Fuller HeightsFL
Some 10,083 people live in this town, in Florida.
Is Fuller Heights a good place to live?
Fuller Heights grades low on several counts. The town’s overall grade, D−, puts it better than 5% of U.S. towns. Its place in the ranking is 580th of 634 in Florida. The weak point is schools (D) — its schools rank behind 88% of the state's. Health is weaker too (C): residents are less healthy than 71% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Homes run about $278K for a typical one, 4.2 times the Lakeland metro’s $66K median household income. Incomes are its strong suit: the median household earns $82K. Only 28 of Florida’s 779 towns score lower on the outdoors.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · USGS PAD-US.
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 the reason it’s listed. 996 students attend Fuller Heights’s public school.
| 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 of Fuller Heights’ workers leave town for work
Fuller Heights has 843 jobs for its 4,637 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
The top destinations are Lakeland (25%), Bartow (9%) and Plant City (5%). Commuting out is the norm in Fuller Heights: 1% of working residents work locally. The town had 843 jobs in 2023, up 42 from 2013. In Fuller Heights, 7.7% of residents live below the poverty line.
| 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
For health, Fuller Heights earns a C
Fuller Heights: 22% of adults say their health is fair or poor, above both Florida’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (19%). For adults 18 to 64 here, the share who have no health insurance is 18%. Of 31 CDC measures, Fuller Heights beats the Florida average on 3 and trails it on 7. In Fuller Heights, 40% of adults have obesity, and 19% report frequent mental distress.
| 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
Top of a high hazard risk in Fuller Heights: hurricanes
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Fuller Heights, 41% come from hurricanes and 34% from inland flooding. Since 2017, Fuller Heights has seen 2 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Fuller Heights’ year
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°.
It almost never snows. Fuller Heights’ January low stands at 50°F, against 51°F in Florida’s towns and 22°F across U.S. towns. In Fuller Heights, the peak summer temperature is 92°F.
| Fuller Heights | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 50°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 92°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A home in Fuller Heights sells for about $326K at the median
Homes sold in Fuller Heights spent a median 46 days on the market. Fuller Heights’ median rent stands at $1,444 a month. Sellers in Fuller Heights got 96.8% of the asking price, typically.
| 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.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- 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.