EMERALD ISLAND RESIDENCE
Homes for Sale in KISSIMMEE, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Emerald Island reads as a resort-style, investment-oriented community more than a primary-residence neighborhood. With homestead exemptions on only about 8% of the 674 homes, the overwhelming majority of owners here are not living in these houses full-time, which shapes everything from turnover patterns to how aggressively units are priced and maintained.
Right now there is exactly one active listing and no recorded closings in this window, so there is essentially no current transaction data to triangulate a market price against. That thinness cuts both ways: a seller has almost no competing inventory to be measured against, but a buyer also has very little to benchmark an offer on. Anyone active here right now needs a valuation built off comparable-era resale data and unit condition, not off a live market snapshot.
The 60-Second Overview
Built out between 2002 and 2006, Emerald Island is a gated community in Kissimmee carrying a resort amenity package — clubhouse, fitness center, pool, tennis courts, and playground — the kind of layout common to Osceola County's vacation-rental corridor near the Disney-area attractions.
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.
The setting & the homes.
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EMERALD ISLAND RESIDENCEWho EMERALD ISLAND RESIDENCE is best for.
Best for
- Buyers seeking a gated, amenity-rich property for use as a managed vacation rental
- Investors comfortable evaluating condition and rental performance rather than relying on a thick, current comp set
- Second-home buyers who want resort-style amenities within a gated Kissimmee community
Probably not for
- Buyers seeking a traditional, full-time owner-occupied neighborhood
- Anyone wanting to lean on abundant recent sales data before pricing an offer
- Buyers who need move-in-ready pricing certainty rather than a condition-by-condition valuation approach
The market around EMERALD ISLAND RESIDENCE
EMERALD ISLAND RESIDENCE is a small community — 62 recorded sales on file, most recently in 2026 — too few for its own price trend. Here is the market around it.
In ZIP 34747, 1,240 homes are on the market and 12% are under contract — a slower corner of KISSIMMEE.
Across Osceola County, 4,437 homes are active and 1,149 pending (21% under contract).
The housing mix here is 75% townhouse, 23% single family residence, 1% ?.
ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not EMERALD ISLAND RESIDENCE specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.
Housing distress & ownership in EMERALD ISLAND RESIDENCE, KISSIMMEE
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. Based on Stellar MLS data distributed by MLS GRID for the period August 2026 through August 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Homes For Sale Right Now in EMERALD ISLAND RESIDENCE
Live MLS inventory for EMERALD ISLAND RESIDENCE. Every active listing, what is under contract right now, and the last 12 months of closed sales, refreshed twice a day. Closed comps beat an algorithm's guess every time.
Active and pending EMERALD ISLAND RESIDENCE listings as of 2026-08-23, priced high to low. Based on Stellar MLS data distributed by MLS GRID for the period 2014 through 2025. Tap any home to ask about it.
EMERALD ISLAND RESIDENCE on the map.
Every active, pending, and recently sold home, plotted. Toggle the layers and tap a home for the details.
Listing locations from Stellar MLS. Map data © OpenStreetMap, tiles © CARTO.
Life at EMERALD ISLAND RESIDENCE
- Clubhouse · reported on 1 of 1 listings
- Community Mailbox · reported on 1 of 1 listings
- Fitness Center · reported on 1 of 1 listings
- Park · reported on 1 of 1 listings
- Playground · reported on 1 of 1 listings
- Pool · reported on 1 of 1 listings
- Tennis Court(s) · reported on 1 of 1 listings
- Gated Community · reported on 1 of 1 listings
Community amenities as reported across Stellar MLS listings in this community; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Verify current amenities and access with the HOA.
Schools
- Osceola County Public Schools
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
- Westside Elem · Elementary
- Celebration High · High
Zoned schools reflect the assignments reported on recent EMERALD ISLAND RESIDENCE listings and can change; always confirm with Osceola County Public Schools for a specific address.
Buying with schools in mind? We can confirm the exact zoned schools for any EMERALD ISLAND RESIDENCE address.
The EMERALD ISLAND RESIDENCE buying strategy.
If we were buying in EMERALD ISLAND RESIDENCE 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 EMERALD ISLAND RESIDENCE.
A community built for rotation, not roots
The low homestead share is the single most telling data point in this community. It signals that most of Emerald Island's 674 homes function as second homes or managed short-term rentals rather than owner-occupied residences. That changes the buying calculus: condition, furnishings, rental management arrangements, and HOA rental rules matter as much as square footage or lot position.
Homes here cluster around a median build year of 2004 and roughly 2,178 square feet of living space, giving the community a fairly consistent housing stock rather than a wide mix of eras or sizes. With only one active listing and zero closings in the current window, pricing has to be reasoned out from condition and comparable resale history rather than from a live market read — patience and local diligence matter more here than in a community with steady monthly turnover.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in EMERALD ISLAND RESIDENCE. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
A community this thin on active inventory and closings requires someone who can source off-market and pending activity, understand how the rental-management overlay affects value, and price a listing or an offer without a fresh comp to lean on — that is the kind of legwork we do before we ever talk numbers with a client.
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HOA, CDD & Fees
- Mandatory HOA. Confirm current dues
- Any club/amenity membership is billed separately
Confirm the current HOA dues, exactly what they cover, and any CDD bond or special assessment for a specific address before you offer.
Tools for a EMERALD ISLAND RESIDENCE buy.
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Selling here is won on condition and pricing to real comps, not an automated estimate. The right number comes from closed EMERALD ISLAND RESIDENCE sales matched to your home.
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If you are thinking about selling in EMERALD ISLAND RESIDENCE, the right list price comes from recent comparable sales matched to your home's condition and location, not an automated estimate.
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EMERALD ISLAND RESIDENCE Market Scorecard
EMERALD ISLAND RESIDENCE is currently a thin data market. Limited supply, a median asking price of $278,950, and homes go under contract in about 276 days.
Go deeper: county scorecard · true cost calculator · affordability calculator.
Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily. Typical value: Zillow Research. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | Stellar MLS, refreshed twice daily (last: July 18, 2026) |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (9 streets, ZIP 34747)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-08-01 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2014 (57 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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