Home values, rents and more in the Lakeland metro area
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How the Lakeland metro compares
The typical home in the Lakeland metro area is worth about $296,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in the Lakeland metro are 21% below the typical value in Florida ($375,000) and 19% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in the Lakeland metro fell 2.2%, compared with −0.9% in Florida and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,814 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 14% below Florida ($2,115) and 6% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 1.0% over the past year.
The median household income is $65,978, against $74,568 in Florida and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 874,790 people live in the Lakeland metro (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
The Lakeland metro has the 348th-highest typical home value of the 923 metro areas in the United States and the 10th-lowest of 28 in Florida with Zillow figures.
Part of: Florida
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Nearby metro areas
Counties in the Lakeland metro
Cities in the Lakeland metro
- 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
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.