Lakeland housing market: home prices, trends and forecast
Lakeland home prices: in September 2026, the Zillow Home Value Index valued a typical home in Lakeland, Florida at $309,422, down 1.2% from a year earlier and 5.8% below the $328,645 peak reached in May 2024.
- Value of a typical home
- $309,422September 2026, Zillow ZHVI
- Change over 12 months
- −1.2%. Since September 2025.
Lakeland home prices since 2000
Lakeland is shown by the steel line, while the United States is shown by the grey line. From January 2000 to now, a typical Lakeland home increased from $91,246 to $309,422, or ×3.39, compared with ×2.99 for the US. The boom high reached $187,186 in September 2006. The low was $96,383 in December 2011, −48.5%.
Lakeland median home price by year
Each yearly figure averages the twelve monthly values; for 2026, the figure shows the latest month.
| Year | Lakeland | Change on the year | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $92,904 | $125,745 | |
| 2001 | $97,355 | +4.8% | $134,899 |
| 2002 | $102,266 | +5.0% | $144,276 |
| 2003 | $109,673 | +7.2% | $155,308 |
| 2005 | $143,534 | $189,732 | |
| 2006 | $178,243 | +24.2% | $206,531 |
| 2007 | $182,657 | +2.5% | $208,449 |
| 2008 | $165,234 | −9.5% | $195,574 |
| 2009 | $136,131 | −17.6% | $177,542 |
| 2010 | $119,273 | −12.4% | $171,462 |
| 2011 | $100,949 | −15.4% | $162,508 |
| 2012 | $99,482 | −1.5% | $161,137 |
| 2013 | $109,639 | +10.2% | $171,420 |
| 2014 | $123,530 | +12.7% | $182,996 |
| 2015 | $134,396 | +8.8% | $192,738 |
| 2016 | $148,421 | +10.4% | $204,509 |
| 2017 | $164,200 | +10.6% | $216,767 |
| 2018 | $180,490 | +9.9% | $230,541 |
| 2019 | $195,124 | +8.1% | $242,088 |
| 2020 | $210,887 | +8.1% | $257,151 |
| 2021 | $248,780 | +18.0% | $295,959 |
| 2022 | $310,149 | +24.7% | $340,014 |
| 2023 | $321,700 | +3.7% | $348,160 |
| 2024 | $326,359 | +1.4% | $359,751 |
| 2025 | $316,963 | −2.9% | $362,959 |
| September 2026 | $309,422 | −1.2% | $366,157 |
Current value of a Lakeland home bought in any year
The figure uses an index for a typical home and is not an appraisal.
Each yearly figure averages its twelve monthly index values; as of September 2026, the current value is shown. Additional resources: home appreciation calculator.
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Lakeland housing market forecast
Zillow's forecast puts the Lakeland, FL metro at −1.2% over the 12 months beginning September 2026, and at −0.4% over the three months ahead. Using Lakeland's typical value of $309,422, the forecast places it near $305,700 one year later.
Zillow's central metro forecast appears here; this site publishes no forecast of its own. Forecasts of this kind over 12 months have usually differed from the actual change by several percentage points, either above or below. This is not investment advice.
Find forecasts for every metro in one table: metro housing forecasts.
Lakeland housing market crash risk score
68 out of 100, high
Against 292 cities, the score places Lakeland using five conditions that ran high before earlier price falls. Every input is scored from 0 to 100 by comparison with the other cities, and the five scores are averaged with equal weight. It shows current conditions and does not predict a crash.
| Input | Value | Sub-score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active listings vs 2019 | +59.1% | 94 | 20% |
| Time on the market vs 2019 | +29.0% | 88 | 20% |
| Price-to-rent ratio | 15.3 | 29 | 20% |
| Price-to-income ratio | 4.8 | 49 | 20% |
| 12-month price change | −1.2% | 80 | 20% |
This is not investment advice. Learn how the inputs are scored: methodology. See all 292 ranked cities: crash risk by city.
Lakeland housing inventory and days on market
In September 2026 the Lakeland, FL metro counted 4,801 homes for sale, up +0.7% from a year earlier and +59.1% versus the same month of 2019. The median sale time was 80 days, which was +29.0% against 2019. Price cuts affected 23.4% of listings.
| Lakeland, FL metro, September 2026 | Value | On a year |
|---|---|---|
| Active listings | 4,801 | +0.7% |
| New listings | 1,296 | |
| Median days on market | 80 | −3.9% |
| Median list price | $329,000 | −3.2% |
| Share with a price cut | 23.4% |
Metro inventory from Realtor.com® Economic Research. Source data. Every metro: days on market for each city.
Rent and living expenses in Lakeland
According to the Zillow Observed Rent Index, Lakeland's typical asking rent is $1,687 each month, up +1.1% over a year. A typical home costs the equivalent of 15.3 years of rent. Households have a median income of $63,859 (Census ACS 2024), making the typical home cost 4.8 times one year's income. BEA places metro prices at 97.1 beside a US average of 100, while housing costs stand at 95.9.
Additional Florida housing markets
- Jacksonville housing market $284,832.
- Miami housing market $583,705.
- Tampa housing market $375,619.
- Orlando housing market $372,775.
- St. Petersburg market $351,862.
- Port St. Lucie $384,099
- Cape Coral $334,660
- Tallahassee housing market $291,188.
- Fort Lauderdale $509,743
- Hollywood $442,331
For the entire state, see the Florida housing market.
How to read the chart
Each point represents the Zillow Home Value Index for Lakeland: a typical home's value in the market's middle third, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, using that month's dollars. On the slider, the hollow dot shows the selected month, while the terracotta dot marks the most recent month. The index follows a typical home, not a given house, and these figures are not adjusted for inflation. Use the card above or the home appreciation calculator to work out one home's value from its sale price.