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Winter Garden vs Clermont (2026): How Do Home Prices, Taxes, Commutes & Home Types Compare?

Written by Jared Jones
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Aerial view of downtown Clermont, Florida, along the Lake Minneola shoreline, with a tree-lined brick street, waterfront park and a pier reaching into the lake

Downtown Clermont along the Lake Minneola shoreline, with a pier reaching into the lake.

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Quick answer

As of Oct 20, 2026, homes in Clermont-area ZIPs 34711, 34714 and 34715 sold for a median $465,000 over 12 months (2,370 sales), per Stellar MLS. Winter Garden ZIP 34787 sold for a median $607,500 (1,956 sales) in the 12 months ending Oct 2, 2026.

At a glance (Stellar MLS 12-month figures; Clermont-area refreshed Oct 21, 2026)
Fact Figure
Closed sales, 12 months (ZIPs) Winter Garden 34787: 1,956; Clermont-area ZIPs 34711, 34714, 34715: 2,370
Median sold price (ZIPs) Winter Garden: $607,500; Clermont-area: $465,000
Middle half of sale prices (ZIPs) Winter Garden: $490,000–$805,841; Clermont-area: $378,993–$581,748
Median price per sq ft (ZIPs) Winter Garden: $254.63; Clermont-area: $220.31
Median heated sq ft (ZIPs) Winter Garden: 2,472; Clermont-area: 2,100
Detached-home median, sales (ZIPs) Winter Garden: $681,758 (1,598); Clermont-area: $479,965 (2,126)
Townhome median, sales (ZIPs) Winter Garden: $429,840 (358); Clermont-area: $370,000 (244)
Median days on market, all sales (ZIPs) Winter Garden: 33; Clermont-area: 32
Median days to contract (ZIPs) Winter Garden: 41; Clermont-area: 40
Resale median days on market (ZIPs, homes built 2024 or earlier; 12 months ending Oct 2, 2026) Winter Garden: 40; Clermont-area: 44
Median sale-to-list (ZIPs) Winter Garden: 98%; Clermont-area: 99.1%
Median year built, homes sold (ZIPs) Winter Garden: 2019; Clermont-area: 2018
Newly built homes: sales and median (ZIPs) Winter Garden (built 2025–26): 568 at $617,279; Clermont-area (built 2025 or later): 804 at $524,490
Sales with a private pool (ZIPs) Winter Garden: 18.9%; Clermont-area: 21.2%
Active listings, median list (ZIPs) Winter Garden: 565 ($684,990), as of Oct 2, 2026; Clermont-area: 774 ($475,450), as of Oct 21, 2026
Months of supply, 12-month pace (ZIPs) Winter Garden: 3.5 (as of Oct 2, 2026); Clermont-area: 3.9 (as of Oct 21, 2026)
Inside city limits: closed sales and median (12 months ending Oct 2, 2026) City of Winter Garden: 559 at $645,000; City of Clermont: 915 at $450,000
Inside city limits: median price per sq ft (12 months ending Oct 2, 2026) City of Winter Garden: $249.57; City of Clermont: $216.75
Inside city limits: resale median days on market (12 months ending Oct 2, 2026) City of Winter Garden: 31; City of Clermont: 41.5
City of Clermont active listings (as of Oct 7, 2026) 232, about 3.0 months of supply
County Winter Garden: Orange; Clermont: Lake
City millage (2025 final) City of Winter Garden: 4.8565; City of Clermont: 4.5900
Total millage inside city limits (2025 final) Winter Garden: 16.2943; Clermont: 16.6766 (17.1351 in Clermont's Wellness Way mill groups)
Total millage, unincorporated Lake County (2025 final) 12.9682–13.5208, by mill group
Drive between the two (City Hall to City Hall; checked Oct 7, 2026) About 18–22 min, 11.8 miles
Drive to Orlando City Hall (checked Oct 7, 2026) Winter Garden: about 23–24 min; Clermont: about 31–36 min
Drive to Magic Kingdom ticket and transportation center (checked Oct 7, 2026) Winter Garden: about 30–38 min; Clermont: about 39–47 min
SR 516 (Lake/Orange Expressway) 4.4-mile link between SR 429 and US 27; partial opening spring 2027, completion estimated early 2029
Public schools Winter Garden: Orange County Public Schools; Clermont: Lake County Schools; confirm assignment by address

Sources: Stellar MLS (Clermont-area closings Oct 21, 2025–Oct 20, 2026 and active listings as of Oct 21, 2026, pulled Oct 21, 2026; Winter Garden 34787 closings, resale days on market and city-limits rows Oct 2, 2025–Oct 2, 2026; Winter Garden active listings as of Oct 2, 2026; City of Clermont active listings as of Oct 7, 2026; analysis: Jared Jones Team); Orange County and Lake County Property Appraiser parcel data (city limits) and 2025 Final Millage (checked Oct 7, 2026); free-flow map check (Oct 7, 2026); CFX SR 516 project page (checked Oct 7, 2026); OCPS and Lake County Schools.

