Your home is worth what a buyer recently paid for one like it. It is not what a neighbor is asking, and it is not what a website estimates. In October 2026 the median Apopka sale was $399,492 on Redfin, while the median list price was $428,375 on Realtor.com.
Three numbers, three meanings
- Closed sales are evidence. A buyer and seller agreed, a lender's appraiser signed off, and the deed was recorded. Your buyer's appraiser will use them too.
- List prices are asking prices. In October 2026, 41.3% of Apopka listings on Redfin had taken a price drop.
- Online estimates are models built on public records. They cannot see your roof, your kitchen or your lot. Zillow's typical Apopka home value was $394,805 on September 30, 2026. That is a citywide index, not an opinion about your house.
Apopka in October 2026
| Measure | Redfin | Realtor.com |
|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $399,492, down 0.77% from a year earlier | $405,495, up 3.57% |
| Median list price | Not reported | $428,375, down 3.19% |
| Median days on market | 73, up from 56 | 64 |
| Sale-to-list ratio | 98.3% | 100% |
| Volume | 291 homes sold, down from 348 | 890 active listings |
Location inside Apopka matters as much as the citywide figure. Redfin's October 2026 median sale price was $367,846 in ZIP 32703 and $456,756 in ZIP 32712.
Why the sources disagree
Redfin shows the median sale down 0.77% and Realtor.com shows it up 3.57%. Neither is wrong. They use different time windows and different boundaries. So quote a figure with its source and month, and never average two of them.
What they agree on is more useful: homes are taking about two months or longer to sell, and asking prices sit well above selling prices.
Worked example: the per-square-foot trap
Redfin's median sale price per square foot in Apopka was $205 in October 2026. Realtor.com's median list price per square foot was $214. Apply both to a 2,000 square foot house:
- 2,000 times $205 is $410,000.
- 2,000 times $214 is $428,000.
That is an $18,000 gap between what sellers ask and what buyers pay, from one line of arithmetic. And a citywide figure per square foot ignores age, condition, lot and pool. It is a rough check, not a price.
What a good comparable looks like
A comparable sale is a closed sale that a buyer would have considered instead of your home: the same subdivision or one close by, a recent closing date, and a similar size, age, lot and condition. Three good ones beat thirty loose ones. Robert can pull them from the MLS, where the closed price, the concessions and the days on market are recorded.
An agent who quotes a price before looking at closed sales and before walking through the house. A high number costs nothing to say. Lesson 4 covers what it costs you if the market disagrees.
Before the next lesson
- Get a starting range from the home value tool.
- Read the current Apopka housing market report.
- Ask Robert for the closed sales in your subdivision from the last six months.
- Note your home's square footage, year built, and the year of the roof and the air conditioning.
Sources: Redfin Apopka housing market, Realtor.com Apopka market, Zillow Apopka home values, Redfin 32703, Redfin 32712. Checked November 2026.
Closed sales are prices buyers actually paid, and appraisers rely on them. Redfin reported price drops on 41.3% of Apopka listings in October 2026, which is why a list price is weak evidence.
