RICHEY LAKES
Homes for Sale in NEW PORT RICHEY, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Richey Lakes is a small, established pocket of New Port Richey with 112 homes spanning nearly seven decades of construction, from 1956 through 2023. That range matters more than any single price point here: what a buyer pays is driven almost entirely by which era and condition of home they land on, not by a uniform community standard. With zero active listings as of this snapshot, there is currently no inventory to compare against, which tells its own story about how tightly held this stock is.
A homestead share above 60% points to a base of owner-occupied homes rather than a rotating rental or investor pool, which tends to support steadier turnover and fewer surprise listings. For a seller, that scarcity is leverage, but it also means there is no live comp set to lean on until something actually comes to market. For a buyer, it means patience and a standing search rather than a browse.
The 60-Second Overview
RICHEY LAKES market snapshot (as of August 2, 2026): the median sale price is about $232K ($192 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 54 days on market for closed sales.
RICHEY LAKES is a community of 112 homes in NEW PORT RICHEY, Pasco County, built between 1956 and 2023 (median 1978), with a median living area of about 1,426 square feet. 62% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Richey Lakes is a modest-sized, long-established community in New Port Richey with a housing stock that mixes original mid-century construction and more recent builds. There is no identified community amenity package tied to current MLS listings, so the draw here is the homes and location themselves rather than shared facilities.
The setting & the homes.
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RICHEY LAKESWho RICHEY LAKES is best for.
Best for
- A buyer targeting a modest-footprint home and comfortable evaluating each listing's build era and condition individually.
- A buyer with flexible timing who can wait for the right property to surface in a small, low-turnover community.
- A seller weighing the current lack of active listings as leverage in a community with a stable, owner-occupied base.
Probably not for
- A buyer who needs to choose among several current active listings right now rather than wait for one to appear.
- A buyer expecting a uniform, single-era home stock rather than a mix spanning 1956 to 2023.
- A buyer who wants a community with confirmed shared amenities, since none are identified from current listings.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending August 2 of each year, from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($232K) IS the median in the snapshot above.
Windows contain 0 to 9 sales each (3 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 2008 through 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
The real cost & risk here
Before the list price, the Florida math the portals skip. These are Pasco County typicals — your exact home, flood zone, and insurance quote will vary, so verify each before you offer.
Check it for your address: look up your flood zone (FEMA) · insurance by county · true-cost calculator · Pasco County scorecard.
County typicals from Momentum’s Florida housing data (Zillow & Realtor.com aggregates, Census, FRED), updated monthly; insurance modeled. Flood zone is property-specific — always confirm via FEMA.
Richey Lakes Market Scorecard
Richey Lakes is currently a thin data market. Limited supply, a median asking price of n/a.
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Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily. Typical value: Zillow Research. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
Housing distress & ownership in RICHEY LAKES, NEW PORT RICHEY
Who owns here, how much is not owner-occupied, and how much for-sale inventory is under distress.
Source: Momentum Realty Research. Ownership & parcels from the FL DOR 2025 tax roll; distress from MLS active-listing status/remarks; price from MLS closed sales. Based on Stellar MLS data distributed by MLS GRID for the period August 2026 through August 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Schools
- Pasco County Public Schools
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- Magnet and choice options may be available
- Pasco County Schools (verify by address) · Public
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- Gulf High School area historically (verify) · By address
Zoned schools reflect the assignments reported on recent RICHEY LAKES listings and can change; always confirm with Pasco County Public Schools for a specific address.
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Recent Developments in Richey Lakes
Development, infrastructure, retail, and school activity affecting Richey Lakes, tracked by our team and summarized from public reporting and official sources, with links to the original coverage. Last updated August 2026.
- July 2026Development
Pomelo Square mixed-use community advances in Wesley Chapel
Ryan Cos. and PulteGroup are advancing Pomelo Square, a mixed use development at the northeast corner of Old Pasco Road and Overpass Road in Wesley Chapel. Plans call for 415 residential units made up of 325 apartments and 90 townhomes, about 42,000 square feet of retail, and a hotel pad. Completion is targeted for the first quarter of 2028.
