Lakeside at Tavares
Homes for Sale in Tavares, FL

This is a mature, finished neighborhood in Tavares where the housing stock is consistent in age and size, and where roughly 72% of homes are homesteaded — a signal that most owners here occupy rather than rent.

Stellar MLS sales records identify 62 homes in LAKESIDE AT TAVARES that have changed hands since 2004, built between 1995 and 2004 (median 2002), with a median living area of about 1,311 sq ft and a typical 3-bedroom, 2-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.

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.

Lakeside at Tavares is a small community — 34 recorded sales on file, most recently in 2024 — too few for its own price trend. Here is the market around it.

In ZIP 32778, 351 homes are on the market and 20% are under contract — a steady corner of Tavares.

Across Lake County, 3,224 homes are active and 1,105 pending (26% under contract).

Homes here are single family residence.

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 Lakeside at Tavares specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.

With a homestead share of about 72%, Lakeside At Tavares skews heavily toward owner-occupancy. That tends to correlate with steadier turnover and homes that have been lived in rather than churned, though it also means resale supply can be thin when few owners choose to move.

Because the community was completed within a roughly 12-year span and homes cluster around 1,389 square feet, floor plans and eras are fairly uniform. The real variable is what each seller has done to the house since. A buyer's advantage here is spotting the updated home in a field of originals; a seller's advantage is being the cleanest, most move-in-ready listing on a quiet turnover street.

In a community with slow turnover and no recent closings to lean on, pricing is a judgment call, not a lookup. We build value off condition, updates, and the most relevant older comparables in Tavares and greater Lake County — and we tell you plainly when a listing price or an asking price doesn't hold up.

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