Safety Harbor
Housing Market

City market report · Pinellas County · 6 ZIP codes

Median sale price $500,000, down 0.4% year over year, with homes going under contract in about 40 days, 6 homes on the market.

34 communities reporting172 sales analyzedRefreshed twice dailyMomentum Score 65
Live Market Pulse
65/100
Momentum
Healthy Market
About 5 months of supply — room to negotiate. Recalculated every day from licensed MLS data · last refresh August 6, 2026 at 7:18 PM ET.
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Price
$500K
Median sold · 12 moConfidence: High
down 0.4% vs the prior 12 months
-0.4%
1-yr price change
n = 172 recent sales
$307/sf
Sold $/sqft · 12 mo
Pinellas County: $285 · -5.6% vs prior yr
94.5%
Sale vs ask
Pinellas County: 92.5% · -0.3pp vs prior yr
$372K
Pinellas County home value
Zillow ZHVI, monthly · -3.3% vs a year ago
Tempo
5.2mo
Supply
3 to 6 months is the balanced band
40days
Median DOM · closed
Pinellas County: 52 days · flat vs prior yr
59%
Under contract
Pinellas County: 25%
6 · 6 ▲2
For sale · pending
live counts, refreshed twice daily
32
Sold · last 12 mo
closed across all tracked communities · -10.9% vs prior yr
Market context
30%
Listings with price cuts
Pinellas County · Zillow · -0.6pp vs prior month
8,832
County for-sale inventory
Zillow, monthly · -2.4% vs prior month
1%
New construction
share of recent sales · +0.7pp vs prior yr
46%
Cash buyers
share of sales · peak 46% · +1.3pp vs prior yr
65/100
Momentum score
Healthy Market
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 · August 6, 2026
Jon Brooks
Jon Brooks
Co-Founder, Momentum Realty · CEO, Momentum Research
Housing Market Analyst

Inventory sits at 5.2 months of supply — balanced by the 3-to-6-month balanced benchmark, and 59% of listed homes are already under contract. Prices are down 0.4% versus the prior year, but sellers are still collecting 94.5% of asking. Taken together, the data points to a seller-leaning market.

What It Means

Who has leverage right now

BUYER'S SELLER'S 65
Momentum Score
Buyer leverage35
Seller leverage65

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

Momentum Outlook
  • Prices — balanced supply argues for a sideways market; condition and pricing decide individual outcomes.
  • Inventory — tightening over the tracked window; watch whether that holds through the season.
  • Negotiating power — sellers hold the leverage while 59% 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 Safety Harbor data, not a prediction or guarantee. Markets move; talk to an agent before acting on any single reading.

Neighborhood Heat Map

Where Safety Harbor is hot — and where it isn't

Each dot is a community (34 shown, sized by sales volume rank). Click any dot to open its full neighborhood guide.

Analysis

The read on Safety Harbor

The median sale price across Safety Harbor currently stands at $500,000, down 0.4% from a year ago. Buyers are paying a median of $307 per square foot. The typical home goes under contract in about 40 days. Sellers are capturing 94.5% of their original asking price on average.

There are 6 active listings on the market, with 6 more already under contract. At the current sales pace that works out to 5.2 months of supply — roughly balanced conditions by the standard six-month benchmark. 32 homes closed here over the trailing 12 months.

Safety Harbor prices sit above the Pinellas County median by roughly 29%. Zillow's home value index for Pinellas County stands at $371,631. 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 Safety Harbor is 65 of 100 — healthy market territory. This page recalculates every day as new MLS data lands, so the numbers above reflect the market as of August 6, 2026.

Trends & History

Safety Harbor since 2012 — and where it’s heading

A median home here sold for $182,343 in 2012 and $478,097 over the last recorded year — 162% appreciation across 14 years of recorded sales. Cash buyers took 46% of recent sales, down from a 46% peak.

Median sale price · 2012–2026 (1,815 recorded sales)

$175K$357K$539K$478K2012: $182K2013: $236K2014: $270K2015: $221K2016: $235K2017: $286K2018: $297K2019: $322K2022: $451K2023: $434K2024: $532K2025: $532K2026: $478K20122015201820232026

Days on market by year

7d46d84d40d2012: 63d2013: 63d2014: 40d2015: 53d2016: 44d2017: 34d2018: 38d2019: 83d2022: 9d2023: 22d2024: 24d2025: 40d2026: 40d20122015201820232026

Cash buyers · share of sales

29%37%46%46%2016: 41%2017: 30%2018: 32%2019: 29%2020: 32%2021: 34%2022: 44%2023: 39%2024: 46%2025: 44%2026: 46%20162018202120242026

