Crest Lake
Homes for Sale in Clearwater, FL

Crest Lake is an established, in-town Clearwater pocket of 483 homes with a deep age range, where the smaller median footprint of roughly 1,500 square feet and a 1950 median vintage point to character housing rather than new-build uniformity.

Stellar MLS sales records identify 54 homes in Crest Lake that have changed hands since 2004, built between 1920 and 2006 (median 1947), with a median living area of about 1,355 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.

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.

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

In ZIP 33755, 160 homes are on the market and 19% are under contract — a steady corner of Clearwater.

Across Pinellas County, 6,628 homes are active and 1,729 pending (21% under contract).

In ZIP 33755 (Clearwater), 512 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $280K ($242/sq ft), down 5.6% year over year, with a median 52 days on market. Right now 57 active and 18 pending listings put supply at about 3.8 months — a balanced market. See the live ZIP 33755 housing market and the Pinellas County market.

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

The defining feature here is age diversity. A median build year of 1950 inside a range that runs from 1910 to 2023 tells you this is a neighborhood that has been redeveloped in pieces over more than a century. Expect original bungalows and mid-century homes sitting alongside teardown rebuilds and recent construction. Living space skews modest at a median near 1,500 square feet, so this is not a large-format market — it is a market of right-sized, in-town homes.

Practically, that puts the burden on due diligence. In older stock, roof age, electrical, plumbing, and permit history matter more than square footage, and they explain most of the price variation you will see. Buyers should budget for inspection and, in many cases, updates. Sellers who have already done that work should document it, because it is the clearest way to separate their home from the dated comps nearby.

In a neighborhood this varied, a median price does not price your specific house — condition, vintage, and permit history do. We walk the actual comps, weight them for what has and hasn't been updated, and tell you plainly where a listing or an offer should land. That candor is worth more here than in a cookie-cutter subdivision.

Confirm the current HOA dues, exactly what they cover, and any CDD bond or special assessment for a specific address before you offer.