Frances Arbor Villas
Homes for Sale in Temple Terrace, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Frances Arbor Villas prices around a median of $671,000, and at a median 2,697 square feet of living space, that works out to roughly $241.68 per square foot. With a build range spanning 1955 to 2024 and a median year built of 1983, the mix runs from older, smaller-footprint homes to newer or heavily updated construction, and condition is doing a lot of the work in where any given listing lands relative to that median.
A median 45.5 days on market and a market heat score of 46 point to a measured pace rather than a rush. Sellers here should expect buyers to take their time comparing condition and layout across a wide range of build years, and buyers who move decisively on a well-priced, updated home still have room to negotiate on ones that need work.
The 60-Second Overview
Frances Arbor Villas market snapshot (as of July 15, 2026): the median sale price is about $671K ($242 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 46 days on market for closed sales.
Frances Arbor Villas is a community of 232 homes in Temple Terrace, Hillsborough County, built between 1955 and 2024 (median 1983.0), with a median living area of about 2,697 square feet. 86% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
This is a smaller, established pocket of Temple Terrace in Hillsborough County where the housing stock spans nearly seven decades, giving buyers unusually wide latitude on style and vintage within a single community.
Who Frances Arbor Villas is best for.
Best for
- Buyers seeking a larger living footprint and willing to evaluate homes across a wide range of build years.
- Buyers comfortable researching condition and update history closely rather than relying on new-construction consistency.
- Long-term owner-occupant buyers, given the high share of primary-residence ownership already in place.
Probably not for
- Buyers who want on-site community amenities as part of the purchase, since none are currently identified here.
- Buyers seeking a fast-moving, high-competition market, given the current market heat score and typical days on market.
- Buyers who want uniform construction age and finish level across the whole community.
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 ($671K) IS the median in the snapshot above.
Windows contain 0 to 7 sales each (6 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 Frances Arbor Villas buying strategy.
If we were buying in Frances Arbor Villas 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 Frances Arbor Villas.
A community built in layers
With 232 homes and a build range from 1955 to 2024, Frances Arbor Villas is not a single-phase subdivision with uniform floor plans. It reads more like a community that filled in and was remodeled over time, which means two homes on the same street can differ substantially in age, systems, and finish level even at a similar size.
The homestead share sits at 86.3%, indicating that a large majority of these homes are owner-occupied primary residences rather than transient or short-term holdings. Combined with a median living area of 2,697 square feet, this points to a stock of larger homes that tend to be lived in and maintained long-term rather than turned over quickly. No community amenities are currently identified from MLS listings, so buyers should treat this as a housing-stock play rather than an amenity-driven purchase.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Frances Arbor Villas. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a community spanning nearly seventy years of construction, knowing which vintage and condition tier a listing falls into matters more than the headline price. We walk buyers through what the build year and square footage actually mean for a specific home, and we help sellers position condition and updates clearly against a median that covers a wide spread of housing ages.
Frances Arbor Villas in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
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- Any club/amenity membership is billed separately
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Tools for a Frances Arbor Villas buy.
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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 (9 streets, ZIP 33617)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2006 (50 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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