Belleair
Housing Market

City market report · Pinellas County

Median sale price $649,000, down 7.3% year over year, with homes going under contract in about 61 days, 45 homes on the market.

16 communities reporting83 sales analyzedRefreshed twice dailyMomentum Score 35
Live Market Pulse
35/100
Momentum
Buyer's Opportunity
Buyers are negotiating roughly 7% off asking. Recalculated every day from licensed MLS data · last refresh September 15, 2026 at 7:33 PM ET.
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Price
$649K
Median sold · 12 moConfidence: Medium
down 7.3% vs the prior 12 months
-7.3%
1-yr price change
n = 83 recent sales
$355/sf
Sold $/sqft · 12 mo
Pinellas County: $286 · -8.6% vs prior yr
92.5%
Sale vs ask
Pinellas County: 92.6% · +0.1pp vs prior yr
$374K
Pinellas County home value
Zillow ZHVI, monthly · -2.1% vs a year ago
Tempo
7.9mo
Supply
3 to 6 months is the balanced band
61days
Median DOM · closed
Pinellas County: 51 days · +9.0 days vs prior yr
18%
Under contract
Pinellas County: 25%
45 · 6 ▼17
For sale · pending
live counts, refreshed twice daily
71
Sold · last 12 mo
closed across all tracked communities · -7.8% vs prior yr
Market context
30%
Listings with price cuts
Pinellas County · Zillow · -0.1pp vs prior month
8,572
County for-sale inventory
Zillow, monthly · -3.0% vs prior month
1%
New construction
share of recent sales
35/100
Momentum score
Buyer's Opportunity
16
Communities reporting
of 55 tracked in Belleair
Economy & people · county layer
$70,293
Median household income
U.S. Census ACS, county
960,565
County population
+0.3% since 2018
5.3×
Price to income
county home value vs median income
69%
Owner-occupied
U.S. Census ACS, county
$2,324/yr
Median property tax
county, ACS
Licensed FL MLSZillow ResearchU.S. Census ACSPublic records
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Today's Take · September 15, 2026
Jon Brooks
Jon Brooks
Co-Founder, Momentum Realty · CEO, Momentum Research
Housing Market Analyst

Inventory sits at 7.9 months of supply — heavy by the 3-to-6-month balanced benchmark, and 18% of listed homes are already under contract. Prices are down 7.3% versus the prior year, but sellers are still collecting 92.5% of asking. Taken together, the data leans toward buyers — leverage is real for those ready to use it.

What It Means

Who has leverage right now

BUYER'S SELLER'S 35
Momentum Score
Buyer leverage65
Seller leverage35

Leverage scores are derived from the Momentum Score (supply, demand, speed, pricing power, and trend). Right now the data favors buyers.

Momentum Outlook
  • Prices — heavy supply keeps the pressure on sellers; softening is the path of least resistance.
  • Inventory — tightening over the tracked window; watch whether that holds through the season.
  • Negotiating power — buyers gain ground as 18% of inventory sits under contract.
  • Mortgage sensitivity — at 5.3× income, this market is highly sensitive to rate moves; rate relief tends to show up in demand here quickly.

Derived from current Belleair data, not a prediction or guarantee. Markets move; talk to an agent before acting on any single reading.

Supply by Price Band

One inventory number hides four different markets

Under $300K
9.2 mo · buyer-tilted · 10 active
$500K–$750K
4.5 mo · balanced band · 6 active
$750K+
8.6 mo · buyer-tilted · 25 active

Months of supply = active listings ÷ monthly sales pace, bucketing communities by their recent median. 3–6 months is the balanced band.

Neighborhood Heat Map

Where Belleair is hot — and where it isn't

Each dot is a community (16 shown, sized by sales volume rank). Click any dot to open its full neighborhood guide.

Analysis

The read on Belleair

The median sale price across Belleair currently stands at $649,000, down 7.3% from a year ago. Buyers are paying a median of $355 per square foot. The typical home goes under contract in about 61 days. Sellers are capturing 92.5% of their original asking price on average.

There are 45 active listings on the market, with 6 more already under contract. At the current sales pace that works out to 7.9 months of supply — a buyer-leaning market by the standard six-month benchmark. 71 homes closed here over the trailing 12 months.

Belleair prices sit above the Pinellas County median by roughly 65%. Zillow's home value index for Pinellas County stands at $374,245. About 30% of listings county-wide have taken a price cut — a useful gauge of seller flexibility.

Weighing supply, demand, speed, pricing power, and trend together, the Momentum Score for Belleair is 35 of 100 — buyer's opportunity territory. This page recalculates every day as new MLS data lands, so the numbers above reflect the market as of September 15, 2026.

Trends & History

Belleair since 2015 — and where it’s heading

A median home here sold for $247,627 in 2015 and $709,533 over the last recorded year — 187% appreciation across 11 years of recorded sales.

