Cottages At The Lake Homes for Sale

Cottages At The Lake is a residential community in Okeechobee, Florida.

Pure Equity Realty covers Cottages At The Lake and the Okeechobee area. We list for 1%, which includes photography, MLS syndication, and negotiation support. Buyers pay nothing for representation. For current market data, see Florida Realtors' market statistics.

Our MLS feed shows a single listing for Cottages At The Lake Okeechobee homes for sale as of October 2026. The median asking price is $279,000.

That sits close to the Okeechobee median of $279,000. On a per-foot basis, homes here ask about $186 per square foot, compared with $200 across Okeechobee. So the median price buys roughly 1,500 square feet of living area. With so few listings, though, treat these figures as a snapshot rather than a trend.

Listings here have averaged 56 days on the market. That is faster than the Okeechobee average of 169 days. As a result, buyers here should be ready to write an offer soon after a showing.

Homes listed in Cottages At The Lake date from 2006 to 2007. That puts them between 19 and 20 years old.

Every one of these homes went up after Florida adopted its statewide building code in 2002. In practice, that usually means impact-rated openings and stronger roof attachment. A wind mitigation inspection documents those features, and Florida insurers must offer premium discounts for them.

Rentals in Cottages At The Lake have a median asking rent of $2,350 per month, across 2 active rental listings. For comparison, the Okeechobee median is $1,825, so rents here run 29% higher.

You can browse current Okeechobee rentals or ask us for a rent estimate on a specific Cottages At The Lake home.

Here is what the median Cottages At The Lake price means in Florida closing terms. At $279,000, a 20% down payment comes to about $56,000, leaving a loan near $223,000.

Florida then taxes that loan twice. First, documentary stamp tax on the note runs 35 cents per $100, or about $781. Next, the intangible tax of 0.2% adds about $446. Buyers normally pay both at closing.

On the seller side, Florida deed stamps cost 70 cents per $100 of price. At the Cottages At The Lake median, that is about $1,953.

Finally, owner-occupants should file for the Florida homestead exemption by March 1. It removes up to $50,000 of assessed value. After that, Save Our Homes caps yearly assessment increases at 3% or inflation, whichever is lower. To see what these numbers mean for your budget, get pre-approved before you tour.

Recent Cottages At The Lake listings show assignments to Everglades (Okeechobee) (elementary) and Osceola (middle). However, boundaries can change each year, so confirm the assignment for a specific address with the county school district.