Polk County, Florida — cities by momentum

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12 cities tracked, ranked by composite momentum.

12
Cities tracked
406,255
Combined population
$283,749
Median home (county)
4
Rising / Hot

Polk County, Florida has 12 tracked cities with a combined population of 406,255. The median home value across these cities is $283,749.

The highest-momentum city in the county is Lake Alfred, with a composite score of 67 (Rising) — median home $308,811, -1.7% year over year.

The most affordable city tracked here is Fort Meade at $227,949.

Lake Alfred

pop 8,632
67
Rising$308,811 · -1.7%

Bartow

pop 22,084
66
Rising$277,164 · -1.5%

Auburndale

pop 20,659
64
Rising$303,871 · -2.8%

Lakeland

pop 124,990
63
Rising$312,001 · -2.4%

Winter Haven

pop 59,975
59
Stable$276,487 · -3.7%

Haines City

pop 42,073
59
Stable$296,920 · -4.1%

Dundee

pop 6,275
59
Stable$268,221 · -3.9%

Fort Meade

pop 5,341
59
Stable$227,949 · -4.0%

Lake Wales

pop 17,798
58
Stable$245,529 · -3.5%

Davenport

pop 16,764
56
Stable$341,663 · -4.7%

Highland City

pop 12,355
55
Stable$265,433 · -2.6%

Poinciana

pop 69,309
47
Cooling$283,749 · -5.1%

Sources: Zillow ZHVI, Zillow ZORI, US Census place population.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
70° / 51°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
90° / 73°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
233
~64% of year
Annual precip
54″ rain
0″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Very high
Tornado
Moderate
Wildfire
Low
Earthquake
Very low
Flood
Very high

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.