Parker, FL: Waterfront Homes Near Tyndall AFB

Parker is a small city on East Bay, just north of the DuPont Bridge to Tyndall Air Force Base: about 4,800 people (2025 estimate) on 2.43 square miles, a fifth of it water, with about 12 miles of shoreline. It has its own police and fire departments and runs its own water, sewer and garbage service.

By Doug Hooper REALTOR® Updated October 23, 2026

Home sales in Parker

In the 18 months to Oct 15, 2026, 94 homes sold inside Parker’s city limits — about 5 a month — at a median of $275,000, or $172 a square foot. With so few sales, the median can move a lot from one month to the next.

Residential sales recorded in the MLS, matched to Parker’s city limits by map location. Updated monthly.

Homes and neighborhoods

Parker’s housing is older and more mixed than its neighbors’: the typical home was built in the early 1980s, about half of the homes are single-family houses, and many are duplexes, small apartment buildings or mobile homes. Nearly half of households rent. Waterfront homes cluster on Lake Martin, Parker Bayou and the bay. Named neighborhoods with sales include Donalson Point, Springlake, Lakewood, Lake Drive Heights and Hickory Park, but about 4 in 10 sales have no subdivision name.

Hurricane Michael’s eyewall passed over Parker in 2018; the mayor at the time said “a hundred percent of our structures were damaged.” Ask for the permit history and wind-mitigation report on any home.

City services

Parker has its own police department and fire/EMS, and the city provides water, sewer and garbage.

Flood

With 12 miles of shoreline, flood risk in Parker depends heavily on the lot. Check every address on FEMA’s flood map and get a flood quote early. Insurance rules for 2026–27 are on our Tyndall-area page.

Parker is in FEMA’s Community Rating System at Class 10, which earns no flood-insurance discount (FEMA, October 2026).

Schools

All of Parker is zoned to Rutherford High. For 2025–26, Parker Elementary and Rutherford High each earned a C from the Florida Department of Education. Elementary zones vary by address — check any address on the Bay District Schools zone locator.

Getting around

Parker sits at the north end of the DuPont Bridge on US 98, the only highway to the base; the bridge is being replaced through about 2030.

Parks

Parker’s draws are on the water: a 500-foot-plus city pier that opened in 2024 beside the bridge, Earl Gilbert Park’s boat launch, Under the Oaks with a kayak launch and disc golf, the Lake Martin ramp, and a sports complex with pickleball courts and two dog parks.

Renting in Parker

3-bedroom, 2-bath houses for rent in October 2026 were listed at about $1,500 to $2,195 a month. BAH by pay grade is on our Tyndall page.

FAQ

Does Parker have its own police?

Yes — Parker has its own police department and fire/EMS.

Is Parker waterfront?

Much of it — Parker has about 12 miles of shoreline on East Bay, Lake Martin and Parker Bayou.