What $1M Buys in Lake County, FL
A $1M budget buys a very different house depending on which Lake County city you point it at. This page compares every city with at least five active listings within 10% of $1M — size, age, bed and bath count, price per square foot, how much of the inventory is new construction and how long it has been sitting — from today’s live MLS actives, and lists the communities with the most homes at that price. It refreshes every night.
There are 44 homes for sale in Lake County, FL priced between $900,000 and $1,100,000 right now. At $1M, the typical home is 3,129 sq ft, built 2007, at $319/sq ft; 9% of them are new construction and the median has been on the market 62 days. The most house for the money is in Mount Dora (3,416 sq ft median); the least in Clermont (3,276 sq ft); the newest in Clermont (median build year 2016).
What $1M buys, city by city
| City | Homes for sale | Median sq ft | Beds / baths | Median year built | $ / sq ft | New construction | Median DOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clermont | 8 | 3,276 | 4 / 4 | 2016 | $297 | 0% | 109 |
| Mount Dora | 6 | 3,416 | 3 / 3.25 | 2006 | $273 | 17% | 56 |
Communities with the most homes near $1M
| Community | City | Homes for sale near $1M | Median sq ft | Median year built |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bella Collina West | BELLA COLLINA | 3 | 3,224 | 2022 |
| Sherydan Glenn | LADY LAKE | 2 | 2,392 | 2023 |
| Windsor Cay Resort | CLERMONT | 2 | 4,026 | 2024 |
| Swiss Fairways | CLERMONT | 1 | 3,169 | 2001 |
| Villages Minneola Hills Clermont | MINNEOLA | 1 | 4,013 | 2024 |
| Hardens | TAVARES | 1 | 3,388 | 1948 |
| Non-Subdivision | FRUITLAND PARK | 1 | 2,973 | 1991 |
| Stillwater Cove | ASTATULA | 1 | 3,130 | 2026 |
| Leesburg Loves Point | Leesburg | 1 | 2,703 | 1959 |
| Rainbow Ridge | EUSTIS | 1 | 4,019 | 1964 |
| Courtney Jane Estates | Eustis | 1 | 2,834 | 2002 |
| Lake Beauclaire | TAVARES | 1 | 3,259 | 1986 |
| Lake Murphy Estates | Umatilla | 1 | 2,241 | 2026 |
| Mount Dora Mrs S D Shorts | Mount Dora | 1 | 2,564 | 1920 |
| Lochside | MOUNT DORA | 1 | 3,998 | 2026 |
How to read this
Counts and medians are computed from active MLS listings priced within 10% of $1M ($900,000–$1,100,000) as of September 15, 2026; property mix at this price: Single-family 98%. Cities with fewer than five listings in the band are folded out of the city table but still count in the county total. Prices are asking prices, not closings — see the county page for sale-to-list ratios. Source: live MLS feeds compiled by Momentum Research. Other budgets in Lake County: $300K, $400K, $500K, $750K. Back to homes for sale in Lake County, FL.