Santa Rosa Beach · Community Market Report
Cottages at Eastern Lake
Every number a buyer, seller, or investor needs on one community: live inventory, closed-sale history, rental benchmarks, and the neighborhood around it - refreshed monthly from MLS and market data.
Inventory updated daily · Sale statistics updated September 22, 2026 · Next statistics update early October 2026
How the community 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.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $1.89M |
| 2023 | $1.61M |
| 2024 | $1.68M |
| 2025 | $1.5M |
| 2026 YTD | Sample too small |
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $714 |
| 2023 | $702 |
| 2024 | $678 |
| 2025 | $619 |
| 2026 YTD | Sample too small |
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 24 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | 0 |
| Dec 24 | 0 |
| Jan 25 | 1 |
| Feb 25 | 1 |
| Mar 25 | 1 |
| Apr 25 | 0 |
| May 25 | 0 |
| Jun 25 | 0 |
| Jul 25 | 1 |
| Aug 25 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | 0 |
| Dec 25 | 0 |
| Jan 26 | 0 |
| Feb 26 | 0 |
| Mar 26 | 0 |
| Apr 26 | 0 |
| May 26 | 0 |
| Jun 26 | 0 |
| Jul 26 | 0 |
| 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.
Based on information from ECAR for the period September 23, 2021 through September 22, 2026.
From the active file
7 homes are on the market in Cottages at Eastern Lake today - a sample of the current file:
$1,569,000
217 Lakewood Drive
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
$1,250,000
149 Lakewood Drive
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
$1,450,000
114 Eastern Lake Court
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
$1,899,000
93 Eastern Lake Court
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
$1,499,000
13 Eastern Lake Court
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
$1,774,000
83 Eastern Lake Court
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.
What similar rentals earn nearby
$592/night
Average Daily Rate
Trailing 12 months, average across 30A homes, 3-5 bedrooms
52%
Occupancy
Guest, owner and held nights over calendar nights, across 30A homes, 3-5 bedrooms
67 nights
Owner Use
Owner and maintenance nights per rental, trailing 12 months, across 30A homes, 3-5 bedrooms
$257 to $763
Monthly Rate Range
Average nightly rate by month, lowest in February, highest in July
3120
Rentals Tracked
Homes in 30A homes, 3-5 bedrooms
6 nights
Average Stay
87 days
Booking Window
Average lead time before arrival
Market data by Key Data · 3120 similar rentals tracked (30A homes, 3-5 bedrooms) · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Market statistics reflect the trailing performance of similar rental properties in this market, not this specific property, and are opinions of potential performance, not a guarantee of income. Performance varies with management, seasonality, and personal use. Verify rental eligibility and all figures independently.
The rental analysis is for signed-in readers
We publish each home's rental analysis on the signed-in side of the site, not on the open page. With a free account you will find, on the individual listings here that qualify, how rentals similar to that home perform: the average daily rate, occupancy, typical stay and booking window. The segment's daily rate, occupancy and tracked-rental count stay public on this page.
Sign in or create a free accountWhat decides whether a home here can be rented
These are benchmarks for a segment of comparable rentals, not a finding about Cottages at Eastern Lake. What a home here may actually do is set by documents, and there are three of them. The recorded declaration sets any minimum lease term. The association's current rules can add stay-length minimums, rental caps, or owner-occupancy requirements the local code does not impose, and a board can change them after a purchase. The city or county that governs this address runs its own short-term-rental registration requirements over both. Request all three in their current form from the association and the local government during diligence, before purchasing with rental income in mind.
Rental rules on the MLS today: 7 of 7 active listings disclose“Short Term Rental - Allowed”. Always verify the association's current policy.
The neighborhood: Watersound West Beach
Cottages at Eastern Lake sits in or beside the Watersound West Beach Census neighborhood - the area figures below describe that neighborhood, not this community alone.
Neighborhood Data
Watersound West Beach at a Glance
1,206
Properties
$1.39M
Median Home Value
91%
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 23, 2021 through September 22, 2026. Rental benchmarks are market-segment aggregates from Key Data - never figures for a specific home. Neighborhood figures are LiveBy area estimates built on the U.S. Census American Community Survey.
Why is there no list of individual sold homes?
1 home closed in Cottages at Eastern Lake in the trailing 12 months. MLS rules do not allow individual sold listings to be displayed publicly, so this page shows community-level statistics only - ask us for the home-by-homesold report 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.
Thinking about buying or selling in Cottages at Eastern Lake?
We track this community's sales and fees every month, and keep its rental rules on file - get the full picture before you commit.
- MLS market data (ECAR) - updated September 21, 2026
- Vacation-rental market data (Key Data) - updated September 21, 2026
- Neighborhood data (LiveBy / U.S. Census ACS) - updated September 21, 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. Rental-income benchmarks are not a guarantee of future performance, so verify independently every time. These figures are not tax, legal, or investment advice; consult the appropriate licensed professional before making a financial decision. Data as of September 22, 2026.
Sources
- Florida Department of Revenue statewide cadastral: the Cottages at Eastern Lake plat (accessed August 23, 2026)
- Walton County zoning at this plat, adopted Ordinance 2018-29 (accessed August 21, 2026)
- Walton County coastal dune lake protection buffer around Eastern Lake (accessed August 23, 2026)
- Walton County flood hazard mapping for this plat (accessed August 21, 2026)
- Florida Managed Areas and adopted overlay boundaries near this plat (accessed August 21, 2026)
- Short-Term Vacation Rental Registration Program, Walton County (accessed August 21, 2026)