Citrus Grove Elementary

It's a solid pick if you want West Volusia's slower pace with metro access — Downtown Orlando is about 60 minutes and Universal roughly 73. The area draws families looking for space, and with 323 homes sold in the past year, it's an active, established community rather than a sleepy backwater.

It's moderately priced for Central Florida, with a median list of $399,450 and a median sold price of $350,000 over the last year. The active range runs from $69,900 to $1,765,000, so there's genuine room at both the entry level and the high end.

Expect to pay around $225 per square foot, with a median home size of about 1,892 square feet. Only four active listings sit above $1M, so most of the inventory lands well within reach of the $399,450 median list price.

Homes are taking a median of 54 days to sell, and sellers are getting about 97% of their asking price — a balanced market that rewards fair pricing on both sides. With 84 active listings against 323 sales in the past year, buyers have real choice without a glut. See current inventory on the live map.

Costs here are easy to plan around: the median HOA is $100/month and median property taxes run about $3,940/year. With only three gated communities among active listings, many homes carry little or no HOA at all.