TEMPLE GROVE TERRACE
Homes for Sale in LAKE WALES, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Temple Grove Terrace is a small pocket of 32 homes built between 1954 and 1973, with a median year built of 1962. That means most of the housing stock is now well past its sixth decade, so condition and updates - not square footage or lot size - do most of the work in setting price here. Two houses on the same block can differ substantially in value depending on whether the roof, electrical, and plumbing have been touched since the original build.
With zero active listings as of this snapshot and a very thin closings window, there is simply not enough current market activity to read a trend line. Anyone pricing a purchase or a sale here should treat any comparable as a snapshot of that specific home's condition, not a signal about where the whole community is headed.
The setting & the homes.
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TEMPLE GROVE TERRACEWho TEMPLE GROVE TERRACE is best for.
Best for
- A buyer seeking an established home with a larger footprint who is comfortable budgeting for age-appropriate updates.
- A buyer planning a longer-term hold who values a stable, low-turnover setting over amenity access.
- A buyer working directly with an agent who can vet condition home-by-home, given how thin current listing data is.
Probably not for
- A buyer who wants community amenities like a pool, clubhouse, or organized common areas.
- A buyer who needs a large pool of active comparables to benchmark price with confidence.
- A buyer seeking move-in-ready construction without factoring in the age of the homes here.
The market around TEMPLE GROVE TERRACE
TEMPLE GROVE TERRACE is a small community — 21 recorded sales on file, most recently in 2025 — too few for its own price trend. Here is the market around it.
In ZIP 33853, 80 homes are on the market and 24% are under contract — a steady corner of LAKE WALES.
Across Polk County, 5,189 homes are active and 1,757 pending (25% under contract).
Homes here are single family residence.
ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not TEMPLE GROVE TERRACE specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.
Housing distress & ownership in TEMPLE GROVE TERRACE, LAKE WALES
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 August 2026 through August 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
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 TEMPLE GROVE TERRACE 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 TEMPLE GROVE TERRACE address.
The TEMPLE GROVE TERRACE buying strategy.
If we were buying in TEMPLE GROVE TERRACE 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 TEMPLE GROVE TERRACE.
A Mid-Century Pocket With Deep Roots
Just over half of the homes in Temple Grove Terrace - 53.1% - carry a homestead exemption, which tells you this is a community where owners tend to stay put rather than cycle through as rentals or short-term holds. That kind of tenure usually means fewer turnover-driven listings in a given year, and it lines up with the very limited current inventory here.
No community amenities are identified from current MLS listings, so whatever draws a buyer to Temple Grove Terrace is the location and the house itself, not a clubhouse or a pool. The homes run a fairly wide range of vintage within a tight 19-year build window, so a walkthrough matters more than the listing sheet - two homes with the same year built can be in very different stages of renovation.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in TEMPLE GROVE TERRACE. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
A community this small and this thin on active inventory does not reward a generic search. We track off-market activity and recent closings in Lake Wales closely enough to tell you, home by home, whether a given price reflects updated systems or deferred maintenance - and we will say so plainly before you write an offer.
TEMPLE GROVE TERRACE in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
- Mandatory HOA - confirm current dues
- Any club/amenity membership is billed separately
Confirm the current HOA dues, exactly what they cover, and any CDD bond or special assessment for a specific address before you offer.
Tools for a TEMPLE GROVE TERRACE buy.
Free calculators to pressure-test the real cost before you tour.
Selling here is won on condition and pricing to real comps, not an automated estimate. The right number comes from closed TEMPLE GROVE TERRACE sales matched to your home.
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If you are thinking about selling in TEMPLE GROVE TERRACE, the right list price comes from recent comparable sales matched to your home's condition and location, not an automated estimate.
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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.
Temple Grove Terrace Market Scorecard
Temple Grove Terrace is currently a no active listings market. Limited supply, a median asking price of n/a.
Typical home value in the 33853 ZIP is $223,705, about 9.2% above the Florida norm (Zillow Home Value Index).
Go deeper: ZIP market scorecard · county scorecard · true cost calculator · affordability calculator.
Live data: Stellar MLS, distributed by MLS GRID, refreshed twice daily. Typical value: Zillow Research. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | Stellar MLS, refreshed twice daily (last: August 2, 2026) |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (community parcel extract) |
| 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 2005 (18 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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