Area guide · Osceola County, Florida
Kissimmee, FL real estate and homes for sale
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01At a glance
Kissimmee in six facts
Kissimmee is a city of 85,591 people in Osceola County, Central Florida, with its historic downtown beside Lake Tohopekaliga. In the three months to August 2026 the median Kissimmee home sold for $349,769, after 48 days on the market and at 97.4% of its list price. Without traffic, Orlando International Airport is 29 minutes away and Magic Kingdom 32.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, estimate for July 1, 2025, Redfin, 3 months to August 2026 and OSRM routing, October 2026.
- County
- Osceola CountyThe whole city lies in Osceola County. Population 85,591 (July 1, 2025 estimate), up from 79,226 in the 2020 Census.U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025
- ZIP codes
- 34741, 34744, 34746, 3474334741 holds over half of the city’s land. Most of 34744, 34746 and 34743 lies outside city limits, so check the parcel.Census 2020 ZIP code areas
- Public schools
- School District of Osceola CountyZone lines can run down the middle of a street.Check an address in BusPlanner
- Drive, without traffic
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- Airport (MCO) 29 min
- Downtown Orlando 31 min
- Magic Kingdom 32 min
- Median sale price
- $349,769Up 1.4% year over year. Median 48 days on market; homes sold for 97.4% of list price.Redfin, 3 months to August 2026
- Train
- SunRail, Kissimmee/Amtrak320 Pleasant Street downtown, a walk from the county courthouse. Trains run Monday to Friday.SunRail, November 2026
02Client reviews
What clients say about Zoya
Three Google reviews, word for word, with “…” at each cut. None of them names Kissimmee; they describe how Zoya works.
“…Zoya's in-depth knowledge of the Central Florida market has been instrumental in ensuring many successful transactions for me. …”
“…She took the time to thoroughly evaluate my home and its unique features, and they used that knowledge to create a targeted marketing plan that highlighted my home's strengths and attracted the right buyers. …”
A seller’s review, written while the home was under contract.
“I was very happy to find a Russian speaking realtor in Orlando, Florida. Zoya was professional, thorough and very knowledgeable about my real estate needs. …”
03The Orlando Atlas · Kissimmee
A lakefront downtown and US 192 through the middle.
Kissimmee stretches from the shore of Lake Tohopekaliga along US 192. The dashed line marks the city limits, and the gaps inside it are county land. Choose a nearby area to read its guide.
Where the town began
Before 1883, when 33 of 36 registered voters chose to incorporate, Kissimmee was Allendale, a trading post on the northern bank of Lake Tohopekaliga. Locals call it Lake Toho. Today Kissimmee Lakefront Park lies between the historic downtown and the water, and the Monument of States, finished in 1943, stands in the park.
- Lake Tohopekaliga 18,810 acres
- City land 21.51 sq mi
- Water inside the city 0.70 sq mi
- Incorporated 1883 year
- Kissimmee city limits; holes inside are county land
- SunRail line; the Kissimmee/Amtrak station is downtown
- I-4 and US 192 (Vine Street)
Illustrative map. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Drive times without traffic, OSRM, October 2026.
04Buying
Buying in Kissimmee
The median Kissimmee home sold for $349,769 in the three months to August 2026, at 97.4% of its asking price after 48 days. Redfin’s Compete Score was 31, “somewhat competitive”, so a clean, well prepared offer still counts.
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Half of the city’s homes were built in 1992 or later. Detached houses make up 45.9% of the housing, buildings of two or more units 42.6% and townhouses 8.4%. Before an offer, Zoya goes through these points with each buyer.
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City or county land?
Only 14.3% of ZIP 34744, 8.0% of 34746 and 19.3% of 34743 lie inside city limits, and nearby ZIP codes 34747, 34758 and 34759 contain no city land at all. The answer sets the tax rate, the code and the rental rules, so look the parcel up on the Osceola County Property Appraiser site.
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Flood zone and insurance
Check the exact address on FEMA’s Flood Map Service Center, then get flood and homeowners insurance quotes while you can still walk away.
