Haines City
Housing Market

City market report · Polk County · 5 ZIP codes

Median sale price $310,240, down 3.2% year over year, with homes going under contract in about 59 days, 1 homes on the market.

42 communities reporting903 sales analyzedRefreshed twice dailyMomentum Score 49
Live Market Pulse
49/100
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Buyer's Opportunity
About 4 months of supply — room to negotiate. Recalculated every day from licensed MLS data · last refresh September 15, 2026 at 7:33 PM ET.
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Price
$310K
Median sold · 12 moConfidence: High
down 3.2% vs the prior 12 months
-3.2%
1-yr price change
n = 903 recent sales
$171/sf
Sold $/sqft · 12 mo
Polk County: $174 · -2.3% vs prior yr
95.8%
Sale vs ask
Polk County: 95.6% · -0.5pp vs prior yr
$298K
Polk County home value
Zillow ZHVI, monthly · -2.7% vs a year ago
Tempo
4.0mo
Supply
3 to 6 months is the balanced band
59days
Median DOM · closed
Polk County: 58 days · -17.0 days vs prior yr
0%
Under contract
Polk County: 12%
1 · 1 ▼8
For sale · pending
live counts, refreshed twice daily
3
Sold · last 12 mo
closed across all tracked communities · -25.1% vs prior yr
Market context
26%
Listings with price cuts
Polk County · Zillow · +0.2pp vs prior month
5,166
County for-sale inventory
Zillow, monthly · -0.5% vs prior month
79%
New construction
share of recent sales · -4.5pp vs prior yr
11%
Cash buyers
share of sales · peak 27% · +1.8pp vs prior yr
49/100
Momentum score
Buyer's Opportunity
Economy & people · county layer
$63,644
Median household income
U.S. Census ACS, county
760,961
County population
+13.8% since 2018
4.7×
Price to income
county home value vs median income
70%
Owner-occupied
U.S. Census ACS, county
$1,769/yr
Median property tax
county, ACS
Licensed FL MLSZillow ResearchU.S. Census ACSPublic records
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Today's Take · September 15, 2026
Jon Brooks
Jon Brooks
Co-Founder, Momentum Realty · CEO, Momentum Research
Housing Market Analyst

Inventory sits at 4.0 months of supply — balanced by the 3-to-6-month balanced benchmark, and 0% of listed homes are already under contract. Prices are down 3.2% versus the prior year, but sellers are still collecting 95.8% of asking. Taken together, the data points to a broadly balanced market where preparation decides who wins.

What It Means

Who has leverage right now

BUYER'S SELLER'S 49
Momentum Score
Buyer leverage51
Seller leverage49

Leverage scores are derived from the Momentum Score (supply, demand, speed, pricing power, and trend). Right now the data favors neither side decisively.

Momentum Outlook
  • Prices — balanced supply argues for a sideways market; condition and pricing decide individual outcomes.
  • Inventory — building over the tracked window; watch whether that holds through the season.
  • Negotiating power — buyers gain ground as 0% of inventory sits under contract.
  • Mortgage sensitivity — at 4.7× income, this market is moderately sensitive to rate moves; rate relief tends to show up in demand here quickly.

Derived from current Haines City data, not a prediction or guarantee. Markets move; talk to an agent before acting on any single reading.

Neighborhood Heat Map

Where Haines City is hot — and where it isn't

Each dot is a community (23 shown, sized by sales volume rank). Click any dot to open its full neighborhood guide.

Analysis

The read on Haines City

The median sale price across Haines City currently stands at $310,240, down 3.2% from a year ago. Buyers are paying a median of $171 per square foot. The typical home goes under contract in about 59 days. Sellers are capturing 95.8% of their original asking price on average.

There are 1 active listings on the market, with 1 more already under contract. At the current sales pace that works out to 4.0 months of supply — roughly balanced conditions by the standard six-month benchmark. 3 homes closed here over the trailing 12 months.

Zillow's home value index for Polk County stands at $298,058. About 26% of listings county-wide have taken a price cut — a useful gauge of seller flexibility.

Weighing supply, demand, speed, pricing power, and trend together, the Momentum Score for Haines City is 49 of 100 — buyer's opportunity territory. This page recalculates every day as new MLS data lands, so the numbers above reflect the market as of September 15, 2026.

Trends & History

Haines City since 2014 — and where it’s heading

A median home here sold for $138,885 in 2014 and $309,022 over the last recorded year — 123% appreciation across 12 years of recorded sales. Cash buyers took 11% of recent sales, down from a 27% peak.

