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 
121 S Glenwood Ave Single Family 1,144 B
102 S Central Ave Multi-family - less than 10 units 997 B
100 S Central Ave Single Family 950 C
109 S Central Ave Vacant Institutional Property 0 L
112 S Central Ave Church 10,708 C
103 S Central Ave Single Family 830 B
415 Savage St Multi-family - less than 10 units 1,663 B
107 S Central Ave Church 2,747 B
501 Shaw St Multi-family - less than 10 units 1,854 B
116 S Glenwood Ave Single Family 954 B
101 S Central Ave Single Family 1,182 C
124 S Glenwood Ave Single Family 1,292 B
503 Shaw St Single Family 744 C
44 S Central Ave Single Family 1,404 B
105 Tyner Ave Single Family 792 B
126 S Glenwood Ave Single Family 830 B
51 S Central Ave Single Family 469 C
131 S Glenwood Ave Single Family 1,401 B
400 Wilhite St Vacant Institutional Property 0 L
128 S Glenwood Ave Single Family 1,180 B
505 Shaw St Multi-family - less than 10 units 6,239 C
38 S Central Ave Single Family 718 B
143 S Central Ave Single Family 1,069 B
127 Flippen Ave Single Family 1,046 C
402 Wilhite St Single Family 1,568 B
37 S Central Ave Single Family 892 B
324 Wilhite St Single Family 1,242 B
129 Flippen Ave Single Family 1,276 B
131 Flippen Ave Vacant Residential 0 L
32 S Central Ave Vacant Residential 0 L
502 Whilhite St Single Family 1,682 B
19 S Glenwood Ave Vacant Residential 0 L
21 Tyner Ave Single Family 1,740 B
110 Tyner Ave Municipal Owned 0 L
133 Flippen Ave Single Family 1,032 B
200 W Canfield St Municipal Owned 0 L
20 S Glenwood Ave Single Family 730 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 18 of all properties in this area. This suggests it would appeal to someone earning around $21,530 per year who should qualify for a mortgage between $43,060 and $53,825.

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 18 of all properties in this area. This corresponds to a rent of $464 per month and a monthly household income of $1,742 ($20,904 per year)

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