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HOA dues and CDD assessments
Many planned communities in and around Kissimmee carry a community development district (CDD) assessment on the tax bill on top of HOA dues. Ask for both amounts and the community documents before you make an offer.
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The tax rate for that parcel
Homes inside the city pay a different combined rate from homes on county land. Run the parcel through the Property Appraiser’s Tax Estimator rather than relying on the seller’s bill, which reflects the seller’s own exemptions, such as the homestead exemption.
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Rental plans
Short term rental rules turn on the parcel’s zoning, and stays under 180 days owe Osceola County’s 6% tourist development tax. Read the question on short term rentals before you count on rental income.
05Selling
Selling in Kissimmee
In the three months to August 2026, Kissimmee sellers got a median 97.4% of their list price, and the typical home took 48 days to sell.
Redfin, Kissimmee housing market: days and sale to list for the 3 months to August 2026; homes sold in August 2026.
Price for the exact address. The city median blends condos, townhouses and houses, and homes inside and outside city limits pay different tax rates. Zoya builds the asking price from recent comparable sales near your home, so buyers see a number they can test and trust.
Lead with what is close. A short walk to Lakefront Park, the SunRail station or the Shingle Creek Regional Trail belongs in the listing, stated plainly.
Have the numbers ready. Expect early questions about CDD assessments, HOA dues and the flood zone; answers on paper keep the contract on schedule.
06Areas
Downtown, the corridor and the creek
Kissimmee maps two redevelopment districts rather than neighborhoods, so this guide sticks to the places the city and county name themselves.
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Downtown Kissimmee
Downtown CRA districtFrom John Young Parkway east to Lake Tohopekaliga and from Vine Street south to Clay Street. It holds the historic business district, the courthouse district, Lakefront Park and the historic downtown residential streets, with the SunRail station close by.
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Vine Street (US 192)
Vine Street CRA districtA quarter mile either side of Vine Street from North Bass Road to Denn John Lane: 1,064 acres of non residential land and about 6 million square feet of commercial space. It is the city’s shopping corridor rather than a place to live.
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Kissimmee Lakefront Park
City park · 201 Lakeview DrivePavilions, playgrounds, a splash pad, a fishing pier and paved trails on Lake Toho, open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Boats reach the lake from Big Toho Marina.
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Shingle Creek
Osceola County regional park and trailThe regional park at 925 South Bass Road keeps the Steffee Homestead, built in 1911, and offers about 2 miles of creek to paddle from Babb Landing. A shaded regional trail runs along the creek to Lakefront Park.
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ChampionsGate
Unincorporated Osceola CountyA planned community beside I-4, west of the city, under county rules. It has its own section below.
Sources: the city’s Downtown and Vine Street CRA pages, its Lakefront Park and Shingle Creek Regional Trail pages, and Osceola County’s Shingle Creek Regional Park page, read November 2026.
07Prices
Prices and housing, with sources
Citywide figures only. Homes for sale change daily, so ask Zoya for the current ones in your price range.
| Median sale price | $349,769up 1.4% in a year |
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| Median days on market | 48 |
| Median sale to list price | 97.4% |
| Homes sold in August | 224 |
| Redfin Compete Score | 31“somewhat competitive” |
Source: Redfin, Kissimmee housing market, all home types, read October 7, 2026.
| Housing units | 30,926 |
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| Detached single family homes | 45.9%attached 8.4% |
| Homes in buildings of 2 or more units | 42.6%mobile homes 3.0% |
| Owner occupied | 46.3%a bit under half |
| Median year built | 1992 |
| Median value, as estimated by owners | $304,400 |
| Held for seasonal or occasional use | 1,393about 4.5% of all units |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020 to 2024, tables B25001, B25003, B25004, B25024, B25035 and B25077.
The Census figure is what owners said their homes were worth over 2020 to 2024, not what buyers paid, so it runs below Redfin’s recent median and the two should not be compared. Redfin does not state whether its Kissimmee figures follow city limits or the mailing city.
