Sell My Home in the Marion County Villages (District 4)

The short version: your home is in The Villages but your records are in Marion County. Buyers comparing you with Sumter homes need the tax bills side by side. Confirm the District 4 assessment lines on your parcel, price against District 4 and nearby closings, and lead with what makes your home easier to own.

District 4 at a glance

Villages	Briar Meadow, Calumet Grove, Chatham, Chatham at Soulliere, Piedmont, Springdale, Woodbury, Woodbury at Phillips
County	Marion County
Created	March 7, 2000
Size	About 1,253.5 acres; 5,432 home sites
ZIP	ZIP 34491 includes part of The Villages in Marion County; check your own mailing ZIP
Amenity oversight	Amenity Authority Committee (north of CR 466)
Bonds	District 4 financed its infrastructure with special assessment bonds. Check your parcel for any remaining balance

From the District 4 page, Amenity Authority and Statistical Atlas. Checked October 8, 2026.

What changes in Marion County

Your parcel record is with the Marion County Property Appraiser and your bill with the Marion County Tax Collector. Buyers who’ve been looking at Sumter County villages see a different layout and different millage. I put the two bills side by side so nobody guesses.

I couldn’t confirm from public sources whether District 4 bonds are paid off across the board, so I check your parcel. If the balance is gone, that goes in the listing. If not, the buyer gets the real number up front. Bond Team: 352-751-3900.

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.

Who you compete with

Your listing shows up next to Sumter County villages at similar prices and next to Marion County homes outside The Villages in Summerfield and Ocala. Price against District 4 closings first, then check what the nearest alternatives sold for. For the outside-The-Villages side, see Summerfield and Ocala communities.

How selling a Marion County Villages home works, step by step

Pull the parcel first.
I start with the Marion County Property Appraiser record and your Marion County tax bill. The non-ad valorem lines show what a buyer will ask about.
Settle the district numbers.
Get any bond payoff or confirmation 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.
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.

District 4 sits in Marion County, outside the Sumter-based metro figure, so treat it as background. 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 Marion County Villages home worth?

Send the address and I’ll send back a price range from recent District 4 closings, with the Marion County tax picture spelled out. Prefer email? Write [email protected] with the address. Prefer a call? 352-298-8602.

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Questions sellers ask

Is District 4 really in Marion County?

Yes. District 4 is the Marion County part of The Villages. Your parcel is with the Marion County Property Appraiser and your bill with the Marion County Tax Collector.

Which villages are in District 4?

Briar Meadow, Calumet Grove, Chatham, Chatham at Soulliere, Piedmont, Springdale, Woodbury and Woodbury at Phillips.

Is the bond paid off on District 4 homes?

District 4 financed infrastructure with special assessment bonds. I couldn’t confirm a district-wide payoff from public sources, so check your tax bill or call the Bond Team at 352-751-3900.

Do Marion County taxes hurt my sale?

Usually not, once the numbers are side by side with the Sumter homes buyers are also seeing.

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 Marion County Villages?

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 in the Marion County villages.