Rose Garden
Homes for Sale in Cape Coral, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Rose Garden's numbers tell a story of large, higher-end homes moving fast. A $850,000 median price paired with a median living area of 4,028 square feet points to a community built around bigger floor plans rather than starter product, and the $345.05 per-square-foot figure confirms buyers are paying a premium for that space and for homes built across a wide span of years, from 1964 through 2024, with a typical build year of 1997. A 9-day median days-on-market and a 38.8% year-over-year price move say this segment has been in demand.
For sellers, that combination of fast turnover and a sharp year-over-year gain argues for pricing with confidence rather than testing the market with a high ask. For buyers, a market heat score of 53 signals this is not a runaway frenzy across the board — it is a market where well-presented, correctly priced homes move quickly, but there is still room to negotiate on listings that are overpriced or need work. With 59.2% of homes carrying a homestead exemption, a majority of owners here have treated these as primary residences, which is worth noting when you think about how the inventory turns over.
Rose Garden right now
🟢 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($850K) is up 38.8% from the prior 12 months ($612K). With about 6 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 fgc closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 29. Confidence: Low (9 and 5 sales in the two windows).
What's unique here: the median sale price is about 2x the typical Lee County sale ($850K vs $355K, trailing 12 months, fgc records).
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Updated July 29, 2026 · Live data: fgc, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Rose Garden market snapshot (as of July 29, 2026): the median sale price is about $850K ($345 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 9 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 39% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level fgc closed sales (9 closings in the current window).
Rose Garden is a community of 1,692 homes in Cape Coral, Lee County, built between 1964 and 2024 (median 1997), with a median living area of about 4,028 square feet. 59% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Rose Garden is a Cape Coral community of roughly 1,692 homes spanning six decades of construction, anchored by large-format living space rather than a narrow price point — a profile that rewards buyers who know what they want and sellers who price to the moment.
Who Rose Garden is best for.
Best for
- Buyers who want a large floor plan and are budgeting near the $850,000 median price point.
- Sellers with move-in ready, larger-format homes who want to price to a fast-moving, 9-day median market.
- Buyers comfortable evaluating a wide range of build years, from 1964 through 2024, and prioritizing condition over a fixed style.
Probably not for
- Buyers looking for a lower entry price point outside the $850,000 median range.
- Buyers who want bundled community amenities, since none are identified from current MLS listings here.
- Anyone expecting a slow, low-competition search — a 9-day median days-on-market means acting quickly matters.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending July 29 of each year, from record-level fgc closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($850K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($612K) IS the +38.8% one-year change.
Windows contain 1 to 16 sales each (9 in the current window); every figure carries its sample size, and thin markets swing on single closings. Listing information provided by the Florida Gulf Coast Multiple Listing Service, Inc. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed by the MLS to be accurate. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
21% of homes for sale in ZIP 33914 are already under contract (under contract ÷ under contract + active listings) — a read on how much of the available inventory buyers have already claimed. Source: MLS data (2026-07-18).
The Rose Garden buying strategy.
If we were buying in Rose Garden 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 Rose Garden.
Space, Price, and Speed
The defining fact about Rose Garden is scale: a median living area over 4,000 square feet is well above what you'll find in most nearby communities, and it's the main reason the median price sits at $850,000. That size-driven pricing means the per-square-foot figure of $345.05 is a more useful yardstick for comparing individual listings than the headline price alone, especially given how much variation there is across a housing stock built anywhere from 1964 to 2024.
A median of 9 days on market is short by any measure, and it lines up with the 9-home closings window used for this snapshot — a small, active slice of the market rather than a large, slow-moving one. Combined with a 38.8% year-over-year price increase, the recent data suggests this segment has tightened noticeably, even though the overall market heat score of 53 keeps it out of extreme territory. No community amenities are identified from current MLS listings, so whatever draws buyers here is coming from the homes and lots themselves, not a clubhouse or gated package.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Rose Garden. 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 Rose Garden 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 (6.9). Basis: Recent Direction +38.8% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 59% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 92.0% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
A market moving this fast, with pricing this size-sensitive, is not one where you want to guess. We track how Rose Garden's per-square-foot pricing and days-on-market shift month to month so you can time an offer or a listing with real data behind it, not a headline number.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | fgc closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 29, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (7 streets, ZIP 33914)) |
| Under-contract shares | fgc records, as of 2026-07-18 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2014 (67 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 fgc 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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