Fuller HeightsFL
A town of 10,083.
Is Fuller Heights a good place to live?
Fuller Heights grades D− overall, 580th of 634 graded towns in Florida, mostly because of schools. Its public schools trail 88% of Florida towns on state tests and graduation. What it does well: the median household earns $82K. Only 28 of Florida’s 779 towns score lower on the outdoors. Fuller Heights’ January low is 50°F, against 51°F in Florida’s towns and 22°F across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 76% of U.S. towns.
Fuller Heights has grown 20% from 2010 to 2020
8,758 counted in 2010 and 10,467 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Fuller Heights grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Fuller Heights is from typical.
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Moving to Fuller Heights: who provides what
Fuller Heights is unincorporated, so Polk County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Fuller Heights.
Fuller Heights has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Lakeland and beyond.
For schools, Fuller Heights earns a D
Its public schools are run by the Polk school district. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Oak SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 996 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Most working residents commute out of Fuller Heights
Fuller Heights has 843 jobs for its 4,637 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Fuller Heights for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Fuller Heights grew to 843 in 2023, 42 more than in 2013. 7.7% of residents live below the poverty line in Fuller Heights.
| Fuller Heights | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 5% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.7% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $82,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On CDC estimates, Fuller Heights is less healthy than 71% of U.S. towns
Fuller Heights beats the Florida average on 3 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 42% of Fuller Heights adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Fuller Heights | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 36% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 32% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Fuller Heights | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.8% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 6.6% | 7.5% |
| More smokers | 15.6% | 12.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Hurricanes leads a high hazard risk in Fuller Heights
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities. Since 2017, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Fuller Heights.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers in Fuller Heights
The Lakeland 2 weather station, 5 miles away, records that about 119 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns. January nights average 49.6°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.8°.
Fuller Heights has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Fuller Heights is 92°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A home in Fuller Heights sells for about $326K at the median
Fuller Heights’ median rent is $1,444 a month.
| Fuller Heights | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,444 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Raymond James Stadium and 38 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fuller Heights. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaRaymond James Stadium
28 mi Stadium & arenaBenchmark International Arena
27 mi Theme parkBusch Gardens Tampa4.0M visitors a year
19 mi Theme parkLegoland Florida
19 mi Theme parkCypress Gardens
27 mi Stadium & arenaYuengling CenterPhoto credits
Raymond James Stadium: NASA, Public domain · Benchmark International Arena: Miosotis Jade, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Busch Gardens Tampa: Wolle8ball, CC BY 3.0 · Legoland Florida: Jacob Montgomery, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cypress Gardens: Bruchey at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Yuengling Center: User:TheCustomOfLife, Public domain
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Everything we know about Fuller Heights
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Fuller Heights
About 4 of every 100 Fuller Heights residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
99% of working residents leave Fuller Heights for work
Where Fuller Heights’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Fuller Heights
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Fuller Heights is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Polk County, Florida, United States. Its population was 10,467 as of the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 50 sq mi
- Elevation
- 112 ft
- Area code
- 863
Fuller Heights’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Fuller Heights.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuller Heights | #580 | D− | C | — | D | C |
| Mulberry | #408 | C | B | — | D | B− |
| Willow Oak | #621 | D− | C | — | D | C− |
| Medulla | #545 | D | C− | — | D | B− |
Fuller Heights, Mulberry, Willow Oak and Medulla report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Fuller Heights with a neighbor →
Questions about Fuller Heights
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fuller Heights, FL a good place to live?
Fuller Heights grades D− overall, better than 5% of U.S. towns and #580 of 634 in Florida. It grades C for health and D for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Fuller Heights, FL expensive?
The typical home is worth about $278,000, 26% below the Florida typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.