La Cascada
Homes for Sale in Orlando, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Over the 12 months ending 2026-08-02, 4 recorded sales closed at a median of $405,500, $232 per square foot, a median 62 days on market, sellers accepting 97% of original asking (-0% versus the prior year). At the median price and Orange County's FY2025-26 rate of 16.67 mills, annual property tax runs about $6,760 ($6,090 with the full homestead exemption).
La Cascada is a compact, single-vintage pocket of Orlando: 155 homes built in a tight window from 2005 to 2009, with a median build year of 2006 and a median living area right around 1,960 square feet. That consistency matters. When homes are this similar in age and size, price is driven less by square footage and more by condition, updates, and lot position. The spread you see between two otherwise comparable listings here is almost always a renovation-versus-original-finish story.
This is a thin-turnover community — only a couple of closings in the recent window — so any single sale carries outsized weight in setting the comp narrative. For sellers, that means presentation and pricing off a genuinely comparable interior condition, not a headline number. For buyers, it means patience: inventory is limited, and when a well-kept unit lists, you should be ready to move rather than wait for a wave of alternatives.
La Cascada right now
🟡 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($406K) is down 0.5% from the prior 12 months ($408K). 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 (4 and 6 sales in the two windows).
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· Updated September 14, 2026 · Live data: Stellar MLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
Nearby homes for sale
No active listings inside LA CASCADA PH 01C right now. These are the 6 closest homes on the market, by straight-line distance from the community's center; some may sit just outside its boundary.
Listing data from the MLS feeds named on each listing page; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Refreshed nightly.
The 60-Second Overview
La Cascada market snapshot (as of August 2, 2026): the median sale price is about $406K ($232 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 63 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 0% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (4 closings in the current window).
In ZIP 32824 (ORLANDO), 674 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $410K ($221/sq ft), down 3.7% year over year, with a median 40 days on market. Right now 90 active and 25 pending listings put supply at about 4.1 months — a balanced market. See the live ZIP 32824 housing market and the Orange County market.
La Cascada is a community of 478 homes in Orlando, Orange County, built between 2005 and 2017 (median 2006.0), with a median living area of about 1,882 square feet. 59% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
A homogeneous mid-2000s neighborhood in Orange County where the homes are close in age and footprint, so what separates one property from the next comes down to condition, updates, and lot rather than floor plan variety.
Who La Cascada is best for.
Best for
- A primary-residence buyer targeting a mid-2000s home near the 1,960-square-foot median who intends to hold and homestead
- A buyer with a renovation budget who wants to buy an original-condition home and build equity through updates
- A buyer who prizes a settled, owner-occupied neighborhood and is willing to wait for the right listing
Probably not for
- A buyer who needs to close quickly and wants several homes to compare at once
- A buyer seeking new construction or a wide spread of sizes and floor plans
- An investor looking for a heavily rental-oriented block, given the majority owner-occupant profile
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 ($406K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($408K) IS the -0.5% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 25 sales each (4 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 2006 through 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
26% of homes for sale in ZIP 32824 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).
The La Cascada buying strategy.
If we were buying in La Cascada 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 La Cascada.
A single-vintage enclave where condition is the story
With every home built between 2005 and 2009, La Cascada ages as a cohort. Systems — roofs, HVAC, water heaters — tend to reach the end of their service lives on a similar timeline, so a buyer should read inspection findings against the vintage and budget accordingly. A home that has already been updated commands a premium precisely because so many neighbors have not yet done that work.
Just under 60% of homes here carry a homestead exemption, which points to a core of owner-occupants rather than a heavily investor-held block. Combined with the roughly 1,960-square-foot median, this reads as a neighborhood of primary residences where owners have held and, in many cases, invested. That backdrop tends to support stability in condition and upkeep across the community.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in La Cascada. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Momentum Buy Score.
Our proprietary 0 to 10 read across the factors that decide how a home in La Cascada buys, holds, and resells. Momentum Research; not an appraisal.
Momentum Intelligence Scores are our proprietary, qualitative assessment on a 0 to 10 scale, built from the record-level market data on this page. They are a framework for comparing communities, not a guarantee of future value and not advice on a specific home; unlike an automated value estimate they do not price your home, they grade the community on evidence you can inspect. Composite is the plain average of the 3 factors (6.6). Basis: Recent Direction -0.5% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 59% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 97.0% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a low-turnover community like this, the comp file is small and every sale skews the picture — so the analysis has to be hands-on, not automated. We price and negotiate off the specific interior condition and lot of your home versus the handful of true comparables, and we tell sellers plainly where original finishes will cost them and buyers where an updated home is worth stretching for.
La Cascada in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
- HOA status not on record. Verify any dues before you offer
- 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 La Cascada buy.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending August 2, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR assessment roll (street-list match (7 streets, ZIP 32824)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-08-01 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2006 (108 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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