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 
131 Flippen Ave Vacant Residential 0 L
135 Flippen Ave Single Family 943 C
129 Flippen Ave Single Family 1,276 B
128 S Glenwood Ave Single Family 1,180 B
502 Whilhite St Single Family 1,682 B
126 S Glenwood Ave Single Family 830 B
127 Flippen Ave Single Family 1,046 C
132 Flippen Ave Single Family 1,142 C
124 S Glenwood Ave Single Family 1,292 B
124 Flippen Ave Single Family 1,182 B
116 S Glenwood Ave Single Family 954 B
120 Flippen Ave Single Family 910 C
509 Wilhite St Multi-family - less than 10 units 2,713 C
505 Wilhite St Single Family 638 C
131 Wiggins Ave Single Family 808 C
131 S Glenwood Ave Single Family 1,401 B
505 Shaw St Multi-family - less than 10 units 6,239 C
602 Wilhite St Single Family 1,270 B
501 Wilhite St Vacant Residential 0 L
513 Wilhite St Single Family 954 B
402 Wilhite St Single Family 1,568 B
109 Wiggins Ave Single Family 1,631 B
116 Flippen Ave Single Family 948 B
503 Shaw St Single Family 744 C
417 Willhite St Single Family 1,215 B
112 S Central Ave Church 10,708 C
105 Wiggins Ave Single Family 1,852 B
501 Shaw St Multi-family - less than 10 units 1,854 B
400 Wilhite St Vacant Institutional Property 0 L
603 Shaw St Multi-family - less than 10 units 1,826 B
121 S Glenwood Ave Single Family 1,144 B
402 S Waldron Ave Single Family 1,742 B
426 W Bell St Single Family 1,583 B
420 W Bell St Single Family 1,390 B
407 S Waldron Ave Single Family 2,814 B
641 Shaw St Single Family 1,230 B
415 W Canfield St Single Family 1,527 B
130 Wiggins Ave Miscellaneous Residential (migrant camp or boarding home.) 0 L
700 Wilhite St Single Family 1,152 B
108 Wiggins Ave Single Family 1,273 B
416 W Bell St Single Family 784 B
106 S Central Ave Single Family 1,157 B
701 Wilhite St Open storage (building supplies, auto wrecking, fuel, equipment or material storage) 0 L
410 S Waldron Ave Single Family 1,315 C
102 S Central Ave Multi-family - less than 10 units 997 B

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 11 of all properties in this area. This suggests it would appeal to someone earning around $16,282 per year who should qualify for a mortgage between $32,564 and $40,705.

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 11 of all properties in this area. This corresponds to a rent of $379 per month and a monthly household income of $1,357 ($16,284 per year)

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