Bent Creek Preserve
Homes for Sale in Naples, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Bent Creek Preserve is a newer-build pocket of Naples, with homes concentrated in a tight 2014-2021 construction window and a median year built of 2019. That consistency shows up in price per square foot, which sits at $301.80 against a median price of $671,000 and a median living area of 2,383 square feet — a fairly tight relationship between size and price for a community built this recently.
The bigger story right now is direction, not level. Prices are down 9.3% year over year and the market heat score sits at 25, which points to a buyer-favorable posture. Median days on market of just under 60 confirms it — this isn't a community where listings move quickly, and sellers pricing off last year's numbers are likely to sit.
Bent Creek Preserve right now
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($671K) is down 9.3% from the prior 12 months ($740K). With about 18 sales a year, a single closing can swing this number, so read the level and the decade, not one year's move.Momentum Research, record-level fgc closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 29. Confidence: High (22 and 19 sales in the two windows).
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Updated July 29, 2026 · Live data: fgc, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Bent Creek Preserve market snapshot (as of July 29, 2026): the median sale price is about $671K ($302 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 60 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 9% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level fgc closed sales (22 closings in the current window).
Bent Creek Preserve is a community of 420 homes in Naples, Collier County, built between 2014 and 2021 (median 2019.0), with a median living area of about 2,383 square feet. 67% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Bent Creek Preserve is a 420-home Naples community built almost entirely between 2014 and 2021, giving it a more uniform housing stock than older, phased-in subdivisions in the area. With 67.3% of homes carrying a homestead exemption, the community skews toward primary-residence ownership rather than pure investment or seasonal-use turnover.
Who Bent Creek Preserve is best for.
Best for
- Buyers targeting a newer-construction home in Naples without an interest in decades-old renovations or additions
- Buyers comfortable negotiating in a softening market where list-to-close gaps have room to move
- Buyers planning to hold the home as a primary residence, in line with the community's high homestead share
Probably not for
- Sellers expecting last year's pricing to hold — the year-over-year decline suggests otherwise
- Buyers who need a quick close — median days on market runs close to two months
- Investors seeking a large, liquid resale pool — the closing volume here is modest relative to the 420 total homes
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending July 29 of each year, from record-level fgc closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($671K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($740K) IS the -9.3% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 36 sales each (22 in the current window); every figure carries its sample size, and thin markets swing on single closings. Listing information provided by the Florida Gulf Coast Multiple Listing Service, Inc. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed by the MLS to be accurate. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
25% of homes for sale in ZIP 34120 are already under contract (under contract ÷ under contract + active listings) — a read on how much of the available inventory buyers have already claimed. Source: MLS data (2026-07-18).
The Bent Creek Preserve buying strategy.
If we were buying in Bent Creek Preserve today, this is the order of operations we would run for our clients.
Underwrite the condition first. Price the roof, HVAC, and systems honestly before judging any list price; condition swings value here more than square footage alone.
Match the home to real comps. Recent sales of similar condition and lot, not the asking price, tell you what a home is worth.
Move deliberately, not desperately. Neither side has a decisive edge, so a well-prepared, fairly-priced offer wins without overpaying.
Line up financing and inspection early. A pre-approval and an inspection plan let you act fast and negotiate from evidence.
Keep an agent in your corner. The listing agent works for the seller; we represent you and prepare a hand-built valuation before any offer in Bent Creek Preserve.
A Newer-Build Community Cooling Off
The construction window here is narrow — every home dates to 2014 or later — which means buyers are largely comparing similar-vintage construction rather than weighing decades of renovation history against each other. That narrows the usual variables (roof age, systems, layout era) and puts more of the price conversation on condition, lot, and finish level within a fairly consistent shell.
The market itself has softened. A 9.3% year-over-year price decline, a heat score of 25, and median days on market pushing 60 all point the same direction: this is not a market where list price is the last word. With 22 closings in the current window against 420 total homes, the sample is real but not deep, so individual sales can move the median more than they would in a larger, more liquid community. Sellers should expect negotiation; buyers have room to ask for it.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Bent Creek Preserve. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Momentum Buy Score.
Our proprietary 0 to 10 read across the factors that decide how a home in Bent Creek Preserve buys, holds, and resells. Momentum Research; not an appraisal.
Momentum Intelligence Scores are our proprietary, qualitative assessment on a 0 to 10 scale, built from the record-level market data on this page. They are a framework for comparing communities, not a guarantee of future value and not advice on a specific home; unlike an automated value estimate they do not price your home, they grade the community on evidence you can inspect. Composite is the plain average of the 3 factors (4.9). Basis: Recent Direction -9.3% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 67% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 91.3% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a community this size, with only 22 recent closings to read from, the median can shift meaningfully with a single sale — which makes local, current comparables more valuable than general Naples-wide trend lines. We track Bent Creek Preserve's numbers directly rather than leaning on citywide averages, so pricing conversations here are based on what's actually closing in this subdivision, not an approximation of it.
Bent Creek Preserve in 15 seconds.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | fgc closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 29, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (5 streets, ZIP 34120)) |
| Under-contract shares | fgc records, as of 2026-07-18 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2015 (180 transactions analyzed) |
Verify the primary sources yourself: Florida DOR · U.S. Census · FEMA flood maps · Citizens Property Insurance.
Momentum Research figures are our own analysis of fgc records; MLS data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Methodology: how Momentum market scores are computed. Market metrics describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
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