A near-new amenity community in Riverview off Balm Road by Lennar and LGI.
Listings before the portals, true comps, and the renovation and carrying-cost math, before you tour.
"Ballentrae is a near-new Riverview community where the value is near-new homes and amenities; the homework is the CDD assessment, the builder and floor plan, and the South Shore commute."
Jon Brooks, founder, Momentum Realty · Updated June 2026
Ballentrae market snapshot (as of June 25, 2026): the median sale price is about $411K ($151 per sq ft), with homes averaging 62 days on market and 2.6 months of supply, a balanced market (limited data). Based on 23 recent closings in live Stellar MLS data.
Ballentrae is a single-family community in Riverview, southern Hillsborough County, off Balm Road minutes from US-301, built between 2015 and 2018 by Lennar and LGI Homes, per community sources.
The community offers a pool, a clubhouse, and a pet-friendly playground, close to shopping and dining. Homes range widely in size, and because two builders were involved, condition and finish vary, so comp by builder and floor plan rather than a single average.
Ballentrae is governed by an HOA and a Community Development District (the Ballentrae Hillsborough CDD), with the CDD assessment carried on the tax bill. Confirm the HOA fee, the CDD assessment, the school assignment by address, and the FEMA flood zone before you offer.
Tight supply and strong demand favor sellers here. Homes still take about two months to sell, though, and with asking prices running above recent sales per square foot, a prepared buyer has room on anything overpriced. Reading each home against the real comps, not the headline trend, is where the edge is.
Live from Stellar MLS, as of June 25, 2026. Refreshed twice daily. Months of supply, days on market, and the contract-to-listing ratio are computed from current Ballentrae listings and the trailing twelve months of closed sales.
Our proprietary read on how a home in Ballentrae buys, holds, and resells. See the five factors.
Live MLS inventory for Ballentrae. Every active listing, what is under contract right now, and the last 12 months of closed sales, refreshed twice a day. Closed comps beat an algorithm's guess every time.
Active and pending Ballentrae listings as of 2026-06-25, priced high to low. Listings courtesy of Stellar MLS as distributed by MLS GRID.. Tap any home to ask about it.
Every active, pending, and recently sold home, plotted. Toggle the layers, color the dots by status or lot type, and tap a home for the details.
Listing locations from Stellar MLS; lot type inferred from listing descriptions. Destination pins are approximate. Map data © OpenStreetMap, tiles © CARTO. Flood, school, and commute overlays are on the roadmap.
The location is the everyday-convenience case: shopping, schools, and the major roads are all a manageable drive.
Drive times from Ballentrae. They are approximate and vary with traffic and your exact start point.
Distances and drive times are approximate and vary with traffic. Confirm your real commute at your real departure time.
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Carrying cost · the no-CDD edge
No CDD bond means thousands less per year than newer master plans.
Roughly $25,000 saved over 10 years in carrying cost, before resale.
Illustrative. NE Florida CDD assessments commonly run $1,500-$3,500+/yr and vary by community; verify per property.
Ballentrae is served by Hillsborough County Public Schools. Assignment is by address and can change, so confirm the exact zoned elementary, middle, and high schools for any specific home, plus any magnet or choice options. Treat published ratings as a starting point, not the full story.
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What is actually shaping value at Ballentrae: a recent two-builder build-out and the CDD fee structure in growing Riverview. Each item is sourced and linked.
Our read on what is being built around Ballentrae, scored for direction, significance, and how close the effect lands. The full sourced timeline follows below.
Lennar and LGI built the community 2015 to 2018; finish varies by builder, so comp accordingly.
The CDD assessment on the tax bill funds improvements; confirm the annual amount.
Direction, significance, and effect-radius ratings are Momentum's proprietary, qualitative read of the sourced items below, not investment advice or a prediction for any specific home.
Development, infrastructure, retail, and school activity affecting Ballentrae, tracked by our team and summarized from public reporting and official sources, with links to the original coverage. Last updated June 2026.
