Ormond Beach, Florida

It's a residential beach town with a calmer feel than neighboring Daytona, offering both Atlantic oceanfront and Halifax River living. Assigned schools include Seabreeze High School and Ormond Beach Middle School, and established neighborhoods like Breakaway Trails and Tomoka Oaks give buyers plenty of settled, tree-lined options. Downtown Orlando is about 70 minutes away for occasional trips.

The median list price is $425,495, which is moderate for a Florida coastal town, though prices stretch from $110,000 up to $4,450,000. The average works out to about $272 per square foot on a median home size of 1,939 square feet. You can browse by price to see where the entry-level condos and townhomes land.

Right now there are 460 active listings with a median around $425,495 and an average of $272 per square foot. The mix is mostly single-family homes (300 listings), plus 95 condos, 47 townhouses, and a handful of villas. If a pool matters, 119 of the current homes with a pool are on the market.

With 460 active listings and a median 41 days on market, the pace is steady rather than frantic, which gives buyers time to compare. There's also a healthy luxury tier — 45 listings are priced at $1M or above. Checking the open houses this week is a good way to get a feel for value in person.

The median HOA runs about $151 per month, though that varies widely — gated and golf communities like the 86 active gated communities listings often carry higher dues than an unrestricted single-family home. Median property tax is around $4,246 per year. Median rent, for comparison, sits near $2,800 per month.