Market Brief

ZIP 34473, the Marion Oaks area, held 340 of Marion County's 1,326 new-construction listings on October 30, 2026, with 117 in contract at a median asking price of $315,000.

A roundup of Ocala new-home supply by ZIP code and builder sales office, from D.R. Horton's 81 contracts to communities opening in Dunnellon and southeast Ocala.

Our live MLS data showed 1,326 new-construction homes listed in Marion County on October 30, 2026: 929 active and 397 pending or under contract, about 2.3 active homes for every one in a contract. ZIP 34473, the Marion Oaks area, held 340 of them, about 26 percent, with 223 active and 117 in contract at a median asking price of $315,000. Listings from D.R. Horton's sales office had 81 homes in contract against 94 active, about 1.2 to 1, the fastest pace among the larger builder offices. Resale homes ran at 4.9 to 1. All figures are ours, computed from Stellar MLS records; information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

This roundup looks at where Ocala's new homes are and who is selling them. Our October 28 article on Ocala listings over $500,000 compared new construction and resale by price, and our October 26 report on the I-75 and 49th Street Gateway approval covers a long-range project. Completed-month figures are in our Ocala median price and Ocala closed sales articles, and the full series sits on the Ocala market data hub.

Where are new homes for sale in Marion County?

Source: Momentum Research, computed from Stellar MLS records, live map snapshot, October 30, 2026. In contract combines Pending and Under Contract. ZIP codes follow the listing address; area names are approximate. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

Marion Oaks and southwest Ocala carried the market. ZIP 34476 ran at 1.3 active homes per contract, and ZIP 34473 at 1.9. In five of these eight ZIP codes the median new home asked $13,000 to $38,000 more than the median resale home. In ZIP 34481 the gap was about $129,000, while in Dunnellon's 34431 and northwest Ocala's 34482 new homes were priced at or below resale. In ZIP 34473, most new homes are built on scattered lots in the older Marion Oaks plat rather than in a single community, and about nine in ten did not list an association fee. Prices by place are on the Ocala, Dunnellon, Belleview and Summerfield market pages, and the Marion Oaks page lists homes there.

Which builders are selling the most new homes in Ocala?

Source: Momentum Research, live map snapshot, October 30, 2026. Builders are identified by the listing office named on the MLS record; homes listed by outside brokerages are not counted under a builder. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

D.R. Horton's listings were spread across several southwest and south Ocala communities, including Tartan Farms at Winding Oaks, Ocala Crossings South, Ocala Preserve and McGinley Landing. The median D.R. Horton listing had 1,828 square feet. Lennar's 58 listings were split evenly between active and in contract, mostly in ZIP 34476, with Marion Ranch and Heath Preserve among its communities. On Top of the World's listings sat in ZIP 34481, in On Top of the World and Candler Hills, at a median asking price above $500,000. The other 914 of Marion County's 1,326 new-construction listings came from other offices, many of them selling for smaller builders working scattered lots. Builder profiles are on our Marion County home builders page.

Which new Ocala communities are opening?

Our coming-soon tracker lists several Marion County communities in early sales or planning:

• Juliette Falls, Dunnellon: now selling its first phase with Adams Homes and Lennar, per builder pages checked October 25, 2026. Lennar listed a move-in ready home at $396,440. Our MLS data showed 9 active new homes and 3 in contract there.
• The Park at The Magnolias, southeast Ocala, ZIP 34480: Highland Homes' 36-home gated community, priced from $469,900 with homes of 1,954 to 2,820 square feet, per the builder page checked October 8, 2026.
• Woodridge Place, 5823 NE Jacksonville Road: Marion County commissioners approved a revised plan for up to 261 homes on June 16, 2026, by a 4 to 1 vote, according to the Ocala Gazette.
• The Enclave at West Oak, ZIP 34475: listed as a Century Complete community in pre-launch when we last checked in July 2026.

More communities are on our Ocala new construction homes page.

What does this mean for Ocala buyers and sellers?

For buyers, the new-home market is concentrated in a few ZIP codes and price points. Median new-home prices in six of the eight largest ZIP codes sat between $275,000 and $350,000, which puts new homes in direct competition with resale homes in the same areas. Association fees, insurance and flood exposure differ a great deal between scattered-lot homes and planned communities, so compare the Marion County HOA fees by community, Ocala home insurance cost and Ocala flood zones pages alongside the price.

For resale sellers in ZIP codes 34473 and 34476, new construction is the main competition. Resale homes countywide ran at 4.9 active listings per contract, with 3,132 active and 639 in contract, more than twice the new-home ratio.

People also ask

Where are most new homes being built in Ocala?

On October 30, 2026, ZIP 34473, the Marion Oaks area, had 340 of Marion County's 1,326 new-construction listings, about 26 percent. ZIP 34481 had 158 and ZIP 34476 had 147.

How much do new homes cost in Ocala?

The median active new-construction listing in ZIP 34473 asked $315,000 on October 30, 2026, and in ZIP 34476 it asked $320,070. In ZIP 34481, where On Top of the World builds, the median was $441,080.

Are new homes in Ocala selling faster than resale homes?

Yes. New-construction homes in Marion County ran at about 2.3 active listings per contract on October 30, 2026, against 4.9 to 1 for resale homes.

Limitations

Figures are a single live snapshot taken October 30, 2026, not monthly totals. New construction follows the MLS new-construction flag, and some builders list only part of their inventory on the MLS or list homes before they are built. In contract combines the MLS statuses Pending and Under Contract; Coming Soon listings are excluded. Builders are identified by listing office, so homes sold through outside brokerages are not attributed to a builder. Association fees are counted only where the listing reports one. Community status in the coming-soon section comes from builder pages and news reports on the dates shown and may have changed. ZIP codes and area names are approximate. Figures may be revised as the MLS updates records. This article is general information, not advice about any specific property or transaction.

Sources

• Momentum Research, computed from Stellar MLS records, Marion County, live map snapshot, October 30, 2026. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
• Lennar, Juliette Falls Harborwalk community page, checked October 25, 2026.
• Highland Homes, The Park at The Magnolias community page, checked October 8, 2026.
• Ocala Gazette, "BOCC approves two new communities," June 17, 2026.
• Ocala market data hub, Momentum Research.

Disclosure: Jon Brooks is a co-founder of Momentum Realty, a Florida real estate brokerage that owns and funds Florida Housing Intelligence. Momentum has a financial interest in Florida real estate transactions, including in markets named here. See our editorial standards.