Highland Crest is an established single-family subdivision in Lake Wales, in eastern Polk County, laid out along Highland Crest Loop and Highland Crest Circle off Burns Avenue near Scenic Highway 17, a short drive from downtown Lake Wales (Lake Wales real estate listing guides, 2026). It is a settled residential neighborhood rather than an active new-home community.
Listing guides describe the community as built in the early to mid 2000s, with mid-size single-family homes, commonly three bedroom and two bathroom floor plans in roughly the 1,700 to 2,200 square foot total range; confirm the exact year built, bedroom count, and square footage for any specific home, since plans and additions vary across the subdivision.
Because this is an established neighborhood, the money is made or lost on the individual home and lot, not on a builder release. The drivers are the floor plan and layout, the lot position, the age and condition of the roof, HVAC, and major systems, and the small HOA behind the grounds, all of which have to be read from the home itself and the current association documents.
The pitch is a settled Lake Wales address: downtown Lake Wales, Bok Tower Gardens, Eagle Ridge Mall, and the US 27 corridor are all close, with Winter Haven and the LEGOLAND Florida area a manageable drive to the north. The work is the diligence: read the HOA, check the systems age, and confirm the school assignment and drive times before you buy.
