Clear Lake Area
Homes for Sale in Crescent City, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
The 60-Second Overview
Clear Lake Area market snapshot (as of October 26, 2026): the median sale price is about $470K ($255 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 47 days on market for closed sales.
Clear Lake Area is a community of 47 homes in Crescent City, Putnam County, built between 1973 and 2024 (median 1989), with a median living area of about 1,564 square feet. 44% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
The Clear Lake Area sits in Crescent City, in the rural stretch of Putnam County where lake access and land tend to matter more than subdivision polish. This is water-and-acreage country, not a tract-home market, so no two listings look quite alike.
Who Clear Lake Area is best for.
Best for
- Buyers prioritizing lake access or acreage who will trade convenience for setting
- Buyers comfortable with well, septic, and flood diligence before closing
- Buyers with budget flexibility for repairs who want to buy on condition and improve over time
Probably not for
- Buyers who need walkable shops, dining, and dense services nearby
- Buyers wanting a uniform, turnkey subdivision home with predictable comparables
- Buyers on a rigid budget with no room for well, septic, or repair surprises
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending October 26 of each year, from record-level realMLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($470K) IS the median in the snapshot above.
Windows contain 0 to 9 sales each (9 in the current window); every figure carries its sample size, and thin markets swing on single closings. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
15% of homes for sale in ZIP 32112 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 (2026-10-25).
Housing distress & ownership in Clear Lake Area, Crescent City
Who owns here, how much is not owner-occupied, and how much for-sale inventory is under distress.
Source: Momentum Realty Research. Ownership & parcels from the FL DOR 2025 tax roll; distress from MLS active-listing status/remarks; price from MLS closed sales. Source: Data provided by realMLS. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
The Clear Lake Area buying strategy.
If we were buying in Clear Lake Area 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 Clear Lake Area.
A lake-driven, condition-driven market
In a place like the Clear Lake Area, price is set less by a formula and more by the specifics of each parcel: how close the water is, how usable the lot is, and what shape the structure is in. Because the housing stock is varied rather than uniform, comparable sales do heavier lifting here than in a cookie-cutter subdivision, and a walk-through tells you more than any single number.
Expect a wide spread between move-in-ready homes and those needing work, and expect condition to drive negotiation. Rural and lake-adjacent properties also carry practical diligence items — well and septic, flood exposure, access, and survey questions — that reward buyers who slow down and verify before they commit.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Clear Lake Area. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
Rural and lakefront transactions in Putnam County live and die on the details: verifying access, water and septic systems, flood exposure, and honest comparables in a market where listings vary widely. We price and negotiate off the property in front of us, not a generic average, and we will tell you plainly when a listing is not worth what it is asking.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | realMLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending October 26, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR assessment roll (street-list match (2 streets, ZIP 32011/32112)) |
| Under-contract shares | realMLS records, as of 2026-10-25 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2017 (11 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 realMLS 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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