Forrest Lake Preserve
Homes for Sale in Port Orange, FL

Forrest Lake Preserve is a compact, owner-occupied community of early-2000s homes in Port Orange, where inventory is scarce and pricing is driven far more by a home's condition than by its age or size.

DBAAR sales records identify 41 homes in Forrest Lake Preserve that have changed hands since 2006, built between 2001 and 2005 (median 2003), with a median living area of about 1,788 sq ft and a typical 4-bedroom, 2-bath layout; 100% are single-family homes. Source: DBAAR closed-sale history compiled by Momentum Research; counts reflect homes with a recorded MLS sale, not every home in the community.

County records show 17 qualified sales in Forrest Lake Preserve across 2024–2025 (12 in 2024, 5 in 2025), median $400,000 — the last recorded sale per parcel on the Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll, independent of the MLS.

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.

Forrest Lake Preserve is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.

In ZIP 32128, 192 homes are on the market and 32% are under contract — a fast-moving corner of Port Orange.

Across Volusia County, 5,082 homes are active and 1,229 pending (20% under contract).

In ZIP 32128 (Port Orange), 81 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $410K ($222/sq ft), down 8.3% year over year, with a median 85 days on market. Right now 6 active and 4 pending listings put supply at about 2.7 months — a balanced market. See the live ZIP 32128 housing market and the Volusia County market.

ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Forrest Lake Preserve specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.

Because nearly all of these homes went up within a five-year span, buyers should approach Forrest Lake Preserve as a single-generation neighborhood. Roofs, HVAC systems, and water heaters across the community are broadly the same age, so the practical question on any given home is whether those big-ticket items have been replaced yet or are still original. Ask for the age of the roof and mechanicals early; it is the fastest way to understand where a specific home sits relative to its neighbors.

The median home near 1,827 square feet points to comfortable, right-sized layouts rather than sprawling floor plans. With a homestead share around 73%, most homes here are lived in rather than rented, which tends to show up in maintenance and stability of the housing stock. The trade-off is turnover: with only one home currently listed, opportunities to buy are limited and can require patience.

In a community this thin on active listings and closings, pricing lives or dies on condition, and there is no deep pool of recent sales to lean on. That is exactly where local judgment earns its keep. We track this pocket of Port Orange closely, know how to read a home's roof-and-systems age against its asking price, and can position a seller's home when scarcity is on their side or keep a buyer ready to act when the right door opens.

Listings in this community report association dues of about $44 per month ($528 a year) — the median AssociationFee across 17 MLS records, normalised to a monthly figure; most are billed annually. Dues change with budgets and can differ by section or product type; confirm the current figure with the association before you offer. Source: MLS listing records, 2026-09.

Confirm the current HOA dues, exactly what they cover, and any CDD bond or special assessment for a specific address before you offer.