Median sale price · 2014–2026 (4,477 recorded sales)

$135K$236K$337K$309K2014: $139K2015: $149K2016: $154K2017: $170K2019: $204K2021: $273K2022: $322K2023: $333K2024: $330K2025: $324K2026: $309K20142016202120242026

Days on market by year

7d55d103d61d2014: 11d2015: 61d2016: 64d2017: 68d2019: 102d2021: 9d2022: 14d2023: 19d2024: 55d2025: 78d2026: 61d20142016202120242026

Cash buyers · share of sales

9%18%28%11%2016: 27%2017: 27%2018: 25%2019: 18%2020: 19%2021: 14%2022: 18%2023: 13%2024: 12%2025: 9%2026: 11%20162018202120242026

Home value trend · Polk County (Zillow ZHVI)

$298K$302K$307K$298KJul '25: $306KAug '25: $305KSep '25: $304KOct '25: $303KNov '25: $302KDec '25: $302KJan '26: $302KFeb '26: $302KMar '26: $301KApr '26: $301KMay '26: $300KJun '26: $299KJul '26: $298KJul '25Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Jul '26

For-sale inventory · county (Zillow)

5,0565,3545,6515,166Jul '25: 5,640Aug '25: 5,549Sep '25: 5,428Oct '25: 5,342Nov '25: 5,265Dec '25: 5,136Jan '26: 5,084Feb '26: 5,068Mar '26: 5,193Apr '26: 5,212May '26: 5,227Jun '26: 5,190Jul '26: 5,166Jul '25Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Jul '26

Daily active vs pending · Polk County (MLS)

1,6843,8295,973Aug 03 · Active: 5,584Aug 04 · Active: 5,523Aug 05 · Active: 5,552Aug 06 · Active: 5,566Aug 07 · Active: 5,587Aug 08 · Active: 5,593Aug 09 · Active: 5,599Aug 10 · Active: 5,585Aug 11 · Active: 5,567Aug 12 · Active: 5,606Aug 13 · Active: 5,607Aug 15 · Active: 5,600Aug 17 · Active: 5,562Aug 19 · Active: 5,572Aug 22 · Active: 5,630Aug 23 · Active: 5,646Aug 28 · Active: 5,637Aug 29 · Active: 5,656Aug 30 · Active: 5,646Aug 31 · Active: 5,638Sep 07 · Active: 5,799Sep 09 · Active: 5,793Sep 11 · Active: 5,864Sep 12 · Active: 5,881Sep 13 · Active: 5,888Sep 14 · Active: 5,863Sep 15 · Active: 5,855Aug 03Aug 19Sep 15ActivePending

Median price · daily recalculation

$297K$310K$323K$310KAug 06: $310KAug 08: $310KAug 09: $310KAug 10: $310KAug 11: $310KAug 12: $310KAug 13: $310KAug 15: $310KAug 17: $310KAug 18: $310KAug 19: $310KAug 20: $310KAug 21: $310KAug 22: $310KAug 23: $310KAug 24: $310KAug 26: $310KAug 28: $310KAug 29: $310KAug 30: $310KAug 31: $310KSep 01: $310KSep 04: $310KSep 05: $310KSep 06: $310KSep 07: $310KSep 08: $310KSep 09: $310KSep 10: $310KSep 11: $310KSep 12: $310KSep 13: $310KSep 14: $310KSep 15: $310KAug 06Aug 17Aug 28Sep 07Sep 15
Single-family 91%Townhome 5%Manufactured Home - Post 1977 2%Manufactured 1%? 0%
Local Economics · county layer

What’s driving Haines City

Who’s moving here
+18,556 net residents/yr

Top inbound states: NY, NJ, PA, TX. Movers arriving report ~$56,322 average income. Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration, 2022-2023

Insurance reality check
$1,931/yr avg premium

5,380 Citizens policies in force in Polk County — the state-backed insurer of last resort. Budget insurance into any Polk purchase before you fall in love with a house. Source: Citizens Property Insurance, Detail by County, April 2026

Building pipeline
8,236 units permitted -21% YoY

6,725 single-family · 1,511 multi-family · 10.8 per 1,000 residents. Future supply pressure starts here. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025

Momentum Research Desk

The calls we’re making from today’s data

Biggest move
SUN AIR COUNTRY CLUB ADD 01 ▲ 44%

The sharpest 1-yr median swing among tracked communities. Thin samples can exaggerate swings — verify with a comp analysis before treating it as trend.

What we’re telling clients today

Both sides have a case: buyers should negotiate on days-on-market, sellers should lean on the under-contract rate. Preparation, not the market, decides who wins a balanced tape.

Generated from today’s data by Momentum’s analysis engine and reviewed on a rolling basis by our broker team.

Compare Markets

How it stacks up across Polk County

MarketMedianActiveScore
Haines City ← this page$310K149
Rockmart$242K1854Open →
Bartow$311K1271Open →
Cedartown$270K755Open →
Lakeland$328K652Open →
Poinciana$308K147Open →
Community Movers

Neighborhoods on the move

Prices rising fastest
SUN AIR COUNTRY CLUB ADD 01Haines City$222K▲ 44%
GRENELEFE ESTATESHaines City$290K▲ 4%
GRACELYN GROVEHaines City$326K▲ 1%
CF GTIS II GROVE AT CROSSWIND LLCHaines City$290K▲ 0%
SCENIC TERRACE SOUTH PHASE 1Haines City$300K▲ 0%
Prices cooling fastest
SWEETWATER GOLF & TENNIS CLUBHaines City$167K▼ 14%
ORCHID TERRACEHaines City$309K▼ 13%
TARPON BAYHaines City$295K▼ 9%
SOUTHERN DUNES ESTATESHaines City$375K▼ 9%
BALMORAL ESTATESHaines City$325K▼ 6%
Most homes for sale
CROSSWINDS 40'SHaines City$328K1
Selling fastest
CROSSWINDS 50'SHaines City$323K11 days
CROSSWINDS 40'SHaines City$328K17 days
LAKE HAMILTON 50'SHaines City$325K19 days
SOUTHERN DUNES ESTATESHaines City$375K22 days
SCENIC TERRACE SOUTH PHASE 1Haines City$300K26 days
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Plain Answers

The questions people actually ask

Should I buy a house in Haines City right now?

