Housing

Raise Your Expectations and Lower Your Expenses

If you’re looking for a variety of housing options from the rural to the historic, South Central Florida is an attractive option. DeSoto County has affordable single-family homes and townhouses with a median price around $150,000 and plenty of opportunity to attend a county fair or rodeo. Or, if boating is more of your speed, Okeechobee County is a harbor for waterfront homes and condos below $200,000. Regardless of where you choose to live, you’ll find quiet living at a slower pace.

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257,465 Total Population in the Florida Heartland Florida Heartland Economic Region of Opportunity, 2023

Life on the Water
Rural Living

Life on the Water

Permanently Gone Fishing

With Okeechobee, Glades and Hendry Counties each offering pieces of Lake Okeechobee waterfront, you’ll have plenty of opportunity to find live an aquatic lifestyle in South Central Florida. Additionally, a confluence of canals, rivers and waterways throughout Florida’s Heartland make it easy for homeowners to realize their dreams of being the captain of their own ship.

Rural Living

Find a Peaceful Home in Nature

Looking for more elbow room? The Florida Heartland is gives homeowners plenty of acreage to per dollar — whether you’re looking for farmland in Zolfo Springs or a charming cottage in Sebring. And with an abundance of nature surrounding all parts of South Central Florida, you’ll always have an opportunity for hiking, birdwatching or just relaxing at a state park.