Celery Lakes Ph 2
Homes for Sale in Sanford, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Celery Lakes Ph 2 is a compact, tightly-built pocket of Sanford homes constructed between 2004 and 2008, with a median around 2,118 square feet. Because the homes came up in a narrow window, they share a similar age and footprint, which means price here is driven less by wildly different floor plans and more by condition, updates, and lot position. The median sits at $395,000, or roughly $178 per square foot — a useful anchor, but expect a real spread depending on how much work a given home has had done.
The current posture is soft. The median price is down 13.2% year over year, and with a market heat score of 46 and a median of 39 days on market, this reads as a balanced-to-buyer-leaning stretch rather than a bidding-war environment. For sellers, that means pricing to the condition of the home and the recent comps matters more than ever; for buyers, there is room to be selective and to negotiate on homes that need updating.
Celery Lakes Ph 2 right now
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($395K) is down 13.2% from the prior 12 months ($455K). With about 2 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 July 13. Confidence: Low (3 and 5 sales in the two windows).
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Updated July 13, 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 2 market snapshot (as of July 13, 2026): the median sale price is about $395K ($178 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 39 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 13% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (3 closings in the current window).
Celery Lakes Ph 2 is a community of 169 homes in Sanford, Seminole County, built between 2004 and 2008 (median 2005.0), with a median living area of about 2,118 square feet. 83% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
A small established community of 169 homes in Sanford's Seminole County, built in a short mid-2000s window, where a high owner-occupant share and consistent home sizes give the area a settled, low-turnover character.
Who Celery Lakes Ph 2 is best for.
Best for
- Buyers targeting the mid-$390s for a roughly 2,100-square-foot home and willing to wait for the right listing
- Value-minded buyers comfortable budgeting for updates on a mid-2000s home in exchange for a lower entry point
- Long-hold owners who prioritize a stable, low-turnover community over a fast-flipping market
Probably not for
- Buyers who need to choose from many active listings right now
- Anyone expecting near-term appreciation in a market currently down year over year
- Buyers who want a turnkey home with zero updating budget and no willingness to negotiate on condition
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending July 13 of each year, from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($395K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($455K) IS the -13.2% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 5 sales each (3 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 %s through %s. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
The Celery Lakes Ph 2 buying strategy.
If we were buying in Celery Lakes Ph 2 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 2.
What actually moves price in Celery Lakes
With homes clustered around 2005 construction and a median just over 2,100 square feet, the variable you can control is condition. Roofs, HVAC systems, and kitchens from the original build are now reaching the age where updates separate a top-of-market home from an average one. When you see a wide gap between two similar-sized listings here, condition and mechanical age are usually the explanation, not size or location within the community.
The homestead share sits at 83.4%, which tells you this is predominantly an owner-occupied community with limited turnover — only three closings in the recent window. Low inventory in a small subdivision cuts both ways: fewer options for buyers, but also fewer distressed comps dragging down a well-kept home's value. Patience matters on both sides of the table here.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Celery Lakes Ph 2. 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 2 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 (6.7). Basis: Recent Direction -13.2% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 83% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 98.8% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
A community this small and this thinly traded is exactly where a single mispriced comp can distort the picture. We work from the condition and mechanical age of each home rather than a headline number, and in a market that is down year over year with a median near 39 days, we will tell a seller when to update before listing and a buyer when a discount reflects deferred work rather than a deal.
Celery Lakes Ph 2 in 15 seconds.
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Tools for a Celery Lakes Ph 2 buy.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 13, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (2 streets, ZIP 32771)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2012 (35 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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