The Lakes
Homes for Sale in Lake Alfred, FL

The Lakes market snapshot (as of August 2, 2026): the median sale price is about $374K ($179 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 78 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 2% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (9 closings in the current window).

In ZIP 33830 (Lake Alfred), 275 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $322K ($169/sq ft), down 1.4% year over year, with a median 54 days on market. See the live ZIP 33830 housing market and the Polk County market.

The Lakes is a community of 318 homes in Lake Alfred, Polk County, built between 1954 and 2024 (median 2016), with a median living area of about 2,668 square feet. 63% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).

The Lakes in Lake Alfred is a newer, larger-home enclave in Polk County with no shared amenities identified in current MLS listings — the value is in the houses, not a clubhouse. A homestead share of roughly 63% suggests most of these 318 homes are owner-occupied rather than rentals.

• Lake Alfred Elementary SchoolFLDOE grade C · Public PK-5, Lake Alfred
• Jere L. Stambaugh Middle SchoolFLDOE grade C · Public 6-8, Auburndale
• Auburndale Senior High SchoolFLDOE grade C · Public 9-12, Auburndale

Grades are official Florida Department of Education school grades for 2025-26. Assignments are reported as of the 2025-26 year 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 The Lakes address.

The headline number — a $374,000 median at about $179 per square foot — only makes sense alongside the size. These are substantial homes, median 2,668 square feet, and the median build year of 2016 means much of the stock is relatively modern. But the build range stretches back to 1954, so you can find both newer construction and older homes in the same community. That spread is why two listings at similar asking prices can be very different properties; read each one on its own terms.

Momentum is thin at the moment. With no active listings and just nine closings in the measured window, the data runs on small numbers, and a single sale can move the median. The slight -1.9% year-over-year softening and the 78-day median on market reinforce that this is not a bidding-war environment. For a seller, that means realistic pricing and a willingness to sit. For a buyer, it means leverage exists, but only when something actually comes to market.

Thin inventory and sparse closings make this a market where a single comp can distort the picture, so you want someone who reads each home on condition and vintage rather than leaning on the median alone. We track The Lakes closely enough to tell you when a listing is priced to its true condition and when it isn't — and because new listings are scarce, we help buyers get positioned before a home hits the board and help sellers set a number that moves in a slow window.