Central Heights
Homes for Sale in Tampa, FL

Central Heights sits in Hillsborough County within Tampa, built out over nearly a century, which gives it a layered housing stock rather than a single architectural era. At a median living area of about 1,335 square feet, homes here skew toward a more compact, in-town footprint.

Stellar MLS sales records identify 19 homes in Central Heights that have changed hands since 2005, built between 1947 and 2019 (median 1957), with a median living area of about 1,166 sq ft and a typical 3-bedroom, 2-bath layout; 100% are single-family homes. Source: Stellar MLS closed-sale history compiled by Momentum Research; counts reflect homes with a recorded MLS sale, not every home in the community.

County records show 17 qualified sales in Central Heights across 2024–2025 (9 in 2024, 8 in 2025), median $280,000 — the last recorded sale per parcel on the Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll, independent of the MLS.

Pre-construction details are compiled from public records, builder announcements and builder listings, and are subject to change without notice; figures are deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Momentum Research figures are our own analysis. This page describes homes, pricing and community attributes, not residents.

Central Heights is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.

In ZIP 33612, 168 homes are on the market and 23% are under contract — a steady corner of Tampa.

Across Hillsborough County, 6,324 homes are active and 1,810 pending (22% under contract).

In ZIP 33612 (Tampa), 68 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $330K ($240/sq ft), up 67.0% year over year, with a median 47 days on market. Right now 68 active and 13 pending listings. See the live ZIP 33612 housing market and the Hillsborough County market.

ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Central Heights specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.

The year-built spread — 1930 to 2023 — is the single most useful fact for understanding Central Heights. This isn't a subdivision with a shared build date and a matching set of floor plans; it's an in-town neighborhood where original mid-century homes sit near newer construction or recent rebuilds. The median year built of 1959 puts the center of gravity in the older half of that range, so buyers should assume most available homes will carry some degree of original systems or partial updates unless a listing specifically states otherwise.

At roughly 1,335 square feet median, the housing here leans toward a smaller, efficient footprint rather than larger new-build square footage. Combined with no listed community amenities, the value proposition is squarely about the lot, the structure, and the in-town location — not a bundled amenity package. That makes due diligence on individual home condition more important here than in a newer, more uniform community.

In a neighborhood this varied in vintage — homes built anywhere from 1930 to 2023 sitting side by side — pricing and condition assessment require walking each property on its own terms rather than applying a subdivision-wide comp. We spend the time on that individual read, on both the buy and sell side, so you're not pricing a 2020s rebuild the same way as a home carrying its original 1959-era systems.