Geography and dates: ZIP rows compare Winter Garden ZIP 34787 with the three Clermont-area ZIPs combined: 34711, 34714 and 34715. Most ZIP 34715 sales are in the City of Minneola, and 34711 and 34714 mix City of Clermont and unincorporated Lake County, so we call the combined figure “Clermont-area”. City rows use county Property Appraiser parcel records to keep only sales inside City of Winter Garden or City of Clermont limits. Drive times start at each City Hall. The Clermont-area ZIP figures cover the 12 months ending Oct 20, 2026, and the Winter Garden, resale and city-limits figures cover the 12 months ending Oct 2, 2026, so the windows end about 19 days apart.

A September 2026 look at Clermont’s micro-markets, from older 34711 pool homes to the 34714 short-term rental market, plus the Wellness Way development corridor and commute trade-offs on SR 50 and US 27. Use the figures in the table above rather than any prices mentioned in the video.

How do Winter Garden and Clermont home prices compare?

Clermont-area homes sold for a median $465,000 across 2,370 sales in the 12 months ending Oct 20, 2026, and Winter Garden ZIP 34787 homes sold for a median $607,500 across 1,956 sales in the 12 months ending Oct 2, 2026 (Stellar MLS). Per square foot, the medians were $220.31 in the Clermont area and $254.63 in Winter Garden, and the median home sold was 2,100 square feet in the Clermont area and 2,472 in Winter Garden.

Prices vary inside the Clermont area. ZIP 34711 had a median $436,000 (916 sales), 34714 $441,206 (848 sales) and 34715 $525,000 (606 sales). Inside city limits, over the 12 months ending Oct 2, 2026, the City of Winter Garden had 559 sales at a median $645,000 ($249.57 per square foot), and the City of Clermont had 915 sales at a median $450,000 ($216.75 per square foot). Another 103 sales in the three Clermont-area ZIPs, mostly brand-new addresses not yet on the county parcel layer, could not be matched, so the City of Clermont count is a floor.

Homes sold at a median 99.1% of list price in the Clermont area and 98% in Winter Garden 34787. Because size and age differ, compare price per square foot and similar homes, not just the medians. For the monthly side of the budget, see our Winter Garden cost of living guide.

How fast do homes sell in each area?

Across all sales, homes took a median 32 days on market in the Clermont-area ZIPs (12 months ending Oct 20, 2026) and 33 days in Winter Garden ZIP 34787 (12 months ending Oct 2, 2026), and a median 40 and 41 days to contract. By ZIP, the Clermont-area median was 42 days on market in 34711 and 24 days in both 34714 and 34715.

Resale homes, meaning homes built in 2024 or earlier, took a median 40 days on market in Winter Garden 34787 and 44 days in the Clermont-area ZIPs over the 12 months ending Oct 2, 2026. Inside city limits, resales took a median 31 days in the City of Winter Garden and 41.5 days in the City of Clermont. The all-sales and resale figures measure different things: many builder closings are entered at or near closing and show 0 days, which pulls the all-sales medians down.

On inventory, the Clermont-area ZIPs had 774 active listings as of Oct 21, 2026 (median list $475,450), about 3.9 months of supply: 4.3 months in 34711, 4.1 in 34714 and 3.1 in 34715. The City of Clermont had 232 active listings as of Oct 7, 2026, about 3.0 months. Winter Garden ZIP 34787 had 565 active listings as of Oct 2, 2026 (median list $684,990), about 3.5 months.

What types and ages of homes sell in each area?

Detached homes made up 1,598 of Winter Garden 34787's 1,956 sales, at a median $681,758, and townhomes made up 358 at a median $429,840. In the Clermont-area ZIPs, 2,126 detached homes sold at a median $479,965 and 244 townhomes at a median $370,000.

The median home sold was built in 2019 in Winter Garden 34787 and in 2018 in the Clermont area, but the ZIPs differ: the median was 2003 in 34711, 2025 in 34714 and 2024 in 34715. Homes built in 2025 or later accounted for 804 Clermont-area sales at a median $524,490, including 476 in 34714 and 291 in 34715, and homes built in 2025 or 2026 accounted for 568 Winter Garden 34787 sales at a median $617,279. About 18.9% of Winter Garden sales and 21.2% of Clermont-area sales had a private pool.

How do property taxes compare?

Inside city limits, Clermont's city rate is lower but its total rate is higher. On the Lake County Property Appraiser's 2025 final millage sheet, the City of Clermont levied 4.5900 mills, versus 4.8565 for the City of Winter Garden on the Orange County Property Appraiser's 2025 table. Total millage was 16.6766 mills for most City of Clermont parcels and 17.1351 in the city's Wellness Way mill groups, which carry an extra Lake County Wellness Way levy, versus 16.2943 inside Winter Garden. About 36% of City of Clermont sales over the 12 months ending Oct 2, 2026 were in the Wellness Way groups.

