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34602 (Brooksville)
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ZIP code market report · Hernando County

Median sale price $302,000, down 0.9% year over year, with homes going under contract in about 87 days, 29 homes on the market.

14 communities reporting250 sales analyzedRefreshed twice dailyMomentum Score 50
Live Market Pulse
50/100
Momentum
Balanced Market
About 4 months of supply — room to negotiate. Recalculated every day from licensed MLS data · last refresh September 15, 2026 at 7:33 PM ET.
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Price
$302K
Median sold · 12 moConfidence: High
down 0.9% vs the prior 12 months
-0.9%
1-yr price change
n = 250 recent sales
$167/sf
Sold $/sqft · 12 mo
Hernando County: $190 · -2.8% vs prior yr
95.1%
Sale vs ask
Hernando County: 95.4% · +0.5pp vs prior yr
$310K
Hernando County home value
Zillow ZHVI, monthly · -2.4% vs a year ago
Tempo
4.2mo
Supply
3 to 6 months is the balanced band
87days
Median DOM · closed
Hernando County: 50 days · +19.0 days vs prior yr
25%
Under contract
Hernando County: 29%
29 · 11 ▲2
For sale · pending
live counts, refreshed twice daily
121
Sold · last 12 mo
closed across all tracked communities · +8.7% vs prior yr
Market context
32%
Listings with price cuts
Hernando County · Zillow · +0.4pp vs prior month
1,453
County for-sale inventory
Zillow, monthly · +0.6% vs prior month
59%
New construction
share of recent sales · +6.6pp vs prior yr
10%
Cash buyers
share of sales · peak 73% · +1.6pp vs prior yr
50/100
Momentum score
Balanced Market
Economy & people · county layer
$63,193
Median household income
U.S. Census ACS, county
201,512
County population
+10.3% since 2018
4.9×
Price to income
county home value vs median income
82%
Owner-occupied
U.S. Census ACS, county
$1,732/yr
Median property tax
county, ACS
Licensed FL MLSZillow ResearchU.S. Census ACSPublic records
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Today's Take · September 15, 2026
Jon Brooks
Jon Brooks
Co-Founder, Momentum Realty · CEO, Momentum Research
Housing Market Analyst

Inventory sits at 4.2 months of supply — balanced by the 3-to-6-month balanced benchmark, and 25% of listed homes are already under contract. Prices are down 0.9% versus the prior year, but sellers are still collecting 95.1% of asking. Taken together, the data points to a broadly balanced market where preparation decides who wins.

What It Means

Who has leverage right now

BUYER'S SELLER'S 50
Momentum Score
Buyer leverage50
Seller leverage50

Leverage scores are derived from the Momentum Score (supply, demand, speed, pricing power, and trend). Right now the data favors neither side decisively.

Momentum Outlook
  • Prices — balanced supply argues for a sideways market; condition and pricing decide individual outcomes.
  • Inventory — building over the tracked window; watch whether that holds through the season.
  • Negotiating power — buyers gain ground as 25% of inventory sits under contract.
  • Mortgage sensitivity — at 4.9× income, this market is moderately sensitive to rate moves; rate relief tends to show up in demand here quickly.

Derived from current 34602 data, not a prediction or guarantee. Markets move; talk to an agent before acting on any single reading.

Supply by Price Band

One inventory number hides four different markets

Under $300K
3.4 mo · balanced band · 7 active
$300K–$500K
2.8 mo · seller-tilted · 22 active

Months of supply = active listings ÷ monthly sales pace, bucketing communities by their recent median. 3–6 months is the balanced band.

Neighborhood Heat Map

Where 34602 is hot — and where it isn't

Each dot is a community (14 shown, sized by sales volume rank). Click any dot to open its full neighborhood guide.

Analysis

The read on 34602 (Brooksville)

The median sale price across 34602 currently stands at $302,000, down 0.9% from a year ago. Buyers are paying a median of $167 per square foot. The typical home goes under contract in about 87 days. Sellers are capturing 95.1% of their original asking price on average.

