Sweetwater Springs, Longwood

Sweetwater Springs is a neighborhood in west Longwood, in the 32779 zip code, built mostly in the 1980s. Homes are stucco and block. Most homes fall between about 2,400 and 3,300 square feet under air, the median lot is roughly a quarter acre, and a two car garage is standard.

Homes here carry an HOA, billed annually, typically around $1,200. Confirm the figure on a specific parcel before relying on it.

What the homes are

Built Mostly built in the 1980s, with homes from 1987 to 2003.
Construction Stucco and block. Shingle roofs are near universal.
Size Most homes fall between about 2,400 and 3,300 square feet under air.
Bedrooms Four bedrooms is the most common plan, then five.
Garage A two car garage is standard.
Lot The median lot is roughly a quarter acre.
HOA Billed annually, typically around $1,200. Confirm on a specific parcel before relying on it.

Where Sweetwater Springs is

Sweetwater Springs, centered at 28.710452, -81.443399. Drag to explore.

Drive times below are measured on the road network from the center of Sweetwater Springs, 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	26 min	16.1
Orlando International Airport	41 min	34.7
Winter Park	26 min	13.3
Heathrow and Lake Mary offices	25 min	11.5

Public schools nearby

Sabal Point Elementary School 6 min, 2.3 mi
Wekiva Elementary School 6 min, 2.3 mi
Clay Springs Elementary School 7 min, 3.1 mi
Lake Brantley High School 11 min, 4.3 mi

Private schools nearby

StarChild Academy Apopka 5 min, 1.8 mi
Pace Brantley Preparatory School 7 min, 2.7 mi
Champion Preparatory Academy 7 min, 3.0 mi

Parks and recreation

Wekiva Trail Park 4 min, 1.3 mi
Wekiva York Park 5 min, 1.8 mi
Wekiva Hills Park 6 min, 2.0 mi
Wekiva Lake Park 6 min, 2.0 mi

Groceries and errands

Publix Super Market at Shoppes of Sweetwater 3 min, 0.5 mi
Publix Super Market at Oak Grove Shoppes 9 min, 3.7 mi
Publix Super Market at Jamestown Place 10 min, 3.9 mi
Publix Super Market at Hunt Club Corners 9 min, 3.1 mi

Useful local links

Nearest is not the same as zoned. The schools above are the closest ones to Sweetwater Springs 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 6 September 2026. Businesses open and close; if something here has changed, tell me and I will correct it.

This page tracks what homes in Sweetwater Springs actually sold for over the last twelve months, how long they took, and what moved the price. It is built from 7 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 Sweetwater Springs

$745,000Median sale price

$254Median per square foot

5 daysMedian days to contract

7Homes sold in 12 months

Sale prices ran from $575,000 to $1,000,000, 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	5	$652,550	$254	5 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 4 sales, closed at 100.1% of asking4 days

Reduced at least once 3 sales, closed at 97.2% of the reduced price68 days

Sellers who priced correctly and held their number went under contract in a median 4 days. Sellers who had to reduce took 68 days and still closed at 97.2% of their already reduced price, after a typical cut of $36,000. Opening high costs time and money, in that order.

Seller concessions

14%Of sales included a seller credit

$17,450Typical credit when there was one

1 of 7Sales 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 4 sales57%

Cash 3 sales43%

Cash was 43% 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 Sweetwater Springs, 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 Sweetwater Springs in Longwood, Seminole County, covering closed sales from 11 September 2025 through 6 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.