Scott LaCoste Construction

Building New Homes Across Santa Rosa County

Santa Rosa County is one of the fastest-growing counties on the Gulf Coast, and it's the hub for nearly all of our current and upcoming builds.

Rendering of the McKenzie, a modern coastal home with board-and-batten gables, a stone water table, and a timber gable bracket over the covered entry.
Santa Rosa County

Santa Rosa County is the hub for nearly everything we build. The county has grown about 40% since 2010, and its A-rated school district is one of the reasons families keep moving in from other parts of the state and the country. Pace, Milton, Gulf Breeze, Navarre, and Pea Ridge all fall inside county lines, and we build across most of them, with our current homes concentrated in Pace.

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County
Santa Rosa County
Drive from Pace
Countywide, including Pace, Milton, Gulf Breeze, and Navarre

Sources: World Population Review, Santa Rosa County FL; Santa Rosa County District Schools, 2024–25 grades.

What’s nearby

  • Population near 214,000, up about 40% since 2010
  • A-rated school district for the 2024-2025 school year
  • Includes Pace, Milton, Gulf Breeze, Navarre, and Pea Ridge
  • Santa Rosa County transportation impact fee of $1,636 per single-family home

Homes under construction near Santa Rosa County

Building across Santa Rosa County

Santa Rosa County has an estimated population near 214,000, up about 40% since 2010, making it one of the faster-growing counties on the Florida Gulf Coast. The county's school district earned an A rating for the 2024-2025 school year, which comes up repeatedly in why families tell us they're moving here. Our current homes are concentrated in Pace, but the county covers a wide range of settings, from Milton's city center to the coastal stretch around Gulf Breeze and Navarre, so the right fit depends heavily on what kind of lot and commute you're looking for.

Lots and land

Building anywhere in Santa Rosa County means working with the county's permitting process and, where it applies, its transportation impact fee, currently $1,636 per single-family home as of the 2025 rate, adjusted for inflation in January 2026. We handle that process as a standard part of every build, so it's factored into your estimate from the start rather than showing up as a surprise later. If you're bringing your own lot anywhere in the county, we'll walk it and give you a straight answer about what it takes to build there.

Why buyers pick Santa Rosa County

Buyers choose Santa Rosa County for the school ratings, the room to find real acreage, and the mix of inland and coastal settings within a short drive of each other. It's also close enough to Pensacola and NAS Pensacola for anyone who works or is stationed there but wants more land than the city itself offers. The county's growth over the past decade tells us this demand isn't slowing down anytime soon. We build across several of these communities ourselves, so we can talk through the real tradeoffs between them instead of just pointing you toward whichever lot happens to be easiest for us.

Frequently asked questions

What's the impact fee for building a new home in Santa Rosa County?

The transportation impact fee is $1,636 per single-family home, the 2025 rate as adjusted for inflation in January 2026. It's built into the permitting cost for any new home in the county.

How is the school district rated?

Santa Rosa County's school district earned an A rating for the 2024-2025 school year.

Which communities in the county do you build in?

Our current homes are in Pace, and we serve Milton, Pea Ridge, Gulf Breeze, and Navarre as well. Contact Scott about a specific address or lot.

Talk to Scott about building in Santa Rosa County

Tell him about your lot, or ask what’s available in Santa Rosa County, and he’ll give you a straight answer before you commit to anything.

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