Citrus Green
Homes for Sale in Odessa, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Over the 12 months ending 2026-09-12, 3 recorded sales closed at a median of $2,000,000, $410 per square foot, a median 27 days on market, sellers accepting 87% of original asking. At the median price and Hillsborough County's FY2025-26 rate of 15.73 mills, annual property tax runs about $31,460 ($30,830 with the full homestead exemption).
The honest constraint here is data: with only a one-closing window to work from, there is no median price to anchor to and no reliable read on how price is behaving in Citrus Green Ph 2 right now. What sets value in a small Odessa community like this is less about a headline number and more about the specifics of the individual home — condition, lot, updates, and how it stacks against the handful of comparable sales nearby.
For a buyer, that means pricing has to be built from the ground up on the actual house in front of you rather than a neighborhood average. For a seller, it means positioning matters more than usual: with thin recent activity, the list price you set effectively becomes the market's reference point, so getting it right at launch is the whole game.
The 60-Second Overview
Citrus Green market snapshot (as of September 12, 2026): the median sale price is about $2M ($410 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 27 days on market for closed sales.
Citrus Green Ph 2 is a small pocket in Odessa, on the western edge of Hillsborough County, where transaction volume is light enough that each individual sale carries real weight in reading the market.
Who Citrus Green is best for.
Best for
- Buyers prioritizing lower-density living on the west side of Hillsborough County
- Patient buyers comfortable waiting for the right home in a low-turnover community
- Sellers who want careful, comparable-driven pricing rather than a formulaic list number
Probably not for
- Buyers who need many comparable listings to choose from at once
- Buyers wanting a dense, transaction-heavy market with clear pricing trends
- Sellers expecting a quick sale off a thick recent sales record
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending September 12 of each year, from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($2M) IS the median in the snapshot above.
Windows contain 0 to 4 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 2007 through 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
26% of homes for sale in ZIP 33556 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 (2026-09-08).
Recent Developments in Citrus Green Ph 2
Development, infrastructure, retail, and school activity affecting Citrus Green Ph 2, tracked by our team and summarized from public reporting and official sources, with links to the original coverage. Last updated August 2026.
- July 2026Development
33-story tower planned for Water Street Tampa expansion
Strategic Property Partners plans a 33-story mixed use tower at Water Street and Cumberland Avenue in downtown Tampa on a 1.9-acre site. The building would hold 452 residential units ranging from studios to three bedrooms plus about 37,000 square feet of retail and 645 parking spaces. Construction is scheduled to begin in spring 2027 with completion targeted for 2029.
What it may mean for the marketAdds a 33 story tower with 452 residential units and ground floor retail to the downtown Tampa market, continuing the buildout of the Water Street district and expanding high rise housing supply. The project is about 14 miles south of Citrus Green Ph 2, elsewhere in Hillsborough County.
Source: Florida YIMBY - July 2026Development
Mercy Oaks II affordable apartments open on North Florida Avenue
Catholic Charities, with the City of Tampa and Hillsborough County, completed Mercy Oaks II, a 17-unit affordable apartment building on North Florida Avenue in East Tampa built on the site of a former strip mall. The project includes 15 one-bedroom and two two-bedroom units, with seven units serving households up to 80 percent of area median income and ten up to 50 percent. It was supported by 1.25 million dollars in state SHIP funds from the city and sits next to the 20-unit Mercy Oaks I completed in 2022.
What it may mean for the marketAdds 17 income restricted apartments on a former strip mall site, expanding the affordable rental supply and converting vacant commercial land to housing. The project is about 9 miles southeast of Citrus Green Ph 2, elsewhere in Hillsborough County.
Source: City of Tampa - July 2026Builder Activity
First 3D-printed affordable home nears completion in East Tampa
The nonprofit Corporation to Develop Communities of Tampa is completing Tampa's first 3D-printed affordable home on Lurline Circle in East Tampa, using a gantry-style printer that layers concrete for the walls. The house is expected to be finished within weeks and listed for sale in about two months, with down payment assistance and first time homebuyer programs available. The effort is part of a broader CDC initiative that includes more than 90 multifamily units in East Tampa.
What it may mean for the marketIntroduces 3D concrete printing construction to the local for sale housing market, with a new single family home and additional multifamily units planned. The method signals a new building technique entering the area home supply. The project is about 12 miles southeast of Citrus Green Ph 2, elsewhere in Hillsborough County.
Source: Bay News 9 - January 2026Development
Moffitt Cancer Center opens flagship outpatient center at its new Speros FL campus in Pasco
Moffitt Cancer Center held the grand opening of its flagship outpatient cancer center in January 2026 at Speros FL, its large new campus on State Road 52 in Pasco County. The campus is planned as a long-term life sciences and medical hub expected to bring substantial employment to the area.
What it may mean for the marketA large new medical and life sciences campus is a long-term employment anchor for central Pasco, a structural demand driver for housing in the surrounding area. The site is about 11 miles north of Citrus Green Ph 2.
Source: WUSF
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.
The Citrus Green buying strategy.
If we were buying in Citrus Green 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 Citrus Green.
A thin-data pocket in west Hillsborough
Odessa sits on the northwest side of Hillsborough County, a lower-density stretch that trades urban convenience for space. In a phase-two community of this size, listings surface infrequently, and that scarcity cuts both ways: fewer options for a buyer, but also fewer directly competing sellers when a home does hit the market.
Because the recent closing record is so limited, the usual shortcuts — days on market trends, price-per-foot averages, absorption rates — simply are not dependable here. The right approach is to underwrite each home on its own merits and lean on adjacent-community data to fill the gaps, rather than pretending a neighborhood-wide trend exists when the sample cannot support one.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Citrus Green. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
Low-volume communities are exactly where a local desk earns its keep. When the neighborhood snapshot is too thin to lean on, we build the value case from the specific home and the closest real comparables in the surrounding Odessa market — no guesswork dressed up as data, no invented ranges. You get a straight read on what the house is worth and why.
Citrus Green in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
- HOA status not on record. Verify any dues before you offer
- Any club/amenity membership is billed separately
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Tools for a Citrus Green buy.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending September 12, 2026 |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-09-08 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2007 (26 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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