Community comparison
30A vs. Destin
30A and Destin are the two anchors of South Walton and Okaloosa's condo markets, but they read very differently. 30A is a string of small, design-controlled beach towns — Rosemary, Alys, Seaside, WaterColor, WaterSound — where buildings are low-rise, architecturally restrained, and priced for walk-to-sand scarcity. Destin is a working resort city with high-rise Gulf-front towers, deep-water harbor inventory, and a much larger pool of rental-program buildings. The table below contrasts catalog size, Gulf-front share, year-built range, and price-band coverage so buyers can frame which market actually fits their use case.
Side-by-side statistics
| Metric | 30A | Destin |
|---|---|---|
| Buildings cataloged | 138 | 102 |
| Indexable (site-grade) | 1 | 0 |
| Gulf-front buildings | 27 | 54 |
| Median year built | 2005 | 1986 |
| Year-built range | 1980–2019 | 1960–2018 |
| Avg. units per building | 40 | 71 |
| Price bands present | Under $1M, $1M-2M, $2M-3M, $3M-5M, $5M+ | Under $1M, $1M-2M, $2M-3M, $3M-5M |
| Median walk to sand | 0 min | — |
Buildings in each community
30A — top buildings
- Devonshire
Gulf-front · 2 units · 2019 · $5M+
- Beachwood Villas
Gulf-view · ~140 units · 1983 · Under $1M
- High Pointe Resort
Gulf-front · 108 units · 2005 · $2M-3M
- Dunes of Seagrove
Gulf-front · ~106 units · 1984 · $1M-2M
- Beachside Villas
Gulf-view · ~96 units · 1985 · Under $1M
- One Seagrove Place
Gulf-front · 96 units · 1983 · Under $1M
- Sanctuary by the Sea
Gulf-front · 82 units · 2007 · $3M-5M
- THIRTY-ONE on 30A
Gulf-front · 78 units · 2007 · $5M+
Destin — top buildings
- Pelican Beach Resort (Towers I & II)
Gulf-front · ~350 units · 2000 · Under $1M
- Sundestin
Gulf-front · ~258 units · 1984 · Under $1M
- Emerald Towers
Gulf-front · ~256 units · 1984 · $1M-2M
- Jetty East
Gulf-front · ~210 units · 1975 · Under $1M
- Holiday Surf & Racquet Club
Gulf-front · ~166 units · 1978 · Under $1M
- Tops'l Tides
Gulf-front · 164 units · 1985 · $1M-2M
- Sterling Shores
Gulf-front · 160 units · 2001 · $1M-2M
- Tops'l Beach Manor
Gulf-front · ~160 units · 1984 · $1M-2M
Curated by Josh Parish. Methodology on the about page.