BEACON GROVES
Homes for Sale in PALM HARBOR, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Beacon Groves is a small, established pocket of Palm Harbor built out between 1977 and 1982, with a median year built of 1978. At 95 homes total and zero active listings as of this snapshot, there is nothing on the market to benchmark against right now - pricing here has to be reconstructed from recent closed activity rather than current inventory.
With no listings live, this is a track-and-wait posture for buyers: get alerted the moment something lists, because in a 95-home community turnover is infrequent and a gap in coverage means missing the window entirely. Sellers, meanwhile, are entering a market with no competing inventory to compare against - which cuts both ways on how a listing gets priced and how quickly it needs to move.
BEACON GROVES right now
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($342K) is down 18.3% from the prior 12 months ($419K). 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 August 2. Confidence: Medium (7 and 9 sales in the two windows).
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Updated August 2, 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
BEACON GROVES market snapshot (as of August 2, 2026): the median sale price is about $342K ($317 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 20 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 18% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (7 closings in the current window).
BEACON GROVES is a community of 95 homes in PALM HARBOR, Pinellas County, built between 1977 and 1982 (median 1978), with a median living area of about 1,608 square feet. 79% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Beacon Groves is a compact, single-era enclave in Palm Harbor, with homes built in a tight window from 1977 to 1982 and a median living area of 1,608 square feet. High owner-occupancy (homestead exemptions on roughly 79% of homes) points to a base of long-tenured ownership rather than rotating investor or rental turnover.
The setting & the homes.
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BEACON GROVESWho BEACON GROVES is best for.
Best for
- Buyers comfortable waiting for the right home to surface in a community with no current listings
- Buyers looking for a smaller-footprint home built in a single, well-defined construction era
- Buyers who prioritize a settled, long-tenure community over amenity packages
Probably not for
- Buyers on a tight purchase timeline who need active inventory to choose from today
- Buyers who want on-site community amenities as part of the purchase
- Buyers seeking recently built construction rather than a 1977-1982 housing stock
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 ($342K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($419K) IS the -18.3% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 15 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 2004 through 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
The real cost & risk here
Before the list price, the Florida math the portals skip. These are Pinellas 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 · Pinellas 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.
Beacon Groves Market Scorecard
Beacon Groves is currently a thin data market. Limited supply, a median asking price of n/a.
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Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily. Typical value: Zillow Research. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
Housing distress & ownership in BEACON GROVES, PALM HARBOR
Who owns here, how much is not owner-occupied, and how much for-sale inventory is under distress.
Source: Momentum Realty Research. Ownership & parcels from the FL DOR 2025 tax roll; distress from MLS active-listing status/remarks; price from MLS closed sales. Based on Stellar MLS data distributed by MLS GRID for the period August 2026 through August 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Schools
- Pinellas County Public Schools
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
- Pinellas County Schools (verify by address) · Public
- Confirm zoned elementary, middle, and high · By address
Zoned schools reflect the assignments reported on recent BEACON GROVES listings and can change; always confirm with Pinellas County Public Schools for a specific address.
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The BEACON GROVES buying strategy.
If we were buying in BEACON GROVES 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 BEACON GROVES.
A tight-window community with no current inventory
Every home in Beacon Groves was built within a five-year span, which means the housing stock is fairly consistent in era and layout - differences between homes will come down mostly to updates, maintenance, and lot specifics rather than dramatically different floor plans or construction generations. At a median of 1,608 square feet, this reads as a community of modest-to-moderate-sized homes rather than larger-format construction.
The standout data point is zero active listings against a base of 95 homes. That is not a market softness signal - it is simply an absence of current supply. Combined with a homestead share near 79%, it suggests a community where homes are held long-term and turnover, when it happens, tends to be episodic rather than steady. No community amenities were identified from current MLS listings, so this presents as a straightforward residential setting rather than an amenity-driven one.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in BEACON GROVES. 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 BEACON GROVES 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 (5.3). Basis: Recent Direction -18.3% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 79% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 94.7% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
A 95-home community with no active listings is exactly the kind of market where being first to know matters more than browsing a portal. We track off-market and pre-list activity in Palm Harbor closely enough to flag a Beacon Groves listing the moment it surfaces, and we can walk you through what recent closed sales actually suggest about condition and pricing before you ever see a sign in a yard.
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HOA, CDD & Fees
- Mandatory HOA - confirm current dues
- 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 BEACON GROVES buy.
Free calculators to pressure-test the real cost before you tour.
Selling here is won on condition and pricing to real comps, not an automated estimate. The right number comes from closed BEACON GROVES sales matched to your home.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | Stellar MLS, refreshed twice daily (last: June 24, 2026) |
| Community market stats | Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending August 2, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (community parcel extract) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-08-01 |
| Schools | 2025-26 district assignments + FLDOE school grades; verify with the district |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2004 (129 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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