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 
111 Josephine Ave Single Family 912 C
115 Josephine Ave Single Family 1,030 C
103 Josephine Ave Vacant Residential 0 L
146 Crestmore Dr Mobile Home 720 B
119 Josephine Ave Single Family 1,000 B
111 Cloverland St Single Family 840 B
109 Cloverland St Vacant Residential 0 L
113 Cloverland St Mobile Home 784 B
101 Carver St Vacant Residential 0 L
107 Cloverland St Vacant Residential 0 L
115 Cloverland St Vacant Residential 0 L
117 Cloverland St Vacant Residential 0 L
106 Josephine Ave Vacant Residential 0 L
110 Josephine Ave Mobile Home 784 B
144 Crestmore Dr Single Family 2,177 B
114 Josephine Ave Vacant Residential 0 L
158 Hawthorne Dr Single Family 1,200 B
123 Josephine Ave Well # 1 County Owned 560 B
118 Jospehine Ave Mobile Home 304 B
110 Cloverland St Single Family 1,517 C
112 Cloverland St Single Family 1,025 B
162 Crestmore Dr Single Family 897 B
122 Jospehine Ave Vacant Institutional Property 0 L
108 Cloverland St Mobile Home 672 B
114 Cloverland St Church 5,554 C
106 Cloverland St Vacant Residential 0 L
104 Cloverland St Vacant Residential 0 L
104 Zion St Vacant Residential 0 L
164 Crestmore Dr Vacant Residential 0 L
140 Crestmore Dr Vacant Residential 0 L
126 Josephine Ave Church 1,380 C
166 Hawthorne Dr Vacant Residential 0 L
106 Zion St Vacant Residential 0 L
1301 Us 27 S Vacant Residential 0 L
130 Josephine Ave Church 790 B
138 Crestmore Dr Single Family 704 C
108 Zion St Single Family 1,042 B
118 Williams Ave County Owned 0 L
127 Josephine Ave Mobile Home 832 B
110 Zion St Miscellaneous Residential (migrant camp or boarding home.) 0 L
136 Crestmore Dr Single Family 912 C
117 Washington St Single Family 1,440 B
115 Washington St Vacant Residential 0 L
121 Washington St Vacant Residential 0 L
113 Washington St Miscellaneous Residential (migrant camp or boarding home.) 0 L
123 Washington St Single Family 1,480 B
134 Josephine Ave Single Family 400 C
112 Zion St Vacant Residential 0 L
111 Washington St Mobile Home 0 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 27 of all properties in this area. This suggests it would appeal to someone earning around $28,211 per year who should qualify for a mortgage between $56,422 and $70,528.

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 27 of all properties in this area. This corresponds to a rent of $568 per month and a monthly household income of $1,970 ($23,640 per year)

Nearby Companies

New Life Assembly Church, Inc.
114 Cloverland St
Action Revival Center Inc.
124 Williams Ave
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