Fuller Heights vs Lakeland

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Fuller Heights, FL

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Lakeland, FL

Area Score

Bottom 15% nationally

Signals

Fuller Heights

Lakeland

Opportunity

48 · Bottom 32%

43 · Bottom 22%

Climate

79 · Top 19%

Physical resilience

20 · Bottom 14%

Housing affordability

88 · Top 35%

72 · Bottom 36%

Access

100 · Top 1%

100 · Top 3%

Economic stability

64 · Top 43%

40 · Bottom 18%

Measured values

Metric	Fuller Heights	Lakeland	Source period
Population	10,083	119,961	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$82,006	$64,185	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$34,049	$35,902	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	2,485/sq mi	1,802/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$278,000	$249,400	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$1,444	$1,395	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	70.7%	56.4%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	5.7%	5.8%	June 2026
Employment change (year over year)	0.4%	0.4%	June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	29.4%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	7.7%	13.2%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	93°F	93°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	52°F	52°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	46.1"	46.1"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	5 mi	6 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	27.5 min	25.1 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	36.7	38.9	2024 ACS 5-Year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

Physical risk tradeoff

Fuller Heights

Elevated or high exposure: strong wind, hurricane.

Lakeland

Elevated or high exposure: strong wind, hurricane.

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