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Living in Lakeland

Lakeland has an average Walk Score of 35 with 97,422 residents.

Lakeland is somewhat bikeable.

The most walkable Lakeland neighborhoods are John Cox, Parker Street and North Lake Wire.

Nearby Lakeland Apartments on Redfin

35 Walk Score of Lakeland, FL

Lakeland is a Car-Dependent city

Most errands require a car.

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Photo of Downtown Alleyway in Lakeland

Downtown Alleyway

Photo of Curtis Peterson Park Rd in Lakeland

Curtis Peterson Park Rd

Most errands require a car in Lakeland.

Lakeland Apartments for Rent

Lakeland Neighborhoods

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Population

1 John Cox 69 - 71 586
2 Parker Street 66 - 77 1,533
3 North Lake Wire 64 - 60 1,100
4 East Lake Morton 63 - 74 955
5 Downtown 63 - 72 610
6 Paul A Diggs 60 - 65 2,176
7 Dixieland 59 - 61 2,481
8 Lake Morton Historic District 59 - 67 2,187
9 Swannanoa 59 - 62 509
10 Edgewood 55 - 68 1,063
11 Southwest Lakeland 53 - 61 2,624
12 Webster Park South 50 - 58 1,028
13 Cleveland Heights 49 - 62 1,710
14 Central Avenue 48 - 47 1,164
15 Shore Acres 48 - 82 702
16 Camphor 46 - 53 1,111
17 Imperial 43 - 50 1,161
18 Tigertown 43 - 55 531
19 Lake Hollingsworth 43 - 59 3,291
20 Lake Bentley 42 - 57 2,248
21 Lakeshore 41 - 61 1,062
22 Oakbridge 40 - 52 656
23 Jewel Avenue 34 - 45 1,142
24 Crystal Lake 32 - 50 5,492
25 Lake Somerset 31 - 54 2,373
26 Lake Bonny 30 - 70 1,148
27 Florida Southern College Area 30 - 61 1,211
28 Highland Fairways 29 - 59 929
29 Lake Beulah 27 - 53 664
30 Sandpiper Golf and Country Club 26 - 35 1,562
31 Kathleen 26 - 43 1,846
32 Hampton Hills South 25 - 67 1,529
33 Lake Horney 24 - 61 1,053
34 Westgate 24 - 44 1,044
35 Webster Park North 23 - 41 2,249
36 Wedgewood Golf and Country Club 23 - 42 983
37 Mall Hill Center 21 - 39 646
38 Grasslands 10 - 43 1,037
39 Lakeland Municipal Airport 6 - 34 1,373
40 Carillon Lakes 3 - 33 689

Eating & Drinking

There are about 375 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in Lakeland.

People in Lakeland can walk to an average of 0.1 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in 5 minutes.

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thumbnail for Downtown AlleywayThis is a pedestrian oriented alleyway between Kentucky Avenue and Tennesse Ave.

RLP
on Downtown Alleyway

51 Bike Score of Lakeland, FL

Lakeland is Bikeable

Some bike infrastructure.

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Photo of Lake Hunter Trail in Lakeland

Lake Hunter Trail

Photo of Lake Mirror Vista from Iowa Ave & Lemon Street in Lakeland

Lake Mirror Vista from Iowa Ave & Lemon Street

Photo of Butterfly overlooking Lake Mirror in Lakeland

Butterfly overlooking Lake Mirror

Photo of Dobbins Park in Lakeland

Dobbins Park

Photo of Regency Apartments in Lakeland

Regency Apartments

Photo of Common Ground Park in Lakeland

Common Ground Park

thumbnail for Curtis Peterson Park RdThe Curtis Peterson Trail is another gem in the Lakeland trail system that few people know about. This is a bike-pedestrian only connection that links south central Lakeland to southeast Lakeland.

RLP
on Curtis Peterson Park Rd

Photo of Lake Hunter Dr in Lakeland

Lake Hunter Dr

Photo of Lemon Street Promenade in Lakeland

Lemon Street Promenade

Photo of Historic Downtown Lakeland in Lakeland

Historic Downtown Lakeland

Photo of Starbucks in Lakeland

Starbucks

thumbnail for Lake Hunter TrailThis is "cut-thru" connection for bikes and pedestrians that makes it easy to get from the Dixieland neighborhood to west Downtown Lakeland (via Sikes Boulevard) that few people know about.

RLP
on Lake Hunter Trail

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Photo of Lemon Street Promenade Sculpture in Lakeland

Lemon Street Promenade Sculpture

Photo of Swan Statue in Lakeland

Swan Statue

Photo of Naylor Park, Lakeland, FL in Lakeland

Naylor Park, Lakeland, FL

Photo of Lake Morton Dr in Lakeland

Lake Morton Dr

thumbnail for Lake Mirror Vista from Iowa Ave & Lemon StreetThis is the terminating vista of Lake Mirror from East Lemon Street

RLP
on Lake Mirror Vista from Iowa Ave & Lemon Street

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