Walk in the Water Village
Homes for Sale in Lake Wales, FL

Walk in the Water Village is a small, 137-home community in Lake Wales, Polk County, with modestly sized homes and no identified community amenities. It trades on the merits of the individual house rather than on a shared package of features.

Stellar MLS sales records identify 19 homes in WALK IN THE WATER VILLAGE that have changed hands since 2004, built between 1967 and 1997 (median 1980), with a median living area of about 1,054 sq ft and a typical 2-bedroom, 2-bath layout. Source: Stellar MLS closed-sale history compiled by Momentum Research; counts reflect homes with a recorded MLS sale, not every home in the community.

Pre-construction details are compiled from public records, builder announcements and builder listings, and are subject to change without notice; figures are deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Momentum Research figures are our own analysis. This page describes homes, pricing and community attributes, not residents.

Walk in the Water Village is a small community — 35 recorded sales on file, most recently in 2026 — too few for its own price trend. Here is the market around it.

In ZIP 33898, 234 homes are on the market and 14% are under contract — a slower corner of Lake Wales.

Across Polk County, 5,189 homes are active and 1,757 pending (25% under contract).

The housing mix here is 74% manufactured home - post 1977, 11% mobile home - pre 1976, 6% single family residence.

In ZIP 33898 (Lake Wales), 157 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $330K ($191/sq ft), down 4.6% year over year, with a median 62 days on market. See the live ZIP 33898 housing market and the Polk County market.

ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Walk in the Water Village specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.

• Polk County Public Schools (verify by address) · Public
• Confirm zoned elementary, middle, and high · By address
• Choice and rural options may apply · Choice

Zoned schools reflect the assignments reported on recent Walk in the Water Village 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 Walk in the Water Village address.

The housing stock tells the story. A median year built of 1982 and a build range reaching back to 1967 means older infrastructure is common, while homes completed as recently as 2019 sit in the same community. At a median of roughly 1,056 square feet, these are compact homes, and the value gap between an updated property and one needing work can be significant. No community amenities were identified from current MLS listings, so there are no dues-funded features propping up prices.

A homestead share of just under half suggests a meaningful portion of these homes are not owner-occupied primary residences. For a buyer, that can mean varied upkeep across the community; for a seller, it reinforces that your home's own condition and presentation will do most of the pricing work.

In a market this thin, there is almost no recent comparable activity to lean on, so pricing requires judgment, not a spreadsheet. We track condition, square footage, and build year across every home that moves so that when a listing surfaces or you're ready to sell, you're working from real analysis instead of a guess.