Koch Terrace
Homes for Sale in Tavares, FL

Koch Terrace is a modest-sized, long-established neighborhood in Tavares where home vintage varies widely and no formal community amenities are listed in current MLS data — this is a straightforward, amenity-light housing stock rather than an amenity-driven community.

Stellar MLS sales records identify 5 homes in Koch Terrace that have changed hands since 2006, built between 1926 and 1980 (median 1976), with a median living area of about 936 sq ft and a typical 3-bedroom, 1.5-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.

County records show 9 qualified sales in Koch Terrace across 2024–2025 (5 in 2024, 4 in 2025), median $239,900 — 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.

Koch Terrace is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.

In ZIP 32778, 339 homes are on the market and 20% are under contract — a steady corner of Tavares.

Across Lake County, 3,179 homes are active and 1,077 pending (25% under contract).

In ZIP 32778 (Tavares), 713 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $330K ($183/sq ft), down 4.9% year over year, with a median 69 days on market. Right now 131 active and 35 pending listings put supply at about 4.4 months — a balanced market. See the live ZIP 32778 housing market and the Lake County market.

ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Koch Terrace specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.

The defining fact about Koch Terrace is its build-year range: homes here were constructed anywhere from 1920 to 2022, with the typical home dating to 1971. That's not a neighborhood built in a single development cycle — it's one that's been filled in, replaced, and rebuilt in pieces over decades. For buyers, that means due diligence on age-related systems (roof, electrical, plumbing) matters more here than in a subdivision built in a five-year window.

At roughly 1,112 square feet of median living space across 122 homes, this is a community of modestly sized houses, which typically appeals to buyers prioritizing lot, location, or a smaller footprint to maintain over sheer square footage. No community amenities are identified in current MLS listings, so any draw here is about the homes and the Tavares location itself, not shared recreational infrastructure.

In a community with this much variance in construction era, pricing a home well — or evaluating one as a buyer — takes more than a drive-by. We look at what's actually been updated versus what's original, and we price and negotiate accordingly rather than treating every listing in Koch Terrace as interchangeable.

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