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08ChampionsGate
ChampionsGate, west of the city
ChampionsGate is an unincorporated community in Osceola County, beside I-4 and west of Kissimmee. County zoning and county rules apply there, not the city’s.
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It began as the RIDA/Championsgate Development of Regional Impact, which the county approved on July 27, 1998. That approval was rescinded on January 8, 2018, and the land is now zoned Planned Development.
- Prices. Redfin’s ChampionsGate neighborhood had a median sale price of $369,821 in the three months to August 2026, down 6.4% in a year, with a median 96 days on the market.
- Two CDDs. The ChampionsGate Community Development District dates from August 1998, and Stoneybrook South at ChampionsGate from August 15, 2016. CDDs can levy assessments, so check which one, if any, a home pays into.
- One ZIP code, two counties. About 64% of ZIP 33896 is in Osceola County and 36% in Polk, so a 33896 address can have a different appraiser, school district and rules.
- Second homes nearby. In Four Corners, the larger Census area around ChampionsGate that spans four counties, 9,615 of 37,575 housing units (about a quarter) are held for seasonal or occasional use, against about 4.5% in Kissimmee. Its median year built is 2005.
- Drive, without traffic. 23 minutes to Magic Kingdom, 34 to downtown Orlando and 39 to the airport (MCO).
- Schools. Osceola County addresses are in the School District of Osceola County; homes on the Polk County side are not.
Short term rentals follow the county’s zoning for the parcel and the community’s own documents. Read both before you buy with rental income in mind.
Sources: Osceola County, RIDA/Championsgate DRI; CDD audits filed with the Florida Auditor General (ChampionsGate, 2024; Stoneybrook South, 2021); Redfin (its own neighborhood outline); Census 2020 ZIP code areas; ACS 2020 to 2024 for Four Corners CDP, tables B25004, B25001 and B25035; OSRM routing, October 2026.
09Getting around
Roads, rail and the airport bus
| To | Without traffic | Distance |
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| Orlando International Airport (MCO) | 29 min | 16.3 mi |
| Downtown Orlando | 31 min | 22.3 mi |
| Magic Kingdom | 32 min | 17.7 mi |
Without traffic: OSRM free flow car routing from the city center, October 7, 2026. Expect longer at rush hour.
- SunRail. Kissimmee/Amtrak station, 320 Pleasant Street, is the city’s intermodal station, shared with Amtrak and LYNX buses. Trains run Monday to Friday only.
- Bus to the airport. LYNX FastLink 407 runs from the station to Orlando International Airport. LYNX routes 10, 18, 26, 55, 56, 57 and 108 and FastLink 441 stop there too.
- Small planes only. Kissimmee Gateway Airport is a city owned general aviation airport with no airline service; for flights, travelers use MCO.
- Main roads. US 192 is Vine Street inside the city and Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway on county addresses. John Young Parkway runs north and south on the west side of downtown.
Sources: SunRail station page, FDOT airport profile (April 2024) and the city’s Vine Street and Downtown CRA pages, November 2026.
10Schools
Public schools
The zoned school depends on the exact address. The district notes that zone lines often follow the middle of a street, so the two sides can go to different schools. Its 2026/2027 zone map book was approved on June 23, 2026.
Look up an address in BusPlanner11Pros and cons
What to like and what to check
What works
- Near the airport29 minutes to MCO without traffic, and a FastLink bus from the SunRail station.
- Theme parks close by32 minutes to Magic Kingdom without traffic.
- A train downtownSunRail stops at Kissimmee/Amtrak on weekdays, a walk from the courthouse.
- A lake at the end of downtownLakefront Park on Lake Toho, with a fishing pier, trails and a marina for boats.
- Newer housingThe median home was built in 1992.
What to weigh
- City or countyKissimmee ZIP codes reach well past city limits, and the line changes taxes and rules.
- CDD and HOA costsMany planned communities add a CDD assessment to the tax bill.
