USA Today Network-Florida named 16 top Old Florida restaurants, and one of Polk County's oldest made the list. Governors and a vice president have eaten there.

Property Appraiser Neil Combee has warned that the county will lose tax revenue with no commitment from developers "to reduce ...

Jacksonville ranked 10th on PODS' 2025 list of most moved-to U.S. cities, down from 9th in 2024. While Florida experienced significant inbound migration in 2022, the trend has slowed, with fewer ...

Compared to May 2024, the median home list price decreased 2.6% from $349,425. The statistics in this article only pertain to houses listed for sale in Polk County, not houses that were sold.

The budget includes $10 million for Polk State College's planned Haines City-Davenport campus and $6.1 million for its ...

Polk County's population — estimated last year around 850,000 — is expected to top 900,000 in the next five years and one million in the next 15, according to medium-growth modeling by the University ...