Momentum Housing Data · Home Values · Polk County
MARTIN ESTATES (LAKELAND, FL): 7 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, sellers accepted a median 80.3% of original asking; the median sale took 112 days (window ending 2026-08-02).
| Year | Median sold | Median $/sqft | Median DOM | Sold ÷ original ask | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $125,000 | $98 | 112 | 80.3% | 7 |
| 2025 | $122,500 | $106 | 38 | 90.3% | 6 |
| 2022 | $90,000 | $82 | 25 | 86.1% | 4 |
| 2016 | $40,000 | $42 | 113 | 84.3% | 4 |
Over the recorded series, MARTIN ESTATES’s median sold price moved from $40,000 (2016) to $125,000 (12 months ending 2026-08-02) — +212% over that span, with every year’s figure from recorded closings, not a model.
What actually trades here: 67% manufactured home - post 1977, 19% manufactured home, 10% mobile home - pre 1976, 3% single-family residence, 2% mobile home, with a median of 1,134 sq ft and a median price per square foot of $98 in the current window.
At MARTIN ESTATES’s $125,000 median and Polk County’s adopted 16.19 mills (FY2025-26), a home assessed at that price carries roughly $2,020 a year in property tax before exemptions, or about $1,350 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Since 2005, 24 MARTIN ESTATES listings were withdrawn, canceled, or expired without selling (5 so far in 2026) — overpricing is the recurring cause statewide. Over the recorded years, an average of 23% of MARTIN ESTATES listings ended without selling (withdrawn/canceled/expired); in 2026 that rate was 50%.
Cash bought 80% of recorded MARTIN ESTATES sales in the window ending 2026-06 (4 of 5) — a fact worth knowing before assuming every buyer needs an appraisal to close. The table above is the closed-sale record to price a MARTIN ESTATES home against; asking prices are an opening position, recorded closings are the value.
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Communities buyers shopping MARTIN ESTATES 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAKESIDE HILLS ESTATES | $107,500 | $88 | 30 | 4 |
| FOXWOOD LAKE ESTATES PH 01 | $171,750 | $127 | 56 | 36 |
| HIGHLAND FAIRWAYS PH 03B | $225,500 | $151 | 36 | 46 |
| LAKE GIBSON HILLS PH 03 | $259,500 | $204 | 40 | 4 |
| School | Level | FLDOE grade |
|---|---|---|
| Polk County Public Schools (verify by address) | Public | — |
| Confirm zoned elementary, middle, and high | By address | — |
| 55+ community, most buyers are not school-driven | 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 2015 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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