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Home values, rents and more in Fort Walton Beach, FL

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$322,000
Metro: $440,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+1.3%
Metro: +0.7% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$1,828/mo
Metro: $1,968 · U.S.: $1,932
Rents, past year
+7.1%
Metro: +4.0% · U.S.: +2.9%
Population
21,025
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$68,538
Metro: $81,993 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Fort Walton Beach, FL, shaded by typical home valueFort Walton Beach325473254832579
  • Under $320k
  • $320k–$330k
  • $330k–$360k
  • $360k–$430k
  • $430k+
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ZIP codes around Fort Walton Beach, FL, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Fort Walton Beach is outlined.

How Fort Walton Beach compares

The typical home in Fort Walton Beach, FL is worth about $322,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Fort Walton Beach are 27% below the typical value in the Crestview metro area ($440,000) and 12% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Fort Walton Beach rose 1.3%, compared with +0.7% in the Crestview metro area and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $1,828 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 7% below the Crestview metro area ($1,968) and 5% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 7.1% over the past year.

The median household income is $68,538, against $81,993 in the Crestview metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 21,025 people live in Fort Walton Beach (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Fort Walton Beach has the 5th-lowest typical home value of the 12 cities in the Crestview metro area and the 203rd-lowest of 496 in Florida with Zillow figures.

Part of: Okaloosa County, FL · Crestview metro area · Florida

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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