Housing discount for teachers background
Housing Discounts

HOUSING DISCOUNTS

for
PCPS teachers

Polk County loves teachers! The tables below includes a list of rental business partners that offer new PCPS teachers discounts on housing. Please feel free to make us aware of any additional Bartow, Haines City, Lakeland, or Winter Haven properties not listed below. Send new additions to jobs@polk-fl.net.

Florida Hometown Heroes Housing Program

The Florida Hometown Heroes Housing Program aims to make homeownership more affordable by providing down payment and closing cost assistance to income-qualified, first-time homebuyers who are frontline community workers.

More than 50 professions may be eligible for this assistance through the Florida Hometown Heroes Housing Program. Some of the eligible occupations include:

  • Classroom teacher
  • Career specialist
  • Librarian/media specialist
  • School counselor
  • Social worker
  • School psychologist

Visit the Florida Hometown Heroes Housing Program webpage to view a complete list of eligible occupations and determine if you qualify.