Plantation Key
Housing Market

City market report · Monroe County, FL · 2 ZIP codes

Median sale price $1,400,000, up 4.1% year over year, with homes going under contract in about 90 days, 81 homes on the market.

20 communities reporting125 sales analyzedRefreshed twice dailyMomentum Score 58
Live Market Pulse
58/100
Momentum
Balanced Market
Buyers are negotiating roughly 9% off asking. Recalculated every day from licensed MLS data · last refresh October 20, 2026 at 5:42 PM ET.
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Price
$1.40M ▲
Median sold · 12 moConfidence: High
up 4.1% vs the prior 12 months
+4.1% ▲
1-yr price change
n = 125 recent sales
91.3% ▲
Sale vs ask
Monroe County: 91.4% · +0.2pp vs prior yr
$963K ▲
Monroe County home value
Zillow ZHVI, monthly · +1.9% vs a year ago
Tempo
90days ▲
Median DOM · closed
Monroe County: 86 days · +23.0 days vs prior yr
100%
Under contract
Monroe County: 100%
81 · 9 ▲10
For sale · pending
live counts, refreshed twice daily
Market context
17% ▼
Listings with price cuts
Monroe County · Zillow · -1.7pp vs prior month
1,255 ▼
County for-sale inventory
Zillow, monthly · -4.1% vs prior month
7% ▲
New construction
share of recent sales · +6.2pp vs prior yr
58/100
Momentum score
Balanced Market
20
Communities reporting
of 34 tracked in Plantation Key
Economy & people · county layer
$82,430
Median household income
U.S. Census ACS, county
81,840
County population
+7.2% since 2018
11.7×
Price to income
county home value vs median income
63%
Owner-occupied
U.S. Census ACS, county
$3,943/yr
Median property tax
county, ACS
Licensed FL MLSZillow ResearchU.S. Census ACSPublic records
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Today's Take · October 20, 2026
Jon Brooks
Jon Brooks →
Co-Founder, Momentum Realty · CEO, Momentum Research
Housing Market Analyst

100% of listed homes are already under contract. Prices are up 4.1% versus the prior year and sellers are still collecting 91.3% 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 58
Momentum Score
Buyer leverage42
Seller leverage58

Leverage scores are derived from the Momentum Score (supply, demand, speed, pricing power, and trend). Right now the data favors sellers.

Momentum Outlook
  • Inventory — building over the tracked window; watch whether that holds through the season.
  • Negotiating power — buyers gain ground as 100% of inventory sits under contract.
  • Mortgage sensitivity — at 11.7× income, this market is highly sensitive to rate moves; rate relief tends to show up in demand here quickly.

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

Analysis

The read on Plantation Key

The median sale price across Plantation Key currently stands at $1,400,000, up 4.1% from a year ago. The typical home goes under contract in about 90 days. Sellers are capturing 91.3% of their original asking price on average.

There are 81 active listings on the market, with 9 more already under contract.

Plantation Key prices sit above the Monroe County median by roughly 54%. Zillow's home value index for Monroe County stands at $962,885. About 17% 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 Plantation Key is 58 of 100 — balanced market territory. This page recalculates every day as new MLS data lands, so the numbers above reflect the market as of October 20, 2026.

Trends & History

Plantation Key since 2012 — and where it’s heading

A median home here sold for $496,024 in 2012 and $1,368,880 over the last recorded year — 176% appreciation across 14 years of recorded sales.

Median sale price · 2012–2026 (2,037 recorded sales)

$472K$930K$1.39M$1.37M2012: $496K2013: $491K2014: $491K2015: $583K2016: $522K2017: $604K2018: $629K2019: $922K2020: $764K2021: $944K2022: $1.26M2023: $1.27M2024: $1.36M2025: $1.32M2026: $1.37M20122015201920232026

Days on market by year

36d95d154d90d2012: 152d2013: 117d2014: 129d2015: 120d2016: 101d2017: 80d2018: 90d2019: 116d2020: 100d2021: 57d2022: 39d2023: 59d2024: 63d2025: 67d2026: 90d20122015201920232026

