What $300K Buys in Highlands County, FL
A $300K budget buys a very different house depending on which Highlands County city you point it at. This page compares every city with at least five active listings within 10% of $300K — size, age, bed and bath count, price per square foot, how much of the inventory is new construction and how long it has been sitting — from today’s live MLS actives, and lists the communities with the most homes at that price. It refreshes every night.
There are 65 homes for sale in Highlands County, FL priced between $270,000 and $330,000 right now. At $300K, the typical home is 1,615 sq ft, built 2023, at $190/sq ft; 45% of them are new construction and the median has been on the market 67 days. The most house for the money is in Avon Park (1,710 sq ft median); the least in Sebring (1,587 sq ft); the newest in Sebring (median build year 2025).
What $300K buys, city by city
| City | Homes for sale | Median sq ft | Beds / baths | Median year built | $ / sq ft | New construction | Median DOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebring | 43 | 1,587 | 3 / 2 | 2025 | $191 | 53% | 95 |
| Avon Park | 13 | 1,710 | 3 / 2 | 1998 | $164 | 31% | 55 |
| Lake Placid | 9 | 1,655 | 3 / 2 | 2007 | $190 | 22% | 12 |
By ZIP code: where $300K goes furthest
The same budget by ZIP — useful where one city covers most of the county.
| ZIP | Homes for sale | Median sq ft | Median year built | $ / sq ft | New construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33872 Sebring | 26 | 1,558 | 2026 | $192 | 77% |
| 33825 Avon Park | 13 | 1,710 | 1998 | $164 | 31% |
| 33852 Lake Placid | 9 | 1,655 | 2007 | $190 | 22% |
| 33876 Sebring | 6 | 1,592 | 2021 | $192 | 33% |
| 33870 Sebring | 6 | 1,886 | 2021 | $152 | 17% |
| 33875 Sebring | 5 | 1,470 | 1996 | $208 | 0% |
Communities with the most homes near $300K
| Community | City | Homes for sale near $300K | Median sq ft | Median year built |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avon Park Lakes | AVON PARK | 2 | 1,682 | 2012 |
| Placid Lakes | LAKE PLACID | 2 | 1,552 | 2021 |
How to read this
Counts and medians are computed from active MLS listings priced within 10% of $300K ($270,000–$330,000) as of September 18, 2026; property mix at this price: Single-family 95%, Condo 2%. Cities with fewer than five listings in the band are folded out of the city table but still count in the county total. Prices are asking prices, not closings — see the county page for sale-to-list ratios. Source: live MLS feeds compiled by Momentum Research. Back to homes for sale in Highlands County, FL.