Sweetwater Golf and Tennis Club market snapshot (as of June 25, 2026): the median sale price is about $152K ($132 per sq ft), with homes averaging 103 days on market and 7.3 months of supply, a buyer-leaning market. Based on 28 recent closings in live Stellar MLS data.
Sweetwater Golf and Tennis Club is a gated 55+ / age-restricted (HOPA) active-adult community on Lake Henry at 4635 US Highway 17/92 West in Haines City, Polk County (Sweetwater Community official site and multiple Haines City real estate guides, 2026). It is organized around an 18-hole executive golf course, a clubhouse with a full-service pub, a heated pool, and tennis and pickleball, a lifestyle community rather than a generic subdivision.
The community was established in the late 1980s, with its golf course opening in 1988 (golf course directories citing a 1988 Bill Barrett design, a par-63 executive layout, 2026), and the residential side built out largely from about 1990 into the early 2000s (Haines City active-adult real estate guides, 2026). Housing guides describe a mix of single-family homes, golf villas, condos, and carriage-style units, with single-family homes commonly in the roughly 1,000 to 1,500 square foot range; confirm the exact property type, build year, and size for any specific home.
Because this is an amenity-rich age-restricted community, the money is made or lost on the monthly fee and the property type, not on the address alone. Buyers report a monthly association fee that bundles a broad set of services, with some guides citing cable, internet, and WiFi included and lawn mowing and electricity excluded; the exact fee and inclusions vary by home and over time, so read the current association documents for the specific residence.
The pitch is a low-maintenance active-adult lifestyle on a lake with golf at the door: gated entry, the clubhouse and pub, Lake Henry fishing and boating, and the social calendar, with Haines City services, US Highway 17/92, and Interstate 4 within reach for Orlando and the Tampa side. The work is the diligence: confirm the age-restriction policy, the fee and what it covers, and the property type and build year before you buy.
