FL area data
Lake placid, FL
Lake placid, FL.
Population: 22,600 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $239,681
- 1-year appreciation
- -1.9%
- 3-year appreciation
- +0.6%
- 5-year appreciation
- +30.6%
- 10-year appreciation
- +113.6%
- All-time peak (2024-07)
- $249,637
- House Price Index
- 542.2 (-2.6% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $283,244
- Median list price
- $299,999
- Median days on market
- 97 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 95.6%
- Active listings
- 209
- 1-year forecast
- +1.0%
- Days to pending
- 118 days
- New listings (monthly)
- 42
Rents
- Typical rent
- $1,452/mo
- 1-year rent change
- +1.9%
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $1,373/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $2,111/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 101.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.2¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $25.50/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 4
- Elementary schools
- 2
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- strongWind, hurricane, lightning, coldWave, drought
- FEMA flood zone
- AE
- Flood risk level
- High
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 77.0°F
- Average high
- 85.0°F
- Average low
- 68.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 50.1 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 35
- Days with Good air quality
- 345
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 8.0 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Vince's Condominium Association Airport (1 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.9 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +1,359 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,987
- Median annual property tax
- $1,487
- Mean commute to work
- 23 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 58.1%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 24,364
- Average weekly wage
- $873
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 846
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