on Central Avenue, McFarlan Avenue NW, Verb Street and Pop Cole Road, all in Fort Walton Beach 32547, attach to those parcels, with one parcel carrying two.
- Eglin Highway SubdivisionNeighborhoodEglin Highway Subdivision is county parcel series 01-2S-24-0790: 146 parcels, of which 123 are labeled SINGLE FAMILY and 102 of those houses carry recorded years built from 1954 to 1959. The other 23 mix multifamily, office, store, warehouse, vehicle-repair and service uses with vacant parcels and one county parcel. The county's 173 address records attach to 140 of the 146, all in Fort Walton Beach 32547.
- Elliott's PointNeighborhoodElliott's Point is a Fort Walton Beach neighborhood of mostly single-family houses, with a few townhouses. Recorded years built run from 1940 to 2025, but most of the houses date to the 1950s and 1960s, spread over 29 streets led by Gardner Drive, Bay Drive and Laurie Drive. About 263 of the 828 parcels reach Zone AE or Zone VE ground and about 160 sit wholly in Zone X, so flood exposure turns on the exact parcel.
- Emerald GardensNeighborhoodEmerald Gardens is three recorded subdivision names holding 57 county parcels: 55 dwellings with street addresses on Emerald Lane and Emerald Circle, one parcel the county classes as county property and one common-area parcel of about three acres.
- Emerald VillageNeighborhoodEmerald Village is three recorded entries, Emerald Village and its Phases I and II, holding 308 county parcels in unincorporated Okaloosa County: 305 single-family lots built between 1998 and 2003 and three retention-area parcels.
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8 places- Fairview HeightsNeighborhoodFairview Heights is two recorded entries, the original and a townhomes entry, with 47 county parcels in unincorporated Okaloosa County: 33 single-family or townhouse lots, seven mobile-home parcels and a mix of multi-family, trailer-park, vacant and common-area parcels.
- Falcon RidgeNeighborhoodFalcon Ridge puts 19 homes and one common parcel on 1.53 acres of unincorporated Okaloosa County, each home with a Fort Walton Beach address.
- Field SubdivisionNeighborhoodField Subdivision is four recorded entries, Field S/D and its first three additions, holding 151 county parcels in unincorporated Okaloosa County: 114 single-family, ten multi-family, nine mobile-home, plus vacant, trailer-park and commercial parcels.
- Forest HeightsNeighborhoodForest Heights is one 90-parcel subdivision in Okaloosa County records, filed under parcel numbers beginning 26-1S-24-0950, mixing single-family lots with multi-family buildings, mobile homes and trailer-park lots, all of it mapped in the minimal flood hazard area.
- Forest ManorNeighborhoodForest Manor is a Fort Walton Beach subdivision in Okaloosa County: 55 single-family parcels across four plats, split between city R-1 and R-2 zoning.
- Forest OaksNeighborhoodForest Oaks is three platted phases in Okaloosa County records, filed under 34-1S-24-0801, 0802 and 0803, with 125 residential parcels built from 1996 to 2000 and two retention-area parcels.
- Forest ParkNeighborhoodForest Park, a Fort Walton Beach subdivision in Okaloosa County, has 123 houses on six streets, most built 1965 to 1969, and borders the city golf course.
- Forest PlaceNeighborhoodForest Place is a 20-parcel subdivision on Yacht Club Drive in Okaloosa County records, filed under 12-2S-24-3040, with every parcel coded single family and dated 1972 to 1974; the county flood layer puts 12 parcels at least partly in Zone AE and the other eight in the shaded Zone X.
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4 places- Garden VillasNeighborhoodGarden Villas is two phases in Okaloosa County records, filed under 03-2S-24-1025 and 03-2S-24-1026, holding 37 unit parcels on Carmel Drive built between 1982 and 1987 and one common-area parcel, all mapped in the minimal flood hazard area.
- Garnier's BeachNeighborhoodGarnier's Beach is the county's Garnier Beach plat family: seven of nine recorded plats hold 845 parcels, 806 of them coded single family, all addressed Fort Walton Beach, ZIP 32547, and 152 touching a special flood hazard area on the county's FEMA layer.