Median sale price · 2015–2026 (746 recorded sales)

$235K$551K$866K$710K2015: $248K2016: $293K2017: $368K2018: $506K2019: $319K2022: $607K2023: $562K2024: $854K2025: $760K2026: $710K20152017202220242026

Days on market by year

11d107d203d61d2015: 90d2016: 69d2017: 78d2018: 200d2019: 95d2022: 15d2023: 36d2024: 39d2025: 52d2026: 61d20152017202220242026

Home value trend · Pinellas County (Zillow ZHVI)

$371K$377K$383K$374KJul '25: $382KAug '25: $378KSep '25: $375KOct '25: $373KNov '25: $372KDec '25: $372KJan '26: $372KFeb '26: $373KMar '26: $374KApr '26: $374KMay '26: $374KJun '26: $374KJul '26: $374KJul '25Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Jul '26

For-sale inventory · county (Zillow)

8,5449,2319,9178,572Jul '25: 9,890Aug '25: 9,554Sep '25: 9,179Oct '25: 8,988Nov '25: 8,858Dec '25: 8,671Jan '26: 8,618Feb '26: 8,685Mar '26: 9,007Apr '26: 9,075May '26: 9,047Jun '26: 8,839Jul '26: 8,572Jul '25Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Jul '26

Daily active vs pending · Pinellas County (MLS)

1,6124,4007,188Jul 07 · Active: 7,077Aug 03 · Active: 6,921Aug 04 · Active: 6,867Aug 05 · Active: 6,869Aug 06 · Active: 6,845Aug 07 · Active: 6,864Aug 08 · Active: 6,863Aug 09 · Active: 6,858Aug 10 · Active: 6,823Aug 11 · Active: 6,768Aug 12 · Active: 6,764Aug 13 · Active: 6,758Aug 15 · Active: 6,802Aug 17 · Active: 6,730Aug 19 · Active: 6,715Aug 22 · Active: 6,795Aug 23 · Active: 6,803Aug 28 · Active: 6,785Aug 29 · Active: 6,800Aug 30 · Active: 6,785Aug 31 · Active: 6,775Sep 07 · Active: 6,742Sep 09 · Active: 6,726Sep 11 · Active: 6,802Sep 12 · Active: 6,796Sep 13 · Active: 6,778Sep 14 · Active: 6,736Sep 15 · Active: 6,719Jul 07Aug 19Sep 15ActivePending

Median price · daily recalculation

$648K$670K$691K$649KAug 06: $690KAug 08: $690KAug 09: $690KAug 10: $690KAug 11: $690KAug 12: $690KAug 13: $690KAug 15: $690KAug 17: $690KAug 18: $690KAug 19: $690KAug 20: $690KAug 21: $690KAug 22: $690KAug 23: $690KAug 24: $690KAug 26: $690KAug 28: $690KAug 29: $690KAug 30: $690KAug 31: $690KSep 01: $690KSep 04: $690KSep 05: $690KSep 06: $690KSep 07: $690KSep 08: $690KSep 09: $690KSep 10: $690KSep 11: $690KSep 12: $649KSep 13: $649KSep 14: $649KSep 15: $649KAug 06Aug 17Aug 28Sep 07Sep 15
Local Economics · county layer

What’s driving Belleair

Who’s moving here
-1,182 net residents/yr

Top inbound states: NY, CA, NJ, PA. Movers arriving report ~$95,596 average income. Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration, 2022-2023

Insurance reality check
$1,911/yr avg premium

20,791 Citizens policies in force in Pinellas County — the state-backed insurer of last resort. Budget insurance into any Pinellas purchase before you fall in love with a house. Source: Citizens Property Insurance, Detail by County, April 2026

Building pipeline
4,198 units permitted +60% YoY

1,376 single-family · 2,822 multi-family · 4.4 per 1,000 residents. Future supply pressure starts here. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025

Momentum Research Desk

The calls we’re making from today’s data

Biggest move
Belleair Estates ▲ 9%

The sharpest 1-yr median swing among tracked communities. Thin samples can exaggerate swings — verify with a comp analysis before treating it as trend.

Biggest risk buyers are ignoring
Under $300K: 9.2 months of supply

The most crowded shelf in the market. Sellers here are competing hardest — which means overpaying in this band is the most avoidable mistake in Belleair right now.

Biggest opportunity
$500K–$750K: 4.5 months of supply

The tightest band — sellers in this range hold the most leverage, and buyers should walk in with financing done and terms clean.

What we’re telling clients today

Buyers: ask for concessions — rate buydowns and repair credits are back on the table. Sellers: presentation and the first two weekends decide your outcome; price accordingly.

Generated from today’s data by Momentum’s analysis engine and reviewed on a rolling basis by our broker team.

