Royal Harbor is a 2000s neighborhood in south Tavares, in the 32778 zip code. Homes are block and stucco, predominantly single story. Most homes fall between about 1,500 and 2,400 square feet under air, the median lot is roughly a fifth of an acre, and a two car garage is standard.
Homes here carry an HOA, billed monthly, typically around $150. Confirm the figure on a specific parcel before relying on it.
The neighborhood was platted in six phs, which is why listings appear under Royal Harbor, Royal Harbor Ph 1, Ph 02, Ph 3, Ph 04 and Ph 05. They are one community and they trade as one market.
What the homes are
Built Essentially all built in the 2000s.
Construction Block and stucco. Shingle roofs are near universal.
Style Contemporary, Florida, Custom. Predominantly single story.
Size Most homes fall between about 1,500 and 2,400 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 fifth of an acre.
HOA Billed monthly, typically around $150. Confirm on a specific parcel before relying on it.
Where Royal Harbor is
Royal Harbor, centered at 28.751289, -81.760073. 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 Royal Harbor, 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
40.8
Walt Disney World
52 min
47.7
AdventHealth Waterman
15 min
7.2
Downtown Mount Dora
21 min
10.9
Public schools nearby
Lake Hills Elementary School 8 min, 4.2 mi
Astatula Elementary School 12 min, 7.3 mi
Private schools nearby
Lake Success Academy 7 min, 3.4 mi
Astatula Christian School 12 min, 7.0 mi
Parks and recreation
Hickory Point Recreation Park 3 min, 1.0 mi
The Miracle Field at Lake Idamere Park 5 min, 2.2 mi
Tavares Nature Park 7 min, 3.8 mi
Grove Square Park 6 min, 3.4 mi
Groceries and errands
Publix Super Market at Tavares Crossroads 7 min, 3.3 mi
Nearest is not the same as zoned. The schools above are the closest ones to Royal Harbor 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 12 September 2026. Businesses open and close; if something here has changed, tell me and I will correct it.
This page tracks what homes in Royal Harbor actually sold for over the last twelve months, how long they took, and what moved the price. It is built from 39 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 September 2026.
What homes sold for in Royal Harbor
$330,000Median sale price
$178Median per square foot
63 daysMedian days to contract
39Homes sold in 12 months
Sale prices ran from $220,000 to $735,000, which is a wide spread and the reason a single neighborhood median is a starting point rather than an answer.
By size
Home size
Sales
Median price
Median $/sq ft
Median days
Under 2,000 sq ft
24
$319,250
$185
71 days
2,000 to 3,000 sq ft
14
$366,500
$165
18 days
Larger homes usually show a lower price per square foot. That is normal and it is why a price per foot taken from the whole neighborhood should never be applied straight to one house.
Homes priced right sold far faster
Median days to go under contract. Shorter is better.
Never reduced 16 sales, closed at 99.3% of asking10 days
Reduced at least once 23 sales, closed at 97.1% of the reduced price133 days
Sellers who priced correctly and held their number went under contract in a median 10 days. Sellers who had to reduce took 133 days and still closed at 97.1% of their already reduced price, after a typical cut of $15,000. Opening high costs time and money, in that order.
Seller concessions
26%Of sales included a seller credit
$7,755Typical credit when there was one
10 of 39Sales 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 19 sales49%
Conventional 17 sales44%
VA 2 sales5%
FHA 1 sales3%
Cash was 49% 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 Royal Harbor, 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 Royal Harbor in Tavares, Lake County, covering closed sales from 17 September 2025 through 12 September 2026, refreshed monthly and current as of September 2026. Prices are net of seller concessions, so they reflect what the seller actually received rather than the headline number. 2 records were excluded as off-market transfers rather than open market sales. Data believed accurate but not guaranteed; listings and closings change daily.