- Garniers HeightsNeighborhoodGarniers Heights is two plats in Okaloosa County records, the original filed under 36-1S-24-1030 with 14 parcels and the First Addition under 36-1S-24-1031 with 94, holding 106 single-family parcels and two vacant lots; only nine original-plat parcels touch a special flood hazard area.
- GlenwoodNeighborhoodGlenwood in Fort Walton Beach is 26 parcels along Opp Boulevard NE, recorded as two county series that together cover under two acres.
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6 places- Harlan SquareNeighborhoodHarlan Square in Fort Walton Beach is 37 recorded lots plus a common-area parcel and a rights-of-way parcel, and eight of the lots, all on Harlan Avenue, reach a mapped special flood hazard area.
- HeritageNeighborhoodOkaloosa County divides Heritage into three subdivision phases and 52 parcels, 51 of them single-family lots and the last a retention-area parcel; every property address reads Fort Walton Beach.
- Hidden TrailsNeighborhoodSix subdivision phases make up Hidden Trails in Okaloosa County's records, 204 parcels in all, of which 201 are single-family lots with Fort Walton Beach postal addresses.
- HomewoodNeighborhoodHomewood is the Fort Walton Beach subdivision Okaloosa County files under 10-2S-24-3020: 125 parcels, made up of 123 single-family lots, one vacant lot and one county parcel.
- Houston ManorNeighborhoodHouston Manor is the Fort Walton Beach subdivision Okaloosa County files under 09-2S-24-1900: 22 parcels, 21 classed SFR/TOWNHOUSE and one common-area parcel.
- Hunters RunNeighborhoodHunters Run is a 96-parcel subdivision on Claeven Circle in unincorporated Okaloosa County, with a Fort Walton Beach mailing address, 95 homes dated 1997 through 2002, and every parcel mapped in FEMA Zone X.
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2 places- KenwoodNeighborhoodKenwood is six recorded plats, the original and five additions, with 269 county parcels and Fort Walton Beach postal addresses. Of those, 267 are classed single-family, and 254 of those houses were built in the 1960s and 1970s.
- Kidd Bayou OaksNeighborhoodKidd Bayou Oaks is a group of 16 numbered units built in 1983 to 1985, plus a 1.19-acre common-area parcel, on Kidd Street NE. Mail goes to Fort Walton Beach, but the county's city-limits layer places all 17 parcels in the Town of Cinco Bayou.
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6 places- Lake CharlestonNeighborhoodLake Charleston is a subdivision of 57 single-family lots, every one with a recorded build year of 1993 or 1994, and a 3.23-acre common-area and lake parcel; it lies in unincorporated Okaloosa County, though addresses carry a Fort Walton Beach postal city.
- Lakeview EstatesNeighborhoodLakeview Estates has 35 houses on Dubois Drive, Elizabeth Court and Charlotte Court, with Fort Walton Beach addresses, in unincorporated Okaloosa County.
- LauderhillNeighborhoodLauderhill is 22 houses on Lauderhill Lane, each with a county build year of 2002, recorded by Okaloosa County beside a 0.91 acre common and retention parcel, with a Fort Walton Beach mailing address.
- Leesa Jennifer AcresNeighborhoodLeesa Jennifer Acres puts 28 townhouse units on both sides of Landview Drive, outside city limits in Okaloosa County with Fort Walton Beach mail.
- Live Oak ManorsNeighborhoodTwenty-six single-family homes built from 1989 to 1993 line Lawton Court in Live Oak Manors, an Okaloosa County plat with Fort Walton Beach mail.
- Lloyd and HetheringtonNeighborhoodLloyd and Hetherington is a 76-parcel subdivision in unincorporated Okaloosa County with Fort Walton Beach addresses, most on Navy, Green and Lloyd streets.