Home value trend · Monroe County (Zillow ZHVI)

$942K$953K$963K$963KSep '25: $945KOct '25: $943KNov '25: $942KDec '25: $942KJan '26: $944KFeb '26: $947KMar '26: $951KApr '26: $953KMay '26: $954KJun '26: $954KJul '26: $956KAug '26: $960KSep '26: $963KSep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Sep '26

For-sale inventory · county (Zillow)

1,2491,3921,5341,255Sep '25: 1,308Oct '25: 1,283Nov '25: 1,299Dec '25: 1,348Jan '26: 1,415Feb '26: 1,476Mar '26: 1,529Apr '26: 1,526May '26: 1,492Jun '26: 1,422Jul '26: 1,364Aug '26: 1,309Sep '26: 1,255Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Sep '26

Daily active vs pending · Monroe County (MLS)

1767611,346Aug 10 · Active: 1,271Aug 11 · Active: 1,266Aug 12 · Active: 1,266Aug 13 · Active: 1,265Aug 15 · Active: 1,257Aug 17 · Active: 1,254Aug 19 · Active: 1,248Aug 22 · Active: 1,238Aug 23 · Active: 1,240Aug 28 · Active: 1,228Aug 29 · Active: 1,224Aug 30 · Active: 1,221Aug 31 · Active: 1,218Sep 07 · Active: 1,308Sep 09 · Active: 1,303Sep 11 · Active: 1,295Sep 12 · Active: 1,295Sep 13 · Active: 1,287Sep 14 · Active: 1,291Sep 15 · Active: 1,280Sep 16 · Active: 1,276Sep 17 · Active: 1,276Sep 19 · Active: 1,285Sep 20 · Active: 1,280Sep 21 · Active: 1,275Sep 22 · Active: 1,274Sep 23 · Active: 1,271Sep 24 · Active: 1,271Sep 25 · Active: 1,275Sep 26 · Active: 1,281Sep 28 · Active: 1,280Sep 29 · Active: 1,271Oct 01 · Active: 1,260Oct 04 · Active: 1,259Oct 05 · Active: 1,257Oct 06 · Active: 1,249Oct 07 · Active: 1,255Oct 09 · Active: 1,267Oct 10 · Active: 1,272Oct 11 · Active: 1,270Oct 12 · Active: 1,276Oct 14 · Active: 1,296Oct 17 · Active: 1,299Oct 18 · Active: 1,302Oct 19 · Active: 1,313Oct 20 · Active: 1,323Aug 10Sep 20Oct 20ActivePending

Median price · daily recalculation

$1.34M$1.40M$1.46M$1.40MSep 12: $1.40MSep 13: $1.40MSep 14: $1.40MSep 15: $1.40MSep 16: $1.40MSep 17: $1.40MSep 19: $1.40MSep 20: $1.40MSep 21: $1.40MSep 22: $1.40MSep 23: $1.40MSep 24: $1.40MSep 25: $1.40MSep 26: $1.40MSep 28: $1.40MSep 29: $1.40MSep 30: $1.40MOct 01: $1.40MOct 03: $1.40MOct 04: $1.40MOct 05: $1.40MOct 06: $1.40MOct 07: $1.40MOct 09: $1.40MOct 10: $1.40MOct 11: $1.40MOct 12: $1.40MOct 14: $1.40MOct 17: $1.40MOct 18: $1.40MOct 19: $1.40MOct 20: $1.40MSep 12Sep 21Sep 30Oct 10Oct 20
Local Economics · county layer

What’s driving Plantation Key

Who’s moving here
-713 net residents/yr

Top inbound states: CA, IL, MD. Movers arriving report ~$170,384 average income. Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration, 2022-2023

Insurance reality check
$4,380/yr avg premium

1,542 Citizens policies in force in Monroe County — the state-backed insurer of last resort. Budget insurance into any Monroe purchase before you fall in love with a house. Source: Citizens Property Insurance, Detail by County, April 2026

Building pipeline
279 units permitted -16% YoY

239 single-family · 40 multi-family · 3.4 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
OCEAN HARBOR ▼ 18%

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

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.

