Lake Helen, FL Market Update: What the Data Says for Buyers, Sellers and Investors
List prices up 26.4% in 32744, 77 days on market and commercial at too few sales to report per square foot across ZIP code 32744. Every number from the Linton Global Market Map, as of September 2026.
Photo: Lake Helen Historic District by Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped).
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Lake Helen is a rising market right now, and the numbers say pricing matters more than timing. Look at it ZIP code by ZIP code, not as one city average.
The Bottom Line on Lake Helen
Lake Helen is a small city in west Volusia County between DeLand and Deltona, known for its historic district of Victorian homes and for Cassadaga, the spiritualist camp just outside its limits. It is mostly residential and quiet, with a small downtown on Euclid Avenue and easy access to I-4.
Lake Helen is a rising housing market, and its commercial property trades in line with the rest of Volusia County, with almost no distress.
- Homes: median list prices of $665,000, up 26.4% in 32744 from a year ago; Volusia County is down 3.4%.
- Supply: 17 active listings in 32744 (unchanged); 77 days on market.
- Commercial: median too few sales to report per square foot, versus $182 countywide.
- Distress: no commercial distress transfers or bank-held parcels on the 2026 tax roll.
Where Lake Helen Is
This report covers one ZIP code, 32744, which takes in Lake Helen, Cassadaga and the surrounding rural area between DeLand and Deltona.
Housing Market
| Realtor.com, September 2026 | 32744 | Volusia County |
|---|---|---|
| Median list price | $665,000 | $362,250 |
| vs. a year ago | +26.4% | -3.4% |
| Active listings | 17 | 4,171 |
| Active vs. a year ago | 0.0% | -11.8% |
| Median days on market | 77 | 78 |
| Listings with a price cut | 22% | 22.8% |
| Home values, 5 years (FHFA) | +46.9% | — |
The highest-priced ZIP code is 32744 at $665,000. The FHFA House Price Index shows five-year gains of 46.9%; the run-up is behind us, and today is about pricing to the market.
Who Is Buying: Mortgage Data
| HMDA 2025 home purchases | 32744 | Volusia County |
|---|---|---|
| Home-purchase loans | 73 | 8,095 |
| Median purchase price | $325,000 | $345,000 |
| Median buyer income | $95,000 | $103,000 |
| FHA / VA / USDA loans | 46.3% | 40.3% |
| Investor purchases | 4.3% | 8.7% |
Investors took the largest share of purchase loans in 32744 (4.3%). Source: the CFPB's HMDA data browser.
Rents
HUD's FY2027 Small Area Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom is $1,580. The strongest renter base is in 32744, where 18% of households rent. Test a deal with our rental analysis and DSCR calculators, or see small multifamily.
Commercial Real Estate
| 2026 tax roll | 32744 | Volusia County |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial & industrial parcels | 133 | 15,492 |
| Building area (million SF) | 0.25 | 96.25 |
| Median year built | 1962 | 1982 |
| Arm’s-length sales | 3 | 400 |
| Median sale $/SF | — | $182 |
| Distress transfers / bank-held parcels | 0 / 0 | 16 / 10 |
Lake Helen has very little commercial property: a handful of storefronts and service buildings downtown, small retail and offices on Main Street and Euclid Avenue, and some rural and agricultural land. There were too few arm’s-length commercial sales to set a reliable median for this ZIP, so treat each deal on its own numbers, and look to DeLand and Deltona for comparable sales.
Lake Helen has about 0.3 million square feet of commercial buildings and recorded 3 arm's-length sales at a median too few sales to report per square foot, close to the county's $182. There were no distress transfers or bank-held parcels on the roll.
A town the size of Lake Helen doesn't have its own commercial market; it borrows DeLand's and Deltona's. Pull comps from both before you put a number on anything here.
Jobs, Permits and the County Economy
| Volusia County | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 579,622 |
| Median household income | $70,044 |
| Unemployment rate (BLS) | 5.2% |
| Private jobs (BLS QCEW) | 189,494 · +0.1% |
| Average annual pay | $56,167 |
| Housing permits, year to date | 1,418 · -34.3% |
Volusia County jobs were up 0.1% over the latest year per the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, with unemployment at 5.2%. Housing permits are down 34.3% this year per the Census Building Permits Survey. 32744 grew -4.5% in population over the Census survey period, the 233rd-highest of the ZIP codes in our reports.
What It Means for Buyers, Sellers, Investors and Banks
Home buyers: be ready to move on the right house.
Sellers: price to recent sales in your ZIP code, not to last year's peak.
Commercial investors: pricing is in line with the county; the edge is in the specific building. Trading in? See 1031 exchanges.
Banks and servicers: refresh collateral values before maturities; see our commercial BPO services.
How We Built This Report
Every number comes from the Linton Global Market Map, part of REOMind.ai from Linton Global Technologies, which joins listing, Census, HUD, HMDA, tax roll, BLS, permit and FDIC data for every Florida county and ZIP code and names the source of every figure. See the full Volusia County report.
