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Lake Alfred, FL (33850) housing scorecard.

Home value, rent, cap rate, 5-year growth, price versus incomes and our 0 to 100 Momentum Market Score for ZIP 33850, free, from Zillow, Realtor.com and Census data.

Sources: Zillow, Realtor.com, U.S. Census, Freddie Mac/FRED. Score by Momentum Realty (methodology).
Updated 2026-08-01
59/ 100
Momentum Market Score
Buyer value
Lake Alfred, FL (33850) is leaning to the buyer on price and leverage.

The typical home costs about 5.76 times the local median income, about 15.2% richer than the Florida norm, so value is stretched here. Gross rent yield is around 8.02%. Values are up roughly 5.0% a year over the last five years. Owning the typical home at today's 6.52% 30-year rate takes about 35.0% of a median income in principal and interest, the affordability squeeze in one number. About 32.9% of listings have cut their price.

$310,438
Home value
1yr -1.7%
5.0%
5yr growth/yr
ZHVI CAGR
$2,074
Median rent
monthly (ZORI)
8.02%
Cap rate
gross yield
5.76x
Price to income
value vs incomes
+15.2%
Over/undervalued
vs FL norm
35.0%
Affordability
income to own/yr
104
Days on market
median (Realtor)
32.9%
Price cuts
share of listings
$53,877
Median income
household (Census)
9,825
Population
Census ACS
22
New listings
last month

Typical home value, last 13 months

What drives the score

Cheapness vs income28
Price-cut leverage92
Inventory growth82
Affordability28
Rent yield81

Each bar ranks this ZIP against every other Florida ZIP (0 = lowest, 100 = highest) on that input, then weighted into the score. Full methodology.

Common questions

Is Lake Alfred, FL (33850) a buyer's or seller's market?

By the Momentum Market Score, Lake Alfred, FL (33850) reads buyer value (59 out of 100), meaning it is leaning to the buyer on price and leverage. The score blends value versus incomes, price cuts, inventory growth, affordability and rent yield.

What is the typical home value in Lake Alfred?

About $310,438 (Zillow Home Value Index, 2026-08-01), up roughly 5.0% a year over five years.

Where does this data come from?

Zillow Research (home value, rent), Realtor.com (days on market, listings), U.S. Census (income, population), Freddie Mac via FRED (rate). Score and derived metrics by Momentum Realty, methodology here.

Data: Zillow Research, Realtor.com, U.S. Census Bureau ACS, and Freddie Mac 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Average [MORTGAGE30US] via FRED. Score by Momentum Realty.

Housing distress & ownership in ZIP 33850

Who owns here, how much is not owner-occupied, and how much for-sale inventory is under distress.

Active inventory in distress
3.64%
4 of 110 listings · short sale 4
Months of supply
4.8
balanced · active inventory ÷ sales pace (trailing 12 mo)
Out-of-state owners
11.9%
mailing address outside FL
Non-homestead
57.1%
not owner-occupied (investor/2nd-home proxy)
Median just value
$192,861
5,273 parcels
Median owner tenure
1 yrs
years since the home last sold (county tax roll)
Owners at 2× their price
1.7%
today’s just value is at least double the last sale price
Median closed sale price — $333,975 · ▼ 1.3% yr (12-mo rolling)
Distress share trend — 3.64% now (2026-08-10 → 2026-08-12)

Source: Momentum Realty Research. Ownership & parcels from the FL DOR 2025 tax roll; distress from MLS active-listing status/remarks; price from MLS closed sales. Listing information provided by the Florida Gulf Coast Multiple Listing Service, Inc. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed by the MLS to be accurate. Based on Stellar MLS data distributed by MLS GRID for the period August 2026 through August 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

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