Santa Rosa Beach · Building Market Report
The Preserve at Grayton Beach
Every number a buyer, seller, or investor needs on one building: 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 building is trading
6 units closed at The Preserve at Grayton Beach in the trailing 12 months at a median of $1,402,500, with a 96.8% median list-to-sale ratio. On the active side, 3 of 5 listings sit below original list price, and standing inventory works out to 10.0 months of supply at the current sales pace.
Any comparable set assembled by this community's name is short by more than a quarter of the plat, and the reason sits in the public record rather than in any one database. The county's legal description field stops at thirty characters, so a lot recorded as LOT 92 THE PRESERVE AT never reaches the words a name search is looking for. Matched by name the plat returns 95 parcels. Matched by its own parcel identifier series it returns 132: 112 carrying a finished house, 18 vacant lots, and two parcels that are not house lots at all. Every count and every average this page once carried was computed on the short list, and a median drawn from three quarters of a plat is not that plat's median. Build the set from the parcel series, then check the count before reading anything off it. Two figures survived the widening unchanged, the completion span of 2005 through 2024 and its midpoint of 2013, so vintage stays a usable sort here even where the denominator was wrong. One thing worth knowing before an acreage is quoted: the plat measures about 17.97 acres counting the greenway corridor tract and about 17.47 acres without it, and half an acre spread over 132 parcels moves a per acre figure enough to matter, so ask which denominator the quote used. The county's protection buffer around Big Redfish Lake covers none of the plat, standing about 60 feet off the corridor tract and about 104 feet off the nearest house lot, which is proximity rather than a constraint on what may be built. Flood mapping does not sort this plat either, since 130 of the 132 parcels lie wholly in Zone X and the two exceptions are crossed by a boundary rather than placed on one side of it.
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 22, 2026 rather than by whole calendar months.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $1.3M |
| 2022 | Sample too small |
| 2023 | $1.75M |
| 2024 | $1.75M |
| 2025 | $1.48M |
| 2026 YTD | $1.4M |
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $453 |
| 2022 | Sample too small |
| 2023 | $594 |
| 2024 | $601 |
| 2025 | $510 |
| 2026 YTD | $572 |
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 24 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | 1 |
| Nov 24 | 0 |
| Dec 24 | 0 |
| Jan 25 | 1 |
| Feb 25 | 0 |
| Mar 25 | 0 |
| Apr 25 | 0 |
| May 25 | 0 |
| Jun 25 | 1 |
| Jul 25 | 1 |
| Aug 25 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | 0 |
| Dec 25 | 0 |
| Jan 26 | 1 |
| Feb 26 | 1 |
| Mar 26 | 2 |
| Apr 26 | 0 |
| May 26 | 0 |
| Jun 26 | 0 |
| 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 23, 2021 through September 22, 2026.
From the active file
5 units are on the market at The Preserve at Grayton Beach today:
$1,539,000
313 Morgans Trail
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
$1,897,000
345 Morgans Trail
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
$2,099,000
325 Morgans Trail
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
$2,739,000
53 Bartons Way
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
$1,825,000
133 Morgans Trail
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) | $1,402,500 |
|---|---|
| Middle-half range (25th-75th pct, 10 priced sales / 24 mo) | $1,317,499 - $2,247,500 |
| Median price, 2021 to 2026 | +7.8% ($1,300,500 to $1,402,500) |
| Average sale price (12 mo) | $1,734,000 |
| Sales volume, trailing 12 months | $10,404,000 |
| Sale price range, trailing 12 months | $1,175,000 - $2,695,000 |
| Bedrooms | Active | Sold (12 mo) | Median Sale Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 BR | 3 | 6 | $1,402,500 |
| 5 BR | 1 | 0 | Sample too small |
1 of today's active listings (studios or listings without a recorded bedroom count) appears in the headline count but not in these rows.
Based on information from ECAR for the period September 23, 2021 through September 22, 2026.
What similar rentals earn nearby
$453/night
Average Daily Rate
Trailing 12 months, average across 30A condos, 3-5 bedrooms
54%
Occupancy
Guest, owner and held nights over calendar nights, across 30A condos, 3-5 bedrooms
62 nights
Owner Use
Owner and maintenance nights per rental, trailing 12 months, across 30A condos, 3-5 bedrooms
$181 to $614
Monthly Rate Range
Average nightly rate by month, lowest in January, highest in July
671
Rentals Tracked
Units in 30A condos, 3-5 bedrooms
6 nights
Average Stay
81 days
Booking Window
Average lead time before arrival
Market data by Key Data · 671 similar rentals tracked (30A condos, 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 unit here can be rented
These are benchmarks for a segment of comparable rentals, not a finding about The Preserve at Grayton Beach. What a unit 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: 5 of 5 active listings disclose“Short Term Rental - Allowed”. Always verify the association's current policy.
The neighborhood: Sanctuary at Redfish
The Preserve at Grayton Beach sits in or beside the Sanctuary at Redfish Census neighborhood - the area figures below describe that neighborhood, not this building alone.
Neighborhood Data
Sanctuary at Redfish at a Glance
602
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 23, 2021 through September 22, 2026. Rental benchmarks are market-segment aggregates from Key Data - never figures for a specific unit. Neighborhood figures are LiveBy area estimates built on the U.S. Census American Community Survey.
Why is there no list of individual sold units?
6 units closed at The Preserve at Grayton Beach in the trailing 12 months, from $1,175,000 to $2,695,000. MLS rules do not allow individual sold listings to be displayed publicly, so this page shows building-level statistics only - ask us for the unit-by-unitsold 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 at The Preserve at Grayton Beach?
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- 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 Preserve at Grayton Beach plat (accessed August 23, 2026)
- Florida Department of Revenue statewide cadastral: the ground between the plat and the shoreline (accessed August 21, 2026)
- Florida Managed Areas boundaries, Walton County planning GIS (accessed August 21, 2026)
- Walton County adopted neighborhood plan overlays and height limits (accessed August 21, 2026)
- Coastal dune lake protection buffers, Walton County planning GIS (accessed August 21, 2026)
- Walton County special flood hazard areas at this plat (accessed August 23, 2026)
- Short-Term Vacation Rental Registration Program, Walton County (accessed August 21, 2026)