Momentum Housing Data · Home Values · Polk County
LAKES AT LAUREL HIGHLANDS (LAKELAND, FL): 5 recorded closings in the 12 months ending 2026-08-02, a 9-year price record, and sales split by price band and home size — every number from recorded MLS closings, none from an estimate model.
In the current window, sellers accepted a median 93.3% of original asking; the median sale took 95 days; new construction was 60.0% of recorded sales — builder pricing competes with resales here (window ending 2026-08-02).
| Year | Median sold | Median $/sqft | Median DOM | Sold ÷ original ask | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $365,000 | $175 | 95 | 93.3% | 5 |
| 2025 | $374,990 | $191 | 31 | 99.8% | 33 |
| 2024 | $361,996 | $194 | 29 | 98.4% | 75 |
| 2023 | $380,000 | $183 | 26 | 97.4% | 7 |
| 2022 | $334,990 | $178 | 0 | 100.0% | 23 |
| 2021 | $266,180 | $151 | 0 | 100.8% | 4 |
| 2019 | $248,000 | $95 | 39 | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2017 | $198,999 | $109 | 157 | 95.5% | 12 |
| 2016 | $230,990 | $101 | 17 | 97.5% | 5 |
Over the recorded series, LAKES AT LAUREL HIGHLANDS’s median sold price moved from $230,990 (2016) to $365,000 (12 months ending 2026-08-02) — +58% over that span, with every year’s figure from recorded closings, not a model.
The recorded series starts in 2016 at $230,990. The 2020–22 run-up did what it did everywhere — LAKES AT LAUREL HIGHLANDS’s median moved +35% from 2019 to 2022. Against the 2023 peak of $380,000, the current median stands at -4%. Annual sales volume here has ranged from 0 to 75 closings a year (10-yr average 16.6).
What actually trades here: 96% single-family residence, 4% ?, with a median of 1,828 sq ft and a median price per square foot of $175 in the current window.
Of the 90 recorded LAKES AT LAUREL HIGHLANDS closings since 2024, half landed between $345,044 and $388,745 (the middle two quartiles); the lowest recorded sale was $310,000 and the highest $421,000. If your home sits outside the middle band, the reason usually shows up in the size table below before it shows up in condition.
| Sold price band | Share of closings | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Under $325,000 | 4 (4%) | |
| $325,000 – $350,000 | 26 (29%) | |
| $350,000 – $375,000 | 29 (32%) | |
| $375,000 – $400,000 | 15 (17%) | |
| None and up | 16 (18%) |
The same recorded closings, split into thirds by living area. Find the row your home falls in: the $/sqft figure times your square footage is the recorded-sales bracket for homes like yours here — a starting range from real closings, not a valuation of your specific property. Smaller homes here have been selling at a higher price per square foot than larger ones ($198 vs $152) — the usual pattern, since lot, kitchen and baths do not scale with floor area.
| Size group | Median $/sqft | Median sold | Sold range | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smaller homes 1,672–1,828 sq ft | $198 | $341,992 | $310,000 – $368,000 | 30 |
| Mid-size homes 1,828–2,601 sq ft | $192 | $363,990 | $336,990 – $407,990 | 30 |
| Larger homes 2,601–2,708 sq ft | $152 | $395,997 | $360,000 – $421,000 | 30 |
At LAKES AT LAUREL HIGHLANDS’s $365,000 median and Polk County’s adopted 16.19 mills (FY2025-26), a home assessed at that price carries roughly $5,910 a year in property tax before exemptions, or about $5,230 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 2017, 15 LAKES AT LAUREL HIGHLANDS listings were withdrawn, canceled, or expired without selling (2 so far in 2026) — overpricing is the recurring cause statewide. Over the recorded years, an average of 8% of LAKES AT LAUREL HIGHLANDS listings ended without selling (withdrawn/canceled/expired); in 2025 that rate was 13%. Momentum’s market-heat index for LAKES AT LAUREL HIGHLANDS reads 24/100 (computed from DOM, sale-to-list, and absorption; 2020–21 peaked in the 70s here).
Cash bought 0% of recorded LAKES AT LAUREL HIGHLANDS sales in the window ending 2026-06 (0 of 7) — a fact worth knowing before assuming every buyer needs an appraisal to close. The table above is the closed-sale record to price a LAKES AT LAUREL HIGHLANDS home against; asking prices are an opening position, recorded closings are the value.
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Communities buyers shopping LAKES AT LAUREL HIGHLANDS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHEPHERD SOUTH | $363,000 | $233 | 21 | 7 |
| HATCHER ROAD ESTATES | $367,850 | $179 | 25 | 4 |
| STONEY CREEK | $380,000 | $193 | 43 | 6 |
| LAKESIDE PRESERVE | $383,095 | $199 | 18 | 49 |
| School | Level | FLDOE grade |
|---|---|---|
| Polk County Public Schools (verify by address) | Public | — |
| Confirm zoned elementary, middle, and high | By address | — |
| Magnet and choice options may apply | Choice | — |
Assignments and grades as recorded/published; both change — verify current zoning with the district before relying on it. Grades are the state’s official FLDOE ratings, reported as published.
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Based on Stellar MLS data distributed by MLS GRID for the period 2016 through 2025. 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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