Taylor Brooke market snapshot (as of June 26, 2026): the median sale price is about $280K ($176 per sq ft), a buyer-leaning market (limited data). Based on 2 recent closings in live Stellar MLS data.
Taylor Brooke is a single-family home community on Taylor Brooke Drive in Bartow, in Polk County (Homes by Marco and neighborhoods.com community guides, 2026). It was built between roughly 2005 and 2007 and is a small, established neighborhood rather than a sprawling new development, set east of US 98 in the north part of the city.
The homes are generally three bedroom, two bathroom floor plans, with listing guides citing a size range of roughly 1,500 to 2,000 square feet on modest lots, many with split bedroom plans and two car garages (listing guides, 2026). Confirm the exact size, bedroom count, lot, and floor plan for any specific home, since the mix varies street to street.
Because this is a small established neighborhood, the money is made or lost on the individual home and lot, not on the address alone. The drivers are the age of the roof and the major systems, the condition and updates of the home, the lot, and the modest monthly HOA, all of which should be read from the current listing and a home inspection for the exact address.
The pitch is an in-town Bartow location: downtown Bartow, US 98 and US 17, the Fort Fraser Trail, and Polk County employment and services are all close, with Lakeland a reasonable drive to the north. The work is the diligence: read the listing, confirm the HOA dues and rules, and inspect the roof, the HVAC, and the systems age before you buy.
