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33859 housing market

ZIP code · Lake Wales · Polk

The median sale price in ZIP code 33859 was $273K in May 2026, down 2.9% year over year, measured across homes that actually closed that month (Redfin). The three months through May 2026 averaged $276K, easing from $282K across the three months before that. That puts prices 9.6% below the strongest three-month stretch on record here, which ended in Mar 2024 at $306K. Zillow's home value index, which models the entire housing stock rather than only the homes that changed hands, reads $274K for Jun 2026, down 4.2% year over year.

Buyers had 87 homes to choose from in May 2026, down 38.7% year over year (Redfin). 85 homes came to market in May 2026, down 29.2% year over year, against 91 closings, up 13.8% year over year. Homes that sold in May 2026 took a median of 102 days to go under contract, 26 days slower than this market's usual May pace.

Sellers were asking a median of $300K in Jul 2026, down 4.7% year over year (Realtor.com). Asking prices and closing prices never describe the same homes, so the gap between them reads as seller expectation rather than a discount available to buyers: in May 2026 the list median ran 10.8% above the closing median. Competition is measurable in the closings themselves: 21% settled above asking, and the average sale landed at 99% of its final list price. 8% of listings carried a price cut in Jul 2026.

This page tracks 18 monthly housing series for ZIP code 33859 — median sale price, median list price, ZHVI home value, inventory (active), active listings, median days on market, and more — sourced from Realtor.com, Redfin, Zillow ZHVI, running from Aug 2016 through Jul 2026. Chart any of them below, switch between levels and year-over-year change, or add nearby Florida markets to compare side by side.

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Sources for 33859: Redfin · Realtor.com · Zillow ZHVI. Listing metrics and closed-sale metrics are never blended; every figure above names its source and vintage.