Barnard Erastus A S
Homes for Sale in St. Petersburg, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Over the 12 months ending 2026-09-12, 22 recorded sales closed at a median of $947,500, $528 per square foot, a median 65 days on market, sellers accepting 91% of original asking (+1% versus the prior year). At the median price and Pinellas County's FY2025-26 rate of 19.39 mills, annual property tax runs about $18,370 ($17,560 with the full homestead exemption).
Price here is driven by condition and location more than by any single product type. With a housing stock that runs from 1900 through 2024 and a median build year of 1941, you are buying into a mix of genuinely old homes and newer construction on the same streets. The $900,000 median and a median of roughly $502 per square foot tell you the land and the address carry real weight; what a given home does with that depends heavily on how it has been maintained or updated.
The current posture favors a patient buyer. Prices are down 7.2% year over year, the median home is sitting about 62 days before it closes, and the heat score of 31 points to a market that is not rewarding urgency. Sellers should price to the current reality and expect to negotiate; buyers have room to be selective and to underwrite condition carefully rather than chasing anything.
Barnard Erastus A S right now
🟡 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($948K) is up 0.8% from the prior 12 months ($940K). With about a dozen sales a year, a single closing can swing this number, so read the level and the decade, not one year's move.Momentum Research, record-level Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending September 12. Confidence: High (22 and 17 sales in the two windows).
What's unique here: the median sale price is about 2x the typical Pinellas County sale ($948K vs $395K, trailing 12 months, Stellar MLS records).
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Updated September 12, 2026 · Live data: Stellar MLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Barnard Erastus A S market snapshot (as of September 12, 2026): the median sale price is about $948K ($528 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 66 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 1% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (22 closings in the current window).
This is an established, close-in St Petersburg pocket where the housing stock spans more than a century, so two homes at the same price can be very different properties. Roughly three-quarters of homes here are homesteaded, which points to an owner-occupied core rather than a churn of investor turnover.
Who Barnard Erastus A S is best for.
Best for
- Buyers targeting the mid-to-upper end near the $900,000 median who value an established location
- Renovation-minded buyers comfortable pricing in the work on an older home
- Long-horizon owner-occupants who want a stable, homestead-heavy pocket
Probably not for
- Buyers who need to close quickly, given a median around 62 days on market
- Speculators counting on near-term appreciation in a market down year over year
- Anyone wanting move-in-ready certainty without inspecting for age and condition
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending September 12 of each year, from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($948K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($940K) IS the +0.8% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 22 sales each (22 in the current window); every figure carries its sample size, and thin markets swing on single closings. Based on Stellar MLS data distributed by MLS GRID for the period 2014 through 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
27% of homes for sale in ZIP 33704 are already under contract (under contract ÷ under contract + active listings) — a read on how much of the available inventory buyers have already claimed. Source: MLS data (2026-09-08).
The Barnard Erastus A S buying strategy.
If we were buying in Barnard Erastus A S today, this is the order of operations we would run for our clients.
Underwrite the condition first. Price the roof, HVAC, and systems honestly before judging any list price; condition swings value here more than square footage alone.
Match the home to real comps. Recent sales of similar condition and lot, not the asking price, tell you what a home is worth.
Move deliberately, not desperately. Neither side has a decisive edge, so a well-prepared, fairly-priced offer wins without overpaying.
Line up financing and inspection early. A pre-approval and an inspection plan let you act fast and negotiate from evidence.
Keep an agent in your corner. The listing agent works for the seller; we represent you and prepare a hand-built valuation before any offer in Barnard Erastus A S.
A wide-spread market where condition sets the number
With build years stretching from 1900 to 2024 and a median around 1941, the price spread here is condition-driven, not tier-driven. A restored older home, an original-condition project, and recent construction can all trade in the same neighborhood, so the median tells you the midpoint but not the story of any one house. The median living area sits near 1,832 square feet, which is a workable footprint but leaves plenty of variation around it.
The homestead share of about 74% suggests a stable, owner-held base of properties, which typically means fewer distressed listings and slower, more deliberate turnover. Pair that with a 62-day median time to close and a soft year-over-year move, and the takeaway is clear: this is a market that rewards diligence on the specific property over broad assumptions about the area.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Barnard Erastus A S. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a market this condition-sensitive, the number on the listing means little until someone reads the house. We underwrite each property on its own merits — age, updates, footprint, and how it sits against the current 7.2% year-over-year softening — so buyers do not overpay for cosmetics and sellers do not leave money on a well-kept home. With a median that sits near $900,000 and days-on-market above two months, pricing and negotiation strategy are where the real work is, and that is where we spend our time.
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HOA, CDD & Fees
- HOA status not on record. Verify any dues before you offer
- Any club/amenity membership is billed separately
Confirm the current HOA dues, exactly what they cover, and any CDD bond or special assessment for a specific address before you offer.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending September 12, 2026 |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-09-08 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2014 (162 transactions analyzed) |
Verify the primary sources yourself: Florida DOR · U.S. Census · FEMA flood maps · Citizens Property Insurance.
Momentum Research figures are our own analysis of Stellar MLS records; MLS data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Methodology: how Momentum market scores are computed. Market metrics describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
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