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Community sources describe Ballentrae as a Riverview community built 2015 to 2018 by Lennar and LGI off Balm Road, with a pool, clubhouse, and playground. Why it matters: Comp by builder and plan; confirm the HOA and CDD. Source
County commissioners approved a roughly $95 million federally funded stormwater program after the 2024 storms, including more than 100 culverts. Why it matters: A modest long-term positive for the area; confirm the home's flood zone. Source
Summaries reflect public reporting and official sources linked above as of the dates shown. Project details, timelines, and approvals can change. Commentary on potential market effects is general observation, not investment advice or a prediction for any specific property. For the freshest items across the whole region, see This Week in Northeast Florida.
If we were buying in Ballentrae, this is the order of operations we would run, and the one we run for our clients.
Confirm the HOA fee and the CDD assessment on the parcel's tax bill.
Identify the builder (Lennar or LGI) and floor plan and comp accordingly.
Verify the school assignment by address with Hillsborough County Public Schools.
Check the FEMA flood zone for the specific home and get an insurance quote.
Comp by builder, plan, and lot, not by a community average.
On mobile, tap any heading below to open it. This is the home by home, lot by lot, club and renovation detail, organized so you can jump straight to what matters to you.
Ballentrae is a single-family community in Riverview, southern Hillsborough County (33579), off Balm Road minutes from US-301, built 2015 to 2018 by Lennar and LGI Homes, with a pool, clubhouse, and playground. It is governed by an HOA and the Ballentrae Hillsborough Community Development District. Confirm the HOA fee, the CDD assessment, and school zoning by address with Hillsborough County Public Schools.
Three honest price bands. Condition and lot, not the square footage alone, decide where a home lands.
Here are the broad resale bands in Ballentrae today. The right home is the one matched to your budget and the renovation math, so seeing fitting listings early is the edge.
The smaller Lennar or LGI plans, the more attainable way into the community.
The mid-size plans on solid lots, the volume of the resale market here.
The largest plans on conservation or pond lots, the premium end.
Approximate 2026 resale bands from third-party listing data and public records, not NEFAR statistics. Confirm pricing for a specific home.
Three realistic price bands. Where a home lands comes down to condition and lot, not square footage alone.
Approximate 2026 resale bands from third-party listing data and public records, not NEFAR statistics. Confirm pricing for a specific home.
The factors that actually move value in Ballentrae, condition, lot, and the renovation math, read from current listings and recent sales.
Renovated-listing inventory in Ballentrae is too thin right now to compute a reliable renovation premium. We read condition home by home against real comps before you offer.
On a preferred homesite (water, preserve, corner, or a larger lot), the homesite is the part of your money the market gives back at resale. The house can be renovated; the lot cannot, so premium lots hold their value better than interior ones. How much more they command varies by frontage, view, and condition, which is why we read it home by home against real comparable sales rather than a single headline figure.
Most buyers overpay on interior lots in the back half of the community. A sharp renovation can distract you, but the weaker resale position follows the lot, not the finishes. We read the homesite before the kitchen.
Our read on the factors that protect resale here, and the one to manage.
Momentum analysis based on the community's structure, location, lot scarcity, and housing stock. Not a guarantee of future value.
The strongest value pocket is usually a renovated home on a good lot priced just under the next tier up. Buyers chasing the single biggest house often pay top prices for what is really a renovation project.
The same five mistakes cost buyers the most in any market. Every one is avoidable with the right preparation before you tour.
1The agent on the sign works for the seller. In a market where condition swings price by hundreds of thousands, negotiating against that agent with no one in your corner is the costliest move of all.
2A dated home looks like a deal until you price the roof, HVAC, pool, and full modernization honestly. Underbudget the reno and the bargain becomes the expensive house.
3A premium homesite (water, preserve, or a preferred position) carries a real, durable premium. Pay a top price for an interior lot and you are buying the weakest version of the value.
