Momentum Housing Data · Home Values · Polk County
CRYSTAL SHORES (LAKELAND, FL): 3 recorded closings in the 12 months ending 2026-08-02, a 4-year price record, and the year-by-year record — every number from recorded MLS closings, none from an estimate model.
In the current window, median closings ran near original asking (100.0%); the median sale took 16 days (window ending 2026-08-02).
| Year | Median sold | Median $/sqft | Median DOM | Sold ÷ original ask | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $290,000 | $193 | 16 | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2022 | $190,000 | $171 | 2 | 102.7% | 3 |
| 2017 | $108,000 | $80 | 31 | 99.3% | 7 |
| 2013 | $100,000 | $75 | 7 | 97.7% | 3 |
Over the recorded series, CRYSTAL SHORES’s median sold price moved from $100,000 (2013) to $290,000 (12 months ending 2026-08-02) — +190% over that span, with every year’s figure from recorded closings, not a model.
What actually trades here: 100% single-family residence, with a median of 1,503 sq ft and a median price per square foot of $193 in the current window.
At CRYSTAL SHORES’s $290,000 median and Polk County’s adopted 16.19 mills (FY2025-26), a home assessed at that price carries roughly $4,690 a year in property tax before exemptions, or about $4,020 with the full Florida homestead exemption — a buyer’s first-year figure; a long-time owner’s Save Our Homes cap can be far lower, which is one reason resale taxes jump at closing. Municipal and special-district millage varies inside the county; see the Polk County tax page.
Since 2005, 43 CRYSTAL SHORES listings were withdrawn, canceled, or expired without selling — overpricing is the recurring cause statewide. Over the recorded years, an average of 61% of CRYSTAL SHORES listings ended without selling (withdrawn/canceled/expired); in 2025 that rate was 33%.
Cash bought 0% of recorded CRYSTAL SHORES sales in the window ending 2026-06 (0 of 4) — a fact worth knowing before assuming every buyer needs an appraisal to close. The table above is the closed-sale record to price a CRYSTAL SHORES home against; asking prices are an opening position, recorded closings are the value.
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Communities buyers shopping CRYSTAL SHORES are also weighing (same ZIP), each on its own recorded 12-month closings. A median well above the neighbors is a ceiling to price against; well below is where the value argument lives.
| Community | Median sold | Median $/sqft | Median DOM | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIXIELAND REV | $290,927 | $221 | 96 | 13 |
| W F HALLAM & COS FARMING & TRUCKING LANDS | $315,000 | $182 | 22 | 11 |
| HONEYTREE NORTH | $263,900 | $212 | 53 | 9 |
| SHORE ACRES LAKE BONNY ADD PB 15 PG 8 | $245,000 | $191 | 41 | 5 |
More CRYSTAL SHORES: full community guide & homes for sale · choosing an agent here · should you sell now (statewide data) · what selling costs · cash offer vs. listing
Based on Stellar MLS data distributed by MLS GRID for the period 2005 through 2026. Compiled from recorded MLS closings; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Figures are medians for the stated windows and change as new sales record; individual homes vary widely. No automated valuation for any specific property appears on this page. Equal Housing Opportunity. © 2026 Move With Momentum LLC — brokerage licensed in FL and GA. Disclosures
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