What is the median rent in Lake Alfred, FL?

Name: Median rent in Lake Alfred, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Lake Alfred, FL is $1,349 (±$340) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 771 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Lake Alfred, the median gross rent went from $884 in 2015–2019 to $1,349 in 2020–2024 (+52.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,349 (±$340)
Rented homes: 771 (±306)
$2,000 or more: 26.5%
Since 2015–2019: +52.6%

How much rent costs in Lake Alfred

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Lake Alfred	Polk County	Florida	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±6.6 points)	4.5%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	23.3% (±17.9 points)	20.4%	10.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	35.3% (±17.4 points)	33.4%	26.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	14.8% (±15.8 points)	23.2%	28.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	16.3% (±14.9 points)	12.6%	17.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	10.2% (±15.0 points)	4.3%	7.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±6.6 points)	1.6%	6.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 35.3% of renting households.

26.5% of rented homes in Lake Alfred cost $2,000 or more a month.

Lake Alfred against Polk County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lake Alfred	Polk County	Florida	United States
Median gross rent	$1,349 (±$340)	$1,363 (±$28)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	771 (±306)	81,077 (±1,915)	2,716,443 (±16,958)	42,849,984

In Lake Alfred, median gross rent is not measurably different from Polk County ($1,363).

It is not measurably different from Florida ($1,669).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Polk County, Lake Alfred ranks 12 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 509 of 793.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Lake Alfred has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$884 (±$75)	$1,349 (±$340)	+52.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	28.5% (±9.5 points)	29.9% (±10.4 points)	+1.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	3.3% (±5.1 points)	0.0% (±6.6 points)	−3.3 percentage points	Not 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.

Median gross rent in places near Lake Alfred

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lake Alfred
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Lake Alfred	—	$1,349 (±$340)	—
Auburndale	5.3 mi	$1,208 (±$137)	Not measurably different
Haines City	6.3 mi	$1,224 (±$110)	Not measurably different
Winter Haven	6.4 mi	$1,246 (±$80)	Not measurably different
Davenport	6.7 mi	$1,914 (±$1,401)	Not measurably different
Inwood	7.5 mi	$1,230 (±$136)	Not measurably different
Polk City	7.5 mi	$1,111 (±$436)	Not measurably different
Lake Hamilton	8.2 mi	$1,180 (±$165)	Not measurably different
Cypress Gardens	9.4 mi	$1,369 (±$230)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Polk County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
6	Eagle Lake	$1,688 (±$422)
7	Crooked Lake Park	$1,666 (±$450)
8	Dundee	$1,628 (±$306)
9	Fuller Heights	$1,444 (±$164)
10	Lakeland	$1,395 (±$41)
11	Cypress Gardens	$1,369 (±$230)
12	Lake Alfred	$1,349 (±$340)
13	Medulla	$1,287 (±$71)
14	Kathleen	$1,247 (±$230)
15	Winter Haven	$1,246 (±$80)
16	Inwood	$1,230 (±$136)
17	Haines City	$1,224 (±$110)
18	Jan Phyl Village	$1,210 (±$231)

Showing 13 of 33 places in Polk County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Lake Alfred

What is the average rent in Lake Alfred, FL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Lake Alfred is $1,349 (±$340) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Lake Alfred?

In Lake Alfred, the median gross rent went from $884 in 2015–2019 to $1,349 in 2020–2024 (+52.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Lake Alfred cost more than $2,000 a month?

26.5% of rented homes in Lake Alfred have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Lake Alfred higher than in Polk County?

In Lake Alfred, median gross rent is not measurably different from Polk County ($1,363).

It is not measurably different from Florida ($1,669).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

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 Lake Alfred city, Florida (place:37525, in state:12).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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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.