A typical Babson Park home is worth about $229,000
Down 1.6% in a year, 39% below the Florida typical home.
Only 1 sale in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value is the steadier guide.
What kind of housing town is Babson Park?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
A typical home costs 4.7 years of income
About the same as across Florida. Try your own numbers below.
That’s $29K short of a typical Babson Park home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,850 a month here, $570 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Babson Park’s typical property tax (0.43% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
96% of Babson Park households own their home
Half of Babson Park’s homes were built before 1975.
Florida: 68% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Up 23.8% in five years
Faster than Florida (20.3%).
Show as a table
| January | Babson Park | Florida |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $106,000 | $209,000 |
| 2018 | $124,000 | $226,000 |
| 2019 | $136,000 | $242,000 |
| 2020 | $148,000 | $253,000 |
| 2021 | $166,000 | $276,000 |
| 2022 | $198,000 | $340,000 |
| 2023 | $236,000 | $392,000 |
| 2024 | $241,000 | $402,000 |
| 2025 | $241,000 | $397,000 |
| 2026 | $228,000 | $377,000 |
| August 2026 | $229,000 | $376,000 |
A typical Babson Park home worth $104K in September 2016 is worth about $229K today.
Zillow Home Value Index: the typical value of all homes (middle third), smoothed and seasonally adjusted, through August 2026.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,850
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Babson Park vs. its neighbors
Babson Park is the 2nd least expensive of 3 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babson Park | $229K | −1.6% | $1,850 | — | $48,177 |
| Hillcrest Heights | $258K | −0% | $1,850 | — | $118,125 |
| Frostproof | $218K | +0.6% | $1,340 | 18 | $42,000 |
Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.
Neighbors talk housing
What Babson Park buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.