Orange River Hills
Homes for Sale in Fort Myers, FL

Orange River Hills is a compact, low-turnover corner of Fort Myers where homes built between 1967 and 2017 offer above-average square footage without a community amenity package attached to the listings.

Florida Gulf Coast MLS sales records identify 5 homes in Orange River Hills that have changed hands since 2024, built between 1979 and 2017 (median 2002), with a median living area of about 1,909 sq ft and a typical 3-bedroom, 2-bath layout; 60% are single-family homes. Source: Florida Gulf Coast 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.

Orange River Hills is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.

In ZIP 33905, 393 homes are on the market and 18% are under contract — a steady corner of Fort Myers.

Across Lee County, 7,579 homes are active and 1,646 pending (18% under contract).

In ZIP 33905 (Fort Myers), 960 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $340K ($194/sq ft), up 0.3% year over year, with a median 61 days on market. Right now 423 active and 96 pending listings — a buyer's market. See the live ZIP 33905 housing market and the Lee County market.

ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Orange River Hills specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.

With a median living area above 3,000 square feet, homes in Orange River Hills are sized well beyond the typical resale product in the surrounding market. That size shows up in the price per square foot rather than the headline price — at $187.64/sqft, the math here rewards buyers who want room to spread out and are less focused on a finished, amenity-driven package. Because no community amenities are identified from current listings, whatever value exists is coming from the structure and lot, not a shared clubhouse or gated entry.

The 69.5% homestead share indicates this is a community where owner-occupancy has historically dominated over investment or seasonal turnover, which tends to mean slower, less liquid resale cycles — consistent with the 207-day median days on market. Combined with a double-digit year-over-year price pullback, this reads as a market working through a correction rather than a rapid-fire trading environment. Small inventory (51 homes) means comps are thin, and any one closing can swing the median meaningfully.

A market this thin — 51 homes, a handful of recent closings, and a 207-day median hold — punishes generic pricing strategy. We pull the actual comparable set home by home rather than leaning on a blended median, and we tell sellers directly when a listing needs a price correction to avoid joining the current backlog of slow-movers.

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