What it may mean for the marketAdds a mixed use community of apartments and townhomes with retail space and a hotel pad, expanding housing and commercial supply in a growing Pasco County corridor. The project is about 22 miles east of Richey Lakes, elsewhere in Pasco County.
Source: Florida YIMBY - April 2026Development
New mixed-use development planned on State Road 52 in central Pasco
A mixed-use development planned on State Road 52 in central Pasco County, next to Pilot Country Airport, would add 108 single-family homes, about 175,000 square feet of commercial and retail space, and a 120-room hotel, with completion expected around 2030.
What it may mean for the marketA new mixed-use community adds housing, retail, and lodging along the State Road 52 corridor in central Pasco, the kind of growth that can shape demand and pricing for nearby communities. The project is about 14 miles east of Richey Lakes, elsewhere in Pasco County.
Source: Tampa Bay Times - January 2026Development
Moffitt Cancer Center opens flagship outpatient center at its new Speros FL campus in Pasco
Moffitt Cancer Center held the grand opening of its flagship outpatient cancer center in January 2026 at Speros FL, its large new campus on State Road 52 in Pasco County. The campus is planned as a long-term life sciences and medical hub expected to bring substantial employment to the area.
What it may mean for the marketA large new medical and life sciences campus is a long-term employment anchor for central Pasco, a structural demand driver for housing in the surrounding area. The site is about 10 miles east of Richey Lakes.
Source: WUSF - January 2026Development
Flagship breaks ground on 46,000-square-foot Wiregrass Ranch Medical Pavilion in Wesley Chapel
Flagship Healthcare Properties broke ground in January 2026 on a 46,000-square-foot medical pavilion at Wiregrass Ranch in Wesley Chapel, adding outpatient medical space to the growing State Road 56 corridor.
What it may mean for the marketAdded outpatient medical space along the State Road 56 corridor deepens healthcare access and professional employment in Wesley Chapel, an amenity factor that can support nearby housing demand. The project is about 21 miles east of Richey Lakes, elsewhere in Pasco County.
Source: HCO News
Summaries reflect public reporting and official sources linked above as of the dates shown. Project details, timelines, and approvals can change. Commentary on potential market effects is general observation, not investment advice or a prediction for any specific property. For the freshest items across the whole region, see This Week in Northeast Florida.
The RICHEY LAKES buying strategy.
If we were buying in RICHEY LAKES 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 RICHEY LAKES.
A community defined by its age spread, not a single build era
The year-built range in Richey Lakes runs from 1956 to 2023, with a median year built of 1978. That is an unusually wide spread for a community of only 112 homes, and it means two buyers shopping here can end up looking at fundamentally different products: a home from the original build era needing an updated-systems conversation, or a newer or extensively rebuilt property with a very different maintenance profile. There is no shortcut around walking each listing on its own condition and history.
Median living area sits at 1,426 square feet, which frames this as a community of right-sized, efficient floor plans rather than larger-format homes. Combined with a homestead share above 60%, the picture is one of a stable, owner-occupied base rather than a heavily transient or investor-driven pool. There is no identified community amenity package attached to current listings, so any pool, park, or clubhouse access would need to be confirmed property by property rather than assumed as a community-wide feature.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in RICHEY LAKES. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
With zero active listings at this snapshot, Richey Lakes is not a community you browse casually online and expect to find current options waiting. We track it as a standing search, flagging homes as they hit the MLS and pulling the build-year and condition history so you are not evaluating a 1978 median against a 1956 or 2023 outlier without context.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | Stellar MLS, refreshed twice daily (last: June 24, 2026) |
| Community market stats | Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending August 2, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (community parcel extract) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-08-01 |
| Schools | 2025-26 district assignments + FLDOE school grades; verify with the district |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2008 (44 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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