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8 places- Majestic Oaks at Ocean CityNeighborhoodMajestic Oaks at Ocean City is 40 house lots on Cummings Drive and Ellison Way, dated 2015 through 2019 with one 2025 house, plus one more parcel, 1.40 acres of common and retention land, which appears on the county roll under the Board of County Commissioners.
- MarnanNeighborhoodOn the 2026 state roll, Marnan has 75 parcels on eight streets with Fort Walton Beach addresses, most in unincorporated Okaloosa County.
- McKenzie MeadowsNeighborhoodMcKenzie Meadows is 13 houses on Kenzie Lane, all dated 2021 by the county, beside a 0.55 acre retention parcel that the roll lists under the Board of County Commissioners, in unincorporated Okaloosa County with a Fort Walton Beach mailing address.
- Meridian Square TownhomesNeighborhoodMeridian Square Townhomes is 66 townhomes on Bentley Circle with county build years from 2007 through 2011, beside a 2.34 acre common parcel, in unincorporated Okaloosa County and mailed as Fort Walton Beach.
- MidpinesNeighborhoodMidpines is a recorded subdivision of 85 single-family lots in Okaloosa County, built between 1968 and 1977 and addressed to Fort Walton Beach 32547, although the county's city-limits layer shows the lots outside any city.
- Mills LandingNeighborhoodMills Landing is a recorded subdivision of 54 single-family lots on Emily Circle, Christen Court and Mills Landing, built between 1994 and 2002 in unincorporated Okaloosa County, with Fort Walton Beach 32547 street addresses.
- Montage ManorNeighborhoodMontage Manor is a replat of 48 parcels coded single-family or townhouse, on Deal Avenue NW, Poulton Drive NW and Hollywood Boulevard NW inside Fort Walton Beach, recorded by the county as built between 1982 and 1992.
- Municipal SubdivisionNeighborhoodMunicipal Subdivision is three recorded phases in Fort Walton Beach, a base plat and two additions holding 145 single-family parcels on Hemlock Drive, Martisa Road, Bishop Avenue and six other streets, all inside the city limits.
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7 places- New Walton VillageNeighborhoodNew Walton Village has 61 county parcels inside the City of Fort Walton Beach: 60 numbered units coded single family or townhouse, built in three years (1984, 1985 and 1996), and one common-area parcel.
- NewportNeighborhoodNewport is a 69-parcel group on Venice Avenue in unincorporated Okaloosa County: 67 houses dated 2004 to 2012 by the county, one vacant lot and one parcel of common areas and private road, under parcel numbers that start 03-2S-24-1010.
- North Ridge CreekNeighborhoodNorth Ridge Creek is filed with the county as three subdivision records, the original and its first and second additions, holding 117 houses dated mostly 1996 through 2003 and three common-area parcels, all in unincorporated Okaloosa County.
- North Ridge GardensNeighborhoodNorth Ridge Gardens has 23 residential lots on Woodcrest Ridge and Brookridge Trace: Fort Walton Beach addresses, unincorporated Okaloosa County.
- NorthbrookNeighborhoodNorthbrook is 41 numbered lots built between 1984 and 1997, plus one common-area parcel, in unincorporated Okaloosa County; all 41 are addressed as units of 618 Gap Creek Drive with a Fort Walton Beach 32548 label.
- Northern PinesNeighborhoodNorthern Pines mixes houses and mobile homes in unincorporated Okaloosa County: 42 county parcels, 26 coded single family and 12 coded mobile home, with year-built dates from 1965 to 2022 and 14 of the houses dated 2018 or later.
- NorthgateNeighborhoodLive MLS listings and recorded sales history for Northgate, a subdivision in Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County.
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11 places- Oak Park EstatesNeighborhoodOak Park Estates is recorded by Okaloosa County as two linked subdivisions, Oak Park Estates and its 1st Addition, holding 27 parcels: 25 single-family lots and 2 common-area parcels. Every one of the 25 single-family lots has a county address point on Scenic Oak Lane, Fort Walton Beach 32547.
- Oak Park TownhomesNeighborhoodOak Park Townhomes is Okaloosa County subdivision ID 425: 51 parcels, of which 50 are townhouse lots and one is a common-area parcel of about an acre. Fifty county address points, all on Scenic Oak Lane in Fort Walton Beach 32547, match the 50 townhouse lots.
