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Home values, rents and more in Tavares, FL

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$307,000
Metro: $383,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
−1.8%
Metro: −1.4% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$1,964/mo
Metro: $1,929 · U.S.: $1,932
Rents, past year
−1.5%
Metro: +0.9% · U.S.: +2.9%
Population
20,463
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$58,886
Metro: $78,533 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Tavares, FL, shaded by typical home valueTavares32778
  • Under $280k
  • $280k–$330k
  • $330k–$370k
  • $370k–$410k
  • $410k+
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ZIP codes around Tavares, FL, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Tavares is outlined.

How Tavares compares

The typical home in Tavares, FL is worth about $307,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Tavares are 20% below the typical value in the Orlando metro area ($383,000) and 16% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Tavares fell 1.8%, compared with −1.4% in the Orlando metro area and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $1,964 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), about the same as the Orlando metro area ($1,929) and about the same as the U.S. ($1,932). Rents fell 1.5% over the past year.

The median household income is $58,886, against $78,533 in the Orlando metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 20,463 people live in Tavares (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Tavares has the 12th-lowest typical home value of the 53 cities in the Orlando metro area and the 190th-lowest of 496 in Florida with Zillow figures.

Part of: Lake County, FL · Orlando metro area · Florida

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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