Compare Markets

How it stacks up across Monroe County

MarketMedianActiveScore
Plantation Key ← this page$1.40M—58
Forsyth$505K1847Open →
Community Movers

Neighborhoods on the move

Prices rising fastest
VENETIAN SHORESPlantation Key$2.61M▲ 16%
PLANT KEY COLONYPlantation Key$1.61M▲ 15%
INDIAN WATERWAYSPlantation Key$1.77M▲ -1%
EXECUTIVE BAYPlantation Key$572K▲ -9%
OCEAN HARBORPlantation Key$1.15M▲ -18%
Prices cooling fastest
OCEAN HARBORPlantation Key$1.15M▼ 18%
EXECUTIVE BAYPlantation Key$572K▼ 9%
INDIAN WATERWAYSPlantation Key$1.77M▼ 1%
PLANT KEY COLONYPlantation Key$1.61M▼ 15%
VENETIAN SHORESPlantation Key$2.61M▼ 16%
Selling fastest
INDIAN WATERWAYSPlantation Key$1.77M43 days
PLANT KEY COLONYPlantation Key$1.61M72 days
VENETIAN SHORESPlantation Key$2.61M91 days
OCEAN HARBORPlantation Key$1.15M138 days
EXECUTIVE BAYPlantation Key$572K172 days
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Plain Answers

The questions people actually ask

Should I buy a house in Plantation Key right now?

The data says conditions currently favor neither side decisively in Plantation Key — the Momentum Score reads 58/100. 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 Plantation Key becoming more affordable?

No — the median sale price in Plantation Key is $1,400,000, up 4.1% versus the prior year, while sellers still capture 91.3% of asking price. Rising prices mean waiting has a cost; affordability hinges mostly on your rate.

Where are prices falling fastest in Plantation Key?

Among tracked communities with enough sales to measure, the sharpest 1-year median declines are OCEAN HARBOR (-18%); EXECUTIVE BAY (-9%); INDIAN WATERWAYS (-1%). 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 Plantation Key neighborhoods are most competitive?

Measured by speed of sale, the fastest-moving tracked communities right now are INDIAN WATERWAYS (43 days); PLANT KEY COLONY (72 days); VENETIAN SHORES (91 days) — homes there go under contract well ahead of the market-wide pace of 90 days.

How does Plantation Key compare to the rest of Monroe County?

Plantation Key's median of $1,400,000 runs 54% above the county-wide median of $907,500, and homes here take 90 days to go under contract versus 86 county-wide.

Questions

Plantation Key housing market FAQ

How is the housing market in Plantation Key right now?

As of October 20, 2026, the Plantation Key housing market favors sellers: the median sale price is $1,400,000 (up 4.1% year over year), 81 homes are for sale, and the typical home goes under contract in about 90 days.

How much is a house in Plantation Key?

The median home sold for $1,400,000 in Plantation Key over the last 12 months; asking prices on the 81 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 Plantation Key?

By the numbers, sellers in Plantation Key are getting 91.3% of asking price and going under contract in about 90 days. 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 Plantation Key housing market forecast?

Momentum Realty publishes the recorded trend, not a prediction: Plantation Key median sale prices are up 4.1% year over year, and 100% 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 Plantation Key?

The median sale price in Plantation Key is currently $1,400,000, up 4.1% from a year ago, based on MLS sales data updated October 20, 2026.

Is Plantation Key a buyer's or seller's market right now?

The data currently favors sellers. Plantation Key scores 58 of 100 on the Momentum Score. Conditions change; this page updates daily.

How long do homes take to sell in Plantation Key?

The typical home in Plantation Key goes under contract in about 90 days, per current MLS data.

How many homes are for sale in Plantation Key?

There are approximately 81 active listings in Plantation Key as of October 20, 2026.

Are home prices in Plantation Key rising or falling?

Median sale prices are up 4.1% year over year based on a rolling comparison of MLS sales.

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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: October 20, 2026 at 5:42 PM ET

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