The five highest-priced home sales reported in the Lakeland metro area for the week ending October 11, 2026, came to a combined $5.72 million. All five are single-family homes in Polk County: one in Auburndale, two in Lakeland and two in Winter Haven.
The group spans four decades of building. The oldest dates to 1985 and the newest was completed in 2026, the only new construction among the five. Three are two-story homes and two are on a single level, and prices ran from $875,000 to $1,380,000.
No. 1 — $1,380,000 · 514 Hillside Drive, Auburndale, Florida
The highest-priced sale of the week was a contemporary home on Lake Arietta in Auburndale, which sold for $1,380,000. The property has about 120 feet of lake frontage and a private dock with a boat lift, and waterskiing is allowed on the lake. A boat house stands on the property as well.
Built in 1985, it is the oldest of the five homes, and with 6,600 square feet of living space it is also the largest. It has five bedrooms and five bathrooms in a split-bedroom plan. Most of the living space is on the main level, where a living room with a wood-burning fireplace is joined by a separate family room. The family room and the eat-in kitchen both open onto a large deck with an outdoor television, looking over the pool to the water. The lower level adds more living space and a second full kitchen.
The heated gunite pool is screened, lit and ringed by a child safety fence, and there is a heated spa. The 0.68-acre lot is on a dead-end street in a neighborhood with a single way in and out, and there is no homeowners association. The property last sold for $495,000 in 2006.
Karen Myers of CENTURY 21 MYERS REALTY was the listing agent. Michael Brenner, also of CENTURY 21 MYERS REALTY, represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $1,300,000 · 4848 Island Shores Lane, Lakeland, Florida
In the gated waterfront community of Lake Gibson Shores in Lakeland, a 2006 home that had just been through a remodel sold for $1,300,000. The recent work brought luxury vinyl plank floors throughout, quartz counters and backsplash in the kitchen, new paint inside and out, and tongue-and-groove ceilings over the back patio and the front entry.
The home has five bedrooms, four bathrooms and 4,011 square feet on two stories, laid out as a triple split plan with a large bonus room that would suit a media room. Past the formal rooms, the great room has a double-sided gas fireplace and looks out on the pool, the spa and the lake. The eat-in kitchen beside it has hardwood cabinetry, a walk-in pantry with built-in shelving and a center island fitted with a wine refrigerator. The primary suite has its own fireplace and a tray ceiling, a walk-in closet lined with hardwood built-ins, and a bath with a jetted tub and room to exercise.
At 0.70 acres, the lot is the largest of the five. Outside are an in-ground heated spa, a gunite pool and a summer kitchen with a built-in grill, a gas cooktop and a granite bar top. A covered composite dock has several lifts for boats. The home also has central vacuum and whole-house surround sound, and it is close to I-4, with Florida Polytechnic University a short drive away.
Bryan Dicks and Wanda Dicks, both of COLDWELL BANKER REALTY, were the listing agents. Kathryn Younes of FLORIDA STATEWIDE REALTY represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $1,175,000 · 1307 N Lake Howard Drive, Winter Haven, Florida
This custom home on Lake Howard, part of the Winter Haven Chain of Lakes, was completed in 2024 and sits above the shoreline with views to the south across the water. It sold for $1,175,000. The chain links some 20 lakes by canals, and skiing is allowed.
The single-story home has five bedrooms, four bathrooms and 3,300 square feet, with the primary bedroom on the main floor in a split plan. Iron entry doors open to high ceilings and an open living area with a custom beamed ceiling and a six-foot-wide electric fireplace. The kitchen is built around an oversized quartz island and a Bertazzoni gas range, with flat-front cabinets, a wine cooler and a walk-in pantry tucked out of sight. In the primary suite there are two walk-in closets, and the soaking tub sits next to a window facing the lake. One of the other bedrooms is large enough to serve as a second living area.
The fenced, landscaped backyard has a summer kitchen with a gas grill and a power burner, and it leaves room for a pool. Down at the water, a two-story dock has two covered boat slips and a storage room, with an observation deck on top. The 0.63-acre property last sold for $199,000 in 2020, before the current home was built.
The home went under contract seven days after it was listed. Michael Stone and Deanna Stone, both of THE STONES REAL ESTATE FIRM, were the listing agents.
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No. 4 — $991,820 · 8110 Cypress Woods Avenue, Lakeland, Florida
The only new construction in this Top 5, and the newest home of the group, was built in 2026 in Estates at Cypress Trace, a gated community in North Lakeland minutes from I-4. It sold for $991,820.
Built to the Abigail floor plan, the single-story home has four bedrooms, three bathrooms, 3,011 square feet of living space and a three-car garage on a 0.38-acre lot. The fourth bedroom is oversized so it can work as a game room, a media room or a guest suite. Ceilings rise to 12 feet over luxury vinyl plank floors. In the kitchen, a large island and quartz counters are paired with Frigidaire appliances, and a walk-in super pantry has custom wood shelving and its own quartz work surface. The great room centers on a cultured stone wall that runs floor to ceiling around a 60-inch electric fireplace with a cedar mantel.
Out back, a screened lanai encloses a 30-by-13-foot saltwater pool with a PebbleTec finish, a splash shelf and LED lighting.
Cliff Glansen of FLATFEE.COM was the listing agent. Mary Carpousis of BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESERVICES RESULTS REALTY represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $875,000 · 9480 Waterford Oaks Drive, Winter Haven, Florida
On an oversized corner lot in Waterford Oaks in Winter Haven, a two-story Mediterranean-style home built in 2002 sold for $875,000. Mature landscaping surrounds the 0.59-acre property, which looks out over Lake Winterset.
The home has four bedrooms, four full baths and one half bath in 4,824 square feet. The home has tray and cathedral ceilings, formal living and dining rooms, and a library with burled wood cabinetry. The kitchen has a gas cooktop, solid wood cabinets, a farmhouse sink and a hidden walk-in pantry, and a window there faces the lake. Pocketing glass doors in the great room open to a pavered, screened lanai with a summer kitchen, a heated pool and a water feature. There is also an in-ground spa.
The primary suite is on the main floor, with a sitting area, a soaking tub under a chandelier and French doors out to the lanai. Two more bedrooms with their own baths are also on the main level. Upstairs, a guest suite has its own bath along with a media room and a studio that looks toward the water. The home has a Generac generator. The property last sold for $760,000 in 2015.
The home went under contract 15 days after it was listed. Lisa Kleine of RED BIRD REALTY was the listing agent, and Elizabeth Sanchez of NEW HEIGHTS REALTY GROUP represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, October 11, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.
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