MLS data updated Jun 27, 2026
Winter Haven
Florida's Chain of Lakes City
Winter Haven, FL
Home to LEGOLAND Florida and the stunning Chain of Lakes, Winter Haven offers diverse waterfront living, a revitalized downtown, and strong value across all price points.
Median sold: $282K · Median days on market: 48 · Sold-to-list: 97.6% · Source: Stellar MLS
About 1.5 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 Winter Haven
Winter Haven is a lake town first, and everything about the market follows from that. The 24-lake Chain of Lakes is fully navigable by private boat, and the headline I keep coming back to with clients is the value gap: dockable chain frontage here runs a fraction of what comparable access costs on Orange County's Butler Chain. That's why I see remote workers and equity buyers from pricier markets, plus serious anglers, since Polk County is genuine bass-fishing country with tournament infrastructure to match.
This is a destination market, not an Orlando commuter suburb, fifty-plus miles out, so it rewards buyers who prioritize lifestyle over a daily drive: Polk County employees at Publix, Amazon, and AdventHealth, plus 55-plus retirees comparing Traditions to The Villages. On schools, don't stop at the district's B rating, the single fact most buyers miss is Chain of Lakes Collegiate High, where students can graduate with an associate's degree. Buy waterfront with eyes open: budget for dock inspection, flood insurance, and the lakefront premium. LEGOLAND drives real short-term-rental demand southeast near Lake Eloise, but underwrite that occupancy as seasonal, not Disney year-round.
— Ryan Solberg, Broker/Owner, MaxLife Realty
Under Contract
20 homes pending in Winter Haven · Avg. $273K
Winter Haven · 2nd Quarter 2026
1313 sales · Stellar MLS · last 12 mo
$282K
Median Sale Price
48 days
Median Days on Market
97.6%
Sold-to-List
$166
Median $/sqft
Recent Sales Map
60 recent individual sales in and around Winter Haven · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | 8,445 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $1,700,000 | $201 | — |
| — | — | 3,831 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $795,000 | $208 | — |
| — | — | 3,488 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $525,000 | $151 | — |
| — | — | 4,247 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $475,000 | $112 | — |
| — | — | 3,470 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $440,000 | $127 | — |
| — | — | 3,279 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $440,000 | $134 | — |
| — | — | 3,526 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $436,800 | $124 | — |
| — | — | 4,672 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $360,000 | $77 | — |
| — | — | 3,009 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $339,000 | $113 | — |
| — | — | 2,727 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $329,000 | $121 | — |
| — | — | 2,336 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $326,000 | $140 | — |
| — | — | 2,488 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $325,000 | $131 | — |
| — | — | 2,835 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $315,000 | $111 | — |
| — | — | 2,294 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $310,000 | $135 | — |
| — | — | 2,266 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $307,900 | $136 | — |
| — | — | 2,395 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $304,300 | $127 | — |
| — | — | 3,064 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $300,000 | $98 | — |
| — | — | 2,478 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $297,000 | $120 | — |
| — | — | 1,988 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $297,000 | $149 | — |
| — | — | 2,608 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $295,000 | $113 | — |
| — | — | 2,060 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $285,000 | $138 | — |
| — | — | 2,680 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $283,300 | $106 | — |
| — | — | 2,043 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $280,000 | $137 | — |
| — | — | 2,098 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $270,000 | $129 | — |
| — | — | 1,961 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $270,000 | $138 | — |
| — | — | 2,956 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $260,000 | $88 | — |
| — | — | 1,441 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $250,000 | $173 | — |
| — | — | 2,061 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $235,000 | $114 | — |
| — | — | 2,029 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $225,000 | $111 | — |
| — | — | 1,535 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $215,000 | $140 | — |
| — | — | 1,221 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $208,000 | $170 | — |
| — | — | 2,084 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $205,000 | $98 | — |
| — | — | 1,966 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $180,000 | $92 | — |
| — | — | 2,258 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $172,000 | $76 | — |
| — | — | 1,037 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $170,000 | $164 | — |
| — | — | 1,724 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $160,000 | $93 | — |
| — | — | 1,828 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $150,000 | $82 | — |
| — | — | 1,620 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $143,400 | $89 | — |
| — | — | 1,144 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $143,000 | $125 | — |
| — | — | 1,679 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $140,000 | $83 | — |
| — | — | 1,232 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $135,000 | $110 | — |
