Ruby Lake
Homes for Sale in Orlando, FL
All 4,060 homes for sale in ORLANDO, FL · median $384,945 · 96 homes for sale in 32836 · Orange County homes for sale
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Market Heat
Over the 12 months ending 2026-08-02, 9 recorded sales closed at a median of $1,020,000, $330 per square foot, a median 32 days on market, sellers accepting 96% of original asking (+15% versus the prior year). At the median price and Orange County's FY2025-26 rate of 16.67 mills, annual property tax runs about $17,010 ($16,330 with the full homestead exemption).
Ruby Lake is a newer-construction pocket in Orlando, with the 183 homes here built between 2016 and 2021 and a median build year of 2018. What sets price is size and finish: the median living area runs about 3,432 square feet, and at a median of $949,000 you are paying roughly $330 per square foot. That combination — large, recent, move-in-ready product — is doing the heavy lifting on value, not lot premiums or age.
At a median 28 days on market, homes here are moving at a steady, unhurried pace — neither a fire sale nor a frenzy. With only 5 closings in the window, the read is thin, so a single unusual sale can swing the median; both sides should price against the specific home in front of them rather than treating the median as gospel. Condition and square footage will explain most of the spread you see between listings.
Ruby Lake right now
🟢 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($1.02M) is up 14.6% from the prior 12 months ($890K). 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 August 2. Confidence: Low (9 and 3 sales in the two windows).
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· Updated September 15, 2026 · Live data: Stellar MLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
Nearby homes for sale
No active listings inside RUBY LAKE PH 1 right now. These are the 6 closest homes on the market, by straight-line distance from the community's center; some may sit just outside its boundary.
Listing data from the MLS feeds named on each listing page; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Refreshed nightly.
The 60-Second Overview
Ruby Lake market snapshot (as of August 2, 2026): the median sale price is about $1.02M ($330 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 32 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 15% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (9 closings in the current window).
In ZIP 32836 (ORLANDO), 318 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $740K ($298/sq ft), up 4.4% year over year, with a median 44 days on market. Right now 50 active and 11 pending listings put supply at about 4.6 months — a balanced market. See the live ZIP 32836 housing market and the Orange County market.
Ruby Lake is a community of 235 homes in Orlando, Orange County, built between 2016 and 2021 (median 2018.0), with a median living area of about 3,424 square feet. 60% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
This is a small, homogeneous enclave of large early-build homes where the price story is driven by size and finish rather than a wide range of housing types. The just-under-60% homestead share suggests it reads as a primary-residence community more than an investor block.
Who Ruby Lake is best for.
Best for
- Buyers with a budget around the mid-$900s seeking substantial square footage in a recent build
- Primary-residence buyers who value a low-turnover, homogeneous enclave over variety
- Owners who want newer systems and layouts and little near-term maintenance exposure
Probably not for
- Buyers needing a smaller footprint or a price point well below the $949K median
- Investors chasing turnover and volume, given only 5 recent closings
- Anyone wanting a range of home ages, sizes, or styles within one community
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 ($1.02M) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($890K) IS the +14.6% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 10 sales each (9 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 2016 through 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
21% of homes for sale in ZIP 32836 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 (2026-08-01).
The Ruby Lake buying strategy.
If we were buying in Ruby Lake 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 Ruby Lake.
Reading a thin comp set
With 183 homes and only 5 closings in the current window, this is a low-turnover community, and that shapes how you should interpret every number. The median price of $949,000 and the $329.86 per-square-foot figure are useful anchors, but a shallow sample means one oversized or heavily upgraded sale can pull the median around. Treat the $/sqft as the more stable metric and adjust for the actual condition and size of the target home.
The tight 2016–2021 build range works in a buyer's favor: systems, roofs, and layouts are recent, and there is little of the deferred-maintenance guesswork you get in older stock. The flip side is uniformity — with a median near 3,432 square feet, this is a large-home community, and there is no evidence in the data of a smaller or entry-sized alternative here. Sellers benefit from that scarcity of comparable inventory; buyers should expect to compete on a narrow band of similar product.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Ruby Lake. 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 Ruby Lake 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 (7.6). Basis: Recent Direction +14.6% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 60% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 95.9% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a community this thin on closings, the median can mislead, and pricing has to be built from the specific home — its square footage, finish level, and lot. We work the $/sqft and the actual condition rather than leaning on a headline number, so sellers list where the market will actually meet them and buyers know when a list price is defensible or a reach.
Ruby Lake in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
- HOA status not on record. Verify any dues before you offer
- 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 | Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending August 2, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR assessment roll (street-list match (6 streets, ZIP 32836)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-08-01 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2016 (42 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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