This page tracks what homes in Independence actually sold for over the last twelve months, how long they took, and what moved the price. It is built from 72 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 August 2026.
What homes sold for in Independence
$518,456Median sale price
$237.69Median per square foot
42 daysMedian days to contract
72Homes sold in 12 months
Sale prices ran from $303,975 to $3,050,000, 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 | 29 | $410,000 | $254.14 | 53 days |
| 2,000 to 3,000 sq ft | 27 | $569,000 | $224.04 | 67 days |
| 3,000 sq ft and up | 16 | $793,750 | $208.53 | 15 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.
Condition moves the price more than anything else
Median price per square foot by the condition each listing described.
Renovated or updated 30 sales, 34 days to contract$257.39
Sold as is or dated 13 sales, 41 days to contract$227.38
$30.01More per square foot, renovated over dated
$45,008On a 1,500 sq ft home
$75,013On a 2,500 sq ft home
Condition is inferred from how each listing described itself, so treat it as a strong signal rather than an inspection. The two bars above look close because they are drawn from zero; the gap between them is the part worth acting on.
What a pool is worth here
Homes with a private pool sold at a median $276.54 per square foot against $233.51 without one, a difference of $43.03 per square foot. That comes from 14 sales with a pool and 58 without.
Homes priced right sold far faster
Median days to go under contract. Shorter is better.
Never reduced 32 sales, closed at 97.8% of asking12 days
Reduced at least once 40 sales, closed at 97.5% of the reduced price86 days
Sellers who priced correctly and held their number went under contract in a median 12 days. Sellers who had to reduce took 86 days and still closed at 97.5% of their already reduced price, after a typical cut of $20,050. Opening high costs time and money, in that order.
Seller concessions
42%Of sales included a seller credit
$10,000Typical credit when there was one
30 of 72Sales 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 45 sales62%
Cash 19 sales26%
FHA 7 sales10%
VA 1 sales1%
Cash was 26% 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.
When homes sell fastest
Each bar is the median number of days a home listed that month took to go under contract. Shorter is better. Measured by the month a home went on the market, not the month it closed, because that is the month a seller actually chooses.
Jan72
Feb7
Mar34
Apr73
May74
Jun52
Jul16
Aug32
Sep48
Oct16
Nov41
Dec119
Green is the fastest month, orange the slowest, grey means fewer than three sales started that month so it is not worth reading.
February listings went under contract quickest at a median 7 days. December was slowest at 119 days. In a neighborhood this size a single unusual sale can move a month, so treat the shape across the year as the signal rather than any one bar.
What is around Independence
Drive times below are measured on the road network from the centre of Independence, 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 | 22.2 |
| Walt Disney World | 17 min | 8.4 |
| Orlando International Airport | 35 min | 30.6 |
| Universal Orlando | 29 min | 21.1 |
Schools nearby- Independence Elementary School 0.2 mi
- Bridgewater Middle School 0.9 mi
- Keene’s Crossing Elementary School 1.4 mi
- Summerlake Elementary School 1.4 mi
Parks and recreation- Independence Community Dog Park 0.3 mi
- Signers Park 0.5 mi
- Kenzie Park 0.5 mi
- Falcon Square Dog Park 0.6 mi
Groceries and errands- Publix Super Market at Hamlin Cove 1.4 mi
- Publix Super Market at Cornerstone at Summerport 1.5 mi
- ALDI 1.7 mi
- Jasper Market 1.8 mi
Nearest is not the same as zoned. The schools above are the closest ones to Independence 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 25 August 2026. Businesses open and close; if something here has changed, tell me and I will correct it.
Homes for sale in Independence right now
Current listings appear below and update automatically as homes come on and off the market. If nothing is showing, there is nothing available in Independence today, which happens in a neighborhood this size.
About this data. Source is the Stellar MLS feed for Independence in Winter Garden, Orange County, covering closed sales from 30 August 2025 through 25 August 2026, refreshed monthly and current as of August 2026. Prices are net of seller concessions, so they reflect what the seller actually received rather than the headline number. 0 records were excluded as off-market transfers rather than open market sales. Condition is inferred from listing descriptions. Data believed accurate but not guaranteed; listings and closings change daily.
Questions about a specific home in Independence, or want to know what yours would sell for? Call or text Brenden Rendo at 407-616-9019 or send a message.
