A town of 11,382, settled in 1912. A regional job hub with 9,369 jobs.
The 3 things Sebring does most differently from other towns.
Where Sebring’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
What neighbors are saying. Town Square →
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Ordered by what stands out in Sebring. Another town gets a different order.
About one in 5 of Sebring’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Avon Park (4%), Lakeland (2%) and Winter Haven (1%). Half commute less than 43 miles.
The typical Sebring home is worth about $239,000, down 1.7% in a year, 36% below the Florida typical home.
Sebring beats the Florida average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 18.
| What stands out | Sebring | FL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 23.9% | 12.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.2% | 7.2% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 5.4% | 3.8% |
The public schools Sebring’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 90% of Florida’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlawn Elementary School | PK–5 | 834 | B |
| St. Catherine Catholic School Private | PK–8 | 216 | |
| Sebring Middle School | 6–8 | 840 | B− |
| Sebring Pre-K Center | PK | 136 | Not graded |
| Heartland Christian School Private | K–12 | 338 | |
| Divine Academy Inc. Private | K–11 | 59 |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities.
Sebring has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 49°, and snow is almost unheard of.
3.9 miles of trails across 7 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. YMCA PARK | — | 40 |
| 2. Sebring Rotary Park | 0.1 mi | 7 |
| 3. Veteran's Beach | — | 4 |
1900
Corner of Kenilworth Lodge with Garden of Petunias Across Lakeview Drive
Photo · Library of Congress. A different picture from Sebring’s archive appears here every day.
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6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 11 places on the National Register.
11 places in Sebring on the National Register of Historic Places.
12 notable people were born in Sebring.
City in Florida, United States
Sebring ( SEE-bring) is a city in and the county seat of Highlands County, Florida, United States. It is nicknamed "The City on the Circle", in reference to Circle Drive, the center of the Sebring Downtown Historic District. As of 2022 United States Census estimates, the population is 11,379 up from 10,729 at the 2020 census. Sebring became a popular development and tourist destination of the 1920s, hailed as the "Coral Gables of Central Florida". Many grandiose Mediterranean buildings of that time period still exist within the city, the most notable being the Harder Hall Hotel and Resort. The broader Sebring metropolitan area had a population estimate of 105,618 in 2022; the disparity in p…
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