What it costs to own a home in Tavares

Owning a single-family home at the median sale price in Tavares ($345,000) costs about $2,418 a month with 20% down at 6.8%: $1,799 for the mortgage, $446 property tax and $173 insurance. Homes in an HOA or CDD add about $84 a month for an HOA (73% of house listings report one) and about $108 for a CDD (3%).

Sellers in Tavares report a median tax bill of about 0.94% of the price. That number is low for a buyer: Florida's Save Our Homes cap holds down a long-time owner's assessment, and it resets after a sale. We budget 1.55% of the price for a new owner until the county's estimator says otherwise.

79% of recent listings report an HOA or condo association fee, median $968 a year. For single-family listings it's 73%, median $1,008 a year. Of listings that say whether a CDD applies, 3% have one, median $1,300 a year on the tax bill. A blank fee on a listing usually means no association but isn't confirmed, so these are shares of listings that report a fee, not of all homes. Fees vary a lot by community, so check the community pages below before you compare homes.

Homes that sold recently spent a median 54 days on the market and sold for 94% of their original asking price. There are 241 homes for sale right now.

Stellar MLS via Repliers listings and sales in Tavares, 2026-01 to 2026-10, one data point per address (442 homes, 152 of them closed sales by closing date). Prices are closed sales only; asking prices are shown separately. This covers housing costs, not utilities, upkeep or the rest of a household budget. The mortgage, tax and insurance math uses the same assumptions as every monthly estimate on this site: 20% down, 6.8% rate, 30-year loan, tax 1.55% and insurance 0.6% of the price a year. Insurance in particular varies by age, roof and flood zone, so get quotes on any home you're serious about.