Lake Placid, FL Housing Market & City Data
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Housing & Demographic Overview
Key insights about the community
HOUSING DATA (September 2026)
HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW
EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS
EDUCATION
- No Highschool Degree or GED21.9%
- Highschool Education44.0%
- Some College14.5%
- Bachelors Degree11.0%
- Graduate Degree8.6%
- Total College or Above19.6%
- Stem Degree46.2%
GENDER BREAKDOWN
- Male56.1%
- Female43.9%
MARITAL STATUS
- Married44.4%
- Divorced16.1%
- Never Married32.2%
- Widowed7.3%
CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN
CITY DATA
AGE BREAKDOWN
| Age Group | % of Population |
|---|---|
| Under 18 | 31.0% |
| 19–29 | 11.0% |
| 30–39 | 12.8% |
| 40–49 | 8.0% |
| Age Group | % of Population |
|---|---|
| 50–59 | 10.1% |
| 60–69 | 10.4% |
| 70–79 | 7.8% |
| 80+ | 8.8% |
WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER
WORKFORCE
ETHNICITY
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Local Discussions
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Neighborhoods in Lake Placid, FL
Get to know neighborhoods in Lake Placid, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.
Placid Lakes ↗
- Median asking price
- $232,325
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 174
—Nearby schools · estimated
Ratings not available
Sylvan Shores ↗
- Median asking price
- $210,000
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 92
—Nearby schools · estimated
Ratings not available
Tomoka Heights ↗
- Median asking price
- $251,500
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 13
—Nearby schools · estimated
Ratings not available
Temple Terrace ↗
- Median asking price
- $279,950
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 7
—Nearby schools · estimated
Ratings not available
Twin Lakes Estates ↗
- Median asking price
- $489,900
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 4
—Nearby schools · estimated
Ratings not available
Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.
About these neighborhood estimates
Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.
Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.
Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.