CELERY LAKES PH 1
Homes for Sale in SANFORD, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Celery Lakes Ph 1 is a tight, single-vintage pocket in Sanford — 272 homes built between 2003 and 2008, with a median around 2,021 square feet. When the housing stock is this uniform, price is driven less by floor plan and more by condition and updates. Two homes of the same footprint can trade well apart depending on kitchens, roofs, and mechanicals, so the median of $406,625 tells you the center of the market, not what any given house should fetch.
The posture here is measured, not frantic. A median of 38 days on market and a heat score of 31 point to a market that gives buyers time to think and rewards sellers who price to condition rather than to hope. Year-over-year is up 13%, so there's real underlying demand, but the pace means overpriced or deferred-maintenance listings will sit. Sellers who prep and price correctly hold the advantage; buyers have room to negotiate on anything that shows wear.
CELERY LAKES PH 1 right now
🟡 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($400K) is up 3.9% from the prior 12 months ($385K). With about 6 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 Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending August 2. Confidence: Medium (9 and 7 sales in the two windows).
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Updated August 2, 2026 · Live data: Stellar MLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
CELERY LAKES PH 1 market snapshot (as of August 2, 2026): the median sale price is about $400K ($183 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 27 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 4% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (9 closings in the current window).
CELERY LAKES PH 1 is a community of 296 homes in SANFORD, Seminole County, built between 2003 and 2008 (median 2005), with a median living area of about 2,021 square feet. 85% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
This is an owner-occupied community at its core — roughly 84% of homes carry a homestead exemption, which tends to translate into stable turnover and well-kept properties rather than a churn of quick flips.
Who CELERY LAKES PH 1 is best for.
Best for
- Buyers targeting the low-$400s for a roughly 2,000-square-foot home in Seminole County
- Owner-occupiers wanting a stable community with slow, steady turnover
- Buyers willing to trade a slightly older home for a chance to negotiate on condition
Probably not for
- Buyers set on new or near-new construction with warranty-fresh systems
- Investors chasing rapid flips in a fast-moving, low-inventory market
- Buyers who want a broad spread of home styles, sizes, and price points to choose from
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending August 2 of each year, from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($400K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($385K) IS the +3.9% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 20 sales each (9 in the current window); every figure carries its sample size, and thin markets swing on single closings. Based on Stellar MLS data distributed by MLS GRID for the period 2006 through 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
25% of homes for sale in ZIP 32771 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 (2026-08-01).
The CELERY LAKES PH 1 buying strategy.
If we were buying in CELERY LAKES PH 1 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 CELERY LAKES PH 1.
A uniform mid-2000s pocket
Everything here was built in a narrow window, 2003 to 2008, with a median build year of 2005. That means the big-ticket items — roofs, HVAC, water heaters — are all reaching the age where they either have been replaced or soon will be. For buyers, that's the single most important thing to verify on any given home, and it's where price separation happens. A home with recent systems and a refreshed interior commands a premium; one with original everything trades below the median for a reason.
At about $169.71 per square foot and a median living area near 2,021 square feet, the pricing is condition-sensitive rather than location-sensitive within the community. With 272 homes and a homestead share above 80%, inventory turns over slowly and steadily. Don't expect a range of dramatically different housing types — expect variations on a theme, priced according to how much work the next owner will or won't have to do.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in CELERY LAKES PH 1. 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 CELERY LAKES PH 1 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 (8.2). Basis: Recent Direction +3.9% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 85% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 98.8% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a uniform community like this, the whole game is pricing to condition and reading the age of the systems. We know how to position an updated home against the median and how to spot the deferred-maintenance discounts on the buy side. With a market moving at this measured pace, correct pricing and honest inspection reads matter more than marketing noise — and that's exactly the work we do here.
CELERY LAKES PH 1 in 15 seconds.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending August 2, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (5 streets, ZIP 32771)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-08-01 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2006 (106 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 Stellar MLS 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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