MLS data updated Jun 27, 2026
Lakeland
Polk County's Largest City on the I-4 Corridor
Lakeland, FL
Central Florida's inland powerhouse, with Florida Southern College's Frank Lloyd Wright campus, a thriving arts scene, diverse neighborhoods, and a central position between Orlando and Tampa.
Median sold: $319K · Median days on market: 37 · Sold-to-list: 97.8% · Source: Stellar MLS
About 0.6 months of inventory — homes are selling faster than new ones come on the market, so sellers hold the leverage (under 4 months = seller's market).
Aggregate statistics from recent Stellar MLS closed sales and live MLS inventory. A market read, not an appraisal of any home or a listing of individual sales.
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Ryan's Take on Lakeland
Lakeland is Polk County's economic anchor, and that changes how the market behaves. Unlike smaller Polk towns that empty out toward Orlando and Tampa every morning, most people here work locally, at Publix headquarters, Lakeland Regional and AdventHealth, or Florida Polytechnic. That employment base makes demand steadier and less tied to commuter cycles than buyers expect from a city this affordable.
What I sell on is the combination you rarely get together: genuine downtown character around Lake Morton, more than forty lakes inside city limits, and A-rated high schools at Lakeland, George Jenkins, and Santa Fe. For families priced out of Seminole County, those schools are the real draw, often at meaningfully lower prices. The neighborhoods each have a job to do: downtown for walkable urban living with revitalization upside, Lake Parker for waterfront, Kathleen for established family value, North Lakeland for new construction. Against Winter Haven, Lakeland trades premium lakefront prestige for urban amenities, school quality, and a deeper local job market.
— Ryan Solberg, Broker/Owner, MaxLife Realty
Under Contract
20 homes pending in Lakeland · Avg. $223K
Lakeland · 2nd Quarter 2026
3022 sales · Stellar MLS · last 12 mo
$319K
Median Sale Price
37 days
Median Days on Market
97.8%
Sold-to-List
$189
Median $/sqft
Recent Sales Map
60 recent individual sales in and around Lakeland · FL public records · no addresses published
Approximate sale locations — dots are offset ±1 home for privacy
| Beds | Baths | Sq Ft | Listed | Sold ▼ | List Price | Sold Price | $/Sq Ft | DOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | 4,233 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $830,000 | $196 | — |
| — | — | 3,867 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $815,000 | $211 | — |
| — | — | 4,923 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $795,000 | $161 | — |
| — | — | 3,442 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $685,000 | $199 | — |
| — | — | 4,772 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $640,000 | $134 | — |
| — | — | 3,740 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $625,000 | $167 | — |
| — | — | 3,941 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $585,000 | $148 | — |
| — | — | 3,973 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $548,000 | $138 | — |
| — | — | 4,998 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $540,000 | $108 | — |
| — | — | 3,690 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $530,000 | $144 | — |
| — | — | 3,372 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $525,000 | $156 | — |
| — | — | 3,156 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $520,000 | $165 | — |
| — | — | 3,463 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $515,000 | $149 | — |
| — | — | 3,300 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $490,000 | $148 | — |
| — | — | 3,530 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $480,000 | $136 | — |
| — | — | 3,348 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $475,000 | $142 | — |
| — | — | 3,314 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $465,000 | $140 | — |
| — | — | 2,522 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $463,000 | $184 | — |
| — | — | 2,231 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $455,000 | $204 | — |
| — | — | 3,064 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $433,500 | $141 | — |
| — | — | 2,943 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $425,000 | $144 | — |
| — | — | 3,642 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $415,000 | $114 | — |
| — | — | 1,754 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $405,000 | $231 | — |
| — | — | 2,076 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $400,000 | $193 | — |
| — | — | 1,728 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $400,000 | $231 | — |
| — | — | 2,541 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $395,000 | $155 | — |
| — | — | 3,209 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $395,000 | $123 | — |
| — | — | 2,309 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $395,000 | $171 | — |
| — | — | 1,885 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $390,000 | $207 | — |
| — | — | 2,547 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $389,900 | $153 | — |
| — | — | 2,715 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $389,000 | $143 | — |
| — | — | 2,128 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $388,000 | $182 | — |
| — | — | 3,452 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $386,700 | $112 | — |
| — | — | 2,811 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $385,000 | $137 | — |
| — | — | 2,468 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $385,000 | $156 | — |
| — | — | 2,414 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $380,000 | $157 | — |
| — | — | 2,534 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $380,000 | $150 | — |
| — | — | 2,148 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $375,000 | $175 | — |
| — | — | 2,713 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $365,000 | $135 | — |
| — | — | 2,642 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $365,000 | $138 | — |
