Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL · Florida

Polk County

ZIP 33827

760,961 residents7,285 permits TTM$63,644 median HHI40 ZIP codesUpdated April 16, 2026
Investor first look

Median home value

$240,000

ACS 5-Year

Cap rate proxy

6.4%

FMR × 0.65 ÷ Home Value

Rent-to-income

24.0%

HUD FMR ÷ ACS HHI

Net migration

+3.43%

IRS SOI

Permits (TTM)

7,285

Census BPS

Climate risk

96.5

FEMA NRI (0–100)

ZIP 33827

Median home value

Gross yield

Buy Box score

0.9

Section 8 gap

Affordability

P/I: 4.6R/I:

Section 8 detail

SAFMR: Rent: Gap:
ZIP code breakdown40 ZIP codes
ZIPMedian home valueRent (FMR 2BR)Gross yieldCap rateRent gap
3381510.5%
338388.6%
338398.4%
338448.3%
338308.2%
338808.2%
34759$278,279$1,9108.2%8.1%1.4%
338057.9%
338817.8%
338017.7%
33860$287,046$1,3905.8%7.7%-31.9%
338117.6%
33897$341,230$2,2307.8%7.5%4.2%
338377.5%
338847.3%
33810$315,386$1,6806.4%7.3%-14.1%
338237.3%
338507.3%
338537.3%
338437.1%
338597.0%
338036.8%
338416.8%
338136.6%
338356.4%
338406.4%
338476.4%
338516.4%
338546.4%
338556.4%
338566.4%
338586.4%
338676.4%
338776.4%
33809$309,406$1,7006.6%6.4%3.6%
338126.1%
33898$248,848$1,3306.4%6.1%4.4%
338686.0%
338275.2%
33849$380,520$1,5504.9%4.0%17.9%

Sort by any column. Click a ZIP for detail. Rent gap: green = HUD FMR above market rent.

Demographics

Owner-occupied

70.0%

Census ACS

Vacancy rate

16.1%

Census ACS

Bachelor's degree +

22.6%

Census ACS

Rent burdened

49.0%

Census ACS (>30% income)

Median age

39.6

Census ACS

Data sources
U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
U.S. Census Bureau — Building Permits Survey
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — Fair Market Rents / Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMR)
Internal Revenue Service — Statistics of Income Migration Data
FEMA — National Risk Index
Last updated: April 16, 2026