Home values, rents and more in Polk County, FL
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Polk County, FL compares
The typical home in Polk County, FL is worth about $296,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Polk County, FL are about the same as the typical value in the Lakeland metro area ($296,000) and 19% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Polk County, FL fell 2.2%, compared with −2.2% in the Lakeland metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,814 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), about the same as the Lakeland metro area ($1,814) and 6% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 1.1% over the past year.
The median household income is $65,978, against $65,978 in the Lakeland metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 874,790 people live in Polk County, FL (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
Polk County, FL has the 30th-lowest typical home value of the 67 counties in Florida with Zillow figures.
Part of: Lakeland metro area · Florida
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Nearby counties
Cities in Polk County, FL
- Lakeland, FL $309,000
- Winter Haven, FL $272,000
- Haines City, FL $293,000
- Bartow, FL $276,000
- Auburndale, FL $304,000
- Lake Wales, FL $240,000
- Highland City, FL $262,000
- Davenport, FL $339,000
- Lake Alfred, FL $306,000
- Dundee, FL $262,000
- Fort Meade, FL $226,000
- Mulberry, FL $284,000
- Eagle Lake, FL $280,000
- Frostproof, FL $217,000
- Polk City, FL $250,000
- Lake Hamilton, FL $290,000
- Babson Park, FL $228,000
- Hillcrest Heights, FL $257,000
- Homeland, FL $206,000
- Highland Park, FL $336,000
ZIP codes in Polk County, FL
- 33801 · Lakeland $231,000
- 33803 · Lakeland $286,000
- 33805 · Lakeland $229,000
- 33809 · Lakeland $311,000
- 33810 · Lakeland $315,000
- 33811 · Lakeland $335,000
- 33812 · Lakeland $373,000
- 33813 · Lakeland $369,000
- 33815 · Lakeland $181,000
- 33823 · Auburndale $304,000
- 33827 · Lake Wales $302,000
- 33830 · Bartow $275,000
- 33837 · Davenport $335,000
- 33838 · Dundee $264,000
- 33839 · Eagle Lake $284,000
- 33840 · Eaton Park $189,000
- 33841 · Fort Meade $226,000
- 33843 · Frostproof $194,000
- 33844 · Haines City $292,000
- 33849 · Lakeland $389,000
- 33850 · Lake Alfred $306,000
- 33851 · Lake Hamilton $309,000
- 33853 · Lake Wales $219,000
- 33854 · Lake Wales $88,117
- 33855 · Lake Wales $292,000
- 33859 · Lake Wales $271,000
- 33860 · Mulberry $285,000
- 33868 · Polk City $248,000
- 33880 · Winter Haven $251,000
- 33881 · Winter Haven $263,000
- 33884 · Winter Haven $295,000
- 33897 · Davenport $341,000
- 33898 · Lake Wales $248,000
- 34759 · Poinciana $276,000
Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.