Area guide · Lake County, Florida
Montverde, FL homes for sale and real estate
Zoya Solovyeva, REALTOR®, helps people buy and sell homes in Montverde and across Central Florida, in English and in Russian. Her brokerage, Olympus Executive Realty, has its office in town.
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01At a glance
Montverde in six facts
Montverde is a small town in Lake County, Central Florida, on the west shore of Lake Apopka. It had an estimated 1,836 people on July 1, 2025. Redfin’s median sale price for the three months to September 2026 was $718,658, from only a handful of sales, and downtown Orlando is 35 minutes away without traffic.
Sources: Town of Montverde, U.S. Census Bureau, Redfin and OSRM routing, November 2026.
- County
- Lake CountyThe whole town lies in Lake County. Population 1,836 (estimate for July 1, 2025), about 11% more than the 1,655 counted in 2020.U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025
- ZIP code
- 34756The town covers only about 18% of the land in 34756. Most of the rest is unincorporated Lake County, so check the parcel, not the mailing address.Census 2020 ZIP code areas
- Public schools
- Lake County SchoolsThe zoned school depends on the full address.Check an address on the district locator
- Drive, without traffic
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- Downtown Orlando 35 min
- Airport (MCO) 52 min
- Magic Kingdom 53 min
- Median sale price
- $718,658Three months to September 2026. Only 5 homes sold in September, so this figure moves a lot from month to month.Redfin, 3 months to September 2026
- Town tax rate
- 2.8300 millsThe town’s operating rate for FY 2027, the same as for FY 2026. Homes outside town limits do not pay it.Town budget for FY 2027
02Client reviews
What clients say about working with Zoya
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03The Orlando Atlas · Montverde
Rolling hills on Lake Apopka’s west shore.
Montverde sits between Minneola and Lake Apopka, west of Orlando. The dashed line is the town limit as OpenStreetMap draws it from 2008 Census Bureau files, so land the town annexed in 2025 may be missing. Choose a nearby area to read its guide.
The Green Mountain Scenic Byway
County Road 455 runs through Montverde as part of the Green Mountain Scenic Byway, a 45 mile route the state designated on July 19, 2004. The byway’s own page calls it one of the most popular cycling routes in Florida. Lake County’s byway map marks trails along the lake and, nearby, the Green Mountain Scenic Overlook and Sugarloaf Mountain.
- Scenic byway 45 miles
- Lake Apopka Loop Trail 18.2 miles
- Montverde Greenway Trail 1.0 mile
- Sugarloaf Mountain 312 feet
- Montverde town limits as OpenStreetMap draws them (2008 outline)
- Florida’s Turnpike and SR 50
Illustrative map. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. County Road 455 is not drawn.
04Buying
Buying a home in Montverde
Redfin counted 5 Montverde sales in September 2026. The median home spent 50 days on the market and sold for 95.6% of its list price. With so few sales, every price needs its own check against nearby homes.
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About 94.5% of the town’s homes are detached single family houses, and the median one was built in 2000. Census estimates show no homes in buildings of five or more units. Here is what Zoya checks with buyers before an offer goes in.
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In the town, or only the mailing address?
A “Montverde, FL 34756” address does not prove a home is in the town. In 2020 the town covered only about 18% of that ZIP’s land; about 73% was unincorporated Lake County and about 9% was Minneola. Look the parcel up on the Lake County Property Appraiser site, where the town’s tax district is 00MV.
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Flood zone and insurance
Flood zones are mapped address by address. Search the exact address on FEMA’s Flood Map Service Center, then get flood and homeowners insurance quotes early in your inspection period.
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The roof and the air conditioning
The median Montverde home was built in 2000. Ask for the age of the roof and the air conditioning, and ask your insurer how the roof’s age changes the quote.
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HOA and CDD documents
Homeowners associations and community development districts depend on the subdivision, and town ordinances name planned unit developments such as Willow Ridge. Ask for the documents, the fees and the rental rules before your review period ends.
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Rental plans
Short term rental rules depend on the parcel: the Town of Montverde sets them inside town limits and Lake County outside. Check with the right one before you buy, and read the question on short term rentals.
