Colfax City
Homes for Sale in St Petersburg, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Colfax City is an older St Petersburg pocket where the housing stock runs back to 1910 and the median home was built in 1954. With a median around $307,000 and a median footprint near 1,427 square feet, price here is driven less by any single premium feature and more by condition. In a market this old, the spread between an updated home and one that needs work is wide, and $290 per square foot is a midpoint, not a rule. Read each listing on its own merits.
The posture right now is slow and deliberate. A market heat score of 21 and a median 75 days on market tell you this is not a bidding-war environment. Sellers should price to the condition of the home and expect the process to take time. Buyers have room to inspect, negotiate, and walk away. Year-over-year values are up 5.9%, so the trend has been steady rather than frantic — an environment that rewards patience on both sides.
Colfax City right now
🟡 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($307K) is up 5.9% from the prior 12 months ($290K). 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 July 15. Confidence: Low (4 and 5 sales in the two windows).
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Updated July 15, 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
Colfax City market snapshot (as of July 15, 2026): the median sale price is about $307K ($290 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 75 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 6% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (4 closings in the current window).
Colfax City is a community of 2,274 homes in St Petersburg, Pinellas County, built between 1910 and 2024 (median 1954.0), with a median living area of about 1,427 square feet. 70% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Colfax City is a long-established Pinellas neighborhood inside St Petersburg, with roughly 2,274 homes spanning more than a century of construction. Just under 70% are homestead, which points to an owner-occupied core rather than a churn of short-term holdings.
Who Colfax City is best for.
Best for
- Owner-occupants targeting the mid-$300s who value an established location over new construction
- Renovation-minded buyers willing to underwrite an older home's condition to build equity through work
- Patient buyers who want negotiating room and time to inspect in a slower market
Probably not for
- Buyers who need a move-in-ready new build with no deferred maintenance
- Anyone on a tight timeline who needs to close quickly
- Buyers expecting fast resale flips in a low-heat, longer-days-on-market environment
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending July 15 of each year, from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($307K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($290K) IS the +5.9% 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 %s through %s. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
The Colfax City buying strategy.
If we were buying in Colfax City 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 Colfax City.
Old bones, condition-driven pricing
With a median build year of 1954 and homes dating as far back as 1910, this is a neighborhood where the inspection matters more than the listing photos. Roof age, electrical, plumbing, and foundation on a home this vintage will move your true cost far more than a granite countertop. The median near 1,427 square feet reflects modest, functional floor plans typical of the era; newer construction exists on the far end of the range through 2024, but it is the exception, not the norm.
Because condition varies so much, the $290 median price per square foot should be treated as a reference point rather than a benchmark you apply to every address. A renovated home and a project a few doors down can sit far apart. With a homestead share near 70%, turnover is limited, which is part of why days on market run longer — inventory doesn't flood, and buyers pick carefully.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Colfax City. 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 Colfax City 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 (5.6). Basis: Recent Direction +5.9% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 70% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 88.6% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
A century-old housing stock rewards a broker who reads condition, not just comps. We help buyers separate a cosmetic fixer from a systems-level money pit, and we help sellers price to the reality of their home rather than a neighborhood average. In a slower market with a 75-day median, pricing and prep discipline are what actually close the gap.
Colfax City in 15 seconds.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 15, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (5 streets, ZIP 33704/33713)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2004 (54 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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