Meadowlawn Cardinal Estate
Homes for Sale in St Petersburg, FL

Meadowlawn Cardinal Estate is a 267-home St Petersburg neighborhood in Pinellas County where a wide build range and a compact median footprint put condition, not size, at the center of value.

Stellar MLS sales records identify 30 homes in Meadowlawn Cardinal Estate that have changed hands since 2014, built between 1971 and 1981 (median 1973), with a median living area of about 1,676 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.

County records show 18 qualified sales in Meadowlawn Cardinal Estate across 2024–2025 (8 in 2024, 10 in 2025), median $296,500 — the last recorded sale per parcel on the Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll, independent of the MLS.

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.

Meadowlawn Cardinal Estate is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.

In ZIP 33702, 264 homes are on the market and 16% are under contract — a slower corner of St Petersburg.

Across Pinellas County, 6,539 homes are active and 1,627 pending (20% under contract).

In ZIP 33702 (St Petersburg), 130 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $340K ($267/sq ft), down 18.5% year over year, with a median 66 days on market. Right now 107 active and 23 pending listings put supply at about 9.9 months — a soft market. See the live ZIP 33702 housing market and the Pinellas County market.

ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Meadowlawn Cardinal Estate specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.

• Lynch Elementary-PN · Elementary
• Meadowlawn Middle-PN · Middle
• Northeast High-PN · High

Zoned schools reflect the assignments reported on recent Meadowlawn Cardinal Estate listings and can change; always confirm with Pinellas County Public Schools for a specific address.

Buying with schools in mind? We can confirm the exact zoned schools for any Meadowlawn Cardinal Estate address.

The defining feature of this community is age diversity. Homes date from 1920 through 2008, with the median landing in 1972, so you will find early-century construction sitting near mid-century and later infill. Practically, that means no two closings look alike: the value math is about roof, systems, and interior updates, and a walk-through tells you more than the listing price does.

The homestead share is roughly 72 percent, which points to a neighborhood held largely by owner-occupants rather than one dominated by turnover. That tends to translate into steadier upkeep and a slower, more deliberate resale pace than investor-heavy areas. Buyers should expect to compete on well-maintained homes and to underwrite renovation cost carefully on the dated ones.

In a market this condition-dependent, the median price tells you almost nothing about a specific house. We price and negotiate off what a home actually is — its vintage, its systems, and the work already done or still owed — so you are not overpaying for a dated house or leaving money on a renovated one. That local, house-by-house read is where we earn our keep in Meadowlawn Cardinal Estate.