Santa Rosa Beach · Neighborhood Market Report
Old Florida Beach Market Analytics
Every number a buyer, seller, or investor needs on one neighborhood: live inventory, closed-sale history, and the area around it - refreshed monthly from MLS data.
Inventory updated daily · Sale statistics updated November 5, 2026 · Next statistics update early December 2026
How Old Florida Beach is trading
3 homes closed in Old Florida Beach in the trailing 12 months at a median of $2,950,000, with a 93.2% median list-to-sale ratio. On the active side, 1 of 2 listings sits below original list price, and standing inventory works out to 8.0 months of supply at the current sales pace.
Sixty-eight lots were recorded here in 1991 and no sixty-ninth is coming, so this is a market that answers patience rather than search effort. Inside that quarter mile the lots are not in one situation. Florida's environmental department maps Walton County's 2009 coastal construction control line straight along the plat's southern edge, so the front row is not dealing with a line in the abstract. Where that line, or the county building restriction line, crosses a lot, the recorded declaration makes everything waterward of it a total preservation zone open only to an approved walkover, and swaps the plat's 15 percent native vegetation requirement for 500 square feet in the front yard. Which lots it crosses and by how much is a survey question, since a mapped line and a filed address point are not the same thing, and it is the first question to put to a surveyor on any front-row purchase. The row behind stands a couple of hundred feet back and answers to ordinary setbacks. At the eastern end 16 of the plat's county-addressed sites fall inside Draper Lake's 300 foot protection zone, where clearing needs a permit and a seawall is not an option at any price. Those are three different buildable-footprint stories reporting into one figure, and a quarter's median mostly tells you which of the three happened to trade. Sort the record by row, check the protection line against the county layer, then wait for the right match inside one group.
Year-over-year figures compare the 12 complete calendar months from November 2025 through October 2026 with the 12 before them. That window can differ from the trailing totals above, which run day-precise through November 5, 2026 rather than by whole calendar months.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Nov 24 | 1 |
| Dec 24 | 0 |
| Jan 25 | 1 |
| Feb 25 | 1 |
| Mar 25 | 1 |
| Apr 25 | 0 |
| May 25 | 0 |
| Jun 25 | 0 |
| Jul 25 | 0 |
| Aug 25 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | 0 |
| Dec 25 | 1 |
| Jan 26 | 1 |
| Feb 26 | 0 |
| Mar 26 | 0 |
| Apr 26 | 0 |
| May 26 | 0 |
| Jun 26 | 0 |
| Jul 26 | 0 |
| Aug 26 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | 0 |
The monthly charts cover the 24 complete calendar months from November 2024 through October 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 November 6, 2021 through November 5, 2026.
From the active file
2 homes are on the market in Old Florida Beach today:
$5,500,000
485 Old Beach Road
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
$2,790,000
505 Old Beach Road
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) | $2,950,000 |
|---|---|
| Middle-half range (25th-75th pct, 8 sales / 24 mo) | $2,862,500 - $4,562,500 |
| Average sale price (12 mo) | $3,733,333 |
| Sales volume, trailing 12 months | $11,200,000 |
| Sale price range, trailing 12 months | $2,600,000 - $5,650,000 |
| Bedrooms | Active | Sold (12 mo) | Median Sale Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 BR | 1 | 1 | Sample too small |
| 5 BR | 1 | 1 | Sample too small |
| 6 BR | 0 | 1 | Sample too small |
Based on information from ECAR for the period November 5, 2024 through November 5, 2026.
Rental rules on the MLS today: 2 of 2 active listings disclose"Short Term Rental - Allowed". Always verify current rules with the association or county before purchasing with rental income in mind.
The area: Old Florida Beach
Old Florida Beach sits in or beside the Old Florida Beach Census neighborhood - the figures below describe that area, not Old Florida Beach alone.
Neighborhood Data
Old Florida Beach at a Glance
178
Properties
$896K
Median Home Value
73%
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 were last refreshed on November 5, 2026. Based on information from ECAR for the period November 6, 2021 through November 5, 2026. Neighborhood figures are LiveBy area estimates built on the U.S. Census American Community Survey.
Why is there no list of individual sold homes?
3 homes closed in Old Florida Beach in the trailing 12 months, from $2,600,000 to $5,650,000. 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 November 4, 2026
- Neighborhood data (LiveBy / U.S. Census ACS) - updated November 4, 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 November 5, 2026.
Sources
- Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for Old Florida Beach, published by the Old Florida Beach Home Owners Association (accessed August 21, 2026)
- Walton County Land Development Code, Chapter 4: Resource Protection Standards (accessed August 21, 2026)
- Walton County GIS, Dune Lake Buffers and Coastal A Zone feature service (accessed August 23, 2026)
- Walton County GIS, Address Verification Points feature service (accessed August 23, 2026)
- Walton County GIS, public beach access feature service (accessed August 23, 2026)
- Coastal Construction Control Lines, Florida Department of Environmental Protection open data (accessed August 23, 2026)
- Walton County EnerGov GIS, zoning and flood layers at the plat (accessed August 23, 2026)
- Office of Short-Term Vacation Rental Registration frequently asked questions, Walton County (accessed August 21, 2026)