Sell My Home Near Eastport, The Villages (District 16)

The short version: District 16 was created in February 2025 and its villages include Long Prairie and Merritt Field. If you’re selling here, you’re selling against the developer next door. Know your bond balance, document your upgrades and warranty, and price from the few real resales, not from model pricing.

The Eastport area at a glance

Town square	Eastport, about 250 acres around Central Lake, off Central Parkway. Open to explore since Dec. 11, 2025
Eastport district	Eastport CDD, a commercial district of about 50.35 acres in Wildwood, created 2023
District 16 villages	Long Prairie, Merritt Field
District 16	City of Wildwood, Sumter County; created Feb. 24, 2025; about 1,316.1 acres
Bonds	District 16’s page says its infrastructure was built with tax-exempt bonds repaid on the tax bill
Recreation	Olympia Recreation at Eastport; Mustang Recreation (7956 Busche Blvd), ribbon-cutting Oct. 8, 2026

From the Eastport timeline, Eastport CDD, District 16 page and Villages-News. The District 16 page was still incomplete when checked, and I couldn’t find an official home-site count. Checked October 8, 2026.

Resale next to a construction zone

Around Eastport, new villages are still opening (Villages-News, Oct. 3, 2026). The developer markets new homes in Merritt Field and nearby. With so few resales so far, the honest comp set is small, and some of it is the developer’s own pricing. I use real closed resales first and say so when there aren’t enough, rather than borrowing a number from a model home.

On bonds, District 16’s page says its infrastructure was built with tax-exempt bonds repaid through the tax bill (District 16). On a home this new, little of the balance has been paid down. Your tax bill and the Bond Team (352-751-3900) give the exact figure. The amenity fee is set by each home’s deed covenant and adjusts by CPI on its own anniversary date, so neighbors can pay different amounts. The District publishes no single rate for everyone. I confirm your home’s amount, and what a buyer will pay after closing, with District Utilities before we price.

If you closed on it recently

Plans change. If you’re selling a home you closed on months ago, the questions are what’s left of the builder warranty, whether any punch-list items are still open, and what you net after paying closing costs twice. I’ll answer all three before you list.

How selling an Eastport area home works, step by step

Pull the parcel first.
I start with the Sumter County Property Appraiser record and your Sumter County tax bill. The non-ad valorem lines show what a buyer will ask about.
Settle the district numbers.
Get your unit’s bond balance from the Bond Team and confirm the amenity rate your buyer will pay (District utilities).
Price against the right comps.
Same village or district, same home type (villa, cottage, designer, premier), similar age and condition. A Villages-wide average hides all of that.
Document upgrades and warranty.
Design selections, receipts and any transferable builder warranty. With few resales nearby, these do most of the price support.
Fix only what pays.
Roof age, HVAC, water heater and lanai condition come up in almost every inspection here. We decide what to repair, credit or disclose before photos, not after an inspection report.
Disclose in writing.
Florida sellers must disclose known defects that materially affect value and aren’t easy to see. Since October 1, 2024, residential sellers also give a separate flood disclosure at or before contract; it was expanded on October 1, 2025.
Know your net before you list.
Florida deed doc stamps are 70 cents per $100 of price (Florida DOR), and sellers usually pay them. Run your own numbers on the seller net sheet or the transfer-tax calculator.

Market context, with dates

These are public numbers for the whole Villages market. They show direction, not your price.

Median sale price	$342,156, down 0.6% from a year earlierRedfin data, The Villages metro, January to June 2026
Median days on market	53.9 days, 6.7 fewer than a year earlierSame Redfin mid-year review
Active listings	928, down 12.7%Same review; 3.9 months of supply
Florida, single-family	$415,000 median, August 2026Florida Realtors

Sources: Redfin via WFTV, published Aug. 3, 2026; Florida Realtors, September 2026 release.

The Eastport area is inside that Sumter County metro, but with so few resales yet, the metro number tells you little about your street. Public sites disagree with each other by tens of thousands of dollars at the village and ZIP level, so I don’t print those numbers here. For your value I pull actual closed sales from the MLS for your village, home type and condition.

What is my Eastport area home worth?

Send the address and I’ll send back a price range from the closest real resales, with your bond balance and upgrades factored in. Prefer email? Write [email protected] with the address. Prefer a call? 352-298-8602.

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Questions sellers ask

When did Eastport open?

The Villages’ Eastport timeline lists Eastport open to explore, with Olympia Recreation, on Dec. 11, 2025.

Which villages are in District 16?

The District 16 page lists Long Prairie and Merritt Field. It was still incomplete when checked.

How much is the District 16 bond?

It depends on the unit. District 16’s page says its infrastructure was built with tax-exempt bonds repaid on the tax bill; your tax bill and the Bond Team (352-751-3900) give your actual figure.

Is it smart to sell a near-new home?

Sometimes. Run your net first. I’ll show you what you’d walk away with and tell you if waiting looks better.

Sources

Checked October 8, 2026. Fees, bonds and district details change, so I confirm every number on your parcel before it goes in a listing.

Next step

Thinking about selling in the Eastport area?

Send the address. I’ll pull the parcel, the district numbers and the closed sales, then tell you straight what I’d list it at and what you’d net. No obligation.

Get my home’s value → Call 352-298-8602 Book a 15-min call

Mo Mufti · Realtor · LPT Realty · 352-298-8602 · [email protected]

Selling a home near Eastport.