Lakewood Ranch Home Values (2026): What Houses Are Actually Selling For
Lakewood Ranch, Manatee County, Florida · Momentum Research · updated 2026-09-07
Homes in Lakewood Ranch sold for a median of $826,044 over the last 12 months (131 recorded sales), $274 per square foot, and prices are down 22.2% year over year. The typical sale took 34 days to go under contract and closed at 96.3% of the original asking price. Long run: 3.6% a year since 2013 (median $520K then). No algorithm can price your specific house from that; a records-based valuation can. The data first, then how to get one.
Lakewood Ranch home values year by year
Median recorded sale price, price per square foot, days to contract and sale-to-ask for every year we hold Lakewood Ranch sales. The compound growth rate works out to 3.6% a year since 2013 (median $520K then).
| Year | Median sale | $/sq ft | Days to contract | Sale-to-ask | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | $520,357 | $140 | 100 | 85.9% | 14 |
| 2016 | $726,233 | $208 | 117 | 92.2% | 20 |
| 2017 | $850,571 | $223 | 159 | 83.0% | 14 |
| 2022 | $1,191,618 | $375 | 2 | 101.1% | 35 |
| 2023 | $1,486,118 | $391 | 65 | 93.9% | 14 |
| 2024 | $1,393,948 | $431 | 44 | 92.4% | 60 |
| 2025 | $1,439,840 | $423 | 56 | 96.7% | 90 |
| 2026 | $978,707 | $340 | 76 | 96.3% | 131 |
Where the Lakewood Ranch market is tight, by price band
Months of supply is active inventory divided by the monthly sales pace; under about four months favors sellers, over six favors buyers. Find your band before you price.
Home values by community in Lakewood Ranch
The communities with the most recorded sales in the last 12 months. Each links to its own home-value page with the full price history.
| Community | Median sale | Year over year | Days to contract | Sales (12 mo) | Active |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STAR FARMS | $826,044 | -28.7% | 66 | 0 | |
| LAKE CLUB PH I | $2,600,000 | -5.5% | 48 | 19 | 0 |
| CRESSWIND LAKEWOOD RANCH | $685,500 | n/a | 29 | 16 | 0 |
| SADDLESTONE AT STAR FARMS LAKEWOOD RANCH | $314,500 | n/a | 114 | 16 | 0 |
| DEL WEBB CATALINA | $794,122 | n/a | 6 | 0 | |
| WATERCREST PH 2 | $625,000 | -3.3% | 175 | 5 | 0 |
| WILLOWBROOK CONDO PH I | $134,000 | -16.2% | 134 | 3 | 0 |
What moves the sale price in Lakewood Ranch beyond the medians
Cash paid for about 35% of recent Lakewood Ranch closings. New construction was 80% of sales, which sets the ceiling on what resale buyers will pay for a comparable resale. Sellers have been closing at 96.3% of original asking, so the list price is a negotiation opener, not the number. Zillow’s ZIP metrics put the city’s price-to-income ratio near 5.41 and five-year appreciation near +3.1%. Property mix: Single Family Residence 80%, Townhouse 13%, Condominium 5%. Condition, lot, roof age, insurance quote and the specific street’s last three closings move an individual house well outside these ranges.
What is my house worth in Lakewood Ranch?
Not a number this page can give you, and not one an automated model can either: every value above is a median of many Lakewood Ranch sales, and the spread inside it is wide. A records-based valuation pulls the recorded closings on your street and in your community, adjusts for size, condition, lot and what your home has that the comps do not, and comes back as a written range with a net sheet showing what you would clear at each price after commissions, Florida doc stamps, title and payoff. Momentum Realty does that for Lakewood Ranch owners at no cost through the form below; the Messtimate gives a square-footage range in the meantime, and the seller net proceeds calculator runs the arithmetic on any price you are considering.
Selling in Lakewood Ranch: next steps
- Selling a house in Lakewood Ranch: cash offer vs. listing, side by side
- Best time of year to sell in Manatee County
- Seller net proceeds calculator
- Manatee County property tax rate and calculator (what a buyer will pay after your sale)
- Homes for sale in Lakewood Ranch right now (your competition)
- Lakewood Ranch housing market: live data and trends
- How Momentum sells homes
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Figures are recorded closed sales and active listings from the MLS feeds behind our Lakewood Ranch pages, aggregated by Momentum Research as of 2026-09-07; ZIP typical values from Zillow (ZHVI). Community-level aggregates only; nothing on this page is a valuation of any specific property, an appraisal, or an offer. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed. EAB RE Investments LLC dba Momentum Realty, a licensed Florida real estate brokerage. Equal Housing Opportunity.