Mount Dora
Housing Market
Median sale price $469,554, down 1.7% year over year, with homes going under contract in about 58 days, 82 homes on the market.
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Inventory sits at 3.4 months of supply — balanced by the 3-to-6-month balanced benchmark, and 30% of listed homes are already under contract. Prices are down 1.7% versus the prior year, but sellers are still collecting 96.2% of asking. Taken together, the data points to a broadly balanced market where preparation decides who wins.
Who has leverage right now
Leverage scores are derived from the Momentum Score (supply, demand, speed, pricing power, and trend). Right now the data favors sellers.
- Prices — more likely to stabilize than fall sharply. Supply remains below balanced levels even as prices soften; without a meaningful inventory build, further declines tend to be shallow.
- Inventory — tightening over the tracked window; watch whether that holds through the season.
- Negotiating power — sellers hold the leverage while 30% of inventory sits under contract.
- Mortgage sensitivity — at 5.2× income, this market is highly sensitive to rate moves; rate relief tends to show up in demand here quickly.
Derived from current Mount Dora data, not a prediction or guarantee. Markets move; talk to an agent before acting on any single reading.
One inventory number hides four different markets
Months of supply = active listings ÷ monthly sales pace, bucketing communities by their recent median. 3–6 months is the balanced band.
Where Mount Dora is hot — and where it isn't
Each dot is a community (61 shown, sized by sales volume rank). Click any dot to open its full neighborhood guide.
The read on Mount Dora
The median sale price across Mount Dora currently stands at $469,554, down 1.7% from a year ago. Buyers are paying a median of $209 per square foot. The typical home goes under contract in about 58 days. Sellers are capturing 96.2% of their original asking price on average.
There are 82 active listings on the market, with 29 more already under contract. At the current sales pace that works out to 3.4 months of supply — a seller-leaning market by the standard six-month benchmark. 292 homes closed here over the trailing 12 months.
Mount Dora prices sit above the Lake County median by roughly 27%. Zillow's home value index for Lake County stands at $364,339. About 30% 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 Mount Dora is 60 of 100 — balanced market territory. This page recalculates every day as new MLS data lands, so the numbers above reflect the market as of August 6, 2026.
Mount Dora since 2012 — and where it’s heading
A median home here sold for $179,356 in 2012 and $467,999 over the last recorded year — 161% appreciation across 14 years of recorded sales. Cash buyers took 28% of recent sales, down from a 43% peak.
Median sale price · 2012–2026 (3,934 recorded sales)
Days on market by year
Cash buyers · share of sales
Home value trend · Lake County (Zillow ZHVI)
For-sale inventory · county (Zillow)
Daily active vs pending · Lake County (MLS)
What’s driving Mount Dora
Top inbound states: NY, CA, NJ, TX. Movers arriving report ~$80,711 average income. Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration, 2022-2023
3,500 Citizens policies in force in Lake County — the state-backed insurer of last resort. Budget insurance into any Lake purchase before you fall in love with a house. Source: Citizens Property Insurance, Detail by County, April 2026
3,999 single-family · 1,343 multi-family · 13.4 per 1,000 residents. Future supply pressure starts here. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025
The calls we’re making from today’s data
The sharpest 1-yr median swing among tracked communities. Thin samples can exaggerate swings — verify with a comp analysis before treating it as trend.
The most crowded shelf in the market. Sellers here are competing hardest — which means overpaying in this band is the most avoidable mistake in Mount Dora right now.
The tightest band — sellers in this range hold the most leverage, and buyers should walk in with financing done and terms clean.
Sellers: price to the last 60 days of comps, not the peak — well-prepared listings are still commanding strong terms. Buyers: get underwritten now so you can move when the right house hits.
Generated from today’s data by Momentum’s analysis engine and reviewed on a rolling basis by our broker team.
