Tavares Ridge Condo
Homes for Sale in Tavares, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Tavares Ridge Condo is a condo market, and condo pricing here is driven less by square footage than by condition, floor, and the health of the association behind the unit. At a median of $153,000 and roughly $134 per square foot, this is one of the more accessible entry points in Lake County, but the spread between a dated unit and a renovated one can be wide. Read the reserves and the special-assessment history before you read the finishes.
The current posture favors buyers who can wait. Prices are down 13.6% year over year, the median unit is taking about 56 days to sell, and the heat score of 39 points to a slow, negotiable market. Sellers should price to the current comps rather than last year's, and expect to compete on condition. Buyers have room to ask for concessions and time to do due diligence.
Tavares Ridge Condo right now
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($153K) is down 13.6% from the prior 12 months ($177K) and up 446% since 2012. With about 5 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 July 15. Confidence: Medium (7 and 9 sales in the two windows).
What's unique here: the median sale price is about 59% below the typical Lake County sale ($153K vs $370K, trailing 12 months, Stellar MLS records).
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Updated July 15, 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
Tavares Ridge Condo market snapshot (as of July 15, 2026): the median sale price is about $153K ($134 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 56 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 14% from the prior 12 months and up 446% since 2012, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (7 closings in the current window).
This is a small, affordable condo community in Tavares where value turns almost entirely on the individual unit and the association's financial footing. The long arc has been strong — up 446% since 2012 — but the last year has cooled meaningfully, so today's story is patience, not urgency.
Who Tavares Ridge Condo is best for.
Best for
- First-time buyers targeting a low entry price who will read the association documents before the finishes
- Patient buyers who want negotiating leverage and time for due diligence in a slow market
- Investors comfortable underwriting dues, insurance, and reserve health as part of total carrying cost
Probably not for
- Buyers needing a fast, liquid resale, given the low closing volume and long days on market
- Anyone counting on short-term appreciation after a 13.6% year-over-year decline
- Buyers unwilling to scrutinize reserves and special-assessment risk in a condo association
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending July 15 of each year, from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($153K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($177K) IS the -13.6% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 13 sales each (7 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 %s through %s. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
The Tavares Ridge Condo buying strategy.
If we were buying in Tavares Ridge Condo 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 Tavares Ridge Condo.
A thin, condition-driven condo market
With only 7 closings in the tracked window, this is a low-volume market, which means a single unusual sale can move the median and comps carry real weight. Don't over-index on any one number here; look at the specific unit against the specific unit that last sold, and account for differences in floor, view, and updates.
The two things that matter most in a condo purchase are the same two things buyers most often skip: the association's reserves and its assessment history. A low sticker price loses its appeal fast under a special assessment. At this price point, insurance and monthly dues are a larger share of the carrying cost than the mortgage math suggests, so underwrite the whole cost, not just the purchase price.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Tavares Ridge Condo. 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 Tavares Ridge Condo 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 (6.0). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +446% since 2012; Recent Direction -13.6% year-over-year; Pricing Power 93.1% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a thin, slow market like this one, comps are scarce and the association documents matter as much as the listing. We read the reserve studies and assessment history alongside the recent closings, and we price and negotiate to today's numbers — not last year's — so buyers don't overpay and sellers don't chase a market that has already moved.
Tavares Ridge Condo in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
- Mandatory HOA — confirm current dues
- 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 July 15, 2026 |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2007 (86 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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