33855
Lake Wales, Florida.
Lake Wales, Polk County, FL · Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metro · population 15
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$889 (+138%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $1,471 +1%
- $290,510$291,981 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $64,135 +28%
- $227,846$291,981 since Sep 2021
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- 33855$1,533
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 14 years.
Typical home values in zip 33855 rose 0.5% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Lake Wales, FL — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 33855
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 33855$291,981
- Lakeland$295,502
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
| Miles sorted ascending, activate to sort descending | Zip activate to sort by Zip | City activate to sort by City | Population activate to sort by Population | Rent activate to sort by Rent | Home value activate to sort by Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.4 | 33898 | Lake Wales | 18,527 | $1,565 | $247,734 |
| 5.5 | 33854 | Lakeshore | 781 | — | $88,117 |
| 9.6 | 33827 | Babson Park | 2,431 | — | $302,194 |
| 10.1 | 33843 | Frostproof | 11,220 | $1,416 | $194,319 |
| 12.4 | 33825 | Avon Park | 25,501 | $1,493 | $204,754 |
| 15.7 | 33853 | Lake Wales | 12,674 | $1,512 | $219,472 |
| 17.8 | 33859 | Lake Wales | 11,824 | $1,722 | $270,837 |
| 17.9 | 34739 | Kenansville | 1,176 | — | $401,115 |
| 19.7 | 33870 | Sebring | 25,195 | $1,489 | $202,422 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.