Momentum Housing Data · Home Values · Pasco County
GULF HIGHLANDS (PORT RICHEY, FL): 37 recorded closings in the 12 months ending 2026-08-02, a 14-year price record, and sales split by price band and home size — every number from recorded MLS closings, none from an estimate model.
In the current window, sellers accepted a median 97.9% of original asking; the median sale took 24 days (window ending 2026-08-02).
| Year | Median sold | Median $/sqft | Median DOM | Sold ÷ original ask | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $222,500 | $188 | 24 | 97.9% | 37 |
| 2025 | $230,000 | $178 | 26 | 93.6% | 40 |
| 2024 | $235,000 | $187 | 15 | 97.4% | 37 |
| 2023 | $236,500 | $203 | 16 | 97.8% | 23 |
| 2022 | $210,000 | $166 | 7 | 100.0% | 61 |
| 2021 | $161,000 | $156 | 3 | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2019 | $120,000 | $85 | 21 | 97.0% | 3 |
| 2018 | $98,000 | $80 | 19 | 92.1% | 18 |
| 2017 | $83,900 | $75 | 38 | 95.6% | 36 |
| 2016 | $60,900 | $49 | 32 | 94.0% | 64 |
| 2015 | $57,000 | $48 | 36 | 90.9% | 20 |
| 2014 | $42,000 | $37 | 24 | 92.2% | 17 |
| 2013 | $41,250 | $36 | 40 | 92.1% | 14 |
| 2012 | $43,000 | $37 | 63 | 93.5% | 5 |
Over the recorded series, GULF HIGHLANDS’s median sold price moved from $43,000 (2012) to $222,500 (12 months ending 2026-08-02) — +417% over that span, with every year’s figure from recorded closings, not a model.
The recorded series starts in 2012 at $43,000. The 2020–22 run-up did what it did everywhere — GULF HIGHLANDS’s median moved +75% from 2019 to 2022. Against the 2023 peak of $236,500, the current median stands at -6%. Annual sales volume here has ranged from 0 to 64 closings a year (10-yr average 26.2).
What actually trades here: 100% single-family residence, 0% ?, 0% condominium, 0% modular home, with a median of 1,275 sq ft and a median price per square foot of $188 in the current window.
Of the 100 recorded GULF HIGHLANDS closings since 2024, half landed between $198,750 and $250,000 (the middle two quartiles); the lowest recorded sale was $61,000 and the highest $330,000. If your home sits outside the middle band, the reason usually shows up in the size table below before it shows up in condition.
| Sold price band | Share of closings | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Under $175,000 | 13 (13%) | |
| $175,000 – $208,333 | 16 (16%) | |
| $208,333 – $241,667 | 36 (36%) | |
| $241,667 – $275,000 | 20 (20%) | |
| None and up | 15 (15%) |
The same recorded closings, split into thirds by living area. Find the row your home falls in: the $/sqft figure times your square footage is the recorded-sales bracket for homes like yours here — a starting range from real closings, not a valuation of your specific property. Smaller homes here have been selling at a higher price per square foot than larger ones ($204 vs $171) — the usual pattern, since lot, kitchen and baths do not scale with floor area.
| Size group | Median $/sqft | Median sold | Sold range | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smaller homes 775–1,128 sq ft | $204 | $200,000 | $61,000 – $260,000 | 33 |
| Mid-size homes 1,144–1,310 sq ft | $185 | $239,000 | $105,000 – $295,000 | 33 |
| Larger homes 1,322–2,033 sq ft | $171 | $249,500 | $145,000 – $330,000 | 34 |
From the live MLS feed as of 2026-09-03: 7 active listings (plus 6 pending) asking from $188,500 to $384,000, median $228,900; 1 of 7 have been on the market over 60 days (median 16 days so far); the homes listed or recently sold were built between 1971 and 2006 (median 1974); 13 of the current listings state there is no HOA; 6 of 24 geocoded listed or recently sold homes sit inside a FEMA special flood hazard zone (A/V), which buyers’ lenders will price into insurance; median elevation 20 ft. For a seller this is the competition a buyer will tour alongside your home; for a buyer, the stale share is where negotiating room usually is. See the current GULF HIGHLANDS listings →
At GULF HIGHLANDS’s $222,500 median and Pasco County’s adopted 16.15 mills (FY2025-26), a home assessed at that price carries roughly $3,590 a year in property tax before exemptions, or about $2,940 with the full Florida homestead exemption — a buyer’s first-year figure; a long-time owner’s Save Our Homes cap can be far lower, which is one reason resale taxes jump at closing. Municipal and special-district millage varies inside the county; see the Pasco County tax page.
Current asking prices run a median $219,000 against the $222,500 recorded sold median (-2%) — the gap between what sellers hope and what the record shows. The market is carrying about 2 months of supply at the current sales pace. Demand check: 40% of GULF HIGHLANDS’s listings are under contract, against 22% for ZIP 34668 and 24% for Pasco County as a whole — the community is absorbing faster than its surroundings. Since 2004, 605 GULF HIGHLANDS listings were withdrawn, canceled, or expired without selling (12 so far in 2026) — overpricing is the recurring cause statewide. Over the recorded years, an average of 62% of GULF HIGHLANDS listings ended without selling (withdrawn/canceled/expired); in 2026 that rate was 35%. Momentum’s market-heat index for GULF HIGHLANDS reads 49/100 (computed from DOM, sale-to-list, and absorption; 2020–21 peaked in the 70s here).
Cash bought 21% of recorded GULF HIGHLANDS sales in the window ending 2026-06 (8 of 38) — a fact worth knowing before assuming every buyer needs an appraisal to close. Asking and recorded sold prices are within a few percent of each other here, so the table above is close to what a GULF HIGHLANDS buyer will actually pay; the spread on any single home comes down to size, condition and timing.
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Communities buyers shopping GULF HIGHLANDS are also weighing (nearest by map distance), each on its own recorded 12-month closings. A median well above the neighbors is a ceiling to price against; well below is where the value argument lives.
| Community | Median sold | Median $/sqft | Median DOM | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE WOODS | $215,000 | $157 | 11 | 4 |
| PALM TERRACE GARDENS | $235,000 | $177 | 25 | 47 |
| PONDEROSA PARK | $141,450 | $120 | 69 | 12 |
| PALM TERRACE ESTATES | $250,000 | $196 | 12 | 10 |
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Based on Stellar MLS data distributed by MLS GRID for the period 2004 through 2026. Compiled from recorded MLS closings; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Figures are medians for the stated windows and change as new sales record; individual homes vary widely. No automated valuation for any specific property appears on this page. Equal Housing Opportunity. © 2026 Move With Momentum LLC — brokerage licensed in FL and GA. Disclosures
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