Highlands County Real Estate - Lake Placid

Lake Placid is in South Central Florida. It's population as recorded in the 2010 Census was 2,223. Lake Placid is approximately 49 miles from Lehigh Acres (population 86,784) and around 50 miles from Port Charlotte (population 54,392).

The median age for residents of Lake Placid is 34.4. Around 33.7% of Lake Placid households include school aged children and 38.4% of households include individuals aged 65 years or over. Census records indicate 69.5% of the Lake Placid population are White, 7.1% are Black or African American, .4% American Indian, 1.1% Asian and 2.6% are Two or more Races. Lake Placid has a significant Hispanic population. 46% (1,024) of Lake Placid residents are of Hispanic or Latino origin. Of these 84.66% are of Mexican origin, 5.56% Puerto Rican, 2.53% Cuban and 7.22% are of other Hispanic or Latino origin.

There are 1,040 housing units in Lake Placid. 199 (19.1%) of these were reported as vacant in the 2010 Census. There are 571 residential rental units in Lake Placid. 472 of them were occupied in 2010 providing a residential rental vacancy rate of 16.3%.

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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 
3141 Bluebell Rd Vacant Residential 0 L
1075 Lake Carrie Dr Vacant Residential 0 L
1077 Lake Carrie Dr Vacant Residential 0 L
3149 Bluebell Rd Vacant Residential 0 L
1073 Lake Carrie Dr Vacant Residential 0 L
3144 Bluebell Rd Vacant Residential 0 L
3142 Bluebell Rd Vacant Residential 0 L
3139 Bluebell Rd Vacant Residential 0 L
1079 Lake Carrie Dr Single Family 1,604 B
3148 Bluebell Rd Vacant Residential 0 L
3140 Bluebell Rd Vacant Residential 0 L
1071 Lake Carrie Dr Single Family 1,801 B
3151 Bluebell Rd Vacant Residential 0 L
3129 Bluebell Rd Vacant Residential 0 L
3125 Bluebell Rd Vacant Residential 0 L
3138 Bluebell Rd Vacant Residential 0 L
3139 Lake June Blvd Single Family 2,122 B
3137 Lake June Blvd Vacant Residential 0 L
3123 Bluebell Rd Vacant Residential 0 L
3141 Lake June Blvd Single Family 972 B
3150 Bluebell Rd Vacant Residential 0 L
1069 Lake Carrie Dr Single Family 1,331 B
3135 Lake June Blvd Vacant Residential 0 L
3143 Lake June Blvd Vacant Residential 0 L
3121 Bluebell Rd Vacant Residential 0 L
1074 Lake Carrie Dr Single Family 1,015 B
1072 Lake Carrie Dr Single Family 1,002 B
3133 Lake June Blvd Vacant Residential 0 L
3153 Bluebell Rd Vacant Residential 0 L
3145 Lake June Blvd Vacant Residential 0 L
1076 Lake Carrie Dr Single Family 1,631 B
1070 Lake Carrie Dr Single Family 1,524 B
3152 Bluebell Rd Vacant Residential 0 L
1067 Lake Carrie Dr Vacant Residential 0 L
3131 Lake June Blvd Vacant Residential 0 L
1078 Lake Carrie Dr Single Family 2,511 B
3136 Bluebell Rd Vacant Residential 0 L
3147 Lake June Blvd Vacant Residential 0 L
1068 Lake Carrie Dr Single Family 1,792 B
3154 Bluebell Rd Vacant Residential 0 L
3130 Bluebell Rd Vacant Residential 0 L
3128 Bluebell Rd Vacant Residential 0 L
3129 Lake June Blvd Vacant Residential 0 L
3126 Bluebell Rd Vacant Residential 0 L
1080 Lake Carrie Dr Single Family 2,414 B
3149 Lake June Blvd Vacant Residential 0 L
1066 Lake Carrie Dr Single Family 1,729 B
3132 Bluebell Rd Vacant Residential 0 L
1065 Lake Carrie Dr Vacant Residential 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 96 of all properties in this area. This suggests it would appeal to someone earning around $157,045 per year who should qualify for a mortgage between $314,090 and $392,613.

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 96 of all properties in this area. This corresponds to a rent of $1,588 per month and a monthly household income of $4,410 ($52,920 per year)

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