Tarpon Springs
Housing Market

City market report · Pinellas County · 8 ZIP codes

Median sale price $425,000, down 4.2% year over year, with homes going under contract in about 63 days, 115 homes on the market.

91 communities reporting575 sales analyzedRefreshed twice dailyMomentum Score 46
Live Market Pulse
46/100
Momentum
Buyer's Opportunity
Buyers are negotiating roughly 8% off asking. Recalculated every day from licensed MLS data · last refresh September 15, 2026 at 7:33 PM ET.
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Price
$425K
Median sold · 12 moConfidence: High
down 4.2% vs the prior 12 months
-4.2%
1-yr price change
n = 575 recent sales
$246/sf
Sold $/sqft · 12 mo
Pinellas County: $286 · -3.7% vs prior yr
91.8%
Sale vs ask
Pinellas County: 92.6% · -1.5pp vs prior yr
$374K
Pinellas County home value
Zillow ZHVI, monthly · -2.1% vs a year ago
Tempo
4.5mo
Supply
3 to 6 months is the balanced band
63days
Median DOM · closed
Pinellas County: 51 days · +15.0 days vs prior yr
24%
Under contract
Pinellas County: 25%
115 · 32 ▼17
For sale · pending
live counts, refreshed twice daily
391
Sold · last 12 mo
closed across all tracked communities · +18.8% 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
37%
Cash buyers
share of sales · peak 44% · -1.9pp vs prior yr
46/100
Momentum score
Buyer's Opportunity
91
Communities reporting
of 299 tracked in Tarpon Springs
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 4.5 months of supply — balanced by the 3-to-6-month balanced benchmark, and 24% of listed homes are already under contract. Prices are down 4.2% versus the prior year, but sellers are still collecting 91.8% of asking. Taken together, the data points to a broadly balanced market where preparation decides who wins.

What It Means

Who has leverage right now

BUYER'S SELLER'S 46
Momentum Score
Buyer leverage54
Seller leverage46

Leverage scores are derived from the Momentum Score (supply, demand, speed, pricing power, and trend). Right now the data favors neither side decisively.

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 — buyers gain ground as 24% 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 Tarpon Springs 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
4.9 mo · balanced band · 49 active
$300K–$500K
3.3 mo · balanced band · 45 active
$500K–$750K
1.8 mo · seller-tilted · 12 active
$750K+
4.5 mo · balanced band · 9 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 Tarpon Springs is hot — and where it isn't

Each dot is a community (90 shown, sized by sales volume rank). Click any dot to open its full neighborhood guide.

Analysis

The read on Tarpon Springs

The median sale price across Tarpon Springs currently stands at $425,000, down 4.2% from a year ago. Buyers are paying a median of $246 per square foot. The typical home goes under contract in about 63 days. Sellers are capturing 91.8% of their original asking price on average.

There are 115 active listings on the market, with 32 more already under contract. At the current sales pace that works out to 4.5 months of supply — roughly balanced conditions by the standard six-month benchmark. 391 homes closed here over the trailing 12 months.

Tarpon Springs prices sit above the Pinellas County median by roughly 8%. 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 Tarpon Springs is 46 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

Tarpon Springs since 2012 — and where it’s heading

A median home here sold for $166,880 in 2012 and $426,320 over the last recorded year — 155% appreciation across 14 years of recorded sales. Cash buyers took 37% of recent sales, down from a 44% peak.

Median sale price · 2012–2026 (4,984 recorded sales)

$161K$302K$443K$426K2012: $167K2013: $167K2014: $169K2015: $213K2016: $220K2017: $249K2018: $318K2019: $269K2021: $280K2022: $386K2023: $404K2024: $437K2025: $423K2026: $426K20122015201920232026

Days on market by year

5d62d119d63d2012: 117d2013: 80d2014: 54d2015: 69d2016: 63d2017: 66d2018: 73d2019: 98d2021: 12d2022: 8d2023: 24d2024: 35d2025: 48d2026: 63d20122015201920232026

Cash buyers · share of sales

17%31%45%37%2016: 28%2017: 34%2018: 18%2019: 21%2020: 26%2021: 30%2022: 44%2023: 35%2024: 37%2025: 39%2026: 37%20162018202120242026

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

$407K$416K$425K$425KAug 06: $408KAug 08: $408KAug 09: $408KAug 10: $408KAug 11: $408KAug 12: $408KAug 13: $408KAug 15: $408KAug 17: $408KAug 18: $408KAug 19: $408KAug 20: $408KAug 21: $408KAug 22: $408KAug 23: $408KAug 24: $408KAug 26: $408KAug 28: $408KAug 29: $408KAug 30: $408KAug 31: $408KSep 01: $408KSep 04: $408KSep 05: $408KSep 06: $408KSep 07: $408KSep 08: $408KSep 09: $408KSep 10: $408KSep 11: $408KSep 12: $425KSep 13: $425KSep 14: $425KSep 15: $425KAug 06Aug 17Aug 28Sep 07Sep 15
Single-family 78%Villa 13%Condo 8%
Local Economics · county layer

What’s driving Tarpon Springs

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
Tarpon Shores Mobile Home Village Unrec ▼ 32%

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: 4.9 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 Tarpon Springs right now.

