Commercial Real Estate Market in Fort Walton Beach, FL
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: October 31
267 active listings and 2,192 off-market properties in Fort Walton Beach, FL. Commercial property asks $191/SF to buy and $13.09/SF/Yr to lease.
Market Trends
Fort Walton Beach, FL spans 41.1 square miles in Okaloosa County, Florida. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Office space in Fort Walton Beach, FL asks $14.40/SF/Yr to lease; the median asking sale price is $167/SF. Vacancy runs 20.2% across the South region in 2025, up from 14.4% in 2019.
Retail
Retail space in Fort Walton Beach, FL has a median asking sale price of $260/SF (based on 3 listings). Vacancy runs 5.4% across the South region in 2025, down from 7% in 2020.
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Fort Walton Beach, FL runs 7.9% across the South region in 2025, up from 6% in 2019. Nearly 2.3x the 2022 low of 3.5%.
Multifamily
Multifamily space in Fort Walton Beach, FL has a median asking sale price of $191/SF. Vacancy runs 11.3% across the South region in 2025, up from 8.5% in 2022.
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Fort Walton Beach, FL has 57,865 residents in 30,152 households. Density runs 1,409 people per square mile. Median household income here is $66,287 and median gross rent $1,367 a month.
Tools
Lease vs Buy Breakeven
At $13.09/SF/Yr lease vs $191/SF buy → buying wins if held > 3.4 years.
At a 6.9% gross asking yield the payback reads short relative to leasing. Assumes 30% down at 6.5% fixed, 2% a year in taxes and upkeep, 3% appreciation, 5% opportunity cost, 2% closing plus 5% selling costs, and a 3% annual rent escalator.
Nearby Markets
| Market | Median Asking Price, $/SF | Median Asking Rent, $/SF/Yr |
|---|---|---|
| Ft Walton Beach | $191 | $13.09 |
| Mary Esther | $176 | $18.18 |
| Destin | $225 | $23.00 |
| Miramar Beach | $246 | $30.16 |
Commercial property in Fort Walton Beach, FL asks $191/SF. The 4 bordering markets run from $176/SF in Mary Esther to $246/SF in Miramar Beach, and the city sits below their $208/SF median.
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Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and medians
- There are 82 active for-sale and 185 active for-lease listings in Fort Walton Beach, FL. The medians are based on 29 of the for-sale and 80 of the for-lease listings, those that state a price or rent per square foot. These are ASKING figures from live listings, not closed-transaction prices, and a figure resting on fewer than 10 listings says so where it is quoted.
- Vacancy rates
- Published per-sector market series, taken at the metro level where one exists and otherwise at the Census-region level — a chart reading "in <region> region" is a regional number, not this city's.
- Refresh
- The monthly aggregates close at the end of the previous month, so 31 October 2026 — not today — is the honest last update.
- Known limitations
- office vacancy is reported at South region level, retail vacancy is reported at South region level and industrial vacancy is reported at South region level.
- Coverage
- Metrics below the 10-observation threshold fall back one geographic level. The geography used is named on each figure.
Compiled by the Realmo Data team · reviewed 31 October 2026 · How Realmo checks market page data · Report a data issue
