Momentum Housing Data · Home Values · Orange County
FOREST HILLS (WINTER PARK, FL): 6 recorded closings in the 12 months ending 2026-08-02, a 6-year price record, and the year-by-year record — every number from recorded MLS closings, none from an estimate model.
In the current window, sellers accepted a median 92.0% of original asking; the median sale took 62 days; new construction was 33.3% of recorded sales — builder pricing competes with resales here (window ending 2026-08-02).
| Year | Median sold | Median $/sqft | Median DOM | Sold ÷ original ask | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $3,175,000 | $736 | 62 | 92.0% | 6 |
| 2025 | $3,012,500 | $644 | 96 | 89.8% | 4 |
| 2024 | $1,017,500 | $448 | 52 | 87.9% | 6 |
| 2018 | $1,397,500 | $329 | 22 | 93.9% | 3 |
| 2017 | $721,250 | $337 | 21 | 99.2% | 6 |
| 2016 | $460,000 | $261 | 47 | 88.5% | 5 |
Over the recorded series, FOREST HILLS’s median sold price moved from $460,000 (2016) to $3,175,000 (12 months ending 2026-08-02) — +590% over that span, with every year’s figure from recorded closings, not a model.
The recorded series starts in 2016 at $460,000. Annual sales volume here has ranged from 0 to 6 closings a year (10-yr average 2.9). With roughly 2.9 closings a year, FOREST HILLS’s medians move in steps, not curves — a handful of unusual sales can swing a year, which is why the sales count sits next to every figure above.
What actually trades here: 98% single-family residence, 2% ?, with a median of 4,159 sq ft and a median price per square foot of $736 in the current window.
From the live MLS feed as of 2026-09-03: The homes listed or recently sold were built between 1951 and 2026 (median 2017), 3 of them new construction; 1 of 8 geocoded listed or recently sold homes sit inside a FEMA special flood hazard zone (A/V), which buyers’ lenders will price into insurance; median elevation 104 ft. See the current FOREST HILLS listings →
At FOREST HILLS’s $3,175,000 median and Orange County’s adopted 16.67 mills (FY2025-26), a home assessed at that price carries roughly $52,940 a year in property tax before exemptions, or about $52,270 with the full Florida homestead exemption — a buyer’s first-year figure; a long-time owner’s Save Our Homes cap can be far lower, which is one reason resale taxes jump at closing. Municipal and special-district millage varies inside the county; see the Orange County tax page.
Current asking prices run a median $3,390,000 against the $3,175,000 recorded sold median (+7%) — the gap between what sellers hope and what the record shows. The market is carrying about 6 months of supply at the current sales pace. Demand check: 0% of FOREST HILLS’s listings are under contract, against 28% for ZIP 32789 and 26% for Orange County as a whole — the community is currently absorbing slower than its surroundings, which is negotiating information. Since 2015, 29 FOREST HILLS listings were withdrawn, canceled, or expired without selling (3 so far in 2026) — overpricing is the recurring cause statewide. Over the recorded years, an average of 51% of FOREST HILLS listings ended without selling (withdrawn/canceled/expired); in 2026 that rate was 60%. Momentum’s market-heat index for FOREST HILLS reads 32/100 (computed from DOM, sale-to-list, and absorption; 2020–21 peaked in the 70s here).
Cash bought 60% of recorded FOREST HILLS sales in the window ending 2026-06 (3 of 5) — a fact worth knowing before assuming every buyer needs an appraisal to close. Asking and recorded sold prices are within a few percent of each other here, so the table above is close to what a FOREST HILLS buyer will actually pay; the spread on any single home comes down to size, condition and timing.
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Communities buyers shopping FOREST HILLS are also weighing (nearest by map distance), each on its own recorded 12-month closings. A median well above the neighbors is a ceiling to price against; well below is where the value argument lives.
| Community | Median sold | Median $/sqft | Median DOM | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARMONT | $1,000,500 | $647 | 27 | 11 |
| TIMBERLANE SHORES | $2,420,000 | $701 | 54 | 4 |
| VIRGINIA HEIGHTS | $1,589,000 | $588 | 25 | 7 |
| BEEMAN PARK | $1,139,000 | $451 | 39 | 4 |
More FOREST HILLS: full community guide & homes for sale · choosing an agent here · should you sell now (statewide data) · what selling costs · cash offer vs. listing
Based on Stellar MLS data distributed by MLS GRID for the period 2015 through 2026. Compiled from recorded MLS closings; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Figures are medians for the stated windows and change as new sales record; individual homes vary widely. No automated valuation for any specific property appears on this page. Equal Housing Opportunity. © 2026 Move With Momentum LLC — brokerage licensed in FL and GA. Disclosures
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