Momentum Housing Data · The Villages

The Villages Neighborhoods, Ranked by the Data

“Best” depends on what you’re optimizing for — so instead of one opinion, here are four rankings of The Villages’s neighborhoods, each computed from recorded MLS data with its criterion printed on top. 9 The Villages communities cleared the data bar (at least 3 recorded closings); every row links the community’s full data guide.

Most active markets

Criterion: recorded closings, trailing 12 months — where homes actually change hands

#NeighborhoodMedian soldClosings (12 mo)Metric
1The Villages at Huntcliff$255,9904141 closings
2The Villages at Harris Creek$289,9883131 closings
3Sterling at the Villages$250,00099 closings
4The Villages at River Pointe$369,00055 closings
5VILLAGES/FRUITLAND PARK REAGAN V$395,00044 closings
6The Villages at Ellington$255,50044 closings
7The Villages at Eagles Landing$392,50044 closings
8VILLAGES/FRUITLAND PARK UN 31$1,200,00033 closings
9The Villages of Creekside$195,00033 closings

Strongest 1-year price performance

Criterion: median sold-price change vs. prior year (recorded closings only)

#NeighborhoodMedian soldClosings (12 mo)Metric
1The Villages of Creekside$195,0003+7.1%
2The Villages at Harris Creek$289,98831+3.3%
3The Villages at Eagles Landing$392,5004+3.3%
4The Villages at River Pointe$369,0005+1.1%
5Sterling at the Villages$250,0009-2.5%
6The Villages at Huntcliff$255,99041-4.1%

Fastest-selling

Criterion: average days on market, trailing window — demand in its purest form

#NeighborhoodMedian soldClosings (12 mo)Metric
1The Villages at Harris Creek$289,988310 days avg
2The Villages at Ellington$255,50048 days avg
3The Villages at River Pointe$369,000520 days avg
4Sterling at the Villages$250,000924 days avg
5The Villages at Huntcliff$255,9904140 days avg
6VILLAGES/FRUITLAND PARK UN 31$1,200,000344 days avg
7VILLAGES/FRUITLAND PARK REAGAN V$395,000446 days avg
8The Villages of Creekside$195,000355 days avg
9The Villages at Eagles Landing$392,500460 days avg

Most accessible active markets (at/below The Villages’s $289,988 median)

Criterion: median sold price at or below the citywide community median, ranked by sales activity

#NeighborhoodMedian soldClosings (12 mo)Metric
1The Villages at Huntcliff$255,99041$255,990
2The Villages at Harris Creek$289,98831$289,988
3Sterling at the Villages$250,0009$250,000
4The Villages at Ellington$255,5004$255,500
5The Villages of Creekside$195,0003$195,000

How to read these: a neighborhood on multiple lists is liquid, appreciating, and moving fast — that combination is what most buyers mean by “best.” One caution the data forces: last year’s hottest appreciation list is often next year’s cooled market, so treat the price-performance table as history, not prophecy. Costs differ too — many newer communities carry CDD assessments older ones don’t.

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Rankings computed from recorded MLS data (medians and counts for the stated windows) via the criteria printed above each table — no editorial scoring, no demographic factors. Compiled from MLS records; deemed reliable but not guaranteed; figures change as new sales record. Equal Housing Opportunity. © 2026 Move With Momentum LLC — brokerage licensed in FL and GA. Disclosures