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Tuscany Ridge, Windermere: Large Homes on Smaller Lots
Large houses on small lots define Tuscany Ridge, Windermere: 80 homes built mostly in the mid-2000s, about 4,000 square feet each on lots under a third of an acre, with county values per square foot of living area well below the Windermere norm.
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Buying or Selling in Tuscany Ridge
Buyers who want space indoors without a large yard to maintain often look at homes for sale in Tuscany Ridge, Windermere FL. Size, condition and updates explain most price differences inside the community. Roberts Landing, the nearest of the Lake Olivia enclaves at under half a mile, has lots more than three times larger.
What County Records Show
Tuscany Ridge has 80 homes built from 2002 to 2022, with a median build year of 2006. Lots are unusually uniform: half fall between 0.28 and 0.32 acres. Living areas run from about 3,500 to 4,200 square feet for the middle half of homes. Half the homes sit between $842,555 and $980,938 in 2026 county values. Sixty-eight have pools, 63 carry a homestead exemption, and county maps show none touching a sizable lake. The homes use Windermere addresses but sit in unincorporated Orange County, inside the area the Census Bureau counts as Gotha.
Paying for House, Not Land
Across Windermere, homes on quarter-to-half-acre lots carry a median county value of $888,570 for about 3,300 square feet. Tuscany Ridge's homes are about 700 square feet larger at a similar value. For a buyer, that means more room per dollar and less yard; for a seller, it means buyers will compare your home on price per square foot with larger-lot communities, and the smaller lot is part of the explanation.
Our agents put that comparison in writing: Tuscany Ridge sales against similar-sized homes nearby, adjusted for lot size and age, so you can see what the land difference is worth.
Before You Buy
Roof and system dates matter for homes now around 20 years old. We read the association documents early, including who maintains what, and help you line up inspections and insurance quotes before your inspection period ends.
Costs to Plan for in Tuscany Ridge
Tuscany Ridge is in the 16.0858-mill district, and its lots sit outside FEMA special flood hazard areas on the county's map. For the middle half of homes, a new owner's property tax would be roughly $13,500 to $16,000 a year, before exemptions; 63 of the 80 current owners have a homestead exemption, so many sellers' bills are lower. For schools, use Find My School.
Listing a Tuscany Ridge Home
County records show 15 homes with a most recent recorded sale from 2024 through 2026, an active record for 80 homes, which gives your price firmer footing. We build your price from those sales by size and condition and help you present the updates that justify it.
Also see Westover Reserve, Belmere and the Windermere neighborhood comparison.
The Own Luxury Homes® Perspective
Tuscany Ridge trades land for house, and buyers should price it that way.
Tuscany Ridge's median county value per square foot of living area, $234, is about 17% below the $281 median for Windermere homes on lots of a quarter to half an acre. The homes are larger; the lots are smaller and nearly uniform.
In Tuscany Ridge, you're paying for interior space more than land. Compare it with other communities by value per square foot of house, not by lot, and decide whether a smaller yard is a cost or a benefit for you.
Tuscany Ridge Questions
How many homes are in Tuscany Ridge?
Eighty, built from 2002 to 2022, with most dating from the mid-2000s.
How big are Tuscany Ridge homes and lots?
The median home has about 4,016 square feet of living area on a 0.29-acre lot.
Is Tuscany Ridge in Gotha or Windermere?
Its homes use Windermere addresses and sit in unincorporated Orange County, inside the area the Census Bureau counts as Gotha.
Do Tuscany Ridge homes sell often?
More often than many small communities: 15 homes show a most recent recorded sale from 2024 through 2026.
A Private, More Intentional Beginning
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Sources:
Orange County GIS, parcel data (2026 tax roll); Orange County GIS, recorded subdivision plats; Orange County GIS, hydrology (lakes); Orange County Property Appraiser, 2025 final millage rates; Orange County GIS, FEMA flood zones; Orange County Public Schools, Find My School. Checked October 2026.
Figures: homes with a Windermere site address outside the Horizon West planning boundary, from Orange County parcel data; values are county just values on the 2026 tax roll, not sale prices; medians. Tax estimates multiply each home's 2026 county just value by the 2025 final millage for its tax district, before exemptions and non-ad valorem assessments, and are rounded. Flood counts are homes with at least 1% of the lot in a FEMA special flood hazard area (zones A, AE or AH) on the county's FEMA layer.
Reviewed by Ryan Brown, Licensed Real Estate Broker and CEO, Own Luxury Homes®