4Two similar homes can cost very differently to own once the HOA, any CDD, insurance, and upkeep are priced in. Buyers who do not run the full monthly carrying cost misread the real number.
5An older home means older systems unless updated. Roof age, HVAC age, pool equipment, and prior renovations drive both price and insurability, and a thorough inspection matters more here than in a new build.
Ballentrae is near-new Riverview value. The deal is won or lost on the builder, the floor plan, and the full HOA-plus-CDD math.
Our proprietary 0 to 10 read across the five factors that decide how a home here buys, holds, and resells.
Momentum Intelligence Scores are our proprietary, qualitative assessment based on the analysis on this page, on a 0 to 10 scale. They are a framework for comparing communities, not a guarantee of future value or advice on a specific home.
Most pages on this community are an automated estimate wrapped in stock copy. This one is built from the live Stellar MLS feed, fourteen years of closed sales, and a renovation-by-renovation read of what actually moves value here, lot by lot. No Zestimate, no guesswork.
Where the value actually sits. Each home is shaded by its price per square foot (a value read, not just a price) and ringed by lot type, so you can see at a glance which pockets carry a real, durable premium and where a renovation play makes sense.
Fill = price per square foot; ring = lot type, inferred from listing descriptions. Sold homes are shown by realized $/sqft (lot type not always recorded). Asking and recent-sold figures from Stellar MLS; for orientation, not an appraisal.
In a near-new community like Ballentrae, the builder, floor plan, and lot set resale, and near-new construction keeps renovation risk low. Conservation and pond lots carry premiums. Confirm the HOA-plus-CDD math first, then comp by builder and plan.
Ballentrae has an HOA plus a Community Development District (the Ballentrae Hillsborough CDD) whose assessment is carried on the tax bill. Confirm the HOA fee and the CDD assessment, per parcel.
The HOA and CDD fund the community pool, clubhouse, playground, and common areas.
Free calculators to pressure-test the real cost before you tour.
Selling here is won on condition and view, not the Zestimate. The right number comes from closed comps matched to your renovation level and lot.
If you are selling in Ballentrae, the right list price comes from comparable sales of the same builder and floor plan, with the HOA and CDD documented.
Sold-to-list and days-on-market figures reflect Momentum Realty listings versus our market average, year to date. Your home's result depends on pricing, condition, lot, view, and preparation.
Because buyers here are weighing your home against renovated comps and cross-shopping Riverview, a home priced to the community average instead of its true condition and view either leaves money on the table or sits. A renovated kitchen, newer roof and HVAC, and a golf or lake view all deserve to show up in your price, and a buyer pool reading renovation math needs to be shown why your home is worth it. We build that case with real comps and a pricing strategy for the current market.
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Median sale prices in Ballentrae year by year since 2012, from closed MLS sales. A long track record beats a single estimate, showing what this community has really done through rate cycles rather than what a model predicts.
Before the list price, the Florida math the portals skip. These are Hillsborough County typicals — your exact home, flood zone, and insurance quote will vary, so verify each before you offer.
Check it for your address: look up your flood zone (FEMA) · insurance by county · true-cost calculator · Hillsborough County scorecard.
County typicals from Momentum’s Florida housing data (Zillow & Realtor.com aggregates, Census, FRED), updated monthly; insurance modeled. Flood zone is property-specific — always confirm via FEMA.
16% of homes for sale in ZIP 33579 are already under contract (under contract ÷ under contract + active listings) — a read on how much of the available inventory buyers have already claimed. Source: MLS data (2026-06-25).
Ballentrae is currently a seller's market. About 2.6 months of supply, a median asking price of $374,900, and homes go under contract in about 72 days.
Typical home value in the 33579 ZIP is $385,973, about 31.6% below the Florida norm (Zillow Home Value Index).
Go deeper: ZIP market scorecard · county scorecard · true cost calculator · affordability calculator.
Live data: Stellar MLS, distributed by MLS GRID, refreshed twice daily. Typical value: Zillow Research. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
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