Arlington Heights
Homes for Sale in Tampa, FL

Arlington Heights market snapshot (as of September 12, 2026): the median sale price is about $385K ($273 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 7 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 12% from the prior 12 months and up 670% since 2012, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (5 closings in the current window).

In ZIP 33603 (Tampa), 403 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $412K ($304/sq ft), down 1.1% year over year, with a median 35 days on market. Right now 66 active and 15 pending listings put supply at about 6.5 months — a balanced market. See the live ZIP 33603 housing market and the Hillsborough County market.

Stellar MLS sales records identify 147 homes in arlington heights that have changed hands since 2004, built between 1903 and 2024 (median 1925), with a median living area of about 1,268 sq ft and a typical 3-bedroom, 2-bath layout; 99% are single-family homes. Source: Stellar MLS closed-sale history compiled by Momentum Research; counts reflect homes with a recorded MLS sale, not every home in the community.

Arlington Heights is a close-in Tampa neighborhood of around 753 homes where an older, mostly mid-century core mixes with newer infill, meaning the number that matters most is condition, not the median.

The defining feature is age and variety. With a median build year of 1948 and a range stretching from 1900 to 2024, you will tour original bungalows beside gut renovations and new construction on the same walk. That is why the $385,000 median tells you almost nothing about a specific address — the delta between a project house and a finished one is the whole story here, and inspection contingencies earn their keep.

Owner-occupancy is meaningful: about 64% of homes carry a homestead exemption, which tends to steady a block and slow the churn of pure investor turnover. Combine that with a 9.4% year-over-year decline and a 29-day median time on market, and you get a neighborhood where patient buyers have room to work and where the long arc — up 670% since 2012 — reflects how far this close-in pocket has already moved, not a forecast of where it goes next.

In a neighborhood this uneven, the median is a starting point, not an answer. We underwrite each property on its own condition, age, and lot — separating a $385,000 renovation from a $385,000 project — so you are negotiating against the right comps and not the headline. In a cooling, balanced market, that discipline is what protects both a buyer's offer and a seller's list price.

Confirm the current HOA dues, exactly what they cover, and any CDD bond or special assessment for a specific address before you offer.