The data says conditions currently favor neither side decisively in Haines City — the Momentum Score reads 49/100 with 4.0 months of supply. For buyers that means preparation over hesitation: well-priced homes still move fast, but there is more room to negotiate than a year ago. The right timing always depends on your rate, your equity, and how long you plan to stay — not just the market.

Is Haines City becoming more affordable?

Yes, modestly — the median sale price in Haines City is $310,240, down 3.2% versus the prior year, while sellers still capture 95.8% of asking price. Softening prices plus normal-length marketing times mean affordability is improving at the margin, though financing costs matter more than list prices for most monthly payments.

Where are prices falling fastest in Haines City?

Among tracked communities with enough sales to measure, the sharpest 1-year median declines are SWEETWATER GOLF & TENNIS CLUB (-14%); ORCHID TERRACE (-13%); TARPON BAY (-9%). Note that community-level medians move on small sale counts — a few high- or low-end closings can swing them — so treat these as leads for a comp analysis, not verdicts.

Which Haines City neighborhoods are most competitive?

Measured by speed of sale, the fastest-moving tracked communities right now are CROSSWINDS 50'S (11 days); CROSSWINDS 40'S (17 days); LAKE HAMILTON 50'S (19 days) — homes there go under contract well ahead of the market-wide pace of 59 days.

How does Haines City compare to the rest of Polk County?

Haines City's median of $310,240 runs 0% below the county-wide median of $311,230, and homes here take 59 days to go under contract versus 58 county-wide.

Questions

Haines City housing market FAQ

How is the housing market in Haines City right now?

As of September 15, 2026, the Haines City housing market is roughly balanced: the median sale price is $310,240 (down 3.2% year over year), 1 homes are for sale against 3 sales in the last 12 months, which is 4.0 months of supply, and the typical home goes under contract in about 59 days.

How much is a house in Haines City?

The median home sold for $310,240 in Haines City over the last 12 months, about $171 per square foot; asking prices on the 1 current listings run from well below to well above that, and the community pages linked below show what each neighborhood actually sells for.

Is it a good time to sell a house in Haines City?

By the numbers, sellers in Haines City are getting 95.8% of asking price and going under contract in about 59 days with 4.0 months of supply. Under four months of supply generally favors sellers; over six favors buyers. Whether it is a good time for you depends on what you paid and where you are going next, which is a conversation with an agent, not a chart.

What is the Haines City housing market forecast?

Momentum Realty publishes the recorded trend, not a prediction: Haines City median sale prices are down 3.2% year over year, inventory stands at 4.0 months of supply. The charts on this page update with every MLS refresh, so the direction shows up here before any forecast catches it.

What is the median home price in Haines City?

The median sale price in Haines City is currently $310,240, down 3.2% from a year ago, based on MLS sales data updated September 15, 2026.

Is Haines City a buyer's or seller's market right now?

The data currently is roughly balanced. Haines City scores 49 of 100 on the Momentum Score, with 4.0 months of housing supply. Conditions change; this page updates daily.

How long do homes take to sell in Haines City?

The typical home in Haines City goes under contract in about 59 days, per current MLS data.

How many homes are for sale in Haines City?

There are approximately 1 active listings in Haines City as of September 15, 2026.

Are home prices in Haines City rising or falling?

Median sale prices are down 3.2% year over year based on a rolling comparison of MLS sales.

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Methodology & Accountability

Every number on this page is computed directly from licensed Florida MLS feeds, recorded public sales, Zillow Research, and U.S. Census data — nothing is manually adjusted or estimated by hand. Medians use recorded closed sales; supply figures use live listing counts refreshed twice daily; the Momentum Score methodology is summarized .

Analyst oversight: Jon Brooks — Co-Founder, Momentum Realty · CEO, Momentum Research · Housing Market Analyst · methodology reviewed quarterly · Last data refresh: September 15, 2026 at 7:33 PM ET

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Statistics on this page are computed automatically from licensed MLS feeds and public data sources (Zillow Research, U.S. Census Bureau) and summarized without manual review. Figures are estimates based on recent recorded activity, are deemed reliable but not guaranteed, and should be verified with a licensed agent before making decisions. This page does not constitute an appraisal or an automated valuation of any specific property. Momentum Realty is licensed in Florida and Georgia. Equal Housing Opportunity.

Selling in this ZIP? Weigh the numbers first: the Florida sell-now-or-wait scoreboard, why 201,552 Florida listings failed to sell in 12 months, and cash offer vs. listing, both numbers. Compiled from MLS records; deemed reliable but not guaranteed.