Lake Bess Country Club
Homes for Sale in Winter Haven, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Over the 12 months ending 2026-08-02, 4 recorded sales closed at a median of $294,950, $149 per square foot, a median 22 days on market, sellers accepting 94% of original asking. At the median price and Polk County's FY2025-26 rate of 16.19 mills, annual property tax runs about $4,770 ($4,100 with the full homestead exemption).

Price here is doing one thing above all: tracking condition and square footage. The median sits at $294,950, with per-square-foot landing around $149 - a number that tells you the spread in this community is condition-driven, not address-driven. Updated homes will pull above that line; dated ones will sit below it, and the gap between the two is where most of the negotiation happens.
The market posture is thin and quick. Four closings in the window, zero active listings as of August 2026, and a median of 22 days on market - that is a community that trades fast when something lists and goes quiet the rest of the time. For a buyer, that means patience and readiness to move the day a listing hits. For a seller, it means scarcity is on your side, but with so few comparable sales you need pricing discipline rather than guesswork.
Figures in this note are as of October 26, 2026. The live market numbers elsewhere on this page update nightly and are newer.
Nearby homes for sale
No active listings inside Lake Bess Country Club right now. These are the 6 closest homes on the market, by straight-line distance from the community's center; some may sit just outside its boundary.
Listing data from the MLS feeds named on each listing page; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Refreshed nightly.
The 60-Second Overview
Lake Bess Country Club market snapshot (as of August 2, 2026): the median sale price is about $295K ($149 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 22 days on market for closed sales.
In ZIP 33884 (Winter Haven), 651 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $308K ($163/sq ft), down 0.9% year over year, with a median 57 days on market. Right now 2 active and 2 pending listings. See the live ZIP 33884 housing market and the Polk County market.
Stellar MLS sales records identify 29 homes in LAKE BESS COUNTRY CLUB that have changed hands since 2008, built between 1995 and 2004 (median 1998), with a median living area of about 1,988 sq ft and a typical 3-bedroom, 2-bath layout; 100% are single-family homes. Source: Stellar MLS closed-sale history compiled by Momentum Research; counts reflect homes with a recorded MLS sale, not every home in the community.
Lake Bess Country Club in Winter Haven is a small, low-turnover market where homes clear in about three weeks when they appear - but with nothing currently active, timing matters more than browsing.
Who Lake Bess Country Club is best for.
Best for
- Buying to hold in a quiet, low-turnover Winter Haven market
- Buyers who are pre-approved and ready to act the day a listing appears
- Looking for value driven by the home itself rather than shared facilities
Probably not for
- Needing to tour multiple options right now, given zero active listings
- Wanting on-site community amenities, none of which show in current listings
- Expecting a deep comp history to pressure-test pricing
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending August 2 of each year, from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($295K) IS the median in the snapshot above.
Windows contain 0 to 6 sales each (4 in the current window); every figure carries its sample size, and thin markets swing on single closings. Based on Stellar MLS data distributed by MLS GRID for the period 2015 through 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
The real cost & risk here
Before the list price, the Florida math the portals skip. These are Polk County typicals — your exact home, flood zone, and insurance quote will vary, so verify each before you offer.
Check it for your address: look up your flood zone (FEMA) · insurance by county · true-cost calculator · Polk County scorecard.
County typicals from Momentum’s Florida housing data (Zillow & Realtor.com aggregates, Census, FRED), updated monthly; insurance modeled. Flood zone is property-specific — always confirm via FEMA.
25% of homes for sale in ZIP 33884 are already under contract (under contract ÷ under contract + active listings) — a read on how much of the available inventory buyers have already claimed. Source: MLS data (2026-08-01).
Lake Bess Country Club Market Scorecard
Lake Bess Country Club is currently a balanced market..
Go deeper: ZIP market scorecard · county scorecard · true cost calculator · affordability calculator.
