Cypress Elementary School

It's a solid pick for buyers who want a settled Kissimmee community with variety — 38 active listings, eight of them gated, plus a couple of waterfront and new-construction options. Families also value the connections to schools like Poinciana High School and the Osceola County School for the Arts. It offers everyday Central Florida living close to major employers without the premium of the tourist corridor.

Not by Central Florida standards. The median list price is $315,000 and the average is about $226 per square foot, with listings starting as low as $169,900. That range makes this one of the more accessible school zones in the Kissimmee area.

Active listings run from $169,900 to $480,000 with a median list of $315,000, and the median home is around 1,445 square feet. Over the past 12 months, 72 homes sold at a median price of $345,000. The sold figure sitting above the list median tells you well-kept, larger homes tend to trade at the top of the range.

Balanced and steady. Homes are taking a median of 47 days to sell and sellers are netting about 99% of asking, so buyers have room to negotiate but shouldn't expect deep discounts. With 72 sales in the last year against 38 active listings, supply and demand are reasonably matched.

Costs here are modest — the median HOA runs about $75 per month, and eight of the current listings are in gated communities where fees typically apply. Median property tax is roughly $3,067 per year. Together those keep monthly ownership costs predictable for most budgets.