Silver Springs Shores
Homes for Sale in Ocklawaha, FL

Silver Springs Shores market snapshot (as of August 2, 2026): the median sale price is about $240K ($177 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 69 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 8% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (21 closings in the current window).

In ZIP 32179 (Ocklawaha), 215 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $247K ($178/sq ft), down 1.8% year over year, with a median 61 days on market. Right now 13 active and 4 pending listings. See the live ZIP 32179 housing market and the Marion County market.

Flood zones in Silver Springs Shores: of 14 listing addresses checked against the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, 86% sit outside the FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area (Zone X); 14% are in an A-series high-risk zone where flood insurance is required with a federally backed mortgage. Individual parcels vary - verify any specific address at msc.fema.gov.

Silver Springs Shores is a community of 474 homes in Ocklawaha, Marion County, built between 1978 and 2024 (median 2022), with a median living area of about 1,332 square feet. 30% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).

Silver Springs Shores in Ocklawaha (Marion County) is a predominantly newer-build pocket of about 474 homes, where a median build year of 2022 means much of what trades is recent construction on a modest footprint.

• Marion County Public Schools (verify by address) · Public
• Greenway or Emerald Shores Elementary (verify) · By address
• Lake Weir Middle and Lake Weir High (verify) · By address

Zoned schools reflect the assignments reported on recent Silver Springs Shores listings and can change; always confirm with Marion County Public Schools for a specific address.

Buying with schools in mind? We can confirm the exact zoned schools for any Silver Springs Shores address.

The year-built range from 1978 to 2024 tells the real story: this is an area still filling in, where recent construction now sets the median. That matters for condition expectations - a buyer touring here will more often see current layouts and newer systems than deferred-maintenance fixers, though the older end of the spectrum exists and prices accordingly. The wide spread in age is the single biggest variable behind any two homes carrying different values.

Homestead share sits around 31%, which means a meaningful portion of these homes are not owner-occupied primary residences. There are no community amenities identified from current MLS listings, so the value proposition is the home itself and the Ocklawaha setting rather than shared facilities. Buyers who need a clubhouse, gated entry, or structured amenity package should calibrate expectations accordingly.

With no active listings in this snapshot and only 21 recent closings, this is a market where knowing the moment a home hits - and reading condition against a build range spanning four-plus decades - decides whether you overpay. We track the Ocklawaha inventory closely and can tell you quickly whether a given home is priced to the softening trend or to wishful thinking.