Lakeland, FL housing market

The latest available asking prices, rents, and inventory, with monthly and yearly trends. Figures describe DoorHunter’s sampled listings in this region, not every home in the city.

Market data as of October 11, 2026

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Boundaries: 2020 Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, approximations of postal ZIPs. Statistics cover captured listings inside the configured market, which may include only part of a ZIP.

How investment potential is compared

The balanced score weights percentiles within the current listing sample: 50% higher estimated gross rental yield, 25% lower median asking price, and 25% shorter median days on market. Ties receive the same rank. Only ZIPs with at least 5 usable listings for every component are compared; at least two must qualify. This sample floor does not establish statistical confidence.

Listing age is a liquidity proxy, not completed-sale speed. Scores compare this market and date only; they do not measure future returns, neighborhood quality, appreciation, or risk. Individual metric colors use the same relative ranking, with higher yield, lower price, or shorter listing age receiving greener colors.

Gross yields use each for-sale property's modeled monthly rent × 12 ÷ asking price, before expenses or financing. Price and asking-rent medians come from separate listing cohorts.

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Sorted by balanced investment potential. Sample counts appear below each statistic.
ZIP codePotentialAsking priceMonthly rentEst. gross yieldListing age
100 / 100$199,900n = 288$1,523n = 8410.00%n = 26347 daysn = 140
84 / 100$275,450n = 108$1,750n = 778.57%n = 103111 daysn = 9
75 / 100$330,000n = 90$2,080n = 257.69%n = 8050 daysn = 10
59 / 100$420,990n = 97$2,713n = 67.82%n = 7654 daysn = 33
55 / 100$360,990n = 43$2,075n = 48.55%n = 25321 daysn = 12
45 / 100$357,900n = 399$2,095n = 857.39%n = 352150 daysn = 70
41 / 100$379,900n = 287$2,200n = 577.64%n = 269211 daysn = 80
41 / 100$337,048n = 84$2,075n = 107.47%n = 79352 daysn = 28
36 / 100$350,000n = 180$1,800n = 267.14%n = 169157 daysn = 31
27 / 100$376,500n = 146$1,895n = 617.24%n = 119310 daysn = 13
23 / 100$444,500n = 62$2,100n = 326.97%n = 5667 daysn = 10
14 / 100$404,450n = 270$2,135n = 626.89%n = 244205 daysn = 47

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Asking rent by bedroom count

Compare the monthly rent of different home sizes.

Studio / 1 bedroom
$1,074
2 bedrooms
$1,400
3 bedrooms
$1,945
4 bedrooms
$2,290
5+ bedrooms
$2,773
Medians from separate bedroom groups, not the same homes. Bedroom-level sample counts are not available.

Captured listing inventory

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For sale
2,138
For rent
591
Counts cover captured active listings within the configured search area. They do not measure every available home in the city. Bars start at zero.

Current listing & rental details

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Purchase prices

Asking prices for active sale listings. The middle 50% range runs from the 25th to 75th percentile.

Median listing priceSample: 2,131 listings
$350,000
Middle 50% asking-price range
$285,450 to $440,000
Median price per square footSample: 2,126 listings
$191.53 / sq ft

Rental prices

Asking rents from a separate active rental cohort. Bedroom groups include only listings with a usable bedroom count.

Median monthly asking rentSample: 591 listings
$1,949
Middle 50% rent range
$1,550 to $2,300
Median monthly rent per square footSample: 557 listings
$1.32 / sq ft
Studio / 1 bedroom
$1,074
2 bedrooms
$1,400
3 bedrooms
$1,945
4 bedrooms
$2,290
5+ bedrooms
$2,773

Rental yields

Gross yield and cap rate use paired asking prices and modeled rents for sale listings. Cap rate deducts modeled operating expenses before financing and capital reserves.

Median estimated cap rateSample: 1,897 listings
4.59%
Median estimated gross rental yieldSample: 1,897 listings
7.61%
Monthly rent-to-price ratio
0.56%

Inventory

Counts reflect captured active listings within this region.

Active for-sale listings
2,138
Active rental listings
591

Listing age

Listing age among active for-sale listings with a usable days-on-market value. This is not time to a completed sale.

Median days on marketSample: 486 listings
78.5 days
Share listed more than 30 days
83.54%
Share listed more than 60 days
54.12%
Share listed more than 90 days
48.35%

Sales activity

Captured sales are a partial sample of transactions. Months of supply divides active sale listings by captured sales in the last 30 days; zero sales cannot establish supply.

Captured sales, last 30 days
176
Captured sales, last 90 days
794
Median sale price, last 90 daysSample: 794 listings
$330,000
Estimated months of supply
12.15 months
30-day absorption rate
8.23%

Underwriting scenarios

Medians of individual for-sale property scenarios using each listing’s own asking price and rent estimate. These are modeled results, not observed investment returns.

Median modeled monthly cash flowSample: 1,897 listings
-$697
Middle 50% cash-flow range
-$1,087 to -$403
Median modeled cash-on-cash return
-11.37%
Median debt-service coverage
0.68×
Median break-even occupancy
127.86%
Share with positive modeled cash flow
10.07%

Scenario assumptions: 20.00% down; 7.50% fixed interest for 30 years; 2.00% closing costs; 5.00% of scheduled rent for capital reserves. Management 10.00%, maintenance 5.00%, and vacancy 5.00% of scheduled rent; annual taxes and insurance 1.50% of asking price. No HOA, rehab, or appreciation is assumed. Break-even occupancy above 100% indicates the scenario cannot cover costs at the modeled rent.

Income, employment & housing

Economic data have not been published for this market yet.

How to read these numbers

Price and rent reflect distinct listing cohorts rather than paired properties. Modeled yields and cap rates apply standard operating expense baselines and exclude individual financing, income taxes, and future capital expenditures.

Compare published markets

Current published markets with the closest median asking prices, ordered by proportional price difference. This is a price comparison, not a ranking of investment quality:

  • Jacksonville, FL· $349,900 median listing price · $1,850 median monthly rent
  • Harrisburg, PA· $350,750 median listing price · $1,695 median monthly rent
  • Greensboro, NC· $352,120 median listing price · $1,795 median monthly rent
  • Houston, TX· $347,716 median listing price · $2,199 median monthly rent
  • Roanoke, VA· $345,000 median listing price · $1,700 median monthly rent

What these medians mean for a rental budget

The price and rent medians describe different listings. Combining them below is a hypothetical sensitivity exercise, not a representative property, observed return, or recommendation.

Using the latest available listing figures, with source data as of October 11, 2026.

At a $350,000 purchase and $1,949 monthly rent, assume 25% down, a 7.5% fixed mortgage for 30 years, 5% vacancy, operating costs equal to 30% of scheduled rent, and a separate 5% capital reserve. These expense and financing assumptions are illustrative, not measured local costs.

Rent collected after vacancy
$1,852
Operating costs
$585
Capital reserve
$97
Monthly principal and interest
$1,835
Illustrative monthly cash flow
-$666

Replace the teaching assumptions with actual taxes, insurance, HOA fees, maintenance, vacancy, and loan terms in the rental property cash flow calculator. This example excludes income taxes, appreciation, and acquisition costs.

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