JOHNSON HEIGHTS
Homes for Sale in AUBURNDALE, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Price in Johnson Heights is driven by condition, not size. The typical home here is small — right around 971 square feet — and with a median build near 1973, the spread between move-in-ready and needs-work is where the real dollar difference lives. The build range runs from 1964 all the way to 2024, so you are shopping a genuinely mixed inventory rather than a uniform tract.
With only about 80 homes and just two closings in the recent window, this is a thin, slow-turning market. That cuts both ways: sellers should expect to price to the actual condition of the home and be patient, and buyers have room to be selective and to underwrite the work a given house needs rather than chase comps that barely exist.
JOHNSON HEIGHTS right now
🟢 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($260K) is up 125.5% from the prior 12 months ($116K). With about 3 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 August 2. Confidence: Low (4 and 6 sales in the two windows).
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Updated August 2, 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
JOHNSON HEIGHTS market snapshot (as of August 2, 2026): the median sale price is about $260K ($184 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 56 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 126% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (4 closings in the current window).
JOHNSON HEIGHTS is a community of 72 homes in AUBURNDALE, Polk County, built between 1977 and 2003 (median 1986.0), with a median living area of about 1,991 square feet. 74% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Johnson Heights is a small, older pocket of Port Richey where homes tend to be compact and the age range is wide — a 1964 house and a 2024 build can sit on the same block. The homestead share sitting near a third suggests a meaningful portion of these homes are held as something other than a primary residence.
Who JOHNSON HEIGHTS is best for.
Best for
- Buyers seeking a smaller, lower-maintenance primary home who value location over size
- Investors comfortable underwriting condition and holding through a slow-turning market
- Renovation-minded buyers who want to buy on condition and improve to their own standard
Probably not for
- Buyers who need more than roughly 1,000 square feet of living space
- Anyone prioritizing new construction or uniform, recently built housing
- Buyers who need a liquid market with quick, predictable resale
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending August 2 of each year, from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($260K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($116K) IS the +125.5% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 9 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 2007 through 2025. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
26% of homes for sale in ZIP 33823 are already under contract (under contract ÷ under contract + active listings) — a read on how much of the available inventory buyers have already claimed. Source: MLS data (2026-08-01).
The JOHNSON HEIGHTS buying strategy.
If we were buying in JOHNSON HEIGHTS 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 JOHNSON HEIGHTS.
A small-home pocket that trades on condition
The defining feature is scale. A median living area under 1,000 square feet means most homes here are one- or two-bedroom footprints, and the median build near 1973 tells you many carry the systems and layouts of their era. That makes inspection findings — roof, plumbing, electrical, HVAC — the swing factor in what any given house is actually worth.
The wide year-built range, from 1964 to 2024, means you cannot assume anything from the community name alone. Some homes have been rebuilt or replaced entirely; others have not been touched in decades. Underwrite each address on its own condition, not on a neighborhood average.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in JOHNSON HEIGHTS. 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 JOHNSON HEIGHTS 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 3 factors (7.7). Basis: Recent Direction +125.5% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 74% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 93.7% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
A market this thin — roughly 80 homes and only two recent closings — does not price itself off a comp sheet. We walk the specific house, weigh its condition against the wide age range in the community, and set expectations honestly on both time-on-market and what the work will cost. That candor is worth more than a headline number in a pocket where every closing moves the picture.
JOHNSON HEIGHTS in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
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- 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.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending August 2, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (3 streets, ZIP 33823/34601/34668)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-08-01 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2007 (40 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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