Housing data for Highland Park, FL

Highland Park, FL has an estimated 282 residents and 129 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a village in Polk County.

1.9% of households rent.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
282 (±142)
Housing units
129 (±52)
Households that rent
1.9%
Residents since 2015–2019
+63.0%

What stands out in Highland Park

Median real estate taxes: $3,794 (±$802) in Highland Park, higher than in Polk County ($1,933).

Households that rent: 1.9% (±3.1 points) in Highland Park, lower than in Polk County (29.5%).

Homes built before 1980: 62.9% (±23.1 points) in Highland Park, higher than in Polk County (30.0%).

Housing in Highland Park at a glance

  • Rent burden: 0.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 1.9% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $93,750 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Home values: $374,100 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $2,534 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $3,794 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 7.8% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Bedrooms: 64.4% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 62.9% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Vacancy rate: 50.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 90.6% heat with electricity (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Commute and cars: 25.8 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Growth: +63.0% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 17.9% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Highland Park against Polk County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Highland ParkPolk CountyFloridaUnited States
Residents282 (±142)790,694 (exact)22,416,077 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units129 (±52)340,748 (±196)10,256,470 (±942)143,775,355
Households that rent1.9% (±3.1 points)29.5% (±0.7 points)32.4% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent—$1,363 (±$28)$1,669 (±$5)$1,413
Median household income$93,750 (±$75,018)$65,978 (±$1,143)$74,568 (±$284)$80,734
Median home value$374,100 (±$108,706)$266,500 (±$3,458)$359,000 (±$930)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$3,794 (±$802)$1,933 (±$35)$2,730 (±$10)$3,119
Built before 198062.9% (±23.1 points)30.0% (±0.7 points)33.9% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute25.8 minutes (±8.9)30.5 minutes (±0.5)28.0 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband98.1% (±3.2 points)90.7% (±0.5 points)91.6% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents39.5 years (±3.0)39.5 years (±0.2)42.6 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Highland Park covers 0.5 square miles of land, about 515 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Highland Park has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents173 (±43)282 (±142)+63.0%Not a measurable change
Housing units109 (±35)129 (±52)+18.3%Not a measurable change
Median home value$227,300 (±$44,120)$374,100 (±$108,706)+64.6%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$51,250 (±$39,412)$93,750 (±$75,018)+82.9%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,200 (±$463)$2,534 (±$946)+111.2%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$2,500 (±$426)$3,794 (±$802)+51.8%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent22.9% (±14.1 points)1.9% (±3.1 points)−21.0 percentage pointsMeasurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate23.8% (±36.8 points)50.0% (±50.0 points)+26.2 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Polk County

Highland Park has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Polk County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Polk County recorded 217 violent and 777 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

Places near Highland Park

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Crooked Lake Park2.6 mi$1,666$198,00029.2%
Babson Park3.0 mi—$211,1004.2%
Hillcrest Heights3.2 mi—$270,0003.0%
Lake Wales4.5 mi$1,110$239,30040.8%
Alturas7.2 mi$1,017$165,80012.3%
Frostproof8.2 mi$697$150,50028.8%
Dundee11 mi$1,628$247,80032.7%
Wahneta12 mi$1,113$97,50038.2%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Highland Park, fiscal year 2027

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$1,258$1,338$1,608$2,212$2,688

HUD income limits for Highland Park, fiscal year 2026

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$18,350$30,600$48,900
2 people$21,640$34,950$55,900
3 people$27,320$39,300$62,900
4 people$33,000$43,650$69,850
5 people$38,680$47,150$75,450
6 people$44,360$50,650$81,050
7 people$50,040$54,150$86,650
8 people$55,720$57,650$92,250

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $83,900.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Highland Park

What is the average home value in Highland Park, FL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $374,100 (±$108,706) for owner-occupied homes in Highland Park (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Highland Park?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Highland Park, FL is $2,534 (±$946) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Highland Park?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Highland Park, FL is $3,794 (±$802) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Highland Park growing?

In Highland Park, the number of residents went from 173 in 2015–2019 to 282 in 2020–2024 (+63.0%), not a measurable change.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Highland Park village, Florida (place:30325, in state:12).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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