Highland Park Ph 1
Homes for Sale in Tampa, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Price here is driven by the homes themselves, not by any bargain entry point. This is a pocket of larger, relatively newer construction built in a tight window, with a median living area of about 3,663 square feet and a median price of $1,270,000. At roughly $344 per square foot, you are paying for scale and build era as much as location.
The market posture is mixed and worth reading carefully. Year-over-year the median is up 48.5%, yet homes are sitting a median of 97 days and the heat score sits at 43 — a cooler, slower-moving market despite the price gains. That combination favors a patient buyer who can negotiate on time, and it tells a seller that pricing to condition matters more than chasing the headline appreciation number.
Highland Park Ph 1 right now
🟢 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($1.27M) is up 48.5% from the prior 12 months ($855K) and up 568% since 2012. With about 4 sales a year, a single closing can swing this number, so read the level and the decade, not one year's move.Momentum Research, record-level Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 13. Confidence: Low (5 and 3 sales in the two windows).
What's unique here: the median sale price is about 3x the typical Hillsborough County sale ($1.27M vs $395K, trailing 12 months, Stellar MLS records).
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Updated July 13, 2026 · Live data: Stellar MLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Highland Park Ph 1 market snapshot (as of July 13, 2026): the median sale price is about $1.27M ($344 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 97 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 48% from the prior 12 months and up 568% since 2012, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (5 closings in the current window).
Highland Park Ph 1 is a community of 179 homes in Tampa, Hillsborough County, built between 2004 and 2011 (median 2005.0), with a median living area of about 3,663 square feet. 88% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Highland Park Ph 1 is a small, established enclave in Tampa's Hillsborough County — 179 homes built in a narrow 2004 to 2011 stretch, with a homestead share near 88% that signals a largely owner-occupied, low-turnover pocket.
Who Highland Park Ph 1 is best for.
Best for
- Buyers with a budget at or above the $1,270,000 median seeking substantial square footage
- Long-hold buyers comfortable in a low-turnover, owner-occupied area
- Patient buyers willing to use the 97-day pace as negotiating leverage
Probably not for
- Buyers needing a lower entry price than the median supports
- Anyone requiring a fast resale or short holding period
- Buyers who want brand-new construction rather than mid-2000s homes
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending July 13 of each year, from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($1.27M) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($855K) IS the +48.5% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 9 sales each (5 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 Highland Park Ph 1 buying strategy.
If we were buying in Highland Park Ph 1 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 Highland Park Ph 1.
A slow-moving high-price pocket
The defining traits are consistency and scale. With homes built between 2004 and 2011 and a median year built around 2005, you are looking at a cohort of similar-vintage construction rather than a mix of eras. The median home runs about 3,663 square feet, which is what puts the median price at $1,270,000 and keeps per-square-foot pricing near $344.
Read the velocity signals honestly. A 97-day median days-on-market and a heat score of 43 point to a market where well-priced, well-presented homes trade and everything else waits. The 48.5% year-over-year move looks dramatic, but with only 5 closings in the window it is a thin sample — treat any single comp as a data point, not a trend, and price against condition.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Highland Park Ph 1. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Momentum Buy Score.
Our proprietary 0 to 10 read across the factors that decide how a home in Highland Park Ph 1 buys, holds, and resells. Momentum Research; not an appraisal.
Momentum Intelligence Scores are our proprietary, qualitative assessment on a 0 to 10 scale, built from the record-level market data on this page. They are a framework for comparing communities, not a guarantee of future value and not advice on a specific home; unlike an automated value estimate they do not price your home, they grade the community on evidence you can inspect. Composite is the plain average of the 4 factors (8.0). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +568% since 2012; Recent Direction +48.5% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 88% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 89.6% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a thin, slow-moving market like this — 5 closings in the measurement window and a 97-day median — comps are scarce and easy to misread. We price to condition and current velocity rather than the headline year-over-year figure, and we know how to structure time and terms in a market where patience is the buyer's main leverage.
Highland Park Ph 1 in 15 seconds.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 13, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (6 streets, ZIP 33626)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2010 (61 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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