Southwestern Middle School

It's a solid pick for families who want space and a straightforward school path, with feeders like Blue Lake Elementary School nearby and an hour's drive to downtown Orlando. The mix of established neighborhoods and 27 active new-construction homes means you can settle into character or build fresh. It reads as a practical, family-first pocket of west Deland.

The median list price is $375,000 and the median sold price over the past year was $346,495, which sits below many Orlando-metro alternatives. Prices range widely, from $110,000 on the low end to $1.765M at the top, so there's genuine room to buy in or trade up.

Expect around $210 per square foot on a median home size of about 1,824 square feet, landing most buyers near that $375,000 list median. The range is broad, with only two listings above $1M and plenty of options well under the median for those watching their budget.

There are 113 active listings and 468 homes sold in the last 12 months, so inventory and turnover are both healthy. Homes take a median of 34 days to sell and sellers get about 98% of asking, which points to a steady, balanced market rather than a bidding war.

The median HOA runs about $121 per month, which is modest and reflects that not every neighborhood here carries one. Median property tax comes in around $3,366 per year, and if you're weighing renting first, the median rent is about $1,700 a month.