EMERY HEIGHTS
Homes for Sale in HOWEY IN THE HILLS, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
With zero active listings as of this snapshot, Emery Heights isn't a market you can shop today — it's one you wait for. That scarcity itself is the headline: 201 homes total, a median year built of 1959, and a 74.1% homestead share tell you most owners here bought to stay, not to flip. When something does list, expect it to move through a small, motivated buyer pool rather than a crowded open house.
The wide year-built range, 1920 to 2022, means this community carries both legacy housing stock and newer infill on the same streets. That spread matters more than any single price point would: condition, age of systems, and lot history will drive value far more than square footage alone. A buyer here has to evaluate each home on its own merits, not on a neighborhood-wide comp.
The 60-Second Overview
Emery Heights sits in Howey in the Hills, Lake County, as a small, established pocket where golf carts are permitted and a playground anchors the common space — details that point to a low-key, low-turnover setting rather than a high-volume subdivision.
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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EMERY HEIGHTSWho EMERY HEIGHTS is best for.
Best for
- Buyers planning a long hold who don't mind waiting for the next listing to surface
- Buyers comfortable evaluating individual home condition given the wide 1920–2022 build range
- Buyers drawn to golf-cart access and a playground as part of daily use of the community
Probably not for
- Buyers who need multiple active listings to compare before deciding
- Buyers on a tight closing timeline who can't wait for inventory to appear
- Buyers seeking a uniform, single-era housing stock rather than a mixed-vintage community
The market around EMERY HEIGHTS
EMERY HEIGHTS is a small community — 34 recorded sales on file, most recently in 2026 — too few for its own price trend. Here is the market around it.
In ZIP 34737, 83 homes are on the market and 16% are under contract — a slower corner of HOWEY IN THE HILLS.
Across Lake County, 3,224 homes are active and 1,105 pending (26% under contract).
Homes here are single family residence.
ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not EMERY HEIGHTS specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.
Life at EMERY HEIGHTS
- Golf Carts OK · reported on 1 of 1 listings
- Playground · 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.
The EMERY HEIGHTS buying strategy.
If we were buying in EMERY HEIGHTS 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 EMERY HEIGHTS.
A Small Inventory, Long Tenure
At 201 homes with a median build year of 1959 but listings stretching to 2022, this is a community built in layers over roughly a century. That's a meaningful signal for due diligence: a 1920s-era home and a 2022 build sitting blocks apart will have entirely different maintenance profiles, permitting histories, and renovation needs, even if their finished square footage lands near the community's 1,706 median.
The 74.1% homestead share is the clearest indicator of how this community behaves. Investor and short-term turnover activity is limited here; most residents have filed for homestead exemption, which typically signals primary-residence ownership rather than rental or flip intent. Combined with zero active listings at the time of this snapshot, that points to a community where inventory is thin by nature, not by market timing.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in EMERY HEIGHTS. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
A community with no active listings and a century-wide range of build years isn't one you can price off a quick search. We track Emery Heights closely enough to flag a listing the moment it surfaces, and we know how to evaluate an individual home's age and condition against the rest of this small inventory rather than relying on broad-brush comps.
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HOA, CDD & Fees
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- Any club/amenity membership is billed separately
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EMERY HEIGHTS Market Scorecard
EMERY HEIGHTS is currently a no active listings market. Limited supply, a median asking price of n/a.
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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: August 2, 2026) |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (7 streets, ZIP 34737)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-08-01 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2004 (24 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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