- Traffic and weekendsThe drive times above assume no traffic, and SunRail does not run on weekends.
- Flood and insuranceFlood zones are mapped address by address, so check FEMA’s map and get quotes for each home.
- Rental rulesShort term rentals depend on zoning, and stays under 180 days owe a 6% county tax.
Figures as cited above: Redfin, the U.S. Census Bureau, OSRM, SunRail, the City of Kissimmee and the Osceola County Tax Collector.
12Questions
Kissimmee real estate questions
What buyers and sellers ask most, answered from official and dated sources.
How much does a home cost in Kissimmee?
In the three months to August 2026 the median Kissimmee home sold for $349,769, up 1.4% on a year earlier, after a median 48 days on the market (Redfin, all home types). Owners in the Census survey for 2020 to 2024 put the median value of their homes at $304,400. Condos, townhouses and houses all sit inside these medians, so one home can price well above or below them.
Is every “Kissimmee, FL” address inside the city?
No. Four ZIP codes cover the city, and 34741 alone holds 55.3% of its land. Only 14.3% of 34744, 8.0% of 34746 and 19.3% of 34743 lie inside city limits; the rest is county land, Buenaventura Lakes, Campbell or part of St. Cloud (Census 2020 ZIP code areas). Inside or outside decides the tax rate, the code and the rental rules, so check the parcel on the Osceola County Property Appraiser site.
Is ChampionsGate part of Kissimmee?
No. ChampionsGate is an unincorporated community in Osceola County, beside I-4 west of the city, so county zoning and county rules apply. Its ZIP code, 33896, also reaches into Polk County, and two community development districts operate there. The ChampionsGate section above has prices, drive times and what to check.
How much are property taxes in Kissimmee?
For tax year 2026 the Osceola County Property Appraiser lists a combined adopted rate of 17.3824 mills for homes inside the city: county 7.2500, school 5.2770, city 4.6253, emergency medical services 1.0682 and water management 0.2301 (2026 final millage rates). One mill is $1 for every $1,000 of taxable value after exemptions. The city kept its own rate at 4.6253 mills, the same as the year before.
County land outside the city starts at 13.8253 mills, before any special taxing unit. CDD and other assessments come on top, so get a figure for the parcel from the Tax Estimator and the Osceola County Tax Collector. If the home will be your permanent residence, Florida’s homestead exemption can lower its taxable value; apply to the Property Appraiser by March 1 (Fla. Stat. 196.011).
Can I rent out a Kissimmee home short term?
It depends on where the home is and how it is zoned. Inside city limits, ask the City of Kissimmee Planning and Zoning Division about the parcel before you buy. In unincorporated Osceola County, including ChampionsGate, the county allows short term rentals where zoning permits them, for example in its Short Term Rental Planned Development district.
Either way, a vacation rental needs a Florida vacation rental license (Fla. Stat. 509.242), and stays under 180 days owe Osceola County’s 6% tourist development tax, which owners collect and pay themselves (Tax Collector). State law bars local rules that ban vacation rentals or limit how long or how often they are rented, unless the rule was adopted on or before June 1, 2011 (Fla. Stat. 509.032). Ask a Florida real estate attorney how this applies to the home you want.
How far is Kissimmee from the airport and Disney?
From the city center without traffic: 29 minutes (16.3 miles) to Orlando International Airport, 32 minutes (17.7 miles) to Magic Kingdom and 31 minutes (22.3 miles) to downtown Orlando, by OSRM routing in October 2026. Rush hour adds time. Without a car, LYNX FastLink 407 runs from the Kissimmee/Amtrak station to the airport, and SunRail stops there on weekdays.
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Facts checked November 7, 2026; Redfin figures cover the three months to August 2026. Sources are linked beside each figure: Redfin, the U.S. Census Bureau, OSRM routing, the City of Kissimmee, Osceola County, the Osceola County Property Appraiser and Tax Collector, the School District of Osceola County, SunRail, FWC, FDOT, the Florida Auditor General and the Florida Statutes.