Why doesn't this list use the usual quality floor?

Cheapest-ZIPs lists normally include only ZIPs with HavenScore: 60 or above. No ZIP in Polk County, FL clears that floor this month, so this page shows the county's most affordable scored ZIPs instead — with each ZIP's HavenScore shown, so the trade-off stays visible.

How is "most affordable" measured here?

ZIPs are ranked by median home value from lowest to highest across every scored ZIP in Polk County, FL. Because no ZIP clears the quality floor this month, no score filter is applied to this list.

How often is this list updated?

This page refreshes monthly when our pipeline ingests new data from Zillow, Redfin, Census, FHFA, and FRED.

Cheapest ZIPs in Polk County, FL

No ZIP in Polk County, FLclears the HavenScore: 60 quality floor this month — in high-cost counties, low prices and strong scores rarely overlap. Below is the affordable end anyway: the county’s most affordable scored ZIPs, ranked by median home value with each ZIP’s score shown. Refreshed July 2026.

1
33854
Lake Wales, FL
$88,237
HavenScore: 54
2
33815
Lakeland, FL
$186,903
HavenScore: 44
3
33843
Frostproof, FL
$196,328
HavenScore: 46
4
33840
Eaton Park, FL
$197,477
HavenScore: 41
5
33853
Lake Wales, FL
$225,069
HavenScore: 44
6
33841
Fort Meade, FL
$230,837
HavenScore: 37
7
33805
Lakeland, FL
$233,761
HavenScore: 49
8
33801
Lakeland, FL
$235,192
HavenScore: 46
9
33898
Lake Wales, FL
$251,964
HavenScore: 50
10
33880
Winter Haven, FL
$254,781
HavenScore: 50

Frequently asked questions

Why doesn't this list use the usual quality floor?: Cheapest-ZIPs lists normally include only ZIPs with HavenScore: 60 or above. No ZIP in Polk County, FL clears that floor this month, so this page shows the county's most affordable scored ZIPs instead — with each ZIP's HavenScore shown, so the trade-off stays visible.
How is "most affordable" measured here?: ZIPs are ranked by median home value from lowest to highest across every scored ZIP in Polk County, FL. Because no ZIP clears the quality floor this month, no score filter is applied to this list.
How often is this list updated?: This page refreshes monthly when our pipeline ingests new data from Zillow, Redfin, Census, FHFA, and FRED.

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