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The zoned school
The Lake County School Board approved attendance boundaries for the 2026 to 2027 school year. Check the exact address on the district’s School Locator.
05Selling
Selling a home in Montverde
In September 2026 the median Montverde home spent 50 days on the market. Redfin gives the town a Compete Score of 48 out of 100, which it calls “somewhat competitive”.
Redfin, Montverde housing market: figures for September 2026; the Compete Score covers the last 12 months.
Price from the closest sales. With about five sales a month, a town median can swing a long way. Zoya prices from recent comparable sales close to your home, adjusted for the lot, the age and the condition.
Say where the home sits. Buyers will ask whether it is inside town limits, which tax district it is in, and how close it is to Lake Apopka, the parks and the scenic byway. Put those answers in the listing.
Have the papers ready. The flood zone, any HOA or PUD documents, the roof’s age and recent permits answer the questions that slow a contract down.
06Around town
Parks, trails and the places nearby
The town publishes no neighborhood map, so here is what it names itself: its parks, its library and the trails along the byway.
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Kirk Park
Town park · 17436 Division StreetOpen green space with a playground and parking. The town’s Spring Concert Series is held here.
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Lake Florence Park
Town park · 16742 Porter AvenueOn the shore of Lake Florence, with a playground and a covered fishing dock.
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Truskett Park
Town park on Lake Apopka · 17338 1st StreetA playground and a wooden dock on the lake. The town’s website showed it as closed in November 2026, without a reason or a date.
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Helen Lehmann Library
Town library · 17111 Porter AvenueThe town lists it as open Monday to Thursday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Town Hall is at 17404 Sixth Street.
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Trails along the byway
Lake County Parks mapThe 1.0 mile Montverde Greenway Trail and, nearby, the 18.2 mile Lake Apopka Loop Trail.
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Ferndale
Nearby place · not a townAn unincorporated place north of town on the same scenic byway, with 548 people in the 2020 Census.
Town parks are open dawn to dusk, and the town holds its Montverde Day fall festival each year. Sources: Town of Montverde places, the Lake County Parks byway map (May 2024) and the town’s festival news, read November 2026.
07Prices
Montverde home prices, with sources
Aggregate figures from a small market. Listings change every week, so ask Zoya for the homes that fit your budget.
| Median sale price | $718,6583 months to September 2026 |
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| Median price per square foot | $258September 2026 |
| Median days on market | 50September 2026 |
| Median sale to list price | 95.6%September 2026 |
| Homes sold in September | 5 |
Source: Redfin, Montverde housing market, all home types, read November 8, 2026.
| Housing units | 848margin of error 170 |
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| Detached single family homes | 94.5% |
| Mobile homes | 27 |
| Homes in buildings of 5 or more units | None |
| Owner occupied | 82.1%about four in five |
| Median year built | 2000 |
| Median value, as estimated by owners | $523,300 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020 to 2024, tables B25001, B25003, B25024, B25035 and B25077.
The Census value is what owners think their home is worth, not a sale price, so it does not compare with Redfin’s figure. Redfin does not say whether its Montverde page follows the town limits or the whole 34756 mailing area, and with so few sales its medians can swing widely from one month to the next.
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08Getting around
Drive times and the roads
| To | Without traffic | Distance |
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| Downtown Orlando | 35 min | 24.3 mi |
| Orlando International Airport (MCO) | 52 min | 34.6 mi |
| Magic Kingdom | 53 min | 28.9 mi |
Without traffic: free flow car routing from the town center (OSRM), November 8, 2026. Rush hour adds time.
- No train. SunRail’s 17 stations are in Volusia, Seminole, Orange and Osceola counties, none in Lake County, and trains run Monday to Friday only.
- The byway. County Road 455 carries the Green Mountain Scenic Byway through town, a route its official page calls popular with cyclists.
- Main roads. Florida’s Turnpike and SR 50 lie to the south; the byway’s directions start at Turnpike exit 272, SR 50.
