Tavares Chelsea Oaks
Homes for Sale in TAVARES, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Chelsea Oaks is a small, mostly built-out pocket of Tavares — 149 homes total, with a year-built spread running from 1948 up to 2007 and a median build year of 2005. That mix matters more than any single stat: a handful of older homes sit alongside a larger share of 2000s-era construction, so condition and update history will do more to set price than location within the community.
Right now there are only 2 active listings and just 1 closing in the recent window, which pushes the months-supply figure to 24 — a number that reads as heavily buyer-leaning but is really a symptom of very low volume in a small neighborhood, not a glut of inventory. With so few data points, buyers and sellers should treat any single listing as a market-mover and lean on comparable condition and finish level rather than broad trend lines.
Tavares Chelsea Oaks right now
🟢 Buyer-leaning market. 12.0 months of supply and 50% of the inventory already under contract give buyers above-average negotiating leverage.Why it matters: months of supply is how long today's inventory would last at today's sales pace; under-contract share is the portion of homes for sale that already have a buyer.Momentum Research analysis of Stellar MLS records, as of August 2, 2026. Confidence: Low (4 active and pending listings, 0 closed sales in 12 months).
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Updated August 2, 2026 · Live data: Stellar MLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Chelsea Oaks is a compact, deed-restricted community in Tavares where most homes date to the early-to-mid 2000s, though a few older properties round out the mix — a setting where individual listings, not neighborhood averages, tell the real story.
Pre-construction details are compiled from public records, builder announcements and builder listings, and are subject to change without notice; figures are deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Momentum Research figures are our own analysis. This page describes homes, pricing and community attributes, not residents.
The setting & the homes.
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Tavares Chelsea OaksWho Tavares Chelsea Oaks is best for.
Best for
- A buyer targeting a smaller, deed-restricted community with modest square footage and willing to move when the right listing appears.
- A buyer comfortable evaluating one or two available homes closely rather than shopping a wide inventory pool.
- An investor or owner-occupant fine with parking restrictions on trucks, RVs, and motorcycles as part of the HOA structure.
Probably not for
- A buyer who wants to compare several active listings side by side before deciding.
- Anyone needing to store a truck, RV, or motorcycle on-site given the community's parking restriction.
- A buyer expecting a large, higher-square-footage home, given the community's modest median living area.
The market around Tavares Chelsea Oaks
Tavares Chelsea Oaks is a small community — 13 recorded sales on file, most recently in 2023 — too few for its own price trend. Here is the market around it.
In ZIP 32778, 351 homes are on the market and 20% are under contract — a steady corner of TAVARES.
Across Lake County, 3,224 homes are active and 1,105 pending (26% under contract).
The housing mix here is 98% single family residence, 2% ?.
ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Tavares Chelsea Oaks specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.
Housing distress & ownership in TAVARES CHELSEA OAKS, TAVARES
Who owns here, how much is not owner-occupied, and how much for-sale inventory is under distress.
Source: Momentum Realty Research. Ownership & parcels from the FL DOR 2025 tax roll; distress from MLS active-listing status/remarks; price from MLS closed sales. Based on Stellar MLS data distributed by MLS GRID for the period August 2026 through August 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Homes For Sale Right Now in Tavares Chelsea Oaks
Live MLS inventory for Tavares Chelsea Oaks. Every active listing, what is under contract right now, and the last 12 months of closed sales, refreshed twice a day. Closed comps beat an algorithm's guess every time.
Active and pending Tavares Chelsea Oaks listings as of 2026-09-02, priced high to low. Based on Stellar MLS data distributed by MLS GRID for the period 2014 through 2025. Tap any home to ask about it.
Tavares Chelsea Oaks on the map.
Every active, pending, and recently sold home, plotted. Toggle the layers and tap a home for the details.
Listing locations from Stellar MLS. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Life at Tavares Chelsea Oaks
- Deed Restrictions · reported on 1 of 4 listings
- No Truck/RV/Motorcycle Parking · reported on 1 of 4 listings
Community amenities as reported across Stellar MLS listings in this community; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Verify current amenities and access with the HOA.
Schools
- Lake County Public Schools
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
- Tavares Elem · Elementary
- Tavares Middle · Middle
- Tavares High · High
Zoned schools reflect the assignments reported on recent Tavares Chelsea Oaks listings and can change; always confirm with Lake County Public Schools for a specific address.
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The Tavares Chelsea Oaks buying strategy.
If we were buying in Tavares Chelsea Oaks 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.
Use your leverage. With inventory sitting, there is room to negotiate on anything dated or overpriced and to ask for repairs or a rate buydown.
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 Tavares Chelsea Oaks.
A small community where every listing counts
With only 149 homes and a median living area of 1,783 square feet, Chelsea Oaks skews toward modest, single-family footprints rather than larger executive-style builds. Roughly half of the homes here (48.7%) carry a homestead exemption, pointing to a community with a meaningful mix of owner-occupied and non-homestead ownership.
The deed restrictions include a no truck/RV/motorcycle parking rule, which is worth confirming directly with the HOA since specifics on enforcement and scope can shift. Given the thin resale activity — just 2 active listings and 1 closing in the most recent window — pricing conversations here should be built listing-by-listing, weighing condition and updates against the community's built-out, 2005-median-vintage housing stock rather than relying on broad market-band signals alone.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Tavares Chelsea Oaks. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a community this thin on active inventory, pricing a home well or evaluating an offer requires digging into recent comparable sales and condition detail rather than trusting a generic market snapshot. We track Chelsea Oaks alongside the broader Tavares and Lake County resale data so you are not negotiating off stale or mismatched comps.
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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.
Tools for a Tavares Chelsea Oaks buy.
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TAVARES CHELSEA OAKS Market Scorecard
TAVARES CHELSEA OAKS is currently a strong buyer's market. About 24.0 months of supply, a median asking price of $296,000, and homes go under contract in about 60 days.
Typical home value in the 32778 ZIP is $312,096, right around the Florida norm (Zillow Home Value Index).
Go deeper: ZIP market scorecard · county scorecard · true cost calculator · affordability calculator.
Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily. Typical value: Zillow Research. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | Stellar MLS, refreshed twice daily (last: August 2, 2026) |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR assessment roll (street-list match (5 streets, ZIP 32778)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-08-01 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2014 (33 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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