T. Dewitt Taylor Middle-High School

It suits buyers who want land, quiet, and a rural Volusia lifestyle over walkable suburbia. The area centers on homes near Pierson Elementary School, with 11 of the current 40 listings offering waterfront. Just know that downtown Orlando is about 74 minutes away, so this is best for people who don't need a short city commute.

It depends heavily on what you're after. The median list price is $457,450, but active listings run from $125,000 to $2,500,000, and homes that actually sold over the past year had a lower median of $320,000. That gap tells you the affordable in-town parcels move differently than the high-end acreage estates.

Expect around $318 per square foot on average, with a median home size near 1,730 square feet. Eight of the 40 active listings are priced above $1 million, which pulls the list-price median up to $457,450 — so browse Pierson homes for sale by price band to find your true range.

It's steady and not overheated. Homes sell in a median of 29.5 days and sellers are getting about 96% of asking on average, with 121 sales closing over the past 12 months. That combination points to a balanced market where well-priced homes move at a reasonable pace.

The median HOA runs about $410 per month, though many rural parcels here carry no association at all, so read each listing closely. Median property tax is roughly $2,523 per year, and median rent sits around $2,313 per month if you're weighing buying against renting.