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 195 Collier County communities and 40,712 residential parcels on the 2025 Florida DOR roll, 53% of homes are homesteaded — the owner-occupancy proxy — and 47% are not; 23% are owned from out of state and 26% 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
Boca PalmsNaples86%14%1461993
MontereyNaples84%16%321996
Tall PinesNaples84%16%1091988
Quail Woods EstatesNaples82%18%631999
Quail CrossingNaples81%19%781993
Logan WoodsNaples80%20%3631988
Sparrow CayNaples80%20%842019
Raffia PreserveNaples79%21%1822016
Saturnia LakesNaples79%21%1002004
Mockingbird CrossingNaples79%21%942017
Oakes EstatesNaples78%22%1891994
Waterways Of NaplesNaples78%22%1792001
DelasolNaples78%22%912005
Valencia LakesNaples78%22%4502004
Coconut RiverNaples77%23%1591981
Banyan WoodsNaples77%23%832004
MarsalaNaples77%23%562013
HawksridgeNaples77%23%301995
MaplewoodNaples76%24%721995
BrightlingNaples76%24%332015
StonecreekNaples76%24%3562019
Mulberry RowNaples75%25%732001
Collier WoodsNaples74%26%2071993
CanopyNaples74%26%1092015

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%26%42
Silver LakesNaples18%82%30%458
Goodland IslesGoodland21%79%31%202
Enchanting ShoresNaples23%77%10%30
Seven ShoresNaples23%77%43%30
Enchanting Acres Mobile HomeNaples23%77%12%116
SkysailNaples24%76%8%305
Lake ParkNaples26%74%46%1,972
Key MarcoMarco Island29%71%54%82
RiverwoodNaples30%70%16%247
HallendaleNaples32%68%40%60
CraigsNaples32%68%30%63
Kelly PlazaNaples32%68%30%63
Corinthian Gardens At WorldNaples34%66%28%142
World Tennis CenterNaples34%66%28%142
Coco LakesNaples34%66%55%65
Naples ParkNaples34%66%32%2,806
Park ShoreNaples35%65%39%1,142
Bears Paw VillasNaples35%65%37%102
EnbrookNaples37%63%19%270
Terreno At ValenciaNaples38%62%30%140
Little Hickory ShoresBonita Springs38%62%31%355
Lake Side Mobile EstatesNaples38%62%19%42

Most out-of-state owners

CommunityCityOut-of-stateHomesteadedParcels
Silver LakesNaples57%18%458
Enchanting Acres Mobile HomeNaples54%23%116
Bears Paw VillasNaples52%35%102
Park ShoreNaples46%35%1,142
Prestwick PlaceNaples46%47%66
FoxfireNaples44%46%140
Beachwalk HomesNaples44%39%138
Enchanting ShoresNaples43%23%30
Egret LandingNaples43%51%74
BriarwoodNaples43%41%198
Windjammer Village Of NaplesNaples41%41%133
AmadorNaples41%48%124
Hideaway BeachMarco Island41%46%110
LagomarNaples40%53%30
EsplanadeNaples40%49%288

Highest LLC, corporate or trust ownership

CommunityCityLLC / trustHomesteadedParcels
CaymasNaples93%2%180
Coco LakesNaples55%34%65
Key MarcoMarco Island54%29%82
Port RoyalNaples50%53%250
TraditionsNaples48%71%68
Aqualane ShoresNaples46%40%922
Hideaway BeachMarco Island46%46%110
Lake ParkNaples46%26%1,972
Parrot CayNaples44%51%79
TerracinaNaples44%70%71
CabreoNaples44%59%39
Seven ShoresNaples43%23%30
Coquina SandsNaples43%61%104
EstatesMarco Island41%50%145
ConnersNaples41%43%444

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, September 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 53% of the 40,712 residential parcels in the 195 communities tracked here are homesteaded, the state’s owner-occupancy proxy; roughly 47% 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 23% of the tracked parcels have an owner mailing address outside Florida; the highest concentrations are Silver Lakes, Enchanting Acres Mobile Home, Bears Paw Villas, Park Shore.