Lake Placid, FL Housing Market 2026: Median Home Price, Last 12 Months
What homes actually sell for in Lake Placid: a median closing price of $235,000 across 39 closings Resideline tracked over the last 12 months, plus the full price spread and a ZIP-level breakdown.
In a market the size of Lake Placid, individual sales move the needle. The figures below rest on 39 tracked closings over the last 12 months, so read them as the direction of the market rather than a precise price for any one street.
The snapshot
- •Closings tracked, last 12 months: 39
- •Median sold price, last 12 months: $235,000 (low-volume sample)
- •Median sold $/sqft, last 12 months: $161
- •Middle half of sales closed between: $151,500 and $535,000
What the numbers say
Resideline tracked 39 closed sales in Lake Placid over the last 12 months, with a median closing price of $235,000. That median is the midpoint of what buyers actually paid, not what sellers hoped to get, which is why it moves differently from the asking prices you see on listing sites. The middle half of those sales closed between $151,500 and $535,000. That spread matters more than the headline median: where a specific property sits inside it decides whether the citywide number helps you or misleads you. These are the closings Resideline tracks and may differ from complete county or municipal records.
Figures last updated August 22, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked.
Median home price in Lake Placid, FL (August 2026)
The median home price in Lake Placid is $235,000, measured across the 39 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last 12 months. The middle half of those sales closed between $151,500 and $535,000.
Where Lake Placid sale prices land
Medians hide the shape of a market. The distribution above covers the closed sales Resideline tracked in Lake Placid over the last 12 months, trimmed to the 5th through 95th percentile, with the middle half of sales closing between $151,500 and $535,000. Where your target property sits inside that spread matters more than the citywide median.
The Lake Placid angle
Read Lake Placid's band before you read its median. The distance from $151,500 to $535,000 is wider than in most markets we track, so the middle half of closed sales covers a substantial span and $235,000 marks its center without describing any particular property. Do that first and use the citywide figure only to sanity-check the result. The band also leans upward: more dollars separate $235,000 from $535,000 than separate $151,500 from $235,000. A comp set that clusters above the middle carries more absolute variation and will produce a higher estimate, so verify that the clustering matches the subject rather than the convenience of the search.
Lake Placid market data by ZIP code
Citywide medians hide block-by-block variation. Resideline publishes free, regularly refreshed market snapshots for Lake Placid ZIP codes: 33852.
From market read to offer price
A thin market punishes generic pricing; the way to firm up a number here is the specific property and its handful of true comps. The decision still comes down to one property and one number: what it is actually worth and what you should pay. Every Resideline report opens with this same market snapshot for the subject's exact ZIP code, then gives you the property's value, the sold comps behind it, and a market rent estimate. Pricing a specific deal? The free ARV calculator and rental property calculator run the numbers in about a minute.
And we show our work. Every estimate is frozen while the home is for sale and graded against the real closing price after it sells. As of August 2026, the public scoreboard showed 3.26% median error across 12,516+ graded closings. See the live accuracy dashboard for the receipts, or read how the Area Market Snapshot works.
Run any Lake Placid address through Resideline and you will see the local market and the property's value together, in one report.
Cite this
Using these numbers? Please cite the source and the sample size:
Source: Resideline Market Watch
Market: Lake Placid, FL
Data updated: August 2026
Analysis period: last 12 months
Tracked closings: 39
Median sold price: $235,000
Median sold $/sqft: $161 (39 qualifying)
https://resideline.com/blog/lake-placid-fl-housing-market
The local market statistics in this report are calculated from closed sales tracked by Resideline. Transaction coverage may differ from complete county or municipal records. This is a low-volume sample: treat the statistics as directional rather than precise estimates of the entire local market.
Every local market figure on this page is computed from closed sales Resideline tracked in Lake Placid over the last 12 months, and is refreshed when the data is. This is a low-volume market: the figures below rest on 39 closings inside the city limits, so treat the median as indicative rather than precise.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median home price in Lake Placid?
The median sold price in Lake Placid over the last 12 months is $235,000, measured across 39 closings Resideline tracked.
How many homes sold in Lake Placid last month?
Resideline tracked 8 closed sales in Lake Placid in July 2026, out of 39 closings tracked over the last 12 months. These are tracked samples of market activity, not official county totals.
What is the typical sale price range in Lake Placid?
The middle half of Lake Placid sales over the last 12 months closed between $151,500 and $535,000, with a median of $235,000.
What is the typical price per square foot in Lake Placid?
Among qualifying Lake Placid closings Resideline tracked over the last 12 months, the median sold price per square foot was $161, measured across 39 sales with usable living area. Median is used rather than average because outliers distort the mean.
What should I check first in Lake Placid's closed-sale data?
The width of the band. $151,500 to $535,000 is wider than most markets we track, which tells you immediately that $235,000 will not carry a single-address estimate on its own. From there, filter the 39 tracked closings to matched sales on property type, size and condition, and see where they sit inside the band. The upper side covers more dollars than the lower side, so a high-leaning comp set deserves a wider quoted range.
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