Owner-Occupied vs Investor Neighborhoods in Collier County

Who owns a neighborhood tells you how it will behave: homesteaded blocks turn over slowly and vote for the HOA budget; investor-heavy ones rent, flip and swing with the market. Florida publishes the answer parcel by parcel on the county property appraiser’s roll, and this page rolls it up for every Collier County community we track — the homestead share (owner-occupancy), the estimated non-owner-occupied share, out-of-state owners and LLC/trust ownership.

Across 188 Collier County communities and 43,800 residential parcels on the 2025 Florida DOR roll, 52% of homes are homesteaded — the owner-occupancy proxy — and 48% are not; 24% are owned from out of state and 27% are held by an LLC, corporation or trust. Secoya Reserve is the most owner-occupied community in the county at 91%; Valencia Sky the most investor-held at 0% homesteaded.

Most owner-occupied communities in Collier County

CommunityCityHomesteadedNon-owner-occupiedParcelsBuilt (median)
Secoya ReserveNaples91%9%572012
Bucks RunNaples90%10%602013
Willoughby AcresNaples87%13%981988
Boca PalmsNaples86%14%1461993
Tall PinesNaples84%16%1091988
Coconut RiverNaples81%19%731988
Quail CrossingNaples80%20%461993
Logan WoodsNaples79%21%5451989
Mockingbird CrossingNaples79%21%942017
Queens Park At Lago VerdeNaples78%22%2051992
Valencia LakesNaples78%22%4502004
Saturnia LakesNaples77%23%1152004
Oakes EstatesNaples77%23%2211991
Banyan WoodsNaples77%23%832004
MarsalaNaples77%23%562013
Poinciana VillageNaples77%23%641972
MaplewoodNaples76%24%721995
Indigo LakesNaples76%24%2492003
BrightlingNaples76%24%332015
Lely Golf EstatesNaples76%24%371978
DelasolNaples76%24%702005
Waterways Of NaplesNaples74%26%472002
CanopyNaples74%26%1092015
Colliers ReserveNaples74%26%1091999
Valley OakNaples74%26%701991

Most investor-held communities

Lowest homestead share — rentals, second homes and flips concentrate here.

CommunityCityHomesteadedNon-owner-occupiedLLC / trustParcels
Valencia SkyNaples0%100%0%86
CaymasNaples2%98%93%180
ChokoloskeeChokoloskee17%83%27%66
Silver LakesNaples18%82%30%458
Goodland IslesGoodland21%79%33%66
Enchanting ShoresNaples23%77%10%30
Seven ShoresNaples23%77%43%30
Enchanting Acres Mobile HomeNaples23%77%12%116
SkysailNaples24%76%7%269
ConnersNaples27%73%46%1,422
Lake ParkNaples27%73%42%1,408
Oyster BayNaples29%71%24%123
Barefoot BeachBonita Springs29%71%53%272
RiverwoodNaples30%70%16%266
CraigsNaples32%68%30%63
Kelly PlazaNaples32%68%30%63
Sonoma OaksNaples34%66%22%110
Corinthian Gardens At WorldNaples34%66%28%142
World Tennis CenterNaples34%66%28%142
Coco LakesNaples34%66%55%65
Naples ParkNaples34%66%32%2,957
Bad AxeNaples35%65%28%51
Park ShoreNaples35%65%39%1,148
Isles Of CapriNaples36%64%46%300
EnbrookNaples37%63%21%298

Most out-of-state owners

CommunityCityOut-of-stateHomesteadedParcels
Silver LakesNaples57%18%458
Barefoot BeachBonita Springs57%29%272
Enchanting Acres Mobile HomeNaples54%23%116
ConnersNaples51%27%1,422
Prestwick PlaceNaples46%47%66
Park ShoreNaples45%35%1,148
BriarwoodNaples45%42%138
FoxfireNaples44%46%140
Beachwalk HomesNaples44%39%138
Enchanting ShoresNaples43%23%30
Pepper TreeNaples43%57%37
Egret LandingNaples43%51%74
Oyster BayNaples42%29%123
Windjammer Village Of NaplesNaples41%41%133
Hideaway BeachMarco Island40%39%114

Highest LLC, corporate or trust ownership

CommunityCityLLC / trustHomesteadedParcels
CaymasNaples93%2%180
Golden ShoresNaples58%44%52
Coco LakesNaples55%34%65
Barefoot BeachBonita Springs53%29%272
Port RoyalNaples52%48%418
Audubon Country ClubNaples48%63%164
Isle VerdeNaples47%61%49
Isles Of CapriNaples46%36%300
ConnersNaples46%27%1,422
CabreoNaples44%59%39
Aqualane ShoresNaples44%38%1,428
Seven ShoresNaples43%23%30
Lake ParkNaples42%27%1,408
EstatesMarco Island41%50%145
Quail WestNaples41%58%195

How to read this

Homestead exemption is claimed by owners who live in the home as their primary residence, so the homestead share is a close proxy for owner-occupancy; the non-owner-occupied estimate is its complement adjusted for parcels that cannot claim it. Out-of-state and LLC/trust shares come from the owner mailing address and owner name on the roll. Communities are matched to parcels by subdivision and street; figures are for the parcels matched (n shown), not necessarily every home. Source: Florida Department of Revenue NAL assessment roll, 2025, compiled by Momentum Research, November 2026. Back to homes for sale in Collier County.

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Common questions

What share of homes in Collier County are owner-occupied?

About 52% of the 43,800 residential parcels in the 188 communities tracked here are homesteaded, the state’s owner-occupancy proxy; roughly 48% are not owner-occupied.

Which Collier County neighborhoods have the most investors?

Lowest homestead share: Valencia Sky (0%), Caymas (2%), Chokoloskee (17%), Silver Lakes (18%), Goodland Isles (21%), Enchanting Shores (23%).

How many Collier County homes are owned from out of state?

About 24% of the tracked parcels have an owner mailing address outside Florida; the highest concentrations are Silver Lakes, Barefoot Beach, Enchanting Acres Mobile Home, Conners.