Commercial Real Estate Market in Winter Haven, FL
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: October 31
139 active listings and 3,373 off-market properties in Winter Haven, FL. Commercial property asks $293/SF to buy and $20.00/SF/Yr to lease.
Market Trends
Winter Haven, FL spans 79.2 square miles in Polk County, Florida. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Office space in Winter Haven, FL has a median asking sale price of $304/SF (based on 5 listings). Vacancy runs 20.2% across the South region in 2025, up from 14.4% in 2019.
Typical asking range for active listings in Winter Haven, FL (the middle half): Lease $14.28–$21.75/SF/Yr (median $17.00/SF/Yr, 8 listings).
Retail
Retail space in Winter Haven, FL has a median asking sale price of $403/SF (based on 9 listings). Vacancy runs 5.4% across the South region in 2025, down from 7% in 2020.
Typical asking range for active listings in Winter Haven, FL (the middle half): Sale $169–$403/SF (median $403/SF, 9 listings).
Industrial
Industrial space in Winter Haven, FL has a median asking sale price of $307/SF (based on 4 listings). Vacancy runs 7.9% across the South region in 2025, up from 6% in 2019. Nearly 2.3x the 2022 low of 3.5%.
Multifamily
Multifamily space in Winter Haven, FL has a median asking sale price of $205/SF. Vacancy runs 11.3% across the South region in 2025, up from 8.5% in 2022.
Typical asking range for active listings in Winter Haven, FL (the middle half): Sale $185–$223/SF (median $205/SF, 11 listings).
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Winter Haven, FL has 115,146 residents in 50,879 households. Density runs 1,453 people per square mile. Median household income here is $59,966 and median gross rent $1,256 a month.
Tools
Lease vs Buy Breakeven
At $20.00/SF/Yr lease vs $293/SF buy → buying wins if held > 3.5 years.
At a 6.8% gross asking yield the payback reads short relative to leasing. Assumes 30% down at 6.5% fixed, 2% a year in taxes and upkeep, 3% appreciation, 5% opportunity cost, 2% closing plus 5% selling costs, and a 3% annual rent escalator.
Nearby Markets
| Market | Median Asking Price, $/SF | Median Asking Rent, $/SF/Yr |
|---|---|---|
| Winter Hvn | $293 | $20.50 |
| Auburndale | $186 | $12.00 |
Commercial property in Winter Haven, FL asks $293/SF. The 2 bordering markets run from $186/SF in Auburndale to $293/SF in Winter Hvn, and the city sits above their $240/SF median.
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Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and medians
- There are 60 active for-sale and 79 active for-lease listings in Winter Haven, FL. The medians are based on 35 of the for-sale and 15 of the for-lease listings, those that state a price or rent per square foot. These are ASKING figures from live listings, not closed-transaction prices, and a figure resting on fewer than 10 listings says so where it is quoted.
- Vacancy rates
- Published per-sector market series, taken at the metro level where one exists and otherwise at the Census-region level — a chart reading "in <region> region" is a regional number, not this city's.
- Refresh
- The monthly aggregates close at the end of the previous month, so 31 October 2026 — not today — is the honest last update.
- Known limitations
- office vacancy is reported at South region level, retail vacancy is reported at South region level, industrial vacancy is reported at South region level and asking prices run materially above recent closed pricing.
- Coverage
- Metrics below the 10-observation threshold fall back one geographic level. The geography used is named on each figure.
Compiled by the Realmo Data team · reviewed 31 October 2026 · How Realmo checks market page data · Report a data issue
