PLANT BY THE SEA
Homes for Sale in Plantation Key, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Plant by the Sea sits in Plantation Key, Monroe County — the Florida Keys market, which operates by its own rules. The median price here lands at $365,000, and with only four closings in the measurement window, that figure reflects a thin, illiquid market where a single transaction can move the needle meaningfully. Buyers should treat the median as directional context, not a tight benchmark.
At a market heat score of 43 and a median days-on-market of 134, this is a deliberate, buyer-paced market. Homes are not flying off the shelf. The year-over-year price movement of 5.8% suggests sellers are not capitulating on price, but the extended marketing times give buyers negotiating room that simply does not exist in hotter coastal submarkets. Patience is the defining dynamic here — on both sides of the table.
PLANT BY THE SEA right now
🟡 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($365K) is up 5.8% from the prior 12 months ($345K). With about 5 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 floridakeys closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 27. Confidence: Low (4 and 5 sales in the two windows).
What's unique here: the median sale price is about 62% below the typical Monroe County sale ($365K vs $950K, trailing 12 months, floridakeys records).
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Updated July 27, 2026 · Live data: floridakeys, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
PLANT BY THE SEA market snapshot (as of July 27, 2026): the median sale price is about $365K, and a median 134 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 6% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level floridakeys closed sales (4 closings in the current window).
Plant by the Sea is a small-scale community in Plantation Key where Keys-market conditions — restricted inventory, environmental constraints, and demand that is more seasonal and discretionary than primary — shape every transaction. The combination of modest volume and above-median days-on-market signals a market where pricing precision matters more than speed.
Who PLANT BY THE SEA is best for.
Best for
- A buyer with a defined Keys lifestyle goal — boating access, proximity to water — who has already stress-tested their budget against current Monroe County insurance and flood-zone costs.
- A second-home or vacation-property buyer who does not need to sell on a compressed timeline and can hold through the market's natural illiquidity.
- A buyer at or near the $365,000 median who is prepared to negotiate on condition and is not anchoring to a price-range floor or ceiling that the available data cannot support.
Probably not for
- A buyer who needs to close quickly or is on a contingent timeline — 134-day median DOM reflects real absorption rates, not a negotiable variable.
- Anyone underestimating Keys-specific carrying costs: flood insurance, wind insurance, and maintenance in a salt-air environment can materially affect total cost of ownership beyond the purchase price.
- A buyer expecting a dense set of on-site amenities — current MLS data identifies none, so the value proposition here rests on the unit and the broader Keys location, not community infrastructure.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending July 27 of each year, from record-level floridakeys closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($365K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($345K) IS the +5.8% one-year change.
Windows contain 1 to 11 sales each (4 in the current window); every figure carries its sample size, and thin markets swing on single closings. Listing data provided by Florida Keys MLS, Inc. Information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed by the MLS to be accurate. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
The PLANT BY THE SEA buying strategy.
If we were buying in PLANT BY THE SEA 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 PLANT BY THE SEA.
What the numbers actually tell you
Four closings in the measurement window is a meaningful constraint on interpretation. When a community trades this infrequently, the median price of $365,000 can be skewed by condition, specific lot position, or negotiation dynamics on any single deal. Buyers doing price-per-square-foot analysis or comparisons to adjacent communities need to widen their comparable set and weight condition heavily. No community-level amenities are identified in current MLS listings, which means value here is tied primarily to the unit itself — its construction, condition, and proximity to the water-access and lifestyle attributes that drive Keys pricing broadly.
The 134-day median DOM is not a distress signal; it is a structural feature of this submarket. Monroe County imposes strict permitting and development limits, so supply does not self-correct the way it might on the mainland. Sellers who price accurately for condition tend to find buyers; sellers who lead with aspiration tend to contribute to that DOM figure. For a buyer, 134 days means there is time to conduct thorough due diligence — flood zone status, insurance costs, and structural condition are non-negotiable inspection priorities in this geography.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in PLANT BY THE SEA. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
Thin-volume markets punish buyers and sellers who rely on automated data or agents without genuine Keys-market fluency. With four closings shaping the median, every comparable has to be weighted manually, and insurance exposure, flood elevation certificates, and Monroe County permitting realities all affect real value in ways a price-per-square-foot shortcut will miss. Momentum brings the analytical discipline to translate a limited data set into actionable guidance — and the candor to tell you when the numbers do not support the ask.
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HOA, CDD & Fees
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- 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.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | floridakeys closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 27, 2026 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2003 (75 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 floridakeys 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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