Sweetwater Cove
Homes for Sale in Longwood, FL

Sweetwater Cove market snapshot (as of September 20, 2026): the median sale price is about $840K ($237 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), a median 7 days on market for closed sales, and 4.0 months of supply, a balanced market.

In ZIP 32779 (Longwood), 398 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $518K ($250/sq ft), up 2.9% year over year, with a median 26 days on market. Right now 25 active and 12 pending listings put supply at about 2.3 months — a healthy market. See the live ZIP 32779 housing market and the Seminole County market.

County records show 17 qualified sales in Sweetwater Cove across 2024–2025 (5 in 2024, 12 in 2025), median $660,000 — the last recorded sale per parcel on the Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll, independent of the MLS.

Sweetwater Cove is a community of 199 homes in Longwood, Seminole County, built between 1971 and 2006 (median 1976), with a median living area of about 2,560 square feet. 88% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).

This is a mature Seminole County neighborhood where roughly 88.5% of homes are homesteaded, a sign of long-term ownership rather than heavy investor churn. The housing stock is generational, so the real variable between one home and the next is how much renovation work has been done.

With a median build year of 1976 and a range stretching to 2006, Sweetwater Cove is not a uniform product. Two homes of similar size can command very different prices depending on roof age, systems, kitchens, and baths. The median of roughly $237 per square foot is a midpoint, not a rule — a fully reworked home and an original one will land on opposite sides of it. Budget for diligence: read the age of major systems before you read the finishes.

The high homestead share and small recent closings window mean comparable sales are meaningful but thin. When only a handful of homes trade in a quarter, one heavily renovated sale can distort the read. We lean on the specifics of each property — square footage, condition, and lot — rather than a blunt price-per-foot average.

In a neighborhood where condition dictates price and only a few homes close each quarter, generic comps mislead. We underwrite each home on its own merits — systems age, renovation scope, and living area against the median 2,561 square feet — and with a 7-day median time on market, we make sure you are positioned to act before a good listing is gone.

Listings in this community report association dues of about $840 a year ($70 a month) — the median AssociationFee across 4 MLS records, normalised to a monthly figure; most are billed annually. Dues change with budgets and can differ by section or product type; confirm the current figure with the association before you offer. Source: MLS listing records, 2026-10.

Confirm the current HOA dues, exactly what they cover, and any CDD bond or special assessment for a specific address before you offer.