Carmel by the Lake is a neighborhood in south Casselberry, in the 32707 zip code, built mostly in the 2000s. Homes are block and stucco, predominantly single story. Most homes fall between about 1,400 and 1,900 square feet under air, the median lot is about 0.01 acres, and a one car garage is standard.
Homes here carry an HOA, billed monthly, typically around $413. Confirm the figure on a specific parcel before relying on it.
The neighborhood was platted in three units, which is why listings appear under Carmel by the Lake, Carmel by the Lake Unit 3 and Unit 5. They are one community and they trade as one market.
What the homes are
Built Mostly built in the 2000s, with homes from 1984 to 2002.
Construction Block and stucco. Tile roofs are near universal.
Size Most homes fall between about 1,400 and 1,900 square feet under air.
Bedrooms Three bedrooms is the most common plan, then two.
Garage A one car garage is standard.
Lot The median lot is about 0.01 acres.
HOA Billed monthly, typically around $413. Confirm on a specific parcel before relying on it.
Where Carmel by the Lake is
Carmel by the Lake, centered at 28.637743, -81.321023. 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 Carmel by the Lake, 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
24 min
11.6
Orlando International Airport
33 min
14.7
Winter Park
14 min
5.5
Heathrow and Lake Mary offices
28 min
14.2
Public schools nearby
Dommerich Elementary School 9 min, 2.4 mi
English Estates Elementary School 8 min, 2.8 mi
Sterling Park Elementary School 8 min, 2.6 mi
Casselberry Elementary School 8 min, 2.5 mi
Private schools nearby
Lake Forrest Preparatory School 3 min, 0.5 mi
South Seminole Academy 7 min, 2.3 mi
Parks and recreation
Branch Tree Park 5 min, 1.4 mi
Kewannee Park 6 min, 1.7 mi
Wirz Park 6 min, 1.7 mi
Howell Branch Preserve 6 min, 2.4 mi
Groceries and errands
Florida Baby Food Center, Inc., WIC Store 3 min, 0.7 mi
Publix Super Market at Casselberry Commons 4 min, 0.9 mi
Nearest is not the same as zoned. The schools above are the closest ones to Carmel by the Lake 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 Seminole County Public Schools before it matters to a decision.
Places and drive times from Google, checked 18 September 2026. Businesses open and close; if something here has changed, tell me and I will correct it.
This page tracks what homes in Carmel by the Lake 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 September 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 Carmel by the Lake
$295,000Median sale price
$148Median per square foot
58 daysMedian days to contract
3Homes sold in 12 months
Sale prices ran from $229,900 to $308,000, 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
3
$295,000
$148
58 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 2 sales, closed at 96.5% of asking50 days
Reduced at least once 1 sales, closed at 95.8% of the reduced price351 days
Sellers who priced correctly and held their number went under contract in a median 50 days. Sellers who had to reduce took 351 days and still closed at 95.8% of their already reduced price, after a typical cut of $60,000. Opening high costs time and money, in that order.
How buyers paid
Conventional 2 sales67%
Cash 1 sales33%
Cash was 33% 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 Carmel by the Lake, 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 Carmel by the Lake in Casselberry, Seminole County, covering closed sales from 23 September 2025 through 18 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.