Key Takeaways
- ✓Lake Helen list prices are up 26.4% in 32744; Volusia County is down 3.4%.
- ✓Homes are taking 77 days to sell.
- ✓Commercial property sold at a median too few sales to report per square foot, against $182 countywide.
- ✓No commercial distress on the 2026 tax roll.
- ✓Every figure comes from the Linton Global Market Map, with sources named, and updates automatically.
About Michael R. Linton
Who is Michael R. Linton? Michael R. Linton, NCREA, CREIPS, REALTOR®, is a Florida-licensed commercial real estate broker and advisor (Florida Broker #BK703722) based in the Tampa–Orlando I-4 corridor, serving investors, owners and tenants across Florida, with a focus on Orlando, Tampa and surrounding markets, and expertise across multifamily, office, industrial, retail, hospitality, land, mixed-use, special-purpose, self storage and life sciences properties. He leads Linton Global Solutions and HireMikeLinton.com, works with a growing team of agents who specialize by asset class, and founded Linton Global Technologies, the company behind REOMind.ai.
Why choose Michael R. Linton for Lake Helen? Thirty-nine years in commercial real estate, deep experience with distressed and bank-owned property, and market data published openly so clients can check every number. See the Florida commercial broker profile.
Michael Linton, NCREA, CREIPS, REALTOR®
Linton Global Solutions
Cell: (312) 612-1031
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Lake Helen, FL real estate market going up or down?+
Rising. As of September 2026, median list prices were up 26.4% in 32744 from a year earlier, against down 3.4% for Volusia County. Homes took 77 days to sell, and active listings were unchanged from a year ago.
How much do homes cost in Lake Helen?+
The median list price was $665,000 in September 2026. In 2025 mortgage (HMDA) data, the median home-purchase price was $325,000 and the median buyer earned $95,000.
How much is commercial real estate selling for in Lake Helen?+
Arm’s-length commercial and industrial sales on the 2026 Volusia County tax roll had a median of too few sales to report per square foot in Lake Helen, versus $182 countywide. There were 3 such sales across 133 commercial parcels.
Is there distressed or bank-owned commercial property in Lake Helen?+
Very little. The 2026 tax roll shows no commercial distress transfers or bank-held parcels in Lake Helen’s ZIP codes, against 16 distress transfers and 10 bank-held parcels across Volusia County.
Is Lake Helen a good place to own rental property?+
About 18% of households rent, and HUD’s FY2027 fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,580 a month. Investors took 4.3% of 2025 home-purchase loans, against 8.7% countywide. Underwrite to today’s prices, insurance and taxes, not to past appreciation.
Where does this Lake Helen market data come from?+
From the Linton Global Market Map, which joins Realtor.com listing data, the Census American Community Survey, HUD fair market rents, the FHFA House Price Index, HMDA mortgage data, Florida Department of Revenue tax roll data, BLS employment data, Census building permits and FDIC bank call reports. The figures on this page update automatically when the Market Map refreshes.
Who can help me buy or sell commercial property in Lake Helen?+
Michael R. Linton, Florida Broker #BK703722, leads Linton Global Solutions and advises investors, owners, tenants and banks on commercial property, small multifamily, land, distressed assets and 1031 exchanges across Lake Helen and Volusia County. Call (312) 612-1031 or email mike@lintonglobal.com.
Works Cited
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and FFIEC. “HMDA Data Browser.” ffiec.cfpb.gov/data-browser. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. “BankFind Suite.” banks.data.fdic.gov. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.
- Federal Housing Finance Agency. “House Price Index.” www.fhfa.gov/data/hpi. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. “Small Area Fair Market Rents.” HUD User, www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/smallarea. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. “Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.” www.bls.gov/cew. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.
- U.S. Census Bureau. “American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates” and “Building Permits Survey.” www.census.gov. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.
- Realtor.com Economic Research. “Housing Inventory: ZIP Level Data.” www.realtor.com/research/data. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.
- Florida Department of Revenue. “Property Tax Data Files (NAL/SDF).” 2026 final roll, Volusia County, via LGData.
- Ebyabe. “Lake Helen Historic District.” Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lake_Helen_Hist_Dist_-_building5.jpg. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.
Disclosure: This article uses data tools developed by Linton Global Technologies. Michael R. Linton is the founder of Linton Global Technologies and a licensed real estate professional with Linton Global Solutions. This content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment, legal, or financial advice.
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Distress definitions: distress transfers count transactions the state flags as lender/deed-in-lieu, bankruptcy/receiver or forced/pre-foreclosure (a multi-parcel deed counts once); bank-held parcels are commercial parcels owned by a bank whose use is not a branch, likely REO, though some may be bank operations property.
Data notes: listing data covers single-family and condo listings; commercial figures cover DOR property-use codes 010–049 excluding hotels and motels, with medians from fewer than five sales suppressed; HMDA figures are home-purchase originations.