Live data: Stellar MLS, refreshed twice daily. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
Schools
- Polk County Public Schools
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
- Polk County Public Schools (verify by address) · Public
- Confirm zoned elementary, middle, and high · By address
- Magnet and choice options may apply · Choice
Zoned schools reflect the assignments reported on recent Lake Bess Country Club listings and can change; always confirm with Polk County Public Schools for a specific address.
Buying with schools in mind? We can confirm the exact zoned schools for any Lake Bess Country Club address.
The Lake Bess Country Club buying strategy.
If we were buying in Lake Bess Country Club today, this is the order of operations we would run for our clients.
Underwrite the condition first. Price the roof, HVAC, and systems honestly before judging any list price; condition swings value here more than square footage alone.
Match the home to real comps. Recent sales of similar condition and lot, not the asking price, tell you what a home is worth.
Move deliberately, not desperately. Neither side has a decisive edge, so a well-prepared, fairly-priced offer wins without overpaying.
Line up financing and inspection early. A pre-approval and an inspection plan let you act fast and negotiate from evidence.
Keep an agent in your corner. The listing agent works for the seller; we represent you and prepare a hand-built valuation before any offer in Lake Bess Country Club.
A thin-inventory market
With zero active listings and only four closings in the recent window, this is a community you cannot shop on demand. The data supports a clear pattern: when a home does list, it moves - the 22-day median suggests well-priced inventory does not linger. The practical takeaway is that success here depends on being pre-approved, decisive, and already in conversation with an agent watching the feed.
No community amenities surface from current MLS listings, so value here is about the homes themselves and the Winter Haven location rather than shared facilities. Because the sample of recent sales is small, treat any single comp with care - one updated or one tired home can skew the picture. The median per-square-foot figure of roughly $149 is your most stable anchor for reading whether a given asking price is ambitious or fair.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Lake Bess Country Club. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a market with no standing inventory and a small pool of recent sales, the edge is access and timing, not volume. We watch this feed closely, read each new listing against the roughly $149 per-square-foot benchmark the same day it hits, and tell you plainly whether condition justifies the ask. For sellers, we price against a thin comp set with discipline rather than hope - the scarcity is real, but so is the risk of overreaching on limited data.
Lake Bess Country Club in 15 seconds.
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| Location | Winter Haven, Polk County, FL · ZIP 33884 |
|---|---|
| Sale prices, last 12 months | $294,950 median across 4 closed sales · $149 per sq ft |
| Days on market (closed sales) | 22 median |
| For sale right now | 0 active, 0 pending |
| Zoned public schools | Polk County Public Schools (verify by address); Confirm zoned elementary, middle, and high; Magnet and choice options may apply |
Data as of August 2, 2026. Based on Stellar MLS data distributed by MLS GRID for the period 2015 through 2026. Market figures describe homes, not residents. Cite as: Momentum Realty, “Lake Bess Country Club key facts,” movewithmomentum.com/neighborhoods/lake-bess-country-club, data as of August 2, 2026.
Housing distress & ownership in LAKE BESS COUNTRY CLUB, Winter Haven
Who owns here, how much is not owner-occupied, and how much for-sale inventory is under distress.
Source: Momentum Realty Research. Ownership & parcels from the FL DOR 2025 tax roll; distress from MLS active-listing status/remarks; price from MLS closed sales. Based on Stellar MLS data distributed by MLS GRID for the period October 2026 through October 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
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Streets in this community
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- Golf Aire Boulevard (27 homes on record)
- Golf Aire Boulevard (1 homes on record)
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | Stellar MLS, refreshed twice daily (last: June 25, 2026) |
| Community market stats | Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending August 2, 2026 |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-08-01 |
| Schools | 2025-26 district assignments + FLDOE school grades; verify with the district |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2015 (20 transactions analyzed) |
Verify the primary sources yourself: Florida DOR · U.S. Census · FEMA flood maps · Citizens Property Insurance.
Momentum Research figures are our own analysis of Stellar MLS records; MLS data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Methodology: how Momentum market scores are computed. Market metrics describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
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