Tavares is the Lake County market known for lakefront homes, golf communities, and rolling-hill acreage, reached by US-27 and SR-50 traffic. As the county seat, it is also where Lake County deeds are recorded and cases are heard. Home to about 19,003 residents (2020 Census).
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Typical Tavares home values are down 2.2% over the past year, at about $311,089.
Values: Zillow Home Value Index and Observed Rent Index, mid-tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, July 2026. Population: U.S. Census 2020. Indexes are estimates, not appraisals; a free Tavares market report gives you sold comps for your exact street.
Lakefront homes, golf communities, and rolling-hill acreage
Access via US-27 and SR-50 traffic
Lake County · seat Tavares · Fifth Judicial Circuit
Arthur Simpson · Realty Pros Assured is licensed statewide and serves Tavares buyers and sellers by phone, video, and in-person appointment. Because Arthur is also a Florida attorney, REALTOR® & CIPS, you get a sharper eye on the contract, the title, and the deed, the parts of a Lake County deal where money is usually lost.
Need the legal side on its own? See the real estate attorney page for Tavares, or read why an attorney-REALTOR® changes the deal.
Get My Free Tavares Home Valuation →As of July 2026, Zillow's Home Value Index puts the typical Tavares home at about $311,089, -2.2% over the past year. Lake County overall is about $363,142.
Tavares is in Lake County (county seat: Tavares). Deeds and liens are recorded with the Lake County Clerk of the Circuit Court, and real estate disputes are heard in the Fifth Judicial Circuit.
Yes. Arthur Simpson is licensed statewide as a Florida REALTOR® with Realty Pros Assured and is also a Florida attorney, so Tavares buyers and sellers get one person for the contract, the negotiation, and the legal side. He works Tavares by phone, video, and in-person appointment from Ormond Beach.
Florida does not require one, but Tavares contracts, title questions, and deed transfers are where money is usually lost. Arthur reviews your paperwork as an attorney at no extra cost when he represents you as your REALTOR®; legal services are provided separately through Truestead Law when you need them.
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