Lake Forest is a 1980s neighborhood in west Mount Dora, in the 32757 zip code. Homes are block and stucco, predominantly single story. Most homes fall between about 1,400 and 2,100 square feet under air, the median lot is roughly a third of an acre, and a two car garage is standard.
Homes here carry an HOA, billed annually, typically around $75. Confirm the figure on a specific parcel before relying on it.
What the homes are
Built Essentially all built in the 1980s.
Construction Block and stucco. Shingle roofs are near universal.
Style Traditional, Ranch, Contemporary. Predominantly single story.
Size Most homes fall between about 1,400 and 2,100 square feet under air.
Bedrooms Three bedrooms is the most common plan.
Garage A two car garage is standard.
Lot The median lot is roughly a third of an acre.
HOA Billed annually, typically around $75. Confirm on a specific parcel before relying on it.
Where Lake Forest is
Lake Forest, centered at 28.799432, -81.683263. Drag to explore.Street level, inside the neighborhood. Drag to look around.
Drive times below are measured on the road network from the center of Lake Forest, not straight-line distance, in free-flowing traffic. Treat them as the floor rather than the school-run average.
Driving to
Time
Miles
Downtown Orlando
47 min
35.9
Walt Disney World
53 min
46.3
AdventHealth Waterman
9 min
3.9
Downtown Mount Dora
7 min
3.1
Public schools nearby
Triangle Elementary School 6 min, 1.9 mi
Tavares Elementary School 9 min, 3.8 mi
Tavares High School 8 min, 3.4 mi
Eustis Heights Elementary School 8 min, 3.3 mi
Private schools nearby
Liberty Christian Preparatory School 7 min, 3.1 mi
Life Changing Christian Academy 7 min, 2.3 mi
Faith Lutheran School 7 min, 2.5 mi
Mount Dora Christian Academy 8 min, 3.1 mi
Parks and recreation
Lake Saunders Park 4 min, 1.6 mi
Sylvan Shores Park 5 min, 2.2 mi
Sunset Park 7 min, 3.2 mi
Elizabeth Evans Park 9 min, 3.4 mi
Groceries and errands
Target Grocery 8 min, 3.0 mi
ALDI 9 min, 3.5 mi
Save A Lot 7 min, 2.6 mi
Publix Super Market at Eustis Village 9 min, 3.5 mi
Nearest is not the same as zoned. The schools above are the closest ones to Lake Forest by distance. School attendance zones are set by the district, change from year to year, and can differ street to street inside one neighborhood. Confirm the assignment for a specific address with Lake County Public Schools before it matters to a decision.
Places and drive times from Google, checked 13 September 2026. Businesses open and close; if something here has changed, tell me and I will correct it.
This page tracks what homes in Lake Forest actually sold for over the last twelve months, how long they took, and what moved the price. It is built from 3 verified closed sales in the Stellar MLS feed, not from public estimates. Every figure is a net-of-concessions number, which is explained at the bottom. Updated October 2026.
Read this one loosely. Fewer than eight homes closed here in the last year, so every median on this page rests on a small sample and can swing on a single sale.
What homes sold for in Lake Forest
$375,000Median sale price
$224Median per square foot
19 daysMedian days to contract
3Homes sold in 12 months
Sale prices ran from $272,300 to $460,000, which is a wide spread and the reason a single neighborhood median is a starting point rather than an answer.
Price cuts and time to contract
Median days to go under contract. Shorter is better.
Never reduced 2 sales, closed at 95.9% of asking12 days
Reduced at least once 1 sale, closed at 100% of the reduced price98 days
Sellers who held their number went under contract in a median 12 days. Sellers who had to reduce took 98 days and closed at 100% of their already reduced price, after a typical cut of $10,000.
Seller concessions
33%Of sales included a seller credit
$7,700Typical credit when there was one
1 of 3Sales carrying a credit
A seller credit covers part of the buyer's closing costs and comes off the seller's proceeds, so the headline sale price overstates what the seller kept. Budget for it if you are selling, and ask for it if you are buying.
How buyers paid
Cash 2 sales67%
Conventional 1 sale33%
Cash was 67% of purchases. A high cash share means a seller has buyers who do not depend on an appraisal, and a buyer using a loan is competing against offers that can close faster.
Questions about a specific home in Lake Forest, or want to know what yours would sell for? Call or text Brenden Rendo at 407-616-9019 or send a message.
About this data. Source is the Stellar MLS feed for Lake Forest in Mount Dora, Lake County, covering closed sales from 31 October 2025 through 26 October 2026, refreshed monthly and current as of October 2026. Prices are net of seller concessions, so they reflect what the seller actually received rather than the headline number. Data believed accurate but not guaranteed; listings and closings change daily.
