US Metro Real Estate Intelligence
Rankings/Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL

NeutralTier 1CBSA 18880Compare
Risk Rank: #87 of 287Month: 2025-12Score change (12m): +19
55score
Composite risk percentile vs 287 metros (higher = higher risk)

Cycle Phase

Crestview experienced a market correction from late 2023 through mid-2024. The market is currently recovering.

Recovery
Expansion
Hypersupply
Recession
In Recovery for 4 months·Previously: Recovery

Market conditions are rebuilding after a correction period

RecRecRecRecExpRecHypHypRessHypRecRec2019202020212022202320242025
Recovery
Expansion
Hypersupply
Recession

Crestview's housing market shows average risk, ranking 87th of 287 metros. The market has been in Recovery for 4 months. Current conditions are balanced with stable liquidity.

Executive Summary

Risk is Neutral, driven primarily by permits per capita and employment. The market is in Recovery phase. Liquidity is stable and valuation is balanced.

Top Risk Drivers (This Month)

Permits per Capita
p95 (highest risk decile)
Permits per 1,000 residents
Employment
p93 (highest risk decile)
12-month employment change (risk inverted)
Affordability
p74 (moderate)
Mortgage payment / income

Market Signals

Inventory is roughly flat (+3% YoY) with homes selling at a normal pace — a balanced market.

Liquidity

Stable
Active Listings YoY
+2.8%p52
Days on Market YoY
-1.9%p44
Months in status12
Data through Dec 2025

Valuation

Balanced
Rent vs. Price Growth
-0.3%p61
Months in status15
Data through Dec 2025Rent growth vs price growth (rent support). Note: Affordability and Valuation measure different structural dimensions and can diverge.
Factor Details

Factor Breakdown

Price Momentum31

12-month HPI change — higher = overheating

Permit Growth20

YoY permit change — higher = supply pressure

Permits per Capita95

Permits per 1,000 residents — higher = overbuilding risk

Affordability74

Mortgage payment / income — higher = more burdened

Employment93

12-month employment change (risk inverted)

Migration17

Net AGI migration (risk inverted)

Underlying Values

MetricValuePctile
Price Momentum+1.3%p31
Permit Growth-18.2%p20
Permits/1K Pop11.68p95
Affordability0.30p74
Employment-1.1%p93
Net AGI Migration+$221Kp17
National ContextDoes not affect score

Credit Conditions

Credit Regime

Stable

Healthy recovery. Credit is flowing normally and transactions are steady — conditions favor continued rebuilding.

Bank Lending Standards
-5.7Normal
Rate Change (YoY)
-74 bpsNormal
Mortgage Risk Premium
+189 bpsElevated
Stable for 8 quartersData through 2026-Q1

Supply Pipeline

Supply Regime

Accumulating

Supply pipeline is building up while credit remains available. New units are accumulating in the system — watch for delivery pressure in coming quarters.

Pipeline Ratio
0.91High
Completion-Permit Divergence
-3.2 ppNormal
Accumulating for 3 quartersData through 2025-Q4
Local SignalsDoes not affect score

Metro Permit Activity

Permit Activity

Sharp Cooling
YoY Permit Growth
-18.2%Significant pullback

Raw signal — not the composite percentile

Relative to 2016–2019 norms for this metro

Significant supply pullback into healthy demand. A supply constraint is forming — pricing power is shifting to existing inventory holders.

Liquidity

Liquidity

Stable
Active Listings YoY+2.8%
Days on Market YoY-1.9%
AssessmentBalanced conditions
Stable for 12 monthsData through Dec 2025
Internal Structure

County-level structural analysis.

County-level structural analysis is not available for this metro due to fewer than 3 qualifying counties.

Score History
MonthScore
2025-1152
2025-0950
2025-0850
2025-0652
2025-0341
2025-0135
2024-1236
2024-1046
2024-0745
2024-0540
2024-0347
2023-1243
2023-0946
2023-0845
2023-0649
2023-0346
2023-0148
2022-1050
2022-0950
2022-0753
2022-0554
2022-0356
2022-0255
2021-1259
2021-1156
2021-0953
2021-0652
2021-0551
2021-0350
2020-1251
2020-0952
2020-0653
2020-0460
2020-0350
2020-0147
2019-1253
2019-1052
2019-0954
2019-0753
2019-0652
2019-0453
2019-0354
2019-0151
Data Vintages
Price (HPI)2025-Q3
Permits2025-12
Income2024
Employment2025-12
Migration2022