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Homes for sale in

The Villages, Florida

Golf-cart living in America's biggest active-adult town

461

Homes for sale

$379,900

Median list price

$268

Avg price / sqft

50

Median days on market

The Villages is a golf-cart-first world built around active-adult life, where errands, dinner and a round of golf all happen without touching the interstate. The pull here is obvious in the numbers: of 462 active listings, 444 sit in 55+ communities and 365 are on or near a course, so golf communities define the everyday rhythm. Wildwood Elementary and Wildwood Middle/High anchor the school side of Sumter County, and Orlando is roughly an hour south for a theme-park day.

For buyers today, the market reads as steady rather than frantic. The median list price is $389,450 and homes are taking about 51 days to sell, with sellers netting around 97% of asking — room to negotiate without a bidding war. Inventory leans heavily toward single-family homes and lower-maintenance villas, and it's worth watching just reduced listings and gated communities if you want the most house for your dollar.

The Villages is in Sumter County, Florida.

Quick facts

$147,250$2.5M price range

1,527 sqft median home

$2,498/mo median rent

Seller’s market right now

Drive times

Downtown Orlando64 min
Universal Orlando67 min
Walt Disney World74 min

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The numbers that matter

The The Villages market

Seller’s market

2.5 months of inventory

Seller’s marketBuyer’s market

Homes sell fast and inventory is thin — buyers should come prepared.

2,047

Sold, last 12 months

$355,000

Median sold price

97%

Sale-to-list ratio

What sellers actually get vs asking

42 days

Median time to sell

The Villages vs Sumter County

Median list price

The Villages$380K
Sumter Co.$350K

Price per sqft

The Villages$268
Sumter Co.$262

Days on market

The Villages50d
Sumter Co.49d

Median sold price — 3-yr, 3-mo rolling

$340K$364K$387KAug ’23Jul ’26

Homes on the market

17.0% yr/yr

478719959Aug ’23Jul ’26

Homes sold per month

0115229Aug ’24Jul ’26

Live Stellar MLS data — listings and closed sales in The Villages, FL. Rolling medians smooth single-month swings in thin markets.

Where to look

The Villages neighborhoods

Show all 16 The Villages neighborhoods A–Z+

Neighborhood boundaries by edgeAI — listings matched to the actual polygon, not agent-entered subdivision names.

For the school run

School zones with homes for sale

Homes matched to official attendance boundaries — always verify zoning with the district.

Beyond the listings

Living in The Villages

01

Golf at your doorstep

365 of the current active listings are golf-course homes, making a course-side lifestyle the norm rather than the exception.

02

Built for 55+ living

With 444 active listings in 55+ communities, The Villages is designed end-to-end around active-adult routines.

03

Single-family or low-maintenance villa

The mix runs 332 single-family homes to 127 villas, so you can choose more yard or less upkeep.

04

Gated options in abundance

174 active listings sit inside gated communities for buyers who want an added layer of privacy.

05

Orlando within reach

Downtown Orlando is about 64 minutes away and Walt Disney World roughly 74, keeping theme parks a day-trip away.

What it really costs

Owning here

Owning the median The Villages home

$2,728/mo

Principal & interest $2,002
Property tax $312
HOA / fees $204
Insurance (est.) $210

$379,900 median · 20% down · 30-yr fixed at 6.9% · taxes/HOA from live listing data · insurance is a Florida estimate.

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In a FEMA flood zone

Most homes here sit outside high-risk zones

$2,498/mo

Median rent

44 homes for rent right now

Straight answers

The Villages real estate FAQs

Is The Villages a good place to live?+

It's one of the country's best-known active-adult communities, built around golf carts, golf and social life — 444 of 462 active listings are in 55+ communities. With 2,047 homes sold in the past year, it's a large, liquid market where you'll have plenty of neighbors who chose it for the same reasons.

Is The Villages expensive?+

It sits in a middle range for Florida, with a median list price of $389,450 and active listings spanning $147,250 to $2,750,000. Only 20 homes are currently priced above $1M, so most inventory lands well below that, and you can browse by price to find the entry-level end.

What do homes cost in The Villages?+

The median home runs about 1,564 sqft at roughly $271 per square foot, and homes sold over the last year had a median price of $355,000. The gap between that and the $389,450 median list price reflects sellers pricing a bit ahead of where deals close.

How is the market right now?+

It's steady and buyer-friendly at the margins: homes take a median 51 days to sell and sellers get about 97% of asking on average. With 462 active listings you have real choice, and it's worth tracking just reduced homes for negotiating room.

What about HOA fees and property taxes?+

The median HOA runs about $204/month and median property tax is roughly $3,749/year. Costs vary by village and home type, with lower-maintenance villas often carrying different structures than single-family homes.

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