| — | — | 2,657 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $132,500 | $50 | — |
| — | — | 1,148 | — | 9/1/25 | — | $127,900 | $111 | — |
| — | — | 5,141 | — | 8/1/25 | — | $975,000 | $190 | — |
| — | — | 4,780 | — | 8/1/25 | — | $875,000 | $183 | — |
| — | — | 4,696 | — | 8/1/25 | — | $720,000 | $153 | — |
| — | — | 4,722 | — | 8/1/25 | — | $525,000 | $111 | — |
| — | — | 3,420 | — | 8/1/25 | — | $500,000 | $146 | — |
| — | — | 4,611 | — | 8/1/25 | — | $482,000 | $105 | — |
| — | — | 3,151 | — | 8/1/25 | — | $458,000 | $145 | — |
| — | — | 2,869 | — | 8/1/25 | — | $450,000 | $157 | — |
| — | — | 4,584 | — | 8/1/25 | — | $435,000 | $95 | — |
| — | — | 3,072 | — | 8/1/25 | — | $430,000 | $140 | — |
| — | — | 4,521 | — | 8/1/25 | — | $430,000 | $95 | — |
| — | — | 4,584 | — | 8/1/25 | — | $410,000 | $89 | — |
| — | — | 3,072 | — | 8/1/25 | — | $409,000 | $133 | — |
| — | — | 3,162 | — | 8/1/25 | — | $405,000 | $128 | — |
| — | — | 3,035 | — | 8/1/25 | — | $400,000 | $132 | — |
| — | — | 2,649 | — | 8/1/25 | — | $399,000 | $151 | — |
| — | — | 3,895 | — | 8/1/25 | — | $398,000 | $102 | — |
Currently For Sale
50 active listings in Winter Haven
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$219/sqft
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$150/sqft
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$227/sqft
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$84/sqft
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$103/sqft
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$141/sqft
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$206/sqft
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$185/sqft
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$149/sqft
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$163/sqft
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| Beds | Baths | Sq Ft | List Price | $/Sq Ft | DOM | Pool | Waterfront | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 0 | — | $138,000 | — | 210 | — | — | — |
| 3 | 2 | 1,666 | $364,500 | $219 | 1 | ✓ | — | — |
| 2 | 2 | 1,333 | $200,000 | $150 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 3 | 2 | 1,870 | $425,000 | $227 | 21 | ✓ | — | — |
| 5 | 2 | 2,200 | $185,000 | $84 | 44 | — | — | — |
| 5 | 2 | 1,747 | $179,900 | $103 | 124 | — | — | — |
| 3 | 2 | 2,309 | $325,000 | $141 | 165 | — | — | — |
| 2 | 2 | 1,396 | $225,000 | $161 | 28 | — | — | — |
| 3 | 2 | 1,140 | $234,900 | $206 | 271 | — | — | — |
| 3 | 2 | 1,513 | $279,900 | $185 | 1 | ✓ | — | — |
| 3 | 3 | 1,792 | $267,500 | $149 | 77 | — | — | Water |
| 3 | 2 | 1,901 | $309,900 | $163 | 19 | — | — | — |
| 3 | 3 | 2,631 | $379,800 | $144 | 9 | ✓ | — | — |
| 4 | 3 | 1,900 | $324,999 | $171 | 211 | — | — | — |
| 4 | 2 | 2,125 | $574,900 | $271 | 15 | — | — | — |
| 3 | 2 | 1,068 | $175,000 | $164 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 3 | 2 | 1,310 | $252,500 | $193 | 27 | — | — | — |
| 3 | 2 | 1,874 | $294,900 | $157 | 32 | — | — | Water |
| — | 0 | — | $179,000 | — | 0 | — | — | — |
| 3 | 2 | 1,075 | $260,000 | $242 | 145 | — | — | — |
| 3 | 2 | 1,847 | $267,000 | $145 | 75 | — | — | — |
| 2 | 2 | 1,131 | $224,900 | $199 | 26 | — | — | — |
| 6 | 4 | 2,883 | $240,000 | $83 | 56 | — | — | — |
| 4 | 3 | 3,020 | $799,900 | $265 | 97 | ✓ | — | — |
| 4 | 2 | 1,520 | $250,000 | $164 | 111 | ✓ | — | — |
| 5 | 5 | 2,626 | $589,500 | $224 | 18 | — | — | Water |
| 2 | 2 | 1,181 | $220,000 | $186 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 3 | 2 | 1,616 | $250,000 | $155 | 31 | — | — | — |
| 4 | 2 | 1,941 | $312,900 | $161 | 40 | ✓ | — | — |
| 3 | 2 | 1,556 | $283,999 | $183 | 42 | — | — | — |
| 4 | 2 | 1,778 | $389,950 | $219 | 19 | — | — | — |
| 3 | 2 | 1,467 | $369,950 | $252 | 19 | — | — | — |
| 3 | 2 | 1,460 | $274,000 | $188 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 5 | 2 | 2,992 | $410,000 | $137 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 4 | 3 | 2,378 | $429,900 | $181 | 52 | — | — | — |
| 4 | 2 | 2,032 | $384,900 | $189 | 52 | — | — | — |
| 3 | 2 | 2,032 | $385,000 | $189 | 58 | — | — | — |
| 4 | 2 | 1,851 | $305,000 | $165 | 13 | — | — | Water |
| 4 | 2 | 2,356 | $254,999 | $108 | 81 | — | — | — |
| 3 | 2 | 800 | $147,097 | $184 | 428 | — | — | — |
| 3 | 2 | 1,702 | $270,600 | $159 | 194 | — | — | — |
| 2 | 2 | 1,252 | $179,999 | $144 | 360 | — | — | — |
| — | 0 | — | $239,900 | — | 256 | — | ✓ | Lake Howard |
| 3 | 2 | 1,187 | $204,900 | $173 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2 | 2 | 1,344 | $140,000 | $104 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 4 | 3 | 3,086 | $570,000 | $185 | 43 | — | — | — |
| 4 | 2 | 2,639 | $414,000 | $157 | 45 | — | — | — |
| 3 | 2 | 1,728 | $239,900 | $139 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 6 | 5 | 3,020 | $459,000 | $152 | 120 | — | — | — |
| 5 | 4 | 3,040 | $399,999 | $132 | 132 | — | — | — |
Winter Haven Market — Common Questions
Is Winter Haven a buyer's or seller's market in 2026?+
Winter Haven is currently a seller's market with about 1.5 months of inventory. About 1.5 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 Winter Haven?+
Based on Florida Department of Revenue public records over the last 6 months, the median sale price in Winter Haven is approximately $282K, up about 6.6% from a year earlier.
How many homes are for sale in Winter Haven?+
There are currently 168 active listings in Winter Haven, with homes selling at roughly 109.4 per month. That works out to about 1.5 months of inventory.
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Report generated June 27, 2026 at 9:25 AM ET· Powered by Stellar MLS
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