arlington heights
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Market Heat
Price here is driven by condition and lot far more than by any headline number. The median home in Arlington Heights was built in 1948, and with a stock that runs from the turn of the last century all the way to 2024, two houses on the same block can be worlds apart. The median sits at $385,000, but that single figure hides a wide spread between original, deferred-maintenance bungalows and fully renovated or newly built infill. At roughly $307 per square foot on a median living area under 1,400 square feet, you are paying for a compact, close-in footprint, not for volume.
The current posture is a cooling one. Prices are down 9.4% year over year, and with a market heat score of 49 this is a balanced-to-neutral market, not a frenzy. Homes are taking a median of 29 days to go under contract — enough time that buyers can inspect carefully and negotiate, and sellers should price to the median rather than to last year's peak. The closings window is thin, so read individual comps closely instead of leaning on any one recent sale.
arlington heights right now
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($385K) is down 9.4% from the prior 12 months ($425K) and up 670% since 2012. With about 6 sales a year, a single closing can swing this number, so read the level and the decade, not one year's move.Momentum Research, record-level Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 15. Confidence: Medium (7 and 7 sales in the two windows).
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Updated July 15, 2026 · Live data: Stellar MLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
arlington heights market snapshot (as of July 15, 2026): the median sale price is about $385K ($307 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 29 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 9% from the prior 12 months and up 670% since 2012, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (7 closings in the current window).
arlington heights is a community of 753 homes in Tampa, Hillsborough County, built between 1900 and 2024 (median 1948.0), with a median living area of about 1,392 square feet. 64% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
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.
Who arlington heights is best for.
Best for
- Buyers targeting a compact, close-in home around the mid-$300s who value location over size
- Renovation-minded buyers willing to take on an older project house at the right basis
- Patient buyers who want inspection and negotiation leverage in a balanced market
Probably not for
- Buyers who need large, uniform, move-in-ready square footage
- Buyers uncomfortable with a stock built largely in the mid-20th century and its maintenance demands
- Short-horizon buyers counting on quick gains after a 9.4% year-over-year decline
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending July 15 of each year, from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($385K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($425K) IS the -9.4% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 19 sales each (7 in the current window); every figure carries its sample size, and thin markets swing on single closings. Based on Stellar MLS data distributed by MLS GRID for the period %s through %s. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
The arlington heights buying strategy.
If we were buying in arlington heights today, this is the order of operations we would run for our clients.
Underwrite the condition first. Price the roof, HVAC, and systems honestly before judging any list price; condition swings value here more than square footage alone.
Match the home to real comps. Recent sales of similar condition and lot, not the asking price, tell you what a home is worth.
Move deliberately, not desperately. Neither side has a decisive edge, so a well-prepared, fairly-priced offer wins without overpaying.
Line up financing and inspection early. A pre-approval and an inspection plan let you act fast and negotiate from evidence.
Keep an agent in your corner. The listing agent works for the seller; we represent you and prepare a hand-built valuation before any offer in arlington heights.
An old-core neighborhood in transition
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.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in arlington heights. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Momentum Buy Score.
Our proprietary 0 to 10 read across the factors that decide how a home in arlington heights buys, holds, and resells. Momentum Research; not an appraisal.
Momentum Intelligence Scores are our proprietary, qualitative assessment on a 0 to 10 scale, built from the record-level market data on this page. They are a framework for comparing communities, not a guarantee of future value and not advice on a specific home; unlike an automated value estimate they do not price your home, they grade the community on evidence you can inspect. Composite is the plain average of the 4 factors (6.4). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +670% since 2012; Recent Direction -9.4% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 64% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 93.5% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
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.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 15, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (10 streets, ZIP 33603)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2004 (113 transactions analyzed) |
Verify the primary sources yourself: Florida DOR · U.S. Census · FEMA flood maps · Citizens Property Insurance.
Momentum Research figures are our own analysis of Stellar MLS records; MLS data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Methodology: how Momentum market scores are computed. Market metrics describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
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