Tavares Lake Elsie Reserve
Homes for Sale in Tavares, FL

Tavares Lake Elsie Reserve market snapshot (as of September 12, 2026): the median sale price is about $345K ($151 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 9 days on market for closed sales.

In ZIP 32778 (TAVARES), 713 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $330K ($183/sq ft), down 5.1% year over year, with a median 70 days on market. Right now 124 active and 35 pending listings put supply at about 4.3 months - a balanced market. See the live ZIP 32778 housing market and the Lake County market.

Stellar MLS sales records identify 26 homes in Tavares Lake Elsie Reserve that have changed hands since 2015, built between 2008 and 2014 (median 2013), with a median living area of about 2,004 sq ft and a typical 4-bedroom, 2-bath layout; 100% are single-family homes. Source: Stellar MLS closed-sale history compiled by Momentum Research; counts reflect homes with a recorded MLS sale, not every home in the community.

With zero active listings against a base of 83 homes, this is a community you track and wait for rather than shop in real time - the newer median year built (2012) alongside a build range stretching back to 1961 signals two distinct eras of housing sharing one small footprint.

There isn't a live market to read here today - active listings sit at zero. That puts the emphasis on understanding the housing stock itself rather than current asking prices. The community spans a wide construction era, from 1961-built homes to construction as recent as 2014, with the median year built landing at 2012. That later cluster suggests a meaningful share of the 83 homes were built or substantially developed well after the community's earliest section.

Median living area comes in just under 2,000 square feet, a size point that tends to work for buyers looking for a single, well-proportioned home rather than something oversized. The listed amenity is a park, reported across MLS listings for the community - worth confirming directly with the HOA before assuming access or scope, since MLS-reported amenities aren't always current or complete.

A community with no active listings and a mixed build era is exactly where local groundwork pays off - knowing which section a home sits in, whether it's part of the earlier build or the later 2012-era wave, and what that means for the home's systems and layout. Momentum tracks Tavares Lake Elsie Reserve closely enough to flag a listing the moment it surfaces and to help you evaluate it against the community's actual build history, not just a generic comp.

Listings in this community report association dues of about $42 per month ($504 a year) - the median AssociationFee across 21 MLS records, normalised to a monthly figure; most are billed monthly. Dues change with budgets and can differ by section or product type; confirm the current figure with the association before you offer. Source: MLS listing records, 2026-09.

Confirm the current HOA dues, exactly what they cover, and any CDD bond or special assessment for a specific address before you offer.