Bakers
Homes for Sale in St. Petersburg, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Over the 12 months ending 2026-08-02, 3 recorded sales closed at a median of $279,000, $214 per square foot, a median 56 days on market, sellers accepting 88% of original asking (-8% versus the prior year). At the median price and Pinellas County's FY2025-26 rate of 19.39 mills, annual property tax runs about $5,410 ($4,600 with the full homestead exemption).
Bakers is an older St Petersburg pocket where the housing stock tells the story: a median year built of 1941 against a full span running from 1910 up to 2024. That spread means new construction and infill sit right alongside pre-war homes, and condition — not just location — does a lot of the work in setting value here.
With 714 homes in the dataset and roughly two-thirds carrying a homestead exemption, this reads as a community with a real base of long-term ownership rather than a fast-churn rental pocket. For a buyer, that usually means less turnover pressure and more negotiation happening home-by-home rather than off a single comp formula.
Bakers right now
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($279K) is down 8.5% from the prior 12 months ($305K). With about 1 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 August 2. Confidence: Low (3 and 3 sales in the two windows).
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· Updated September 15, 2026 · Live data: Stellar MLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
Nearby homes for sale
No active listings inside BAKERS SUB right now. These are the 6 closest homes on the market, by straight-line distance from the community's center; some may sit just outside its boundary.
Listing data from the MLS feeds named on each listing page; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Refreshed nightly.
The 60-Second Overview
Bakers market snapshot (as of August 2, 2026): the median sale price is about $279K ($214 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 56 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 8% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (3 closings in the current window).
In ZIP 32696 (ST PETERSBURG), 103 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $252K ($185/sq ft), down 1.5% year over year, with a median 44 days on market. Right now 3 active and 2 pending listings put supply at about 18.0 months — a buyer's market. See the live ZIP 32696 housing market and the Levy County market.
Bakers is a community of 1,002 homes in St Petersburg, Pinellas County, built between 1905 and 2024 (median 1940), with a median living area of about 1,833 square feet. 64% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
A century-plus of building activity has left Bakers with a genuinely mixed inventory — original-era homes, decades of infill, and recent construction all coexisting on the same streets, with a typical home landing just under 1,800 square feet.
Who Bakers is best for.
Best for
- Buyers comfortable evaluating each home individually, including age-specific inspection items, rather than trusting a neighborhood-wide assumption
- Buyers interested in a mix of older and newer construction within the same footprint of streets
- Buyers prioritizing a stable, owner-occupied setting based on the area's homestead share
Probably not for
- Buyers who want every home in a community built in the same era with matching systems and layouts
- Buyers seeking listed community amenities, since none are currently identified from MLS data here
- Buyers unwilling to budget for condition variance tied to a wide range of construction dates
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending August 2 of each year, from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($279K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($305K) IS the -8.5% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 3 sales each (3 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 2013 through 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Bakers Sub Market Scorecard
Bakers Sub is currently a no active listings market. Limited supply, a median asking price of n/a.
Typical home value in the 33701 ZIP is $750,349, about 117.6% above the Florida norm (Zillow Home Value Index).
Go deeper: ZIP market scorecard · county scorecard · true cost calculator · affordability calculator.
Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily. Typical value: Zillow Research. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
The Bakers buying strategy.
If we were buying in Bakers 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 Bakers.
Reading the age spread
A 1910-to-2024 build range inside one community is unusual, and it changes how you shop it. Two homes on the same block can differ by a century of construction methods, systems, and layout logic — which means due diligence on age-specific items (roof, electrical, plumbing, foundation) matters more here than in a subdivision built in one phase.
The median living area, just under 1,800 square feet, gives a sense of typical footprint, but with this much construction-era variance, square footage alone won't tell you what you're buying. Inspection findings and permit history carry more weight than they would in a newer, uniform tract.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Bakers. 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 Bakers 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 3 factors (4.1). Basis: Recent Direction -8.5% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 64% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 88.1% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a community spanning more than a hundred years of construction, we pull permit and age-specific detail on individual homes rather than leaning on neighborhood-wide assumptions, and we help you weigh a 2020s build against a pre-war one on its own terms — structurally, not just cosmetically.
Bakers in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
- HOA status not on record. Verify any dues before you offer
- Any club/amenity membership is billed separately
Confirm the current HOA dues, exactly what they cover, and any CDD bond or special assessment for a specific address before you offer.
Tools for a Bakers buy.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | Stellar MLS, refreshed twice daily (last: September 15, 2026) |
| Community market stats | Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending August 2, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR assessment roll (street-list match (4 streets, ZIP 32696/33701/33704/33801)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-08-01 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2013 (18 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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Schools serving nearby communities
We do not have a confirmed school assignment for Bakers. These are the public schools most often assigned to other communities in ZIP 32696 / 33701 / 33704 / 33801; zones change and vary by address, so confirm with the district before you buy.
- John Hopkins Middle School · Middle · FLDOE grade B (assigned to 9 nearby communities)
- St. Petersburg High School · Public · FLDOE grade A (assigned to 7 nearby communities)
- North Shore Elementary School · Elementary · FLDOE grade A (assigned to 4 nearby communities)
- North Shore Elementary · Public · FLDOE grade A (assigned to 4 nearby communities)
- Shore Acres Elementary School · Elementary · FLDOE grade A (assigned to 4 nearby communities)
Assignments from district data for neighboring communities; grades are official Florida Department of Education school grades (2025-26).
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