Santa Rosa Beach · Neighborhood Market Report
Cottage Grove
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 27, 2026 · Next statistics update early October 2026
How Cottage Grove is trading
8 homes closed in Cottage Grove in the trailing 12 months at a median of $1,237,500, with a 99.7% median list-to-sale ratio. On the active side, 1 of 1 listings sits below original list price, and standing inventory works out to 1.5 months of supply at the current sales pace.
Build year will not sort Cottage Grove's house sales: the 2025 state roll dates all 38 houses to 2020, 2021 or 2022. Lot size could, but here the land figure shifts with the record. The roll and the county parcel layer agree closely on many lots and sit far apart on a handful, most of all lot 38, home to the largest house in the plat, which the roll places on about 3,500 square feet of land and the county on 0.34 acre. Put the recorded plat behind any comparison that leans on land area. The cleanest like-for-like group is lots 23 through 28 on White Cottage Road, where the roll's 4,573 square feet of land per lot and the county's 0.105 acre describe the same size, and the houses run about 2,540 to 2,750 square feet. A townhouse on Grove Townhomes Place belongs to a separate six-lot plat; read any such sale apart from the houses.
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 27, 2026 rather than by whole calendar months.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $1.35M |
| 2023 | Sample too small |
| 2024 | $1.25M |
| 2025 | $1.23M |
| 2026 YTD | $1.22M |
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $589 |
| 2023 | Sample too small |
| 2024 | $501 |
| 2025 | $518 |
| 2026 YTD | $517 |
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 24 | 1 |
| Oct 24 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | 0 |
| Dec 24 | 1 |
| Jan 25 | 0 |
| Feb 25 | 0 |
| Mar 25 | 0 |
| Apr 25 | 1 |
| May 25 | 0 |
| Jun 25 | 1 |
| Jul 25 | 0 |
| Aug 25 | 1 |
| Sep 25 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | 2 |
| Dec 25 | 1 |
| Jan 26 | 0 |
| Feb 26 | 1 |
| Mar 26 | 1 |
| Apr 26 | 1 |
| 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. Their last 12 months are the window the year-over-year figures compare.
Based on information from ECAR for the period September 28, 2021 through September 27, 2026.
From the active file
One home is on the market in Cottage Grove today:
The investor file
| Typical acquisition (median, 12 mo) | $1,237,500 |
|---|---|
| Middle-half range (25th-75th pct, 12 sales / 24 mo) | $1,016,875 - $1,267,500 |
| Median price, 2022 to 2026 | -9.4% ($1,350,000 to $1,222,500) |
| Average sale price (12 mo) | $1,326,563 |
| Sales volume, trailing 12 months | $10,612,500 |
| Sale price range, trailing 12 months | $992,500 - $2,065,000 |
| Bedrooms | Active | Sold (12 mo) | Median Sale Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 BR | 1 | 6 | $1,215,000 |
| 4 BR | 0 | 1 | Sample too small |
| 5 BR | 0 | 1 | Sample too small |
Based on information from ECAR for the period September 28, 2021 through September 27, 2026.
Rental rules on the MLS today: 0 of 1 active listings disclose“Short Term Rental - Allowed”; 1 discloses it is not 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 28, 2021 through September 27, 2026.
Why is there no list of individual sold homes?
8 homes closed in Cottage Grove in the trailing 12 months, from $992,500 to $2,065,000. 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 27, 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 27, 2026.
Sources
- Walton County Clerk: Board of County Commissioners Land Use Hearing minutes, May 23, 2019 (accessed September 24, 2026)
- Walton County Technical Review Committee: agenda item report and plat staff report, Cottages at 393 South Townhomes, February 19, 2025 (accessed September 24, 2026)
- Walton County GIS: parcel layer, Cottage Grove and Cottages at 393 South Townhomes legal descriptions, use codes and property appraiser acreage (accessed September 24, 2026)
- Walton County GIS: parcel layer, common-area and townhouse records with owner of record (accessed September 24, 2026)
- Florida Department of Revenue: 2025 statewide cadastral parcel roll, Cottage Grove parcels (accessed September 24, 2026)
- Walton County GIS: address points on White Cottage Road, White Cottage Cove and Grove Townhomes Place (accessed September 24, 2026)