- OaklandNeighborhoodOakland pairs the Fort Walton Beach listing label Oakland Add with four county records: Oakland Addition and three Oakland resubdivisions. Together they hold 514 parcels, only 419 of them single-family, and 683 address points, all in Fort Walton Beach 32548.
- Oakland HeightsNeighborhoodOakland Heights is two Okaloosa County subdivisions, Oakland Heights and its 2nd Addition, holding 249 parcels with one address point each in Fort Walton Beach 32548. Of those, 247 are single-family parcels recorded as built between 1955 and 2012.
- Oakridge ManorNeighborhoodOakridge Manor is a 30-parcel single-family subdivision on Newcastle Circle in unincorporated Okaloosa County, with Fort Walton Beach 32547 postal addresses and its nearest corner about a quarter mile from the city limit. All 30 houses date to 1978 through 1981.
- Ocean CityNeighborhoodOcean City is two county-recorded subdivisions inside the City of Fort Walton Beach, Ocean City and Ocean City 2nd Addition, holding 290 parcels: 118 single-family, 38 multi-family, and a long run of shops, offices, warehouses, churches and vacant commercial lots.
- Old TownNeighborhoodOld Town is 57 single-family parcels in three county-recorded phases, Old Town PH I, PH II and PH III, built between 1995 and 1997 on Jerrells Avenue, Spiller Way and Oakhill Avenue, with Fort Walton Beach postal addresses but a location in unincorporated Okaloosa County.
- Olde Cypress VillageNeighborhoodOlde Cypress Village is 52 single-family lots on Olde Cypress Circle NW and Cupressus Lane NW inside the City of Fort Walton Beach, built between 1990 and 1995, plus a city-owned retention area in the county's 53-parcel record.
- Olde Fort WaltonNeighborhoodThe county's Old Fort Walton subdivision is six single-family lots of 0.2 to 0.35 acre on Pryor Road SE, Elliott Road SE and Brooks Street SE inside the City of Fort Walton Beach, built between 2014 and 2016. The Olde Fort Walton listing label may reach further than these six.
- Orange Place TownhomesNeighborhoodOrange Place is 26 townhouses recorded as built in 2023 in unincorporated Okaloosa County, sharing the address 319 Carmel Drive with a Fort Walton Beach postal city, plus a private right-of-way and a retention area that the county roll lists under Orange Place HOA Inc.
- OverbrookNeighborhoodOverbrook is recorded by the county as three subdivisions, the original plat and its 1st and 2nd Additions, holding 292 parcels: 290 single-family parcels with build years from 1974 to 2017, and two vacant parcels.
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9 places- Palm Harbor MarinaNeighborhoodPalm Harbor Marina is a 50-parcel subdivision of 46 single-family homes built 1997 to 2013, three vacant parcels and one common-area parcel, where 42 parcel outlines touch a special flood hazard area on the county flood map.
- Park PlaceNeighborhoodPark Place is one name spread over six county subdivision entries and 336 parcels, from 234 single-family homes mostly built before 1970 to condominium units, shops and offices, so its listing history mixes unlike property.
- Partin BrooksNeighborhoodPartin Brooks is a 63-parcel Okaloosa County subdivision with Fort Walton Beach addresses: houses, apartments, townhouse lots, and four parcels in city limits.
- Pelican Cove TownhomesNeighborhoodPelican Cove is a 17-lot townhouse plat beside Choctawhatchee Bay, mailed as Fort Walton Beach but sitting in unincorporated Okaloosa County.
- Piedmont PlaceNeighborhoodPiedmont Place groups 21 townhouses in four buildings at 901 to 907 Piedmont Place, mailed as Fort Walton Beach, in unincorporated Okaloosa County.
- Pine MeadowsNeighborhoodPine Meadows is six county subdivision entries with 382 parcels: 301 single-family parcels typically about 0.19 acre and 78 townhouse-coded parcels typically about 0.07 acre, every outline touching only flood Zone X.