Biggest opportunity
$500K–$750K: 1.8 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

Both sides have a case: buyers should negotiate on days-on-market, sellers should lean on the under-contract rate. Preparation, not the market, decides who wins a balanced tape.

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
Tarpon Springs ← this page$425K11546
St. Petersburg$435K1,07852Open →
Clearwater$315K39349Open →
Palm Harbor$366K24659Open →
Largo$340K22153Open →
Clearwater Beach$728K16637Open →
Community Movers

Neighborhoods on the move

Prices rising fastest
Crescent Oaks Country Club Ph 1Tarpon Springs$800K▲ 30%
north lake of tarpon spgs - ph 1Tarpon Springs$488K▲ 29%
Oakleaf Village Unit 4Tarpon Springs$430K▲ 20%
River WatchTarpon Springs$560K▲ 10%
Keystone Ph 02Tarpon Springs$600K▲ 5%
Prices cooling fastest
Tarpon Shores Mobile Home Village UnrecTarpon Springs$110K▼ 32%
Sunset Hills Add 02Tarpon Springs$470K▼ 29%
Windrush Bay CondoTarpon Springs$175K▼ 26%
Green Dolphin Park CondoTarpon Springs$102K▼ 23%
Sunset Hills Add 04Tarpon Springs$499K▼ 17%
Most homes for sale
Pine Ridge At Lake Tarpon VillageTarpon Springs$166K26
Tarpon Cove CondoTarpon Springs$384K6
Moorings The CondoTarpon Springs$170K5
OAKLEAF VILLAGETarpon Springs$377K5
Palms Of Tarpon Spgs The CondoTarpon Springs$138K5
Selling fastest
Keystone Ph 02Tarpon Springs$600K9 days
KEYSTONE - PH 2Tarpon Springs$585K9 days
Trentwood ManorTarpon Springs$325K19 days
Gulfview RidgeTarpon Springs$331K20 days
Oakleaf Village Unit 4Tarpon Springs$430K28 days
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Plain Answers

The questions people actually ask

Should I buy a house in Tarpon Springs right now?

The data says conditions currently favor neither side decisively in Tarpon Springs — the Momentum Score reads 46/100 with 4.5 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 Tarpon Springs becoming more affordable?

Yes, modestly — the median sale price in Tarpon Springs is $425,000, down 4.2% versus the prior year, while sellers still capture 91.8% 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 Tarpon Springs?

Among tracked communities with enough sales to measure, the sharpest 1-year median declines are Tarpon Shores Mobile Home Village Unrec (-32%); Sunset Hills Add 02 (-29%); Windrush Bay Condo (-26%). 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 Tarpon Springs neighborhoods are most competitive?

Measured by speed of sale, the fastest-moving tracked communities right now are Keystone Ph 02 (9 days); KEYSTONE - PH 2 (9 days); Trentwood Manor (19 days) — homes there go under contract well ahead of the market-wide pace of 63 days.

How does Tarpon Springs compare to the rest of Pinellas County?

Tarpon Springs's median of $425,000 runs 8% above the county-wide median of $393,000, and homes here take 63 days to go under contract versus 51 county-wide.

Questions

Tarpon Springs housing market FAQ

How is the housing market in Tarpon Springs right now?

As of September 15, 2026, the Tarpon Springs housing market is roughly balanced: the median sale price is $425,000 (down 4.2% year over year), 115 homes are for sale against 391 sales in the last 12 months, which is 4.5 months of supply, and the typical home goes under contract in about 63 days.

How much is a house in Tarpon Springs?

The median home sold for $425,000 in Tarpon Springs over the last 12 months, about $246 per square foot; asking prices on the 115 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 Tarpon Springs?

By the numbers, sellers in Tarpon Springs are getting 91.8% of asking price and going under contract in about 63 days with 4.5 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 Tarpon Springs housing market forecast?

Momentum Realty publishes the recorded trend, not a prediction: Tarpon Springs median sale prices are down 4.2% year over year, inventory stands at 4.5 months of supply, and 24% 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 Tarpon Springs?

The median sale price in Tarpon Springs is currently $425,000, down 4.2% from a year ago, based on MLS sales data updated September 15, 2026.

Is Tarpon Springs a buyer's or seller's market right now?

The data currently is roughly balanced. Tarpon Springs scores 46 of 100 on the Momentum Score, with 4.5 months of housing supply. Conditions change; this page updates daily.

How long do homes take to sell in Tarpon Springs?

The typical home in Tarpon Springs goes under contract in about 63 days, per current MLS data.

How many homes are for sale in Tarpon Springs?

There are approximately 115 active listings in Tarpon Springs as of September 15, 2026.

Are home prices in Tarpon Springs rising or falling?

Median sale prices are down 4.2% 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: 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.

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