Derby & Tidwell
Homes for Sale in Orlando, FL

Derby & Tidwell Add is a small, established section of Orlando in Orange County where home vintages span nearly a century, from 1925-era construction through recent 2022 builds. At 160 homes, it is a compact market where individual listing condition carries more weight than broad neighborhood trends.

Stellar MLS sales records identify 5 homes in Derby & Tidwell that have changed hands since 2016, built between 1948 and 1979 (median 1950), with a median living area of about 1,242 sq ft and a typical 3-bedroom, 2-bath layout; 100% are single-family homes. Source: Stellar MLS closed-sale history compiled by Momentum Research; counts reflect homes with a recorded MLS sale, not every home in the community.

Pre-construction details are compiled from public records, builder announcements and builder listings, and are subject to change without notice; figures are deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Momentum Research figures are our own analysis. This page describes homes, pricing and community attributes, not residents.

Derby & Tidwell is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.

In ZIP 32804, 129 homes are on the market and 22% are under contract — a steady corner of Orlando.

Across Orange County, 5,909 homes are active and 1,877 pending (24% under contract).

In ZIP 32804 (Orlando), 268 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $598K ($343/sq ft), up 9.9% year over year, with a median 36 days on market. Right now 34 active and 12 pending listings put supply at about 2.7 months — a healthy market. See the live ZIP 32804 housing market and the Orange County market.

ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Derby & Tidwell specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.

The defining fact about Derby & Tidwell Add is its year-built range: homes from 1925 sit in the same 160-home count as construction from 2022, with a median year built of 1952. That is a wide window, and it means two houses on the same block can have entirely different maintenance profiles, electrical and plumbing generations, and renovation histories. A buyer touring this community should expect to evaluate each property largely on its own condition rather than assuming a uniform build era.

Median living area comes in at 1,642 square feet, a modest, efficient footprint typical of older in-town Orlando lots rather than newer large-format construction. Combined with a homestead share of 67.3%, the picture is a community with a meaningful core of long-held, owner-occupied homes, which tends to keep listing volume measured rather than heavy. No community amenities are identified from current MLS listings, so this is a location and housing-stock play rather than an amenity-driven one — evaluate it on the home, the lot, and the immediate area, not on shared facilities.

In a community with a near-century range of construction dates, comparables are rarely straightforward. We pull listing-level detail on age, condition, and renovation status rather than leaning on neighborhood-wide averages, so you are pricing or bidding on the actual house in front of you, not a generic profile of Derby & Tidwell Add.

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