BEACON GROVES UNIT IV
Homes for Sale in PALM HARBOR, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Price here is driven by condition more than anything else. This is a compact pocket of homes built between 1973 and 1983, with a median around 1,613 square feet, so what separates one closing from the next is how much updating has already been done. The median sits at $416,500, and the spread around that number reflects renovation status, not fundamentally different housing stock.
The posture right now favors buyers. With a median of 95 days on market, a heat score of 27, and prices off 2.8% year over year, sellers are not setting the terms. If you are selling, price to the current reality and expect to negotiate; if you are buying, you have time to inspect carefully and room to ask for it.
BEACON GROVES UNIT IV right now
🟡 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($416K) is up 2.3% from the prior 12 months ($407K). With about 3 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 (4 and 5 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 UNIT IV market snapshot (as of August 2, 2026): the median sale price is about $416K ($313 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 95 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 2% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (4 closings in the current window).
BEACON GROVES UNIT IV is a community of 261 homes in PALM HARBOR, Pinellas County, built between 1973 and 1983 (median 1980), with a median living area of about 1,613 square feet. 76% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Beacon Groves Unit IV is a small, established Palm Harbor community of 261 homes in Pinellas County, built across a tight decade in the 1970s and early 1980s. With roughly three-quarters of homes homesteaded, turnover is limited and inventory that does come up tends to be owner-occupied.
Who BEACON GROVES UNIT IV is best for.
Best for
- Buyers with a mid-$400s budget who want a settled, low-turnover Palm Harbor community
- Renovation-minded buyers willing to trade an older home's condition for negotiating room
- Long-hold owners who value stability over a hot, quick-flip market
Probably not for
- Sellers who need to move quickly and cannot absorb time on market
- Buyers wanting new construction or move-in-ready homes with no updating needed
- Investors chasing rapid turnover or near-term speculative gains
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 ($416K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($407K) IS the +2.3% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 8 sales each (4 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.
30% of homes for sale in ZIP 34683 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 (2026-08-01).
The BEACON GROVES UNIT IV buying strategy.
If we were buying in BEACON GROVES UNIT IV 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 UNIT IV.
An established pocket that rewards patience
This is not a fast market. A median of 95 days on market and a heat score of 27 tell you homes sit and buyers deliberate. That is a feature if you are the buyer: you can walk a property twice, run your inspections, and structure an offer without the pressure of a bidding war. It is a caution if you are the seller, because overpricing here gets punished with time on market rather than rewarded.
The homes themselves are consistent in age and size — a median build year of 1980 and roughly 1,613 living square feet — so due diligence should focus on the things that matter in homes of this era: roof, HVAC, plumbing, and electrical. A median price per square foot around $313 means updated interiors command a real premium, and unrenovated homes leave room to negotiate. The high homestead share, about 75.5%, points to a stable, long-held community rather than an investor churn.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in BEACON GROVES UNIT IV. 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 UNIT IV 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 (6.9). Basis: Recent Direction +2.3% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 76% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 94.8% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a slow market with only a handful of recent closings, comps are thin and condition is everything, so pricing and offer strategy come down to reading each individual property rather than leaning on volume. We know how homes of this vintage in Palm Harbor trade, where the negotiating leverage sits at 95 days on market, and how to separate a fair ask from an optimistic one.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending August 2, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (6 streets, ZIP 34683)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-08-01 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2013 (46 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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