Etowah Ph 1
Homes for Sale in Tavares, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Etowah Ph 1 is a compact, built-out subdivision in Tavares, with its 84 homes dating from 2006 to 2015 and a median build year around 2010. That tight vintage band matters: you are not shopping across decades of construction here, so price separation comes down to condition, updates, and lot rather than era. A home that has been kept current will command a premium over one that still wears its original finishes.
With a homestead share near 79%, this is a predominantly owner-occupied stretch, which tends to mean less churn and slower, condition-driven turnover. For a seller that argues for presenting a home well rather than counting on a hot flip. For a buyer it means inventory can be thin, so when a well-kept home at the roughly 1,800-square-foot median comes up, be ready to move.
ETOWAH PH 1 right now
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($315K) is down 18.6% from the prior 12 months ($387K). With about 4 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 August 2. Confidence: Low (3 and 6 sales in the two windows).
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Updated August 2, 2026 · Live data: Stellar MLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
Who Etowah Ph 1 is best for.
Best for
- Buyers seeking a settled, low-churn community and planning to stay put for years
- Those who value a consistent set of floor plans around 1,800 square feet over variety
- Buyers ready to act quickly when a well-maintained home comes to market
Probably not for
- Shoppers wanting a broad range of sizes, price tiers, or architectural eras
- Investors counting on high turnover and frequent flip opportunities
- Buyers who need constant inventory to compare and negotiate against
The market around Etowah Ph 1
Etowah Ph 1 is a small community — 50 recorded sales on file, most recently in 2017 — too few for its own price trend. Here is the market around it.
Across Lake County, 3,176 homes are active and 1,107 pending (26% under contract).
Homes here are single family residence.
ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Etowah Ph 1 specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.
The Etowah Ph 1 buying strategy.
If we were buying in Etowah Ph 1 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 Etowah Ph 1.
A narrow-vintage subdivision where condition sets price
Because the homes were built within a roughly nine-year span and center on a median near 2010, the housing stock is fairly uniform in age. The median home runs about 1,802 square feet, so buyers should expect a coherent set of floor plans rather than a wide spread of sizes. That uniformity makes comparisons cleaner, but it also means the differentiators are the things you can see and touch: kitchens, roofs, systems, and finishes.
We hold the single median figure and describe the rest qualitatively on purpose. With a small home count and limited closings in this window, individual sales carry outsized weight, and a price range built on thin data would mislead more than it helps. Expect a condition-driven spread around the median rather than a predictable tier of entry and top-end pricing.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Etowah Ph 1. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a small, tightly built community like this, pricing and timing rely on reading a handful of comparable homes correctly rather than leaning on volume. We track this Tavares market closely, weigh condition against the median honestly, and will tell you plainly when a listing is priced on hope instead of evidence.
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Data sources & freshness
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (2 streets, ZIP 32778)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2008 (16 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.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending August 2 of each year, from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($315K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($387K) IS the -18.6% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 13 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 2008 through 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
20% of homes for sale in ZIP 32778 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 (2026-08-01).
Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending August 2, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (4 streets, ZIP 32778)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-08-01 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2008 (59 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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