Tavares Woodlea
Homes for Sale in Tavares, FL
All 280 homes for sale in TAVARES, FL · median $329,000 · 262 homes for sale in 32778 · Lake County homes for sale
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Over the 12 months ending 2026-09-20, 3 recorded sales closed at a median of $255,000, $249 per square foot, a median 48 days on market, sellers accepting 95% of original asking (-2% versus the prior year). Homes listed or recently sold were built 1986 - 1987; none of the 3 geocoded homes sit in a FEMA special flood hazard zone (median elevation 73 ft). At the median price and Lake County's FY2025-26 rate of 16.65 mills, annual property tax runs about $4,240 ($3,580 with the full homestead exemption).
Tavares Woodlea is a small, fully built-out pocket of 85 homes, all raised in a tight construction window between 1985 and 1989. With a median year built of 1987, this is a community where age and original construction era, not floor plan variety, do most of the work in shaping condition and value. Living area runs compact, with a median size around 1,026 square feet, so this reads as an entry-level or downsizing footprint rather than a move-up product.
Right now there are zero active listings in the community, and the tracked closings window covers just two transactions. That is not enough live inventory or recent sales activity to draw a price trend from with any confidence. For a buyer, it means patience and a direct outreach strategy, since waiting on the open MLS alone will not surface much. For an owner considering a sale, it means you are effectively setting the market the moment you list, with very little competing or comparable inventory to benchmark against.
Tavares Woodlea right now
🟡 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($255K) is down 1.9% from the prior 12 months ($260K). With about 4 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 September 12. Confidence: Low (3 and 4 sales in the two windows).
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· Updated September 22, 2026 · Live data: Stellar MLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
Nearby homes for sale
No active listings inside Tavares Woodlea Sub right now. These are the 6 closest homes on the market, by straight-line distance from the community's center; some may sit just outside its boundary.
Listing data from the MLS feeds named on each listing page; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Refreshed nightly.
The 60-Second Overview
Tavares Woodlea market snapshot (as of September 12, 2026): the median sale price is about $255K ($249 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 48 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 2% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (3 closings in the current window).
In ZIP 32778 (TAVARES), 713 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $330K ($183/sq ft), down 4.9% year over year, with a median 69 days on market. Right now 131 active and 35 pending listings put supply at about 4.4 months - a balanced market. See the live ZIP 32778 housing market and the Lake County market.
Stellar MLS sales records identify 36 homes in Tavares Woodlea that have changed hands since 2015, built between 1985 and 1989 (median 1987), with a median living area of about 1,053 sq ft and a typical 3-bedroom, 1.5-bath layout; 100% are single-family homes. Source: Stellar MLS closed-sale history compiled by Momentum Research; counts reflect homes with a recorded MLS sale, not every home in the community.
County records show 9 qualified sales in Tavares Woodlea across 2024 - 2025 (6 in 2024, 3 in 2025), median $247,500 - the last recorded sale per parcel on the Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll, independent of the MLS.
Tavares Woodlea is a compact, established subdivision in Tavares built out almost entirely in the second half of the 1980s, with a homestead share near 73% suggesting most homes here are owner-occupied rather than held as investment or seasonal property.
The setting & the homes.
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Who Tavares Woodlea is best for.
Best for
- A buyer seeking a smaller, lower-maintenance home built in a single, well-defined construction era
- An investor comfortable evaluating a thin, low-inventory market with limited recent comparable sales
- A buyer prioritizing a Tavares location over community amenities or larger square footage
Probably not for
- A buyer who wants a larger living area than the roughly 1,026-square-foot community median
- A buyer who expects clubhouse, pool, or other organized community amenities as part of the purchase
- A buyer who needs several current active listings to compare before making a decision
Housing distress & ownership in TAVARES WOODLEA SUB, 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 September 2026 through September 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Tavares Woodlea 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, tiles © CARTO.
The Tavares Woodlea buying strategy.
If we were buying in Tavares Woodlea 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 Woodlea.
A small, one-era pocket with almost no current market signal
With only 85 homes total and a build window confined to 1985 - 1989, Tavares Woodlea is architecturally consistent in a way that larger, phased communities rarely are. There is no mix of decades or builders diluting the story here; what you are buying into is a single construction era, which means shared systems age, shared roof and mechanical replacement cycles, and a fairly predictable maintenance profile across the subdivision.
The current snapshot shows no active listings and only two closings in the tracked window, which is a thin enough sample that it should not be read as a firm market. No community amenities have been identified from current MLS listings, so this reads as a straightforward residential subdivision without a clubhouse, pool, or other shared recreational infrastructure driving the value proposition. The compact median living area, just over 1,000 square feet, points to a footprint suited to simpler households or investment-scale purchases rather than larger, multi-generational living.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Tavares Woodlea. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a community this small, with zero active listings at the moment, success depends on direct relationships and off-market awareness rather than scrolling the MLS. Momentum tracks Tavares Woodlea closely enough to know when something is about to list, what the last comparable sales actually looked like, and how a 1987-era home here should be priced and prepared, so you are not guessing in a data-thin pocket.
Tavares Woodlea in 15 seconds.
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 Woodlea buy.
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Selling here is won on condition and pricing to real comps, not an automated estimate. The right number comes from closed Tavares Woodlea sales matched to your home.
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The real cost & risk here
Before the list price, the Florida math the portals skip. These are Lake County typicals — your exact home, flood zone, and insurance quote will vary, so verify each before you offer.
Check it for your address: look up your flood zone (FEMA) · insurance by county · true-cost calculator · Lake County scorecard.
County typicals from Momentum’s Florida housing data (Zillow & Realtor.com aggregates, Census, FRED), updated monthly; insurance modeled. Flood zone is property-specific — always confirm via FEMA.
TAVARES WOODLEA SUB Market Scorecard
TAVARES WOODLEA SUB is currently a no active listings market. Limited supply, a median asking price of n/a.
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: Stellar MLS, distributed by MLS GRID, 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: September 12, 2026) |
| Community market stats | Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending September 12, 2026 |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-09-08 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2024 (11 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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