Momentum Housing Data · Home Values · Sarasota County
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HIDDEN FOREST (SARASOTA, FL): 3 recorded closings in the 12 months ending 2026-08-02, an 8-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 78.5% of original asking; the median sale took 25 days (window ending 2026-08-02).
| Year | Median sold | Median $/sqft | Median DOM | Sold ÷ original ask | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $450,000 | $143 | 25 | 78.5% | 3 |
| 2025 | $530,000 | $225 | 26 | 99.1% | 3 |
| 2022 | $460,000 | $197 | 6 | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2017 | $310,000 | $121 | 33 | 93.8% | 5 |
| 2016 | $349,500 | $144 | 41 | 94.0% | 4 |
| 2015 | $310,000 | $101 | 118 | 93.1% | 9 |
| 2014 | $141,528 | $84 | 52 | 88.7% | 4 |
| 2013 | $232,500 | $113 | 73 | 86.8% | 4 |
Over the recorded series, HIDDEN FOREST’s median sold price moved from $232,500 (2013) to $450,000 (12 months ending 2026-08-02) — +94% over that span, with every year’s figure from recorded closings, not a model.
The recorded series starts in 2013 at $232,500. Against the 2025 peak of $530,000, the current median stands at -15%. Annual sales volume here has ranged from 0 to 9 closings a year (10-yr average 2.1). With roughly 2.1 closings a year, HIDDEN FOREST’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: 99% single-family residence, 1% ?, with a median of 3,244 sq ft and a median price per square foot of $143 in the current window.
At HIDDEN FOREST’s $450,000 median and Sarasota County’s adopted 13.48 mills (FY2025-26), a home assessed at that price carries roughly $6,070 a year in property tax before exemptions, or about $5,530 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 Sarasota County tax page.
Current asking prices run a median $639,000 against the $450,000 recorded sold median (+42%) — the gap between what sellers hope and what the record shows. Demand check: 0% of HIDDEN FOREST’s listings are under contract, against 27% for ZIP 33511 and 25% for Sarasota County as a whole — the community is currently absorbing slower than its surroundings, which is negotiating information. Since 2004, 53 HIDDEN FOREST listings were withdrawn, canceled, or expired without selling (1 so far in 2026) — overpricing is the recurring cause statewide. Over the recorded years, an average of 42% of HIDDEN FOREST listings ended without selling (withdrawn/canceled/expired); in 2025 that rate was 14%. Momentum’s market-heat index for HIDDEN FOREST reads 40/100 (computed from DOM, sale-to-list, and absorption; 2020–21 peaked in the 70s here).
Cash bought 25% of recorded HIDDEN FOREST sales in the window ending 2026-06 (1 of 4) — a fact worth knowing before assuming every buyer needs an appraisal to close. With asking prices running +42% over the recorded sold median, a HIDDEN FOREST listing priced against the closed record above stands out against its competition; one priced against the asking crowd joins the statewide list of homes that never sold.
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Communities buyers shopping HIDDEN FOREST are also weighing (same ZIP), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE SOTO LAKES | $377,450 | $259 | 7 | 24 |
| HEATHER LAKES | $363,000 | $244 | 59 | 5 |
| SOUTH GATE | $543,000 | $305 | 32 | 82 |
| Sarasota Springs | $334,750 | $243 | 12 | 4 |
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Based on Stellar MLS data distributed by MLS GRID for the period 2004 through 2025. 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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