Herchel Heights
Homes for Sale in Tampa, FL

Herchel Heights is a compact, established block of Tampa housing where most homes date to the early 1960s, with a handful of newer builds mixed in through 2012. Turnover is limited and the market here trades on individual home condition rather than a visible comp set.

Stellar MLS sales records identify 86 homes in Herchel Heights that have changed hands since 2005, built between 1956 and 2000 (median 1960), with a median living area of about 1,626 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.

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

In ZIP 33617, 189 homes are on the market and 23% are under contract — a steady corner of Tampa.

Across Hillsborough County, 6,274 homes are active and 1,939 pending (24% under contract).

In ZIP 33617 (TAMPA), 440 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $332K ($226/sq ft), down 0.6% year over year, with a median 35 days on market. Right now 81 active and 27 pending listings put supply at about 6.0 months - a balanced market. See the live ZIP 33617 housing market and the Hillsborough County market.

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

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Twenty-one homes is a small enough footprint that this community will rarely show more than one or two listings at a time, and right now it shows none. That scarcity cuts both ways: buyers cannot shop a selection, and sellers cannot lean on nearby closed comps to justify a price the way they could in a larger subdivision. Every deal here gets negotiated largely on its own merits.

The median living area of 1,588 square feet suggests a stock of modestly sized homes, consistent with the earlier build years. With the median year built at 1962 and a range extending to 2012, expect a mix of largely original homes alongside a smaller number of more recently constructed or substantially renovated properties. No community amenities are identified from current MLS data, so this reads as a straightforward residential block rather than an amenity-driven community.

In a community this thin on active inventory and closed data, pricing a home correctly or making a competitive offer takes more than pulling up a portal listing. We track off-market activity, watch for the rare listing the moment it surfaces, and price against the underlying condition and square footage of comparable homes rather than a shallow comp set that may not exist here.

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