Oakwood Manor
Homes for Sale in Sarasota, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Over the 12 months ending 2026-08-02, 52 recorded sales closed at a median of $138,000, $135 per square foot, a median 89 days on market, sellers accepting 85% of original asking (-19% versus the prior year). At the median price and Sarasota County's FY2025-26 rate of 13.48 mills, annual property tax runs about $1,860 ($1,330 with the full homestead exemption).
Oakwood Manor is an older-core St Petersburg community with roughly 1,200 homes and a build history running from 1915 all the way to 2024. That span is the whole story: the median year built sits at 1952, so you are mostly buying mid-century construction, but the presence of new builds means price here is driven far more by condition, updates, and lot than by any single number. With a median living area around 1,328 square feet, these are modest footprints — what you pay for is renovation state, not size.
Expect a wide price spread rather than a tidy band, because a 1952 house that has been reworked and a 1952 house that has not can sell worlds apart. For sellers, that means condition and honest presentation set your outcome. For buyers, it means underwriting each property on its own merits — inspection findings on older systems will move your number more than comps alone. Come prepared to look closely.
Oakwood Manor right now
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($138K) is down 18.8% from the prior 12 months ($170K). With about 16 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: Very High (52 and 31 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
Oakwood Manor market snapshot (as of August 2, 2026): the median sale price is about $138K ($135 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 90 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 19% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (52 closings in the current window).
Oakwood Manor is a community of 617 homes in SARASOTA, Sarasota County, built between 1926 and 2024 (median 1974), with a median living area of about 1,442 square feet. 41% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Oakwood Manor reads as an established St Petersburg neighborhood where the housing stock leans older and compact, and where the difference between an updated home and an original one matters more than the address.
Who Oakwood Manor is best for.
Best for
- Buyers targeting a compact, established home and willing to renovate or maintain older systems
- Value-focused buyers who will underwrite condition and use inspections to set their number
- Owner-occupants who want an older-core St Petersburg location over new-build sameness
Probably not for
- Buyers who need substantially more than about 1,300 square feet of living space
- Anyone wanting brand-new, low-maintenance construction with no repair budget
- Buyers who expect the median price to predict what any specific home will cost
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 ($138K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($170K) IS the -18.8% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 52 sales each (52 in the current window); every figure carries its sample size. Based on Stellar MLS data distributed by MLS GRID for the period 2005 through 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
28% of homes for sale in ZIP 33604 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 Oakwood Manor buying strategy.
If we were buying in Oakwood Manor 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 Oakwood Manor.
Why condition is the whole game here
The century-wide build range — 1915 to 2024 — is unusual and worth understanding. It tells you the community has been infilled and rebuilt over time, so you will find original mid-century homes next to newer construction on the same streets. There is no uniform product here, which rewards buyers willing to compare properties carefully and penalizes anyone who assumes the median tells the full story.
About 64% of homes carry a homestead exemption, which points to a stock held largely by owner-occupants rather than churned by short-term investors. That tends to support steadier turnover and better-maintained blocks, though it does not change the core work of any purchase in an older community: budget for the age of roofs, systems, and plumbing on a 1952-median house, and treat the inspection as central to your offer rather than a formality.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Oakwood Manor. 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 Oakwood Manor 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 (1.8). Basis: Recent Direction -18.8% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 41% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 85.0% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a community this varied, the value is in reading each home honestly — separating an updated property from one that only looks the part, and pricing the difference. We know the Pinellas older-core stock, we underwrite condition rather than chasing a median, and we will tell you plainly when a listing's asking price does not match what is behind the walls.
Oakwood Manor in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
- HOA status not on record. Verify any dues before you offer
- 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 assessment roll (street-list match (18 streets, ZIP 33604/33710/33713/34232/34237)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-08-01 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2005 (188 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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