Clair Mel
Homes for Sale in Tampa, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
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Price in Clair Mel Add is driven by condition and lot, not by any single housing type. With a median around $2.9M and a median of about $583 per square foot against a median size near 2,861 square feet, the numbers point to a small, uneven sample where the standout properties carry the midpoint. Treat the median as a snapshot, not a going rate — the spread here is wide, and two homes rarely price alike.
The market posture is tight. A median of zero days on market off a three-closing window means the few homes that traded moved fast, and year-over-year is up 8.8%. For a seller with a well-prepared home, that speed is leverage. For a buyer, it means you need financing lined up and a clear read on condition before you write, because there is little room to deliberate on the properties that actually sell.
Figures in this note are as of July 13, 2026. The live market numbers elsewhere on this page update nightly and are newer.
Clair Mel right now
🟢 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($2.90M) is up 16.0% from the prior 12 months ($2.50M). With about 2 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 September 20. Confidence: Low (3 and 3 sales in the two windows).
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· Updated September 20, 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
Clair Mel market snapshot (as of September 20, 2026): the median sale price is about $2.90M ($583 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 0 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 16% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (3 closings in the current window).
Clair Mel is a community of 354 homes in Tampa, Hillsborough County, built between 1922 and 2024 (median 1954.0), with a median living area of about 2,861 square feet. 78% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Clair Mel Add is an established Tampa pocket in Hillsborough County with roughly 354 homes and a housing stock spanning 1922 to 2024 — a place where original mid-century structures sit alongside newer builds, so pricing tracks the individual property far more than the address.
Who Clair Mel is best for.
Best for
- Buyers with financing ready who can act decisively when the right property lists
- Those willing to invest in inspection and condition analysis on older or mixed-era homes
- Long-hold buyers comfortable in a low-turnover, owner-occupied setting
Probably not for
- Buyers who want a wide selection to compare at any given moment
- Those relying on a stable per-square-foot number across similar homes to guide offers
- Anyone needing a move-in-ready modern build with no appetite for a mid-century property
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending September 20 of each year, from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($2.90M) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($2.50M) IS the +16.0% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 8 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 2004 through 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
23% of homes for sale in ZIP 33609 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 (2026-09-20).
Clair Mel Market Scorecard
Clair Mel is currently a balanced market., and homes go under contract in about 0 days.
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Live data: Stellar MLS, refreshed twice daily. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
Homes For Sale Right Now in Clair Mel
Live MLS inventory for Clair Mel. 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 Clair Mel listings as of 2026-10-23, priced high to low. Based on Stellar MLS data distributed by MLS GRID for the period 2004 through 2026. Tap any home to ask about it.
Schools
- Hillsborough County Public Schools
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
- Grady-HB · Elementary
- Coleman-HB · Middle
- Plant-HB · High
Zoned schools reflect the assignments reported on recent Clair Mel listings and can change; always confirm with Hillsborough County Public Schools for a specific address.
Buying with schools in mind? We can confirm the exact zoned schools for any Clair Mel address.
The Clair Mel buying strategy.
If we were buying in Clair Mel 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 Clair Mel.
A century of building on one map
The year-built range tells the real story: homes here date back as far as 1922 and run through 2024, with a median build year of 1954. That century of construction means you will find everything from original mid-century homes to recent replacements on the same streets. Systems, foundations, and finishes vary property to property, so inspection and comps matter more here than in a uniform subdivision.
About 78% of homes carry a homestead exemption, which signals a stock that is largely owner-occupied and held rather than churned. Combined with only three closings in the window, that means turnover is thin — when something worth buying lists, the competition is for a genuinely small pool.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Clair Mel. 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 Clair Mel 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 (9.3). Basis: Recent Direction +16.0% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 78% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 100.0% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
A market this thin and this varied punishes guesswork. With few recent closings and a housing stock spread across a full century, a single mispriced comp can distort your whole read. We work the individual property — its condition, its lot, its build era — rather than leaning on a neighborhood average that a handful of sales can swing, and we will tell you plainly when a listing's price does not line up with what you are actually buying.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | Stellar MLS, refreshed twice daily (last: October 23, 2026) |
| Community market stats | Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending September 20, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR assessment roll (street-list match (4 streets, ZIP 33609/33629)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-09-20 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2004 (32 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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