- Pine RunNeighborhoodPine Run is an 18-unit townhouse subdivision on Carnathan Court, Units 1 through 18 in the Okaloosa County records, with Fort Walton Beach mailing addresses on land outside every city.
- PinedaleNeighborhoodPinedale is three Okaloosa County plats, Pinedale, Pinedale 1st and Pinedale 2nd, holding 244 parcels on unincorporated county land with Fort Walton Beach mailing addresses; 241 of the parcels are classed single family.
- PinehurstNeighborhoodPinehurst is a 73-parcel plat inside the City of Fort Walton Beach, on Alabama Avenue, Mississippi Avenue, Williams Street and Beal Parkway, kept apart from the county's separate Pinehurst Park plat.
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3 places- Racetrack Road SubdivisionNeighborhoodRacetrack Road Subdivision is three Okaloosa County plat records with Fort Walton Beach mailing addresses that the county's city-limits map places outside any city: 195 parcels, 178 classed single family and the rest churches, multi family buildings, shops and other commercial uses.
- Roanoke VillageNeighborhoodRoanoke Village has a Fort Walton Beach mailing address in Okaloosa County and is recorded in two parts: an original subdivision and a smaller 1st Addition.
- Robston TownhomesNeighborhoodRobston Townhomes holds 14 townhouse unit parcels, 13 built, at 92 Bradford Street, a Fort Walton Beach mailing address in unincorporated Okaloosa County.
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19 places- Saddle CreekNeighborhoodSaddle Creek is 52 single family parcels in three blocks, every house built in 1990 or 1991, with Fort Walton Beach mailing addresses on land the county's city-limits map shows as unincorporated.
- Santa MarkellaNeighborhoodSanta Markella is a single recorded Okaloosa County subdivision, number 693, whose 259 parcels all carry the county label single family and each have one address point on a Fort Walton Beach 32548 street.
- Santa Rosa ParkNeighborhoodSanta Rosa Park is 58 single-family parcels, all but one on Deluna Road SW and Santa Rosa Street SW, inside Fort Walton Beach city limits in Okaloosa County.
- Santasia ParkNeighborhoodSantasia Park is recorded by Okaloosa County as the original plat plus six additions in Section 15, Township 2S, Range 24: 220 parcels, 212 labeled single family, with 227 address points all on Fort Walton Beach 32548 streets.
- Schneider Drive TownhomesNeighborhoodSchneider Drive Townhomes is the 21-unit Schneider Drive T/H plat in unincorporated Okaloosa County, with Fort Walton Beach mailing addresses.
- ScottsdaleNeighborhoodScottsdale is the 49-lot Scottsdale S/D plat on Cherie, Shannon and Thomas courts NW, inside Fort Walton Beach city limits in Okaloosa County.
- ScottwoodNeighborhoodScottwood is a 70-parcel townhouse subdivision on Scottwood Drive SE and Alder Avenue SE, inside Fort Walton Beach city limits in Okaloosa County.
- Scranton EstatesNeighborhoodScranton Estates is Okaloosa County subdivision 329, filed in Section 1, Township 2S, Range 24 under parcel numbers beginning 01-2S-24-2212: 45 parcels, 44 labeled single family and one lot labeled county, with 46 address points on Fort Walton Beach 32547 streets.
- SeabreezeNeighborhoodCounty records divide Seabreeze into nine subdivision entries, the original plat in Section 23 and eight numbered additions in Section 14 of Township 2S, Range 24, holding 343 parcels of which 284 are labeled single family.
- Shangra WoodsNeighborhoodShangra Woods is three Okaloosa County subdivision entries in Section 35, Township 1S, Range 24, holding 59 parcels: 53 labeled SFR/townhouse, five multi-family and one county common area.
- Shell ParkNeighborhoodShell Park is two adjoining Fort Walton Beach records in Okaloosa County: a 20-unit condominium on Shell Avenue SE and six townhouse lots on Park Circle SE.