There are 29 active listings on the market, with 11 more already under contract. At the current sales pace that works out to 4.2 months of supply — roughly balanced conditions by the standard six-month benchmark. 121 homes closed here over the trailing 12 months.

Zillow's home value index for Hernando County stands at $310,261. About 32% of listings county-wide have taken a price cut — a useful gauge of seller flexibility.

Weighing supply, demand, speed, pricing power, and trend together, the Momentum Score for 34602 is 50 of 100 — balanced market territory. This page recalculates every day as new MLS data lands, so the numbers above reflect the market as of September 15, 2026.

Trends & History

34602 since 2015 — and where it’s heading

A median home here sold for $172,937 in 2015 and $293,268 over the last recorded year — 70% appreciation across 11 years of recorded sales. Cash buyers took 10% of recent sales, down from a 73% peak.

Median sale price · 2015–2026 (1,146 recorded sales)

$145K$221K$298K$293K2015: $173K2016: $148K2017: $160K2019: $160K2021: $236K2022: $263K2023: $295K2024: $285K2025: $286K2026: $293K20152017202220242026

Days on market by year

3d46d88d87d2015: 55d2016: 77d2017: 57d2019: 48d2021: 5d2022: 5d2023: 26d2024: 41d2025: 68d2026: 87d20152017202220242026

Cash buyers · share of sales

4%39%74%10%2016: 10%2017: 12%2018: 5%2019: 15%2020: 9%2021: 17%2022: 54%2023: 73%2024: 30%2025: 9%2026: 10%20162018202120242026

Home value trend · Hernando County (Zillow ZHVI)

$310K$314K$318K$310KJul '25: $318KAug '25: $316KSep '25: $315KOct '25: $314KNov '25: $314KDec '25: $314KJan '26: $314KFeb '26: $314KMar '26: $314KApr '26: $314KMay '26: $313KJun '26: $311KJul '26: $310KJul '25Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Jul '26

For-sale inventory · county (Zillow)

1,4191,4861,5521,453Jul '25: 1,540Aug '25: 1,550Sep '25: 1,541Oct '25: 1,531Nov '25: 1,505Dec '25: 1,457Jan '26: 1,431Feb '26: 1,422Mar '26: 1,450Apr '26: 1,442May '26: 1,441Jun '26: 1,444Jul '26: 1,453Jul '25Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Jul '26

Daily active vs pending · Hernando County (MLS)

4649931,521Jul 07 · Active: 1,458Aug 03 · Active: 1,467Aug 04 · Active: 1,434Aug 05 · Active: 1,442Aug 06 · Active: 1,444Aug 07 · Active: 1,458Aug 08 · Active: 1,456Aug 09 · Active: 1,455Aug 10 · Active: 1,446Aug 11 · Active: 1,439Aug 12 · Active: 1,444Aug 13 · Active: 1,442Aug 15 · Active: 1,448Aug 17 · Active: 1,453Aug 19 · Active: 1,455Aug 22 · Active: 1,476Aug 23 · Active: 1,475Aug 28 · Active: 1,491Aug 29 · Active: 1,500Aug 30 · Active: 1,496Aug 31 · Active: 1,498Sep 07 · Active: 1,478Sep 09 · Active: 1,473Sep 11 · Active: 1,489Sep 12 · Active: 1,492Sep 13 · Active: 1,489Sep 14 · Active: 1,487Sep 15 · Active: 1,489Jul 07Aug 19Sep 15ActivePending

