Palms is a neighborhood in east Apopka, in the 32712 zip code, built mostly in the 1980s. Homes are stucco and block, predominantly single story. Most homes fall between about 2,000 and 2,900 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 $315. Confirm the figure on a specific parcel before relying on it.
The neighborhood was platted in five secs, which is why listings appear under Palms, Palms Sec 01, Sec 02, Sec 03 and Sec 04. They are one community and they trade as one market.
What the homes are
Built Mostly built in the 1980s, with homes from 1983 to 2021.
Construction Stucco and block. Shingle roofs are near universal.
Size Most homes fall between about 2,000 and 2,900 square feet under air.
Bedrooms Four bedrooms is the most common plan, then three.
Garage A two car garage is standard.
Lot The median lot is roughly a third of an acre.
HOA Billed annually, typically around $315. Confirm on a specific parcel before relying on it.
Where Palms is
Palms, centered at 28.700097, -81.477417. 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 Palms, 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
30 min
18.6
Walt Disney World
44 min
36.0
Orlando International Airport
44 min
37.4
Universal Orlando
37 min
25.8
Public schools nearby
Clay Springs Elementary School 4 min, 1.4 mi
DREAMLIGHT HIGH SCHOOL 7 min, 3.2 mi
Dream Lake Elementary School 9 min, 3.8 mi
Lovell Elementary School 9 min, 3.6 mi
Private schools nearby
StarChild Academy Apopka 4 min, 1.5 mi
Christian Learning Academy 8 min, 3.3 mi
Parks and recreation
Parker-Dempsey Preserve 10 min, 4.7 mi
Wekiva Trail Park 8 min, 3.3 mi
Wekiva Lake Park 7 min, 2.9 mi
Wekiva Hills Park 8 min, 2.9 mi
Groceries and errands
Sprouts Farmers Market 5 min, 2.4 mi
Publix Super Market at Wekiva Plaza 8 min, 3.9 mi
Los Girasoles Supermarket & Mexican Restaurant 7 min, 3.1 mi
Nearest is not the same as zoned. The schools above are the closest ones to Palms 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 Orange County Public Schools before it matters to a decision.
Places and drive times from Google, checked 20 September 2026. Businesses open and close; if something here has changed, tell me and I will correct it.
This page tracks what homes in Palms actually sold for over the last twelve months, how long they took, and what moved the price. It is built from 12 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 Palms
$457,500Median sale price
$197Median per square foot
42 daysMedian days to contract
12Homes sold in 12 months
Sale prices ran from $386,500 to $532,000, 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
2,000 to 3,000 sq ft
9
$450,000
$196
59 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 7 sales, closed at 99% of asking9 days
Reduced at least once 5 sales, closed at 99.1% of the reduced price81 days
Sellers who priced correctly and held their number went under contract in a median 9 days. Sellers who had to reduce took 81 days and still closed at 99.1% of their already reduced price, after a typical cut of $15,500. Opening high costs time and money, in that order.
Seller concessions
33%Of sales included a seller credit
$9,500Typical credit when there was one
4 of 12Sales 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
Conventional 8 sales67%
FHA 2 sales17%
VA 1 sales8%
Cash 1 sales8%
Cash was 8% 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 Palms, 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 Palms in Apopka, Orange County, covering closed sales from 25 September 2025 through 20 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. Data believed accurate but not guaranteed; listings and closings change daily.
