paradise cay
Homes for Sale in Kissimmee, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Paradise Cay is a very small pocket in Kissimmee, and the data reflects that. Everything on record here traces to 2006 construction with a compact footprint of about 708 square feet, so what you are pricing is a specific, uniform product rather than a broad market. At a median of $259,500, or roughly $218 per square foot, the value story is driven by condition and the small-unit format more than by neighborhood variety.
The current posture is quiet. There are no active listings and only a thin closings window behind us, with a median of 44 days on market and a market heat score of 30 - this is a slow, patient market, not a bidding-war one. The year-over-year figure sits down 12.4%, so sellers should price to the current reality, not to memory, and buyers have room to move deliberately rather than react.
paradise cay right now
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($260K) is down 12.4% from the prior 12 months ($296K). 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 July 15. Confidence: Medium (7 and 6 sales in the two windows).
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Updated July 15, 2026 · Live data: Stellar MLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
paradise cay market snapshot (as of July 15, 2026): the median sale price is about $260K ($218 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 44 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 12% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (7 closings in the current window).
paradise cay is a community of 1 homes in Kissimmee, Osceola County, built between 2006 and 2006 (median 2006), with a median living area of about 708 square feet. 0% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Paradise Cay is a tightly defined enclave in Osceola County where the housing stock is small-format and dates to 2006, meaning your homework is less about picking among many options and more about reading one narrow product carefully.
Who paradise cay is best for.
Best for
- Buyers prioritizing a small, manageable living space over size, with a budget centered near the mid-$250s
- Patient buyers willing to wait for scarce inventory to come to market
- Value-focused buyers comfortable transacting in a slow, softening market on fundamentals
Probably not for
- Anyone needing substantial square footage or multiple large rooms
- Buyers who want a wide selection of homes and price points to compare
- Sellers expecting quick turnover or last year's pricing
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending July 15 of each year, from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($260K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($296K) IS the -12.4% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 10 sales each (7 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 %s through %s. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
The paradise cay buying strategy.
If we were buying in paradise cay 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 paradise cay.
A narrow product in a slow market
The defining fact here is scale. With homes measured in the hundreds of square feet and construction all from the same vintage, this is a compact-living community, and the median of $259,500 should be read through that lens - the per-square-foot figure of about $218 is the more telling number for comparing individual units. There are no active listings at the moment, so anyone waiting to buy is waiting for supply, and anyone selling is entering with little visible competition.
None of the homes here carry a homestead exemption, which is worth noting for anyone modeling carrying costs. Combined with the down 12.4% year-over-year move and a 44-day median time to sell, the read is a buyer's-pace market where pricing discipline matters on both sides. This is a place to transact on fundamentals, not momentum.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in paradise cay. 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 paradise cay 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 (2.9). Basis: Recent Direction -12.4% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 0% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 93.5% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a community this small, general area comps will mislead you - the value lives in the specific unit and its condition, not in a wide range of trades. We track this pocket at the property level, help sellers price to the current down-trending, slow-turn market instead of last year's, and help buyers judge whether a compact-format home fits their actual plans before they commit.
paradise cay in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
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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 paradise cay buy.
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Selling here is won on condition and pricing to real comps, not an automated estimate. The right number comes from closed paradise cay sales matched to your home.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 15, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (community parcel extract) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2008 (54 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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