Leslee Heights Sub Sec 2
Homes for Sale in St Petersburg, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Price here is driven by condition and lot, not floor plan. With a median build year of 1955 and homes that stretch back to 1920 (and forward to new construction in 2024), what you pay per foot swings on whether a house has been updated or is waiting for the work. The median sits at $450,000 with a median around $359 per square foot on roughly 1,300 square feet of living space — a compact, close-in footprint where the land and the renovation status carry the number.
The market posture is moderate. A median 20 days on market and a heat score of 40 say this is neither a fire sale nor a frenzy; well-prepped homes move, overpriced or dated ones sit. The 19% year-over-year figure is real momentum, but sellers should price to current comps rather than assume the next sale clears higher on its own. Buyers have room to be selective on condition without expecting a bargain.
Leslee Heights Sub Sec 2 right now
🟢 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($475K) is up 24.7% from the prior 12 months ($381K). With about 6 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 15. Confidence: Medium (14 and 7 sales in the two windows).
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Updated July 15, 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
Leslee Heights Sub Sec 2 market snapshot (as of July 15, 2026): the median sale price is about $475K ($358 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 20 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 25% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (14 closings in the current window).
Leslee Heights Sub Sec 2 is a community of 2,786 homes in St Petersburg, Pinellas County, built between 1912 and 2024 (median 1955.0), with a median living area of about 1,299 square feet. 69% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Leslee Heights Sub Sec 2 is a sizable, established pocket of St Petersburg — about 2,158 homes — where roughly two-thirds are homesteaded, pointing to a stable, owner-occupied core rather than a rental-heavy block.
Who Leslee Heights Sub Sec 2 is best for.
Best for
- Buyers around the mid-$450,000s who want an established, close-in location and value stability over newness
- Renovation-minded buyers willing to take on an older home and add value through the work
- Long-term owners who prefer an owner-occupied street to a high-turnover, rental-heavy one
Probably not for
- Buyers who need move-in-ready condition and won't tolerate an older home's quirks
- Anyone requiring generous living space, since the typical home here is compact near 1,300 square feet
- Short-horizon flippers counting on a quick resale bump in a market moving at only a moderate pace
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 ($475K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($381K) IS the +24.7% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 14 sales each (14 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 Leslee Heights Sub Sec 2 buying strategy.
If we were buying in Leslee Heights Sub Sec 2 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 Leslee Heights Sub Sec 2.
A close-in grid where condition sets the price
This is an older, built-out neighborhood: a median vintage of 1955 and a range running from 1920 to 2024. That spread means you'll tour original mid-century homes, gut renovations, and the occasional new build on the same street. The median living area near 1,300 square feet keeps most of the stock modest in size, so additions and reconfigured layouts are a common way owners have added value.
The homestead share of 68.5% is the number worth sitting with. It signals a largely owner-occupied community, which tends to keep inventory tighter and turnover measured — part of why a moderate heat score still comes with a 20-day median on market. For a buyer, that means less churn and more competition for the genuinely updated listings.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Leslee Heights Sub Sec 2. 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 Leslee Heights Sub Sec 2 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 (8.0). Basis: Recent Direction +24.7% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 69% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 95.7% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
When condition drives price more than square footage, comps are only useful if someone reads them right. We walk the actual homes, separate a cosmetic refresh from a true renovation, and price against what has sold — not against hope. In a market moving at a moderate pace, that judgment is the difference between a clean 20-day sale and a listing that lingers.
Leslee Heights Sub Sec 2 in 15 seconds.
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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 (14 streets, ZIP 33713/33715)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2014 (83 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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