Incorporated towns include Avon Park in the north, Sebring in the central section and Lake Placid in the south-central portion of the county. Unincorporated areas possess graceful names like Brighton, Venus, Childs and Lorida, or sport watery monikers like Lake Carrie, Lake Josephine and Spring Lake. Some say that this part of Florida's heartland looks much like most of Florida did 50 years ago. Home Sweet Home Residents of Avon Park in northwest Highlands County are proud of their town's central location, low crime rate, uncongested roadways, low-key lifestyle and its affordable homes. Even prestigious locations are affordable here.
Inventory includes both new and existing homes.
Homes in the south-central section of the county near Lake Placid are good buys, too. Affordable homes and a quiet, peaceful lifestyle appeal to newcomers. The weather is downright wonderful. The average temperature for the month of January is 63, balmy by almost anybody's calculations. Summer highs average 91 degrees Fahrenheit, with lows averaging 71 degrees.