Lak-a-wana Lake
Homes for Sale in Hawthorne, FL

Lak-a-wana Lake is a small enclave of roughly 46 homes near Hawthorne in Putnam County, with a wide age range and modestly sized houses. Just over half the homes carry a homestead exemption, which points to a core of owner-occupants rather than a purely rental block.

realMLS (Northeast Florida) sales records identify 7 homes in Lak-a-wana Lake that have changed hands since 2012, built between 1958 and 1994 (median 1980), with a median living area of about 1,056 sq ft and a typical 2-bedroom, 2-bath layout. Source: realMLS (Northeast Florida) closed-sale history compiled by Momentum Research; counts reflect homes with a recorded MLS sale, not every home in the community.

County records show 3 qualified sales in Lak-a-wana Lake across 2024–2025 (2 in 2024, 1 in 2025), median $115,000 — 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.

Lak-a-wana Lake is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.

In ZIP 32640, 98 homes are on the market and 17% are under contract — a slower corner of Hawthorne.

Across Putnam County, 807 homes are active and 125 pending (13% under contract).

In ZIP 32640 (Hawthorne), 25 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $275K ($177/sq ft), up 0.1% year over year, with a median 57 days on market. Right now 1 active and 1 pending listings put supply at about 0.5 months — a healthy market. See the live ZIP 32640 housing market and the Putnam County market.

ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Lak-a-wana Lake specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.

With build dates running from 1900 to 2009 and a median around 1975, you are shopping a genuinely mixed stock — early-century structures, mid-century cottages, and a handful of newer builds all sitting in the same small community. There is no standard floor plan or vintage to anchor expectations, so two homes a street apart can differ wildly in systems, foundations, and finish. That makes a careful inspection non-negotiable and makes older, deferred-maintenance properties the ones to scrutinize hardest.

The homestead share, just over half, suggests a stable owner-occupant base alongside some non-homesteaded properties that may be seasonal or investor-held. For a buyer, that mix can mean opportunity on the properties that turn over, but the small overall count means listings are infrequent and you may wait for the right one.

In a thin, low-turnover market with no recent closings to lean on, pricing and negotiation come down to judgment, not spreadsheets. We read each property on its own condition and lot, tell you plainly when a home's asking price outruns its bones, and help you time an entry in a community where the right listing may not appear on your schedule.