Home value trend · Pinellas County (Zillow ZHVI)

$369K$377K$385K$372KJun '25: $384KJul '25: $380KAug '25: $376KSep '25: $373KOct '25: $371KNov '25: $370KDec '25: $370KJan '26: $370KFeb '26: $371KMar '26: $372KApr '26: $372KMay '26: $372KJun '26: $372KJun '25Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26

For-sale inventory · county (Zillow)

8,5899,31410,0398,832Jun '25: 10,011Jul '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: 8,832Jun '25Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26

Daily active vs pending · Pinellas County (MLS)

1,7374,4617,185Jul 07 · Active: 7,077Aug 03 · Active: 6,921Aug 04 · Active: 6,867Aug 05 · Active: 6,869Jul 07Aug 04Aug 05ActivePending
Single-family 70%Condo 10%Manufactured Home - Post 1977 8%Villa 7%Townhome 3%
Local Economics · county layer

What’s driving Safety Harbor

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
YORKTOWN AT BEACON PLACE ▲ 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.

What we’re telling clients today

Sellers: price to the last 60 days of comps, not the peak — well-prepared listings are still commanding strong terms. Buyers: get underwritten now so you can move when the right house hits.

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
Safety Harbor ← this page$500K665
St. Petersburg$454K40353Open →
Largo$355K11952Open →
Palm Harbor$358K9957Open →
Clearwater$305K9848Open →
Gulfport$388K7149Open →
Community Movers

Neighborhoods on the move

Prices rising fastest
YORKTOWN AT BEACON PLACESafety Harbor$206K▲ 9%
NORTH BAY HILLSSafety Harbor$558K▲ 1%
BRIAR CREEK MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY I CONDOSafety Harbor$146K▲ -1%
BAY TOWNESafety Harbor$290K▲ -4%
Prices cooling fastest
BAY TOWNESafety Harbor$290K▼ 4%
North Bay HillsSafety Harbor$530K▼ 4%
BRIAR CREEK MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY I CONDOSafety Harbor$146K▼ 1%
YORKTOWN AT BEACON PLACESafety Harbor$206K▼ 9%
Most homes for sale
YORKTOWN AT BEACON PLACESafety Harbor$206K4
Selling fastest
NORTH BAY HILLSSafety Harbor$558K4 days
YORKTOWN AT BEACON PLACESafety Harbor$206K28 days
BAY TOWNESafety Harbor$290K42 days
BRIAR CREEK MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY I CONDOSafety Harbor$146K48 days
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Plain Answers

The questions people actually ask

Should I buy a house in Safety Harbor right now?

The data says conditions currently favor sellers in Safety Harbor — the Momentum Score reads 65/100 with 5.2 months of supply. Buyers should come fully underwritten; sellers still set the pace here. The right timing always depends on your rate, your equity, and how long you plan to stay — not just the market.

Is Safety Harbor becoming more affordable?

Yes, modestly — the median sale price in Safety Harbor is $500,000, down 0.4% versus the prior year, while sellers still capture 94.5% 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 Safety Harbor?

Among tracked communities with enough sales to measure, the sharpest 1-year median declines are BAY TOWNE (-4%); North Bay Hills (-4%); BRIAR CREEK MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY I CONDO (-1%). 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 Safety Harbor neighborhoods are most competitive?

Measured by speed of sale, the fastest-moving tracked communities right now are NORTH BAY HILLS (4 days); YORKTOWN AT BEACON PLACE (28 days); BAY TOWNE (42 days) — homes there go under contract well ahead of the market-wide pace of 40 days.

How does Safety Harbor compare to the rest of Pinellas County?

Safety Harbor's median of $500,000 runs 29% above the county-wide median of $387,500, and homes here take 40 days to go under contract versus 52 county-wide.

Questions

Safety Harbor housing market FAQ

What is the median home price in Safety Harbor?

The median sale price in Safety Harbor is currently $500,000, down 0.4% from a year ago, based on MLS sales data updated August 6, 2026.

Is Safety Harbor a buyer's or seller's market right now?

The data currently favors sellers. Safety Harbor scores 65 of 100 on the Momentum Score, with 5.2 months of housing supply. Conditions change; this page updates daily.

How long do homes take to sell in Safety Harbor?

The typical home in Safety Harbor goes under contract in about 40 days, per current MLS data.

How many homes are for sale in Safety Harbor?

There are approximately 6 active listings in Safety Harbor as of August 6, 2026.

Are home prices in Safety Harbor rising or falling?

Median sale prices are down 0.4% year over year based on a rolling comparison of MLS sales.

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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: August 6, 2026 at 7:18 PM ET

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