- Southern Oaks PlantationNeighborhoodAll 36 houses in Southern Oaks Plantation date to 1996 on the tax roll; the court gets Fort Walton Beach mail but lies in unincorporated Okaloosa County.
- Southern PinesNeighborhoodSouthern Pines holds 37 homes on Old Ranch Road, nearly all built 1999 to 2001, with Fort Walton Beach mail on unincorporated Okaloosa County land.
- Stable LanesNeighborhoodStable Lanes is a 33-parcel townhouse plat with Fort Walton Beach addresses, recorded by Okaloosa County as subdivision ID 108, parcel series 34-1S-24-6006, and mapped in unincorporated Okaloosa County.
- Summer HillsNeighborhoodSummer Hills is three recorded Okaloosa County phases and 55 single-family parcels with Fort Walton Beach addresses, all mapped in unincorporated Okaloosa County.
- Summer TreeNeighborhoodSummer Tree is 21 single-family lots on Richpien Road, Summer Lane and Bob Sikes Boulevard, mailed as Fort Walton Beach, in unincorporated Okaloosa County.
- Sunset BeachNeighborhoodSunset Beach is 49 parcels with Fort Walton Beach addresses in unincorporated Okaloosa County, ten of them, in blocks A and B, reaching Cinco Bayou.
- Sunset StripNeighborhoodSunset Strip is a recorded Okaloosa County subdivision of 63 parcels in the county's layer, 50 labeled single family, 10 multi-family, two vacant and one church, all outside any city limits although their address points read Fort Walton Beach.
- Sweetbriar StationNeighborhoodSweetbriar Station is 19 houses from 1995 and 1996 on a county-listed private loop off Union Street, Fort Walton Beach mail, unincorporated Okaloosa County.
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4 places- TanglewoodNeighborhoodTanglewood is three recorded Okaloosa County plats, the original and its First and Second Additions, with 155 parcels in the county layer, 153 labeled single family and built between 1976 and 1989, in unincorporated county ground that carries a Fort Walton Beach mailing label.
- Tokalon TerraceNeighborhoodRockport Drive's 21 townhouses, all built in 1997, make up Tokalon Terrace, a plat in unincorporated Okaloosa County with Fort Walton Beach addresses.
- Tom BarrowNeighborhoodTom Barrow is a mixed-use plat astride Racetrack Road in unincorporated Okaloosa County, its houses mailed as Fort Walton Beach beside shops and storage.
- Tyner VillasNeighborhoodTyner Villas is 42 townhouses built in 1983 and 1984 at 696 Tyner Street, mailed as Fort Walton Beach but sitting in unincorporated Okaloosa County.
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6 places- Valencia ArmsNeighborhoodValencia Arms is Okaloosa County subdivision number 351, parcel numbers beginning 02-2S-24-3070, with 54 townhouse-type parcels and 54 address points on Valencia Drive, outside any city limits although the mailing label reads Fort Walton Beach 32547.
- Vesta HeightsNeighborhoodVesta Heights is six recorded Okaloosa County subdivision records inside the City of Fort Walton Beach, holding 371 parcels in the county layer and 372 address points labeled Fort Walton Beach 32548, rather than one uniform record.
- Victoria GardensNeighborhoodVictoria Gardens is the name on three interleaved plats inside the City of Fort Walton Beach, 140 county parcels in all, and the plat simply titled Victoria Gardens holds 104 of them. Every parcel tests as minimal flood hazard Zone X.
- Viking ManorNeighborhoodViking Manor is a tight cluster of 114 single-family and townhouse parcels inside the City of Fort Walton Beach, every one built between 1984 and 1987 and every one in minimal flood hazard Zone X at its interior point. County legal text splits it into 84 parcels labeled Phase I and 30 labeled Phase I Replat.
- Villa Russ ParkNeighborhoodVilla Russ Park is a 181-parcel plat inside the City of Fort Walton Beach where 164 of the 176 parcels with a recorded year built date from 1955 through 1964, and flood zones vary by parcel: 148 test as minimal hazard Zone X, nine fall in Zone AE and 24 in the shaded 0.2 percent annual chance area.
