Winter Haven Home Values (2026): What Houses Are Actually Selling For
Winter Haven, Polk County, Florida · Momentum Research · updated 2026-09-07
Homes in Winter Haven sold for a median of $308,400 over the last 12 months (828 recorded sales), $163 per square foot, and prices are down 2.4% year over year. The typical sale took 65 days to go under contract and closed at 95.0% of the original asking price. Long run: 12.3% a year since 2012 (median $61K then). No algorithm can price your specific house from that; a records-based valuation can. The data first, then how to get one.
Winter Haven home values year by year
Median recorded sale price, price per square foot, days to contract and sale-to-ask for every year we hold Winter Haven sales. The compound growth rate works out to 12.3% a year since 2012 (median $61K then).
| Year | Median sale | $/sq ft | Days to contract | Sale-to-ask | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | $60,773 | $45 | 62 | 88.9% | 23 |
| 2013 | $83,567 | $53 | 44 | 92.9% | 31 |
| 2014 | $83,775 | $54 | 47 | 92.3% | 81 |
| 2015 | $133,969 | $75 | 70 | 93.9% | 291 |
| 2016 | $153,483 | $82 | 59 | 94.4% | 565 |
| 2017 | $159,205 | $87 | 62 | 94.6% | 596 |
| 2018 | $178,605 | $98 | 68 | 97.5% | 59 |
| 2019 | $181,779 | $103 | 85 | 94.9% | 63 |
| 2021 | $251,380 | $146 | 6 | 100.6% | 66 |
| 2022 | $296,854 | $164 | 10 | 100.0% | 1,102 |
| 2023 | $299,112 | $176 | 18 | 98.4% | 439 |
| 2024 | $303,425 | $177 | 38 | 97.0% | 922 |
| 2025 | $298,957 | $170 | 62 | 95.3% | 937 |
| 2026 | $298,634 | $159 | 67 | 95.0% | 828 |
Where the Winter Haven market is tight, by price band
Months of supply is active inventory divided by the monthly sales pace; under about four months favors sellers, over six favors buyers. Find your band before you price.
Winter Haven home values by ZIP code
Active listings and list medians from our feeds today; the typical value and one-year change are Zillow’s ZHVI for the ZIP, which tracks the whole housing stock rather than only what sold.
| ZIP | Active listings | Median list | Typical value (ZHVI) | 1-yr change | Listings with a price cut |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33881 | 16 | $299,500 | $264,709 | -3.6% | 28% |
| 33884 | 10 | $496,700 | $297,369 | -2.8% | 26% |
| 33880 | 2 | $322,450 | $253,082 | -2.6% | 28% |
Home values by community in Winter Haven
The communities with the most recorded sales in the last 12 months. Each links to its own home-value page with the full price history.
| Community | Median sale | Year over year | Days to contract | Sales (12 mo) | Active |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VILLAMAR | $308,400 | +1.6% | 66 | 160 | 0 |
| VILLA MAR | $313,967 | -8.0% | 85 | 49 | 0 |
| HARBOR AT LAKE HENRY | $290,357 | -2.0% | 37 | 39 | 0 |
| HARMONY ON LAKE ELOISE | $316,990 | -6.6% | 106 | 31 | 0 |
| PEACE CREEK RESERVE 40'S | $283,990 | +3.1% | 25 | 27 | 0 |
| VILLA MAR 40'S | $298,740 | n/a | 14 | 22 | 0 |
| ASHTON COVEY | $409,990 | +2.5% | 17 | 0 | |
| CYPRESSWOOD PATIO HOMES | $252,500 | -14.1% | 82 | 15 | 0 |
| GARDEN GROVE OAKS | $166,000 | -3.8% | 102 | 15 | 0 |
| WILLOWBROOK NORTH | $320,000 | n/a | 63 | 15 | 0 |
| JAN PHYL VILLAGE | $224,000 | +1.8% | 21 | 13 | 0 |
| LAKE ASHTON WEST PH 01 | $379,900 | +11.7% | 141 | 13 | 0 |
What moves the sale price in Winter Haven beyond the medians
Cash paid for about 19% of recent Winter Haven closings. New construction was 46% of sales, which sets the ceiling on what resale buyers will pay for a comparable resale. Sellers have been closing at 95.0% of original asking, so the list price is a negotiation opener, not the number. Zillow’s ZIP metrics put the city’s price-to-income ratio near 4.68 and five-year appreciation near +3.8%. Property mix: Single Family Residence 87%, Manufactured Home - Post 1977 6%, Townhouse 2%. Condition, lot, roof age, insurance quote and the specific street’s last three closings move an individual house well outside these ranges.
What is my house worth in Winter Haven?
Not a number this page can give you, and not one an automated model can either: every value above is a median of many Winter Haven sales, and the spread inside it is wide. A records-based valuation pulls the recorded closings on your street and in your community, adjusts for size, condition, lot and what your home has that the comps do not, and comes back as a written range with a net sheet showing what you would clear at each price after commissions, Florida doc stamps, title and payoff. Momentum Realty does that for Winter Haven owners at no cost through the form below; the Messtimate gives a square-footage range in the meantime, and the seller net proceeds calculator runs the arithmetic on any price you are considering.
Selling in Winter Haven: next steps
- Best time of year to sell in Polk County
- Seller net proceeds calculator
- Polk County property tax rate and calculator (what a buyer will pay after your sale)
- Homes for sale in Winter Haven right now (your competition)
- Winter Haven housing market: live data and trends
- How to choose a listing agent in Winter Haven
- How Momentum sells homes
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Figures are recorded closed sales and active listings from the MLS feeds behind our Winter Haven pages, aggregated by Momentum Research as of 2026-09-07; ZIP typical values from Zillow (ZHVI). Community-level aggregates only; nothing on this page is a valuation of any specific property, an appraisal, or an offer. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed. EAB RE Investments LLC dba Momentum Realty, a licensed Florida real estate brokerage. Equal Housing Opportunity.