Tropical Shores Manor
Homes for Sale in Tavares, FL

Tropical Shores Mnr is a compact 89-home enclave in Tavares, Lake County, where a long build range and a modest median footprint make it a condition-first market rather than a cookie-cutter subdivision.

Stellar MLS sales records identify 37 homes in Tropical Shores Manor that have changed hands since 2009, built between 1957 and 2006 (median 1974), with a median living area of about 1,256 sq ft and a typical 3-bedroom, 2-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 4 qualified sales in Tropical Shores Manor across 2024–2025 (3 in 2024, 1 in 2025), median $430,000 — the last recorded sale per parcel on the Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll, independent of the MLS.

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.

Tropical Shores Manor is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.

In ZIP 32778, 343 homes are on the market and 18% are under contract — a slower corner of Tavares.

Across Lake County, 3,234 homes are active and 1,077 pending (25% under contract).

In ZIP 32778 (Tavares), 188 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $304K ($178/sq ft), down 7.2% year over year, with a median 75 days on market. Right now 42 active and 9 pending listings put supply at about 2.7 months — a buyer's market. See the live ZIP 32778 housing market and the Lake County market.

ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Tropical Shores Manor specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.

The defining trait here is age spread. A 1945-to-2021 build range across just 89 homes tells you the block was filled in over decades, not all at once, so you should expect variation in lot layout, home size, and construction era from one property to the next. The median year built of 1970 signals that the core of the inventory is older, and much of the value question comes down to what has been updated since.

The homestead share sits near 71 percent, which points to a community weighted toward owner-occupants rather than short-hold turnover. Combined with the smaller median living area, that tends to mean homes are held and lived in, and when one comes to market its condition story matters more than any neighborhood average.

In a market this small and this varied by vintage, generic pricing fails. With no recent closing to lean on, we value the specific house — its systems, its updates, its footprint — against real Tavares activity, and we tell you plainly where a renovation adds value and where it does not. That candor is worth more here than in a subdivision where every home is a comp.