Himes Ave Estates
Homes for Sale in Tampa, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Himes Ave Estates is an in-town Tampa neighborhood built in layers, not phases. The median year built lands at 1965, but the range stretches all the way to 2022, which tells you this is a pocket where original mid-century houses sit next to newer infill construction. That spread is the real driver of value here, not location alone, because condition and vintage vary block to block.
With a homestead share just under 57%, roughly four in ten homes are held as non-homestead property, which points to a meaningful share of investment or non-primary ownership mixed in with owner-occupied houses. Buyers should expect to evaluate each listing on its own merits, mechanical age and renovation history matter more than the address in a neighborhood like this.
Who Himes Ave Estates is best for.
Best for
- Buyers seeking an established in-town Tampa location and willing to evaluate homes individually for condition and updates
- Buyers comfortable with a mixed-vintage housing stock ranging from mid-century originals to recent construction
- Investors evaluating non-homestead ownership opportunities in a neighborhood with an existing base of rental or investment property
Probably not for
- Buyers who want a planned community with HOA-run amenities like a pool or clubhouse
- Buyers who prefer a uniform build era and want to avoid comparing renovation histories house to house
- Buyers seeking a larger floor plan as a baseline expectation rather than the exception
The market around Himes Ave Estates
Himes Ave Estates is a small community — 3 recorded sales on file, most recently in 2025 — too few for its own price trend. Here is the market around it.
Across Hillsborough County, 5,970 homes are active and 2,046 pending (26% under contract).
Homes here are single family residence.
ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Himes Ave Estates specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.
The Himes Ave Estates buying strategy.
If we were buying in Himes Ave Estates 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 Himes Ave Estates.
A Neighborhood Built in Layers
The median living area of 1,597 square feet reflects the neighborhood's mid-century core, most of the older homes here were built modestly, and later infill has filled in around that footprint rather than replacing it wholesale. That means buyers will find a genuine range of floor plans and lot configurations rather than a single builder pattern repeated block after block.
No community amenities are identified from current MLS listings, this is not an HOA-governed subdivision with shared recreation space. It functions as an organic, in-town neighborhood where the appeal is the location and the housing itself, not a clubhouse or pool. That keeps carrying costs simpler but also means buyers should not expect amenity-driven upside.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Himes Ave Estates. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a neighborhood where a home built in 1946 can sit two doors from one finished in the last few years, pricing a purchase or a listing correctly means reading condition and renovation history block by block, not leaning on a neighborhood-wide average. We walk that comparison with you house by house before you commit to a number.
Himes Ave Estates in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
- Mandatory HOA — confirm current dues
- Any club/amenity membership is billed separately
Confirm the current HOA dues, exactly what they cover, and any CDD bond or special assessment for a specific address before you offer.
Tools for a Himes Ave Estates buy.
Free calculators to pressure-test the real cost before you tour.
Selling here is won on condition and pricing to real comps, not an automated estimate. The right number comes from closed Himes Ave Estates sales matched to your home.
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If you are thinking about selling in Himes Ave Estates, the right list price comes from recent comparable sales matched to your home's condition and location, not an automated estimate.
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Data sources & freshness
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (2 streets, ZIP 33614)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2017 (5 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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