How it stacks up across Lake County
| Market | Median | Active | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Dora ← this page | $470K | 82 | 60 | |
| Leesburg | $286K | 219 | 43 | Open → |
| Clermont | $438K | 194 | 63 | Open → |
| Tavares | $330K | 102 | 48 | Open → |
| Lady Lake | $225K | 96 | 56 | Open → |
| Bella Collina | $2.17M | 56 | 36 | Open → |
Neighborhoods on the move
| LOCH LEVENMount Dora | $875K | ▲ 40% |
| DORA PINES SUBMount Dora | $194K | ▲ 25% |
| Loch Leven Ph 1Mount Dora | $824K | ▲ 8% |
| SYLVAN SHORESMount Dora | $295K | ▲ 4% |
| OAKFIELD AT MOUNT DORAMount Dora | $516K | ▲ 3% |
| STONEYBROOK HILLS UNIT 1Mount Dora | $371K | ▼ 17% |
| STONEYBROOK HILLS 18Mount Dora | $475K | ▼ 16% |
| BARGROVE PHASE 1Mount Dora | $700K | ▼ 6% |
| LAKES OF MOUNT DORAMount Dora | $475K | ▼ 5% |
| Lakes Of Mount Dora Phase 4BMount Dora | $480K | ▼ 5% |
| LAKES OF MOUNT DORAMount Dora | $475K | 20 |
| SULLIVAN RANCHMount Dora | $347K | 18 |
| TRAILSIDEMount Dora | $467K | 8 |
| Mount Dora Summerbrooke Mount DoraMount Dora | $340K | 6 |
| SEASONS AT WEKIVA RIDGEMount Dora | $527K | 6 |
| SYLVAN SHORESMount Dora | $295K | 13 days |
| BARGROVE PHASE 1Mount Dora | $700K | 20 days |
| STONEYBROOK HILLS 18Mount Dora | $475K | 30 days |
| LAKES/MOUNT DORA PH 2Mount Dora | $505K | 34 days |
| Lakes/Mount Dora Ph 5CMount Dora | $500K | 34 days |
Mount Dora ZIP codes
Most active communities
Put this data to work
The questions people actually ask
Should I buy a house in Mount Dora right now?
The data says conditions currently favor neither side decisively in Mount Dora — the Momentum Score reads 60/100 with 3.4 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 Mount Dora becoming more affordable?
Yes, modestly — the median sale price in Mount Dora is $469,554, down 1.7% versus the prior year, while sellers still capture 96.2% 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 Mount Dora?
Among tracked communities with enough sales to measure, the sharpest 1-year median declines are STONEYBROOK HILLS UNIT 1 (-17%); STONEYBROOK HILLS 18 (-16%); BARGROVE PHASE 1 (-6%). 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 Mount Dora neighborhoods are most competitive?
Measured by speed of sale, the fastest-moving tracked communities right now are SYLVAN SHORES (13 days); BARGROVE PHASE 1 (20 days); STONEYBROOK HILLS 18 (30 days) — homes there go under contract well ahead of the market-wide pace of 58 days.
How does Mount Dora compare to the rest of Lake County?
Mount Dora's median of $469,554 runs 27% above the county-wide median of $370,000, and homes here take 58 days to go under contract versus 53 county-wide.
Mount Dora housing market FAQ
What is the median home price in Mount Dora?
The median sale price in Mount Dora is currently $469,554, down 1.7% from a year ago, based on MLS sales data updated August 6, 2026.
Is Mount Dora a buyer's or seller's market right now?
The data currently favors sellers. Mount Dora scores 60 of 100 on the Momentum Score, with 3.4 months of housing supply. Conditions change; this page updates daily.
How long do homes take to sell in Mount Dora?
The typical home in Mount Dora goes under contract in about 58 days, per current MLS data.
How many homes are for sale in Mount Dora?
There are approximately 82 active listings in Mount Dora as of August 6, 2026.
Are home prices in Mount Dora rising or falling?
Median sale prices are down 1.7% year over year based on a rolling comparison of MLS sales.
Momentum agents use this intelligence every day to price listings and write winning offers across Mount Dora. Talk through what the numbers mean for your move.
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: August 6, 2026 at 7:18 PM ET
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.