Compare Markets

How it stacks up across Pinellas County

MarketMedianActiveScore
Belleair ← this page$649K4535
St. Petersburg$435K1,07852Open →
Clearwater$315K39349Open →
Palm Harbor$366K24659Open →
Largo$340K22153Open →
Clearwater Beach$728K16637Open →
Community Movers

Neighborhoods on the move

Prices rising fastest
Belleair EstatesBelleair$1.20M▲ 9%
Prices cooling fastest
Belleair EstatesBelleair$1.20M▼ 9%
Selling fastest
Belleair EstatesBelleair$1.20M13 days
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Belleair ZIP codes

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Plain Answers

The questions people actually ask

Should I buy a house in Belleair right now?

The data says conditions currently favor buyers in Belleair — the Momentum Score reads 35/100 with 7.9 months of supply. For buyers that means preparation over hesitation: well-priced homes still move fast, but there is more room to negotiate than a year ago. The right timing always depends on your rate, your equity, and how long you plan to stay — not just the market.

Is Belleair becoming more affordable?

Yes, modestly — the median sale price in Belleair is $649,000, down 7.3% versus the prior year, while sellers still capture 92.5% of asking price. Softening prices plus normal-length marketing times mean affordability is improving at the margin, though financing costs matter more than list prices for most monthly payments.

Where are prices falling fastest in Belleair?

Among tracked communities with enough sales to measure, the sharpest 1-year median declines are Belleair Estates (9%). Note that community-level medians move on small sale counts — a few high- or low-end closings can swing them — so treat these as leads for a comp analysis, not verdicts.

Which Belleair neighborhoods are most competitive?

Measured by speed of sale, the fastest-moving tracked communities right now are Belleair Estates (13 days) — homes there go under contract well ahead of the market-wide pace of 61 days.

How does Belleair compare to the rest of Pinellas County?

Belleair's median of $649,000 runs 65% above the county-wide median of $393,000, and homes here take 61 days to go under contract versus 51 county-wide.

Questions

Belleair housing market FAQ

How is the housing market in Belleair right now?

As of September 15, 2026, the Belleair housing market favors buyers: the median sale price is $649,000 (down 7.3% year over year), 45 homes are for sale against 71 sales in the last 12 months, which is 7.9 months of supply, and the typical home goes under contract in about 61 days.

How much is a house in Belleair?

The median home sold for $649,000 in Belleair over the last 12 months, about $355 per square foot; asking prices on the 45 current listings run from well below to well above that, and the community pages linked below show what each neighborhood actually sells for.

Is it a good time to sell a house in Belleair?

By the numbers, sellers in Belleair are getting 92.5% of asking price and going under contract in about 61 days with 7.9 months of supply. Under four months of supply generally favors sellers; over six favors buyers. Whether it is a good time for you depends on what you paid and where you are going next, which is a conversation with an agent, not a chart.

What is the Belleair housing market forecast?

Momentum Realty publishes the recorded trend, not a prediction: Belleair median sale prices are down 7.3% year over year, inventory stands at 7.9 months of supply, and 18% of listings are under contract. The charts on this page update with every MLS refresh, so the direction shows up here before any forecast catches it.

What is the median home price in Belleair?

The median sale price in Belleair is currently $649,000, down 7.3% from a year ago, based on MLS sales data updated September 15, 2026.

Is Belleair a buyer's or seller's market right now?

The data currently favors buyers. Belleair scores 35 of 100 on the Momentum Score, with 7.9 months of housing supply. Conditions change; this page updates daily.

How long do homes take to sell in Belleair?

The typical home in Belleair goes under contract in about 61 days, per current MLS data.

How many homes are for sale in Belleair?

There are approximately 45 active listings in Belleair as of September 15, 2026.

Are home prices in Belleair rising or falling?

Median sale prices are down 7.3% year over year based on a rolling comparison of MLS sales.

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Momentum agents use this intelligence every day to price listings and write winning offers across Belleair. Talk through what the numbers mean for your move.

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Methodology & Accountability

Every number on this page is computed directly from licensed Florida MLS feeds, recorded public sales, Zillow Research, and U.S. Census data — nothing is manually adjusted or estimated by hand. Medians use recorded closed sales; supply figures use live listing counts refreshed twice daily; the Momentum Score methodology is summarized .

Analyst oversight: Jon Brooks — Co-Founder, Momentum Realty · CEO, Momentum Research · Housing Market Analyst · methodology reviewed quarterly · Last data refresh: September 15, 2026 at 7:33 PM ET

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Statistics on this page are computed automatically from licensed MLS feeds and public data sources (Zillow Research, U.S. Census Bureau) and summarized without manual review. Figures are estimates based on recent recorded activity, are deemed reliable but not guaranteed, and should be verified with a licensed agent before making decisions. This page does not constitute an appraisal or an automated valuation of any specific property. Momentum Realty is licensed in Florida and Georgia. Equal Housing Opportunity.

Selling in this ZIP? Weigh the numbers first: the Florida sell-now-or-wait scoreboard, why 201,552 Florida listings failed to sell in 12 months, and cash offer vs. listing, both numbers. Compiled from MLS records; deemed reliable but not guaranteed.