Forest Hills Sub
Homes for Sale in St Petersburg, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Forest Hills Sub is a pre-war-to-modern mix — homes here range from 1920 built to as recent as 2024, with a median year built of 1956. That spread means two houses on the same block can have completely different systems, layouts, and renovation histories, and it is the single biggest driver of price variation in this market, not location within the subdivision.
At a median of $345,500 and roughly $258.78 per square foot, this is a market where condition sets the number more than square footage does. A median of 50 days on market signals buyers are taking time to evaluate a home's age and updates rather than moving on price alone — expect negotiation room tied directly to what has (or hasn't) been done to a given house.
The 60-Second Overview
Forest Hills Sub market snapshot (as of July 15, 2026): the median sale price is about $346K ($259 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 50 days on market for closed sales.
Forest Hills Sub is a community of 393 homes in St Petersburg, Pinellas County, built between 1920 and 2024 (median 1956), with a median living area of about 1,367 square feet. 68% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Forest Hills Sub is an established St Petersburg subdivision in Pinellas County with 393 homes spanning more than a century of construction, from 1920 to 2024, with a typical home built in 1956 and running about 1,367 square feet.
Who Forest Hills Sub is best for.
Best for
- Buyers who want to evaluate each home on its own construction era rather than assume uniformity across the subdivision
- Buyers targeting a modest living footprint near the 1,367 square foot median at a price point near the $345,500 median
- Buyers willing to budget for inspection-driven repairs on an older-built home in exchange for more flexibility on offer price
Probably not for
- Buyers who want on-site community amenities as part of the purchase decision
- Buyers who want a newly built home as the default expectation rather than the exception
- Buyers unwilling to have a contractor or inspector walk a pre-1956 structure before writing an offer
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 ($346K) IS the median in the snapshot above.
Windows contain 0 to 6 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 Forest Hills Sub buying strategy.
If we were buying in Forest Hills Sub 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 Forest Hills Sub.
Age Spread Is the Real Story
The year-built range in Forest Hills Sub — 1920 through 2024 — is wide enough that buyers should treat every listing as its own case study. A median build year of 1956 puts the typical home well into the range where original systems, if untouched, are worth asking about directly rather than assuming.
Homestead exemption applies to about 68.5% of homes in the subdivision, a signal that a majority of owners have held their properties long enough to file for it. Combined with a median living area of 1,367 square feet, this points to a market of modest-footprint homes with owners who are not moving frequently — which can mean fewer listings at any given time and more variation in what does come to market.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Forest Hills Sub. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a subdivision where build year swings more than a century and there are no identified community amenities to standardize expectations, the work is in the details — knowing what a 1920s foundation or a 2024 build actually means for a specific offer, and pricing accordingly using the current per-square-foot data rather than a neighborhood average.
Forest Hills Sub in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
- Mandatory HOA — confirm current dues
- Any club/amenity membership is billed separately
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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 (3 streets, ZIP 33707)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2012 (35 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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