Disston Heights
Homes for Sale in St. Petersburg, FL

Disston Heights is a mature interior St Petersburg neighborhood of roughly 939 homes, built out over decades and centered on compact mid-century houses. It is a condition-driven market more than a floor-plan or price-tier market.

Stellar MLS sales records identify 18 homes in Disston Heights that have changed hands since 2008, built between 1924 and 1996 (median 1953), with a median living area of about 1,092 sq ft and a typical 3-bedroom, 1-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 70 qualified sales in Disston Heights across 2024–2025 (40 in 2024, 30 in 2025), median $370,000 — 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.

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

In ZIP 33707, 338 homes are on the market and 19% are under contract — a steady corner of St Petersburg.

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

In ZIP 33707 (St Petersburg), 739 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $385K ($307/sq ft), down 2.6% year over year, with a median 48 days on market. Right now 191 active and 52 pending listings put supply at about 4.6 months — a buyer's market. See the live ZIP 33707 housing market and the Pinellas County market.

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

With a median build year of 1955 and a median footprint near 1,177 square feet, most of Disston Heights was framed for a different era of living. The homes that command the top of the market are the ones that have been reworked — updated kitchens and baths, newer roofs, HVAC, and electrical. The homes at the other end are honest fixers. Because the range of build years reaches all the way to 2024, you'll also find occasional newer infill, but that is the exception, not the pattern.

This is why we push buyers to underwrite the house, not the neighborhood average. Inspect the systems, price the deferred work realistically, and treat the median as a starting point rather than a target. Sellers should do the mirror image: document the improvements, because in a market this driven by condition, the updates are what justify your number.

In a condition-driven market like Disston Heights, the value is in reading the house — spotting the difference between cosmetic updates and real system replacement, and pricing the gap accordingly. We work these mid-century St Petersburg blocks closely, and we'll tell you plainly when a listed price assumes renovations the house hasn't had, or when a fixer is actually the smarter buy for your budget.

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