Sarasota, FL
Deer Creek
One of Palmer Ranch's most established gated communities, 484 homes (378 single-family and 106 maintenance-free villas) built between 1989 and 1997. No CDD fees and notably low HOA ($175 to $233/mo for single-family). Community pool, tennis, and lake views throughout.
Status
Established · resale
Home Types
Single Family & Villas
Amenity Level
Medium
HOA (Yearly) Est.
$2,216 - $2,460
CDD (Yearly) Est.
None
Flood Zone
X
Fee estimates may vary by lot size and sub-association. View all community fees →
Community size
484
homes, as the community reports it
community record
560
completed homes on the county roll
Sarasota County property appraiser roll, read October 2026
578
recorded residential lots
Sarasota County property appraiser roll, read October 2026
These two figures are 14% apart. These two figures count different things and have not been reconciled. The roll counts parcels inside the boundary matched to this name; the community figure may cover plats the roll matched separately, or an association roster. Neither is presented here as the size of the community.
Amenities & lifestyle
- Community pool & tennis courts
- Lake & preserve views
- Gated entry · no CDD
- Low HOA fees
How Deer Creek compares
From the county records
$750,000
Median of 74 recorded sales since October 2023, the middle eighty percent between $349,000 and $1,050,000.
39%
Of the 560 matched residential units here claim a homestead exemption, which reads as a mix of homes claimed as a permanent residence and homes that are not.
Newest completion recorded 2010. The roll records no completions here in the last three years. Most of what trades is resale, though an absence of recent completions is not by itself proof a community is closed to new building.
Arm’s-length sales recorded with Sarasota County, read October 2026. Quitclaims, foreclosures, family transfers and pre-construction sales are excluded. Homestead requires the property to be a permanent residence, so the share carrying one is reported here as a share of matched residential units rather than as a count of who lives here. Homestead is a tax filing, not an occupancy count. A rented home can house full-time residents and will never carry the exemption, and an owner who lives here but never filed does not appear in it either. Read it as what share of matched residential units claim the exemption, not as who lives here.
At an estimated $2,338 a year in combined HOA and CDD, Deer Creek sits about 83% below the Sarasota median of $13,676, ranking 14 of the 90 Sarasota communities whose fees this site tracks. There is no CDD assessment here, which is what keeps that figure down.
Estimates from the same dataset behind the fee pages and the True Cost Index. Fees vary by lot size and sub-association, and change with each budget.
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Deer Creek FAQ
Can you still buy a new home in Deer Creek?+
Deer Creek is essentially sold out of new construction, so homes here come up as resale. I can set you up with alerts the moment one hits the market and give you an honest read on value before you offer.
What kind of homes are in Deer Creek?+
Deer Creek offers single family & villas. Attached homes carry an association that maintains the building itself, so the fee covers more than it would on a single-family home and the association's reserves matter to you directly. What a specific home includes, and what the association maintains, is set out in that community's documents and is worth reading before an offer rather than after.
What amenities does Deer Creek have?+
Deer Creek offers Community pool & tennis courts, Lake & preserve views, Gated entry · no CDD, Low HOA fees. Worth separating two things that often get blurred together: amenities the HOA maintains and which every owner pays for, and club or golf facilities that may require a separate membership on top. Which category each amenity falls into determines your actual annual cost, and it is set out in the community documents rather than in any listing.
What have homes in Deer Creek actually sold for?+
74 arm's-length sales have been recorded in Deer Creek since October 2023, at a median of $750,000. The middle eighty percent of those sales fell between $349,000 and $1,050,000, which is a better guide to the range than the extremes. These are prices recorded with Sarasota County, not asking prices, so they describe what buyers and sellers actually agreed. Figures read October 2026; quitclaims, foreclosures and family transfers are excluded.
Do people live in Deer Creek year round?+
39% of the 560 matched residential units in Deer Creek claim a homestead exemption, which Florida grants only on an owner's permanent residence, read from the Sarasota County roll in October 2026. That reads as a mix of homes claimed as a permanent residence and homes that are not. Homestead is a tax filing, not an occupancy count. A rented home can house full-time residents and will never carry the exemption, and an owner who lives here but never filed does not appear in it either. Read it as what share of matched residential units claim the exemption, not as who lives here.
Is Deer Creek still being built?+
The most recent home the county records in Deer Creek was completed in 2010, across 578 platted parcels of which 560 carry a finished home. The county records no completions in Deer Creek in the last three years, so what trades is resale. An absence of recent completions is not by itself proof that no further building is permitted. Build year matters more in Florida than buyers expect, because insurers weight roof age heavily and it drives what a property costs to carry rather than just what it costs to buy.
Does Deer Creek have an HOA or CDD fee?+
Deer Creek has an HOA fee estimated at $2,216 - $2,460 yearly, and the fee data for this community records no CDD assessment. A community development district bills through your property taxes rather than through the association, and its assessment can carry two separate components: debt service, which repays the bonds that funded roads, drainage and amenities, and an operations and maintenance charge, which does not end with the bonds. A community without a district avoids both as currently assessed. Figures are estimates, assessments are set annually, and both vary by home and phase, so confirm them for the specific address before relying on them.
What flood zone is Deer Creek in?+
The flood zone recorded for Deer Creek is X. Zones beginning A or V are the higher-risk categories, where a federally backed mortgage generally requires flood insurance, while zone X is lower risk and coverage is usually optional. Flood zone is assigned per property rather than per community though, and elevation can change both the requirement and the premium substantially, so get the zone and the elevation certificate for the exact address rather than relying on a community-level figure.
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