62 The Housing Almanac
Annual Series · 1963–2024 · Compiled in U.S. Dollars & Units
Updated 26 April 2026
Metro Series · South · Rank #87

Home Price History in Lakeland

FHFA all-transactions House Price Index for the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metropolitan statistical area — annual data, 1975 through 2025, rebased to 100 in the year 2000.

HPI (2025)FHFA
336
YoY changeFHFA
-1.2%
5-yr changeFHFA
+58%
Since 2000FHFA
+236%
100200300'75'80'85'90'95'00'05'10'15'20'25Lakeland HPIFL state HPI

The Lakeland metropolitan area has FHFA House Price Index data running from 1975 through 2025. The index, rebased to 100 in the year 2000, stood at 35.9 in 1975 and 335.9 in 2025. Cumulative nominal appreciation since 2000: +235.9%.

The 2007–2011 housing crisis cut the Lakeland HPI by 44.6% peak-to-trough — from 202.7 in 2007 to 112.3 in 2012. For context, the U.S. national HPI fell roughly 24% over the same period, so Lakeland was meaningfully more affected than the national average.

The pandemic-era surge brought the Lakeland HPI from 197.9 in 2019 to 340.1 in 2024 — a cumulative +71.9% move in 5 years. Compared to the U.S. national HPI's roughly 50% gain over the same period, Lakeland appreciated noticeably faster the national rate.

Located in the South region of the United States, Lakeland is one of the 100 largest U.S. metropolitan statistical areas by population. Long-run housing appreciation in Lakeland reflects a combination of regional employment trends, in-migration patterns, and local supply constraints. The full year-by-year FHFA HPI for Lakeland is in the data table below.

To compare Lakeland to the national U.S. housing market, see the national median price history dashboard. Other metros in the South region: see the full metro index. For state-level data, see the state index.

Annual data — Lakeland

FHFA House Price Index, 2000=100. Annual data; not seasonally adjusted. Source: U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency.

YearHPI (2000=100)YoY change
2025335.93-1.24%
2024340.14+2.43%
2023332.06+8.62%
2022305.71+23.50%
2021247.53+16.65%
2020212.20+7.23%
2019197.89+7.04%
2018184.87+10.75%
2017166.92+9.90%
2016151.88+8.75%
2015139.66+7.81%
2014129.54+9.95%
2013117.82+4.92%
2012112.29-1.55%
2011114.06-10.52%
2010127.47-15.86%
2009151.49-16.63%
2008181.71-10.36%
2007202.70+1.05%
2006200.60+21.77%
2005164.74+25.65%
2004131.11+10.93%
2003118.19+4.74%
2002112.84+5.70%
2001106.75+6.75%
2000100.00+3.58%
199996.54+2.59%
199894.10+3.70%
199790.74+4.52%
199686.82+1.82%
199585.27+2.98%
199482.80+0.23%
199382.61+1.49%
199281.40+3.65%
199178.53+1.99%
199077.00+1.73%
198975.69+3.05%
198873.45+1.20%
198772.58+3.66%
198670.02-0.60%
198570.44+4.48%
198467.42-0.98%
198368.09-0.70%
198268.57+9.59%
198162.57+15.68%
198054.09+3.76%
197952.13+11.48%
197846.76+13.36%
197741.25+8.75%
197637.93+5.54%
197535.94

Methodology

The FHFA House Price Index is a weighted, repeat-sales index that measures average price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same single-family properties. The all-transactions index incorporates both purchase mortgages and refinance appraisals; the index is calibrated to the South census region and rebased to 100 in the year 2000. Coverage begins in 1975 for Lakeland.

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