On $100,000 of taxable value, that works out to about $1,629 in Winter Garden and about $1,668 to $1,714 in Clermont before flat assessments. Unincorporated Lake County mill groups totaled 12.9682 to 13.5208 mills, and the City of Minneola totaled 17.5866. None of these rates include CDD assessments or other flat charges, so check the parcel's tax bill. Our Winter Garden property taxes guide explains homestead, Save Our Homes and portability.

How do commutes compare, and what will SR 516 change?

Winter Garden sits closer to downtown Orlando and to Walt Disney World. In a free-flow map check on Oct 7, 2026, the drive to Orlando City Hall took about 23 to 24 minutes from Winter Garden City Hall and about 31 to 36 minutes from Clermont City Hall. To the Magic Kingdom ticket and transportation center, it took about 30 to 38 minutes from Winter Garden and about 39 to 47 minutes from Clermont. The drive between the two City Halls took about 18 to 22 minutes over 11.8 miles. These are no-traffic estimates, so rush-hour trips usually run longer.

The Central Florida Expressway Authority is building SR 516, the Lake/Orange Expressway, a 4.4-mile corridor between SR 429 and US 27. CFX lists a partial opening in spring 2027 and estimated final completion in early 2029, with a multi-use trail connecting to Horizon West Town Center (checked Oct 7, 2026). Our commute and roads guide covers SR 429 and SR 516 in more detail.

What should buyers check before choosing?

  • City limits vs unincorporated: a Clermont or Winter Garden mailing address does not tell you the city or the tax rate. Check the parcel's mill group or mill code with the county Property Appraiser.
  • CDD assessments on the parcel's tax bill, especially on homes built in 2025 or 2026.
  • Utility provider for water, sewer and power at the specific address.
  • Flood zone and insurance quotes for the exact property.
  • Assigned public schools, confirmed by address with Orange County Public Schools or Lake County Schools.

Selling in one area to buy in the other?

Plan the sale and purchase together so your timing and cash line up. Review Winter Garden days on market by price band and what it costs to sell in Winter Garden. Weighing Winter Garden against Clermont? Call or text 407-706-5000 and we will pull side-by-side comps for the homes you are considering.

Frequently asked questions

How do Winter Garden and Clermont home prices compare?

Homes in Clermont-area ZIPs 34711, 34714 and 34715 sold for a median $465,000 across 2,370 sales in the 12 months ending Oct 20, 2026, per Stellar MLS. Winter Garden ZIP 34787 sold for a median $607,500 across 1,956 sales in the 12 months ending Oct 2, 2026. Per square foot, the medians were $220.31 and $254.63.

What do homes cost inside Clermont city limits?

Over the 12 months ending Oct 2, 2026, 915 homes inside City of Clermont limits sold for a median $450,000, or $216.75 per square foot, per Stellar MLS sales matched to Lake County Property Appraiser parcels. Inside City of Winter Garden limits, 559 homes sold for a median $645,000. Some brand-new Clermont addresses could not be matched yet.

Which has higher property taxes, Winter Garden or Clermont?

Inside city limits, Clermont’s total is slightly higher. The 2025 final sheets show 16.6766 total mills for most City of Clermont parcels and 17.1351 in its Wellness Way groups, versus 16.2943 inside Winter Garden. Unincorporated Lake County totaled 12.9682 to 13.5208 mills. CDD assessments are extra, so check the parcel’s tax bill.

How fast do homes sell in Winter Garden and Clermont?

Across all sales, Clermont-area homes took a median 32 days on market in the 12 months ending Oct 20, 2026, and Winter Garden ZIP 34787 homes 33 days in the 12 months ending Oct 2, 2026, per Stellar MLS. For resales built in 2024 or earlier, the medians were 44 and 40 days over the 12 months ending Oct 2, 2026.

How many homes are for sale in the Clermont area?

As of Oct 21, 2026, Clermont-area ZIPs 34711, 34714 and 34715 had 774 active listings at a median list price of $475,450, about 3.9 months of supply, per Stellar MLS. Winter Garden ZIP 34787 had 565 active listings as of Oct 2, 2026, about 3.5 months. The City of Clermont had 232 as of Oct 7, 2026.

Are Winter Garden and Clermont in the same county and school district?

No. Winter Garden is in Orange County and is served by Orange County Public Schools. Clermont is in Lake County and is served by Lake County Schools. School assignments are set by address, so confirm the assigned schools for any specific home with the district before you write an offer.

How long is the drive between Winter Garden and Clermont?

In a free-flow map check on Oct 7, 2026, the drive from Winter Garden City Hall to Clermont City Hall took about 18 to 22 minutes over 11.8 miles. These are no-traffic estimates, so rush-hour trips usually take longer. CFX expects SR 516, a new Lake/Orange link, to partially open in spring 2027.

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