Median price · daily recalculation

$302K$304K$305K$302KAug 06: $305KAug 08: $305KAug 09: $305KAug 10: $305KAug 11: $305KAug 12: $305KAug 13: $305KAug 15: $305KAug 17: $305KAug 18: $305KAug 19: $305KAug 20: $305KAug 21: $305KAug 22: $305KAug 23: $305KAug 24: $305KAug 26: $305KAug 28: $305KAug 29: $305KAug 30: $305KAug 31: $305KSep 01: $305KSep 04: $305KSep 05: $305KSep 06: $305KSep 07: $305KSep 08: $305KSep 09: $305KSep 10: $305KSep 11: $305KSep 12: $302KSep 13: $302KSep 14: $302KSep 15: $302KAug 06Aug 17Aug 28Sep 07Sep 15
Single-family 100%
Local Economics · county layer

What’s driving 34602

Who’s moving here
+4,826 net residents/yr

Top inbound states: NY, CA, NJ, IL. Movers arriving report ~$61,429 average income. Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration, 2022-2023

Insurance reality check
$1,699/yr avg premium

4,534 Citizens policies in force in Hernando County — the state-backed insurer of last resort. Budget insurance into any Hernando purchase before you fall in love with a house. Source: Citizens Property Insurance, Detail by County, April 2026

Building pipeline
1,975 units permitted -21% YoY

1,734 single-family · 241 multi-family · 9.8 per 1,000 residents. Future supply pressure starts here. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025

Momentum Research Desk

The calls we’re making from today’s data

Biggest move
ridge manor west ▼ 5%

The sharpest 1-yr median swing among tracked communities. Thin samples can exaggerate swings — verify with a comp analysis before treating it as trend.

Biggest risk buyers are ignoring
Under $300K: 3.4 months of supply

The most crowded shelf in the market. Sellers here are competing hardest — which means overpaying in this band is the most avoidable mistake in 34602 right now.

Biggest opportunity
$300K–$500K: 2.8 months of supply

The tightest band — sellers in this range hold the most leverage, and buyers should walk in with financing done and terms clean.

What we’re telling clients today

Both sides have a case: buyers should negotiate on days-on-market, sellers should lean on the under-contract rate. Preparation, not the market, decides who wins a balanced tape.

Generated from today’s data by Momentum’s analysis engine and reviewed on a rolling basis by our broker team.

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Community Movers

Neighborhoods on the move

Prices rising fastest
SHERMAN HILLS SEC 3Brooksville$285K▲ 2%
BENTON HILLSBrooksville$305K▲ -1%
Trilby Crossing Phase 1Brooksville$300K▲ -1%
Benton Hills Phase 1Brooksville$302K▲ -1%
sherman hills sec 1Brooksville$284K▲ -2%
Prices cooling fastest
ridge manor westBrooksville$237K▼ 5%
Hill N Dale Unit 3Brooksville$221K▼ 5%
sherman hills sec 1Brooksville$284K▼ 2%
SHERMAN OAKSBrooksville$306K▼ 2%
Benton Hills Phase 1Brooksville$302K▼ 1%
Most homes for sale
BENTON HILLSBrooksville$305K22
hill n dale the villageBrooksville$237K7
Selling fastest
ridge manor westBrooksville$237K4 days
Hill N Dale Unit 3Brooksville$221K14 days
SHERMAN HILLS SEC 3Brooksville$285K42 days
sherman hills sec 1Brooksville$284K42 days
Benton Hills Phase 1Brooksville$302K92 days
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Plain Answers

The questions people actually ask

Should I buy a house in 34602 right now?

The data says conditions currently favor neither side decisively in 34602 — the Momentum Score reads 50/100 with 4.2 months of supply. For buyers that means preparation over hesitation: well-priced homes still move fast, but there is more room to negotiate than a year ago. The right timing always depends on your rate, your equity, and how long you plan to stay — not just the market.

Is 34602 becoming more affordable?

Yes, modestly — the median sale price in 34602 is $302,000, down 0.9% versus the prior year, while sellers still capture 95.1% of asking price. Softening prices plus normal-length marketing times mean affordability is improving at the margin, though financing costs matter more than list prices for most monthly payments.