| — | — | 2,408 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $360,000 | $150 | — |
| — | — | 1,636 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $358,000 | $219 | — |
| — | — | 2,955 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $352,500 | $119 | — |
| — | — | 1,635 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $350,000 | $214 | — |
| — | — | 2,000 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $347,500 | $174 | — |
| — | — | 1,934 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $346,800 | $179 | — |
| — | — | 2,775 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $345,000 | $124 | — |
| — | — | 2,484 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $340,000 | $137 | — |
| — | — | 2,476 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $339,900 | $137 | — |
| — | — | 2,729 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $339,000 | $124 | — |
| — | — | 2,336 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $335,000 | $143 | — |
| — | — | 2,706 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $333,500 | $123 | — |
| — | — | 1,140 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $330,000 | $289 | — |
| — | — | 1,639 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $322,500 | $197 | — |
| — | — | 1,874 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $317,000 | $169 | — |
| — | — | 2,397 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $315,000 | $131 | — |
| — | — | 2,510 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $315,000 | $125 | — |
| — | — | 1,816 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $310,000 | $171 | — |
| — | — | 2,408 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $310,000 | $129 | — |
| — | — | 3,936 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $305,000 | $77 | — |
Currently For Sale
50 active listings in Lakeland
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$279/sqft
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| Beds | Baths | Sq Ft | List Price | $/Sq Ft | DOM | Pool | Waterfront | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1,160 | $399,000 | $344 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 4 | 3 | 3,384 | $799,000 | $236 | 0 | ✓ | — | — |
| 3 | 2 | 1,457 | $288,000 | $198 | 100 | — | — | — |
| 2 | 2 | 1,158 | $125,000 | $108 | 119 | — | — | — |
| 4 | 3 | 1,730 | $195,000 | $113 | 111 | — | — | — |
| 3 | 2 | 1,331 | $272,999 | $205 | 226 | — | — | — |
| 3 | 2 | 1,650 | $459,900 | $279 | 6 | — | — | — |
| 4 | 2 | 1,862 | $269,000 | $144 | 21 | — | — | — |
| 2 | 1 | 988 | $345,000 | $349 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 4 | 4 | 2,603 | $330,000 | $127 | 1 | — | ✓ | Water |
| 4 | 2 | 1,660 | $325,000 | $196 | 127 | — | — | — |
| 3 | 2 | 1,404 | $180,000 | $128 | 24 | — | — | — |
| 2 | 2 | 1,272 | $124,900 | $98 | 40 | — | — | — |
| 3 | 2 | 1,273 | $255,000 | $200 | 94 | — | — | — |
| 4 | 3 | 2,048 | $359,900 | $176 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 6 | 5 | 3,204 | $449,900 | $140 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 2 | 2 | 885 | $245,000 | $277 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 3 | 2 | 1,440 | $225,000 | $156 | 1 | — | ✓ | Pelican Lake |
| 6 | 3 | 2,614 | $379,999 | $145 | 29 | — | — | — |
| 3 | 3 | 2,876 | $650,000 | $226 | 119 | — | — | Water |
| 3 | 2 | 1,560 | $245,000 | $157 | 7 | — | — | — |
| 5 | 4 | 2,051 | $269,000 | $131 | 73 | ✓ | — | — |
| 2 | 2 | 960 | $138,000 | $144 | 42 | — | — | — |
| 2 | 2 | 1,026 | $274,900 | $268 | 5 | ✓ | — | — |
| 3 | 2 | 1,419 | $325,000 | $229 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 3 | 2 | 2,588 | $634,900 | $245 | 23 | — | — | — |
| 2 | 1 | 895 | $199,900 | $223 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 3 | 3 | 1,482 | $175,000 | $118 | 1 | — | — | Water |
| 3 | 2 | 1,243 | $230,000 | $185 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 4 | 3 | 1,730 | $185,000 | $107 | 270 | — | — | — |
| 5 | 3 | 2,520 | $349,000 | $138 | 132 | — | ✓ | Water |
| 3 | 2 | 2,761 | $389,000 | $141 | 6 | — | — | — |
| 2 | 2 | 916 | $109,000 | $119 | 14 | — | — | — |
| 6 | 3 | 2,012 | $325,000 | $162 | 87 | — | — | — |
| 4 | 2 | 1,817 | $299,990 | $165 | 95 | — | — | — |
| 3 | 3 | 1,482 | $150,000 | $101 | 34 | — | — | — |
| 3 | 2 | 1,085 | $252,000 | $232 | 231 | — | — | — |
| 2 | 1 | 1,024 | $215,000 | $210 | 143 | — | — | — |
| 4 | 2 | 1,918 | $310,000 | $162 | 14 | — | — | — |
| 4 | 3 | 1,421 | $274,999 | $194 | 18 | ✓ | — | — |
| 5 | 4 | 2,835 | $329,900 | $116 | 47 | — | — | — |
| 3 | 2 | 1,355 | $305,000 | $225 | 3 | ✓ | — | — |
| 3 | 2 | 1,314 | $294,900 | $224 | 242 | — | — | — |
| 2 | 2 | 905 | $214,900 | $237 | 150 | — | — | — |
| 4 | 3 | 2,481 | $450,000 | $181 | 6 | — | — | — |
| 4 | 2 | 1,817 | $313,000 | $172 | 65 | — | — | — |
| — | 0 | — | $569,000 | — | 217 | — | — | — |
| 4 | 4 | 1,764 | $435,000 | $247 | 8 | — | — | — |
| 4 | 4 | 1,985 | $259,000 | $130 | 59 | — | — | — |
| 2 | 1 | 792 | $239,900 | $303 | 182 | — | — | — |
Lakeland Market — Common Questions
Is Lakeland a buyer's or seller's market in 2026?+
Lakeland is currently a seller's market with about 0.6 months of inventory. About 0.6 months of inventory — homes are selling faster than new ones come on the market, so sellers hold the leverage (under 4 months = seller's market).
What is the median home sale price in Lakeland?+
Based on Florida Department of Revenue public records over the last 6 months, the median sale price in Lakeland is approximately $319K, up about 2.9% from a year earlier.
How many homes are for sale in Lakeland?+
There are currently 141 active listings in Lakeland, with homes selling at roughly 251.8 per month. That works out to about 0.6 months of inventory.
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Report generated June 27, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET· Powered by Stellar MLS
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