Sources: SunRail stations and the Green Mountain Scenic Byway page (Florida Scenic Highways), November 2026.
09Schools
Public schools
The School Board approved attendance boundaries for the 2026 to 2027 school year. The zoned school depends on the full address, so check each home before you make an offer.
Find the school for an address (Lake County Schools)10Pros and cons
Montverde’s tradeoffs, plainly
What works
- Lake and hillsThe town sits on Lake Apopka’s west shore, with the scenic byway running through it.
- Parks and trailsThree town parks, two of them on lakes, the Greenway Trail and the Lake Apopka Loop Trail nearby.
- Mostly housesAbout 94.5% of homes are detached single family houses, and about four in five are owner occupied.
- A steady town rateThe town’s operating rate is 2.8300 mills for FY 2027, the same as for FY 2026.
- A brokerage in townOlympus Executive Realty, Zoya’s brokerage, has its office at 16903 Lakeside Drive.
What to weigh
- Distance35 minutes to downtown Orlando and 52 to the airport without traffic, and no SunRail in Lake County.
- PriceA median sale price of $718,658 (Redfin, 3 months to September 2026).
- Few salesOnly 5 sales in September 2026, so medians swing and close comparables are scarce.
- Address confusionMost 34756 addresses are outside the town, so town taxes and rules apply to only some of them.
- Rules varyRental rules, HOA rules and tax rates depend on the parcel and the subdivision.
Sources: the town’s places page and FY 2027 budget, the Lake County Parks byway map and the Census ZIP code files; other figures as cited above.
11Questions
Montverde questions
What buyers and sellers ask most about Montverde, with the official source for each answer.
Is every “Montverde, FL 34756” address inside the town?
No. In 2020 the Town of Montverde covered only about 18% of the land in ZIP 34756. About 73% of the ZIP was unincorporated Lake County and about 9% was in Minneola (Census 2020 ZIP code areas), and the town annexed more land in 2025. Inside or outside the town changes which rules apply and whether you pay the town’s tax, so look the parcel up on the Lake County Property Appraiser site, where the town’s tax district is 00MV.
How much are property taxes in Montverde?
Inside town limits, the town’s own operating rate is 2.8300 mills for October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027, the same as the year before (town budget for FY 2027). One mill is $1 of tax for every $1,000 of taxable value. For 2025, the Property Appraiser lists 15.3966 mills in all for the Montverde tax district, 00MV, which adds the county, school and other levies (2025 millage sheet); non ad valorem assessments come on top. Homes outside town limits pay no town millage. Check any parcel on the Lake County Property Appraiser and Lake County Tax Collector sites.
Which public schools serve a Montverde home?
Every address in ZIP 34756 is in Lake County Schools. The School Board approved attendance boundaries for the 2026 to 2027 school year, and the zoned school depends on the full address, so check each home on the district’s School Locator.
Can I rent out a Montverde home short term?
It depends on the parcel, and the local rules could not be confirmed for this page in November 2026. Inside town limits the Town of Montverde sets them; outside, Lake County does. Before you buy for rental income, ask the town or the county, and ask a Florida real estate attorney how the rules apply to that home.
How far is Montverde from Orlando, the airport and Disney?
Without traffic, about 35 minutes (24.3 miles) to downtown Orlando, 52 minutes (34.6 miles) to Orlando International Airport and 53 minutes (28.9 miles) to Magic Kingdom, from the town center by OSRM routing on November 8, 2026. Allow more time at rush hour. There is no SunRail station in Lake County.
Is Zoya’s brokerage in Montverde, and can I work with her in Russian?
Yes to both. Zoya Solovyeva, REALTOR®, is with Olympus Executive Realty, whose office at 16903 Lakeside Drive is inside the town limits. She works in English and Russian, so contracts, inspections and closing can be explained in either language. This page is also available in Russian.
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Facts checked November 8, 2026. Sources are linked beside each figure or under each section: Redfin, the U.S. Census Bureau, OSRM routing, the Town of Montverde, the Lake County Property Appraiser, Lake County Schools, Lake County Parks, Florida Scenic Highways, SunRail and FEMA.