Where are prices falling fastest in 34602?

Among tracked communities with enough sales to measure, the sharpest 1-year median declines are ridge manor west (-5%); Hill N Dale Unit 3 (-5%); sherman hills sec 1 (-2%). Note that community-level medians move on small sale counts — a few high- or low-end closings can swing them — so treat these as leads for a comp analysis, not verdicts.

Which 34602 neighborhoods are most competitive?

Measured by speed of sale, the fastest-moving tracked communities right now are ridge manor west (4 days); Hill N Dale Unit 3 (14 days); SHERMAN HILLS SEC 3 (42 days) — homes there go under contract well ahead of the market-wide pace of 87 days.

Questions

34602 (Brooksville) housing market FAQ

How is the housing market in 34602 right now?

As of September 15, 2026, the 34602 housing market is roughly balanced: the median sale price is $302,000 (down 0.9% year over year), 29 homes are for sale against 121 sales in the last 12 months, which is 4.2 months of supply, and the typical home goes under contract in about 87 days.

How much is a house in 34602?

The median home sold for $302,000 in 34602 over the last 12 months, about $167 per square foot; asking prices on the 29 current listings run from well below to well above that, and the community pages linked below show what each neighborhood actually sells for.

Is it a good time to sell a house in 34602?

By the numbers, sellers in 34602 are getting 95.1% of asking price and going under contract in about 87 days with 4.2 months of supply. Under four months of supply generally favors sellers; over six favors buyers. Whether it is a good time for you depends on what you paid and where you are going next, which is a conversation with an agent, not a chart.

What is the 34602 housing market forecast?

Momentum Realty publishes the recorded trend, not a prediction: 34602 median sale prices are down 0.9% year over year, inventory stands at 4.2 months of supply, and 25% of listings are under contract. The charts on this page update with every MLS refresh, so the direction shows up here before any forecast catches it.

What is the median home price in 34602?

The median sale price in 34602 is currently $302,000, down 0.9% from a year ago, based on MLS sales data updated September 15, 2026.

Is 34602 a buyer's or seller's market right now?

The data currently is roughly balanced. 34602 scores 50 of 100 on the Momentum Score, with 4.2 months of housing supply. Conditions change; this page updates daily.

How long do homes take to sell in 34602?

The typical home in 34602 goes under contract in about 87 days, per current MLS data.

How many homes are for sale in 34602?

There are approximately 29 active listings in 34602 as of September 15, 2026.

Are home prices in 34602 rising or falling?

Median sale prices are down 0.9% year over year based on a rolling comparison of MLS sales.

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Momentum agents use this intelligence every day to price listings and write winning offers across 34602 (Brooksville). Talk through what the numbers mean for your move.

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Methodology & Accountability

Every number on this page is computed directly from licensed Florida MLS feeds, recorded public sales, Zillow Research, and U.S. Census data — nothing is manually adjusted or estimated by hand. Medians use recorded closed sales; supply figures use live listing counts refreshed twice daily; the Momentum Score methodology is summarized .

Analyst oversight: Jon Brooks — Co-Founder, Momentum Realty · CEO, Momentum Research · Housing Market Analyst · methodology reviewed quarterly · Last data refresh: September 15, 2026 at 7:33 PM ET

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Statistics on this page are computed automatically from licensed MLS feeds and public data sources (Zillow Research, U.S. Census Bureau) and summarized without manual review. Figures are estimates based on recent recorded activity, are deemed reliable but not guaranteed, and should be verified with a licensed agent before making decisions. This page does not constitute an appraisal or an automated valuation of any specific property. Momentum Realty is licensed in Florida and Georgia. Equal Housing Opportunity.

Selling in this ZIP? Weigh the numbers first: the Florida sell-now-or-wait scoreboard, why 201,552 Florida listings failed to sell in 12 months, and cash offer vs. listing, both numbers. Compiled from MLS records; deemed reliable but not guaranteed.