- Village WestNeighborhoodVillage West is a 47-lot plat in unincorporated Okaloosa County with a Fort Walton Beach mailing address, its houses built in 1991 and 1992.
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9 places- Watree GardensNeighborhoodWatree Gardens is a 12-parcel group of single-family or townhouse homes on Tooke Street, all built in 1998, with a Fort Walton Beach mailing address but a location in unincorporated Okaloosa County. Its saved sales history ends with an October 2021 closing.
- Whispering PinesNeighborhoodWhispering Pines has 29 single-family houses on Vaughan Street, Martyn Place and Beal Parkway in Fort Walton Beach. Most date from 1948 through 1974, with six built in 1992 or later, and the lots split by side of the street: deep lots of 0.62 to 0.77 acre on the north side of Vaughan Street, and to the south lots that mostly measure about a quarter acre. If you are weighing a north-side lot, check FEMA's Zone AE line first; it reaches every one of those lots from the rear at a 10-foot base flood elevation, and no lot south of the street touches it.
- Whitrock VillageNeighborhoodWhitrock Village is a 48-parcel plat in unincorporated Okaloosa County with a Fort Walton Beach mailing address: 47 single-family lots built from 1997 through 2001, plus a common-area parcel of 0.51 acre whose owner of record on the county roll is Whitrock Assoc Inc. The shaded 0.2 percent annual chance flood area crosses the plat, covering the center point of 19 parcels.
- Wildwood ParkNeighborhoodWildwood Park, a Fort Walton Beach plat in Okaloosa County, pairs mostly 1960s houses with 14 Wildwood Boulevard lots that the 2026 roll lists as vacant.
- Willow BendNeighborhoodWillow Bend is three county-recorded plats in unincorporated Okaloosa County with a Fort Walton Beach mailing address: Willow Bend Ph 1, Willow Bend Ph2 and Yorktown at Willow Bend, 177 parcels in all. All 173 homes were built between 1985 and 1989, and two vacant lots in Ph2 test in flood Zone A.
- Windmill TerraceNeighborhoodWindmill Terrace is 19 single-family lots on Windmill Drive and Northampton Circle in unincorporated Okaloosa County, with Fort Walton Beach addresses.
- WinterhavenNeighborhoodWinterhaven is a 24-parcel plat in unincorporated Okaloosa County with a Fort Walton Beach mailing address: 22 homes built from 1998 to 2000, one vacant lot, and a retention area the county roll lists to the county itself.
- Winthrop PlaceNeighborhoodWinthrop Place is a 139-parcel Okaloosa County plat filed in two phases and set outside any city limits: 137 single-family homes, 132 of them built from 1966 through 1969, one MFR home and one lot listed to the county.
- Woodham ManorNeighborhoodWoodham Manor is an original plat and four additions built from 1979 to 1983, with Fort Walton Beach mail, in unincorporated Okaloosa County.
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Fort Walton Beach Neighborhood Questions
Should I be comparing Okaloosa Island condos against mainland Fort Walton Beach houses at all?
Only after deciding what the property is for. The island's inventory is dominated by gulf-facing condo buildings where vacation rental activity is routine, while the mainland is mostly single-family streets under city residential zoning with tighter rental rules. The two inventories price, insure, and operate differently, so productive searches usually commit to one track early.
What does canal-front actually mean on the Fort Walton Beach mainland?
Off Cinco Bayou, Garniers Bayou, and their connecting canals, many mid-century homes keep a private dock and lift on protected water with the open bay a short idle away. Depth varies canal to canal, so check what your hull draws against conditions at low water, and remember that seawall condition belongs on the inspection list alongside the roof.
Does the age of Fort Walton Beach's housing stock change how I should buy?
It changes the order of operations. Much of the mainland grid dates to the mid-1900s, which brings mature trees and established lots along with roofs, wiring, and plumbing that insurers and lenders examine closely. Put insurance quotes and a thorough inspection at the front of the process here, and read renovated homes as having already absorbed those costs.
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