Highlands County Real Estate - Avon Park

Avon Park is in South Central Florida. It's population as recorded in the 2010 Census was 8,836. Avon Park is approximately 41 miles from Lakeland (population 97,422) and around 32 miles from Winter Haven (population 33,874).

The median age for residents of Avon Park is 35.6. Around 35.7% of Avon Park households include school aged children and 33.1% of households include individuals aged 65 years or over. Census records indicate 55.4% of the Avon Park population are White, 28% are Black or African American, .3% American Indian, .8% Asian and 4.2% are Two or more Races. Avon Park has a significant Hispanic population. 29.1% (2,576) of Avon Park residents are of Hispanic or Latino origin. Of these 57.49% are of Mexican origin, 30.86% Puerto Rican, 3.49% Cuban and 8.15% are of other Hispanic or Latino origin.

There are 4,162 housing units in Avon Park. 908 (21.8%) of these were reported as vacant in the 2010 Census. Avon Park is a tourist destination, 25.3% (230) of it's vacant housing units were classed as seasonal, recreational or for occasional use. There are 1,726 residential rental units in Avon Park. 1,403 of them were occupied in 2010 providing a residential rental vacancy rate of 17.9%.

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Highlands County

Highlands County is located in the south central Florida region, along with Desoto, Hendry, Glades, Okeechobee, and Hardee counties. The largest industries providing employment are education & health services, natural resources & mining, trade & transportation, and government. Major private sector employers for Highlands County are Florida Hospital Heartland Division, Highlands Regional Medical Center, Cross Country Automotive Services, Wal-Mart Sebring, and Medical Data Systems. Top public sector employers are Highlands County School Board and Highlands County Board of Commissioners. Incorporated cities and towns include Avon Park, Lake Placid, and Sebring (county seat)

Neighboring Properties

AddressTypeSq FtClass 
5718 Matanzas Dr Condominium 1,214 B
5720 Matanzas Dr Condominium 1,236 B
5714 Matanzas Dr Condominium 1,214 B
5704 Matanzas Dr Condominium 1,236 B
5710 Matanzas Dr Condominium 1,236 B
5722 Matanzas Dr Condominium 1,236 B
5716 Matanzas Dr Condominium 1,236 B
5702 Matanzas Dr Condominium 1,236 B
5708 Matanzas Dr Condominium 1,214 B
5730 Matanzas Dr Condominium 1,259 B
5724 Matanzas Dr Condominium 1,259 B
5706 Matanzas Dr Condominium 1,236 B
5700 Matanzas Dr Condominium 1,236 B
5726 Matanzas Dr Condominium 1,214 B
5732 Matanzas Dr Condominium 1,214 B
5638 Matanzas Dr Single Family 1,811 B
5734 Matanzas Dr Condominium 1,214 B
5728 Matanzas Dr Condominium 1,214 B
5636 Matanzas Dr Single Family 1,815 B
5703 Matanzas Dr Single Family 1,663 B
5701 Matanzas Dr Single Family 1,665 B
5709 Matanzas Dr Single Family 1,665 B
5744 Matanzas Dr Condominium 1,264 B
5736 Matanzas Dr Condominium 1,276 B
5627 Matanzas Dr Single Family 1,658 B
5746 Matanzas Dr Condominium 1,219 B
5738 Matanzas Dr Condominium 1,237 B
5634 Matanzas Dr Single Family 1,804 B
5711 Matanzas Dr Single Family 1,663 B
5625 Matanzas Dr Single Family 1,665 B
5748 Matanzas Dr Condominium 1,239 B
5740 Matanzas Dr Condominium 1,239 B
5717 Matanzas Dr Lot 16 Single Family 1,754 B
5632 Matanzas Dr Single Family 1,823 B
5742 Matanzas Dr Condominium 1,101 B
5750 Matanzas Dr Condominium 1,109 B
5619 Matanzas Dr Single Family 1,570 B
5719 Matanzas Dr Lt 161 Single Family 1,752 B
5752 Matanzas Dr Condominium 845 B
5617 Matanzas Dr Single Family 1,600 B
5768 Matanzas Dr Condominium 1,225 B
5754 Matanzas Dr Condominium 1,225 B
5712 Granada Blvd Multi-family - less than 10 units 2,966 B
5700 Granada Blvd Vacant Residential 0 L
5721 Matanzas Dr Lot 15 Single Family 1,759 B
5756 Matanzas Dr Condominium 1,248 B
5770 Matanzas Dr Condominium 1,240 B
5722 Granada Blvd Vacant Residential 0 L
5610 Matanzas Dr Condominium 0 L

Local Household Income

The median household income in this part of Florida is $44,029. The bottom 10% of the population earn less than $15,516 per year. The top 10% earn more than $109,632 per year. The top 1% earn more than $372,033 per year. Most renters earn between $21,636 (20th percentile) and $39,204 (80th percentile) per year. Someone earning the median household income in this area is likely to qualify for a mortgage between $88,058 and $110,073.

The tax assessed value of this property places it in percentile 44 of all properties in this area. This suggests it would appeal to someone earning around $39,355 per year who should qualify for a mortgage between $78,710 and $98,388.

Source: US Census American Community Survey - 2008-2012 ACS 5-year PUMS estimates

Local Rents

The median monthly rent in this part of Florida is $727. Most renters earn between $1,803 and $3,267 per month. They typically spend 32% of their monthly income on rent. Most rents fall in the $494 (20th percentile) to $1,009 (80th percentile) range. The residential vacancy rate is 11%.

This property falls in percentile 44 of all properties in this area. This corresponds to a rent of $684 per month and a monthly household income of $2,351 ($28,212 per year)

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