Highlands County Real Estate - Sebring

Sebring is in South Central Florida. It's population as recorded in the 2010 Census was 10,491. Sebring is approximately 49 miles from Lakeland (population 97,422) and around 40 miles from Winter Haven (population 33,874).

The median age for residents of Sebring is 47.3. Around 23.3% of Sebring households include school aged children and 44% of households include individuals aged 65 years or over. Census records indicate 75.9% of the Sebring population are White, 14.7% are Black or African American, .7% American Indian, 1.3% Asian and 2.6% are Two or more Races.

There are 5,623 housing units in Sebring. 1,183 (21%) of these were reported as vacant in the 2010 Census. Sebring is a tourist destination, 27.1% (321) of it's vacant housing units were classed as seasonal, recreational or for occasional use. There are 2,562 residential rental units in Sebring. 2,095 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 
1314 Hawthorne Dr Single Family 874 C
1246 Hawthorne Dr Single Family 1,485 B
1303 Fernvale Ave Single Family 1,008 B
1317 Fernvale Ave Single Family 1,415 B
1253 Fernvale Ave Single Family 1,255 B
1301 Hawthorne Dr Vacant Commercial 0 L
503 W Fairview Rd Single Family 1,265 B
1251 Hawthorne Dr Warehousing, distribution terminal, trucking terminal, or van and storage warehousing 4,600 B
1243 Fernvale Ave Single Family 965 B
1331 Fernvale Ave Single Family 2,131 B
1315 Hawthorne Dr Auto sales, auto repair and storage or auto service shop 2,221 C
1231 Hawthorne Dr Open storage (building supplies, auto wrecking, fuel, equipment or material storage) 0 L
1227 Fernvale Ave Single Family 1,367 B
1306 Fernvale Ave Single Family 1,268 B
1316 Fernvale Ave Single Family 1,018 B
1252 Fernvale Ave Single Family 1,486 B
1345 Hawthorne Dr Municipal Owned 1,240 C
504 Fielder Blvd Single Family 1,667 B
1330 Fernvale Ave Single Family 1,803 B
1242 Fernvale Ave Single Family 832 C
1421 Fernvale Ave Single Family 1,154 B
1236 Fernvale Ave Single Family 1,133 C
516 Fairview Rd Single Family 1,033 B
502 W Fairview Rd Single Family 1,753 B
1201 Hawthorne Dr Mixed use - store and office or store and residential or residential combination 2,314 B
520 Fielder Blvd Single Family 1,511 B
617 W Fairview Rd Single Family 2,044 B
1423 Fernvale Ave Single Family 1,008 B
1303 Glenwood Ave Single Family 1,086 B
1321 Glenwood Ave Single Family 1,961 B
1251 Glenwood Ave Single Family 869 B
1212 Fernvale Ave Single Family 2,126 B
1404 Hawthorne Dr Vacant Residential 0 L
1229 Glenwood Ave Single Family 1,543 B
1401 Hawthorne Dr Municipal Owned 6,745 C
325 Mi-La-Kee Ave Vacant Residential 0 L
442 Mat-Lo Ave Single Family 1,109 B
1335 Glenwood Ave Single Family 1,563 B
326 Mi-La-Kee Ave Single Family 1,631 B
1425 Fernvale Ave Single Family 1,450 B
1225 Glenwood Ave Single Family 1,663 B
1404 Fernvale Ave Single Family 1,490 B
1412 Hawthorne 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 26 of all properties in this area. This suggests it would appeal to someone earning around $27,364 per year who should qualify for a mortgage between $54,728 and $68,410.

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 26 of all properties in this area. This corresponds to a rent of $564 per month and a monthly household income of $1,942 ($23,304 per year)

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