Powhatan Heights
Homes for Sale in Tampa, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Over the 12 months ending 2026-08-02, 4 recorded sales closed at a median of $432,400, $322 per square foot, a median 24 days on market, sellers accepting 99% of original asking. Homes listed or recently sold were built 1925–2018. At the median price and Hillsborough County's FY2025-26 rate of 15.73 mills, annual property tax runs about $6,800 ($6,180 with the full homestead exemption).
Powhatan Heights is an older-stock Tampa neighborhood where price is driven by condition and renovation status far more than by any single number. With a median build year of 1949 and a housing pool stretching from 1910 to 2023, two homes on the same block can trade very differently depending on what has been touched. The median living area sits around 1,350 square feet, so this is a market of modest footprints where updates, mechanicals, and lot use do the heavy lifting on value.
The mix of vintage and newer construction means buyers should expect a wide spread rather than a tidy comparable set. For sellers, that puts the burden on presentation and disclosure — a well-documented renovation stands out here. For buyers, it means underwriting each property on its own merits, because the age range makes averages a poor guide to any specific house.
Nearby homes for sale
No active listings inside POWHATAN HEIGHTS right now. These are the 6 closest homes on the market, by straight-line distance from the community's center; some may sit just outside its boundary.
Listing data from the MLS feeds named on each listing page; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Refreshed nightly.
The 60-Second Overview
Powhatan Heights market snapshot (as of August 2, 2026): the median sale price is about $432K ($322 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 24 days on market for closed sales.
In ZIP 33604 (TAMPA), 605 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $374K ($277/sq ft), up 3.0% year over year, with a median 34 days on market. Right now 430 active and 177 pending listings put supply at about 2.9 months — a healthy market. See the live ZIP 33604 housing market and the Hillsborough County market.
Powhatan Heights is a community of 841 homes in Tampa, Hillsborough County, built between 1910 and 2023 (median 1949), with a median living area of about 1,350 square feet. 59% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Powhatan Heights is a compact, older Tampa neighborhood in Hillsborough County with 841 homes, a build history running from 1910 to 2023, and a strong owner-occupant base — roughly 59 percent carry a homestead exemption.
Who Powhatan Heights is best for.
Best for
- Buyers who want an established, owner-heavy Tampa neighborhood and will underwrite each home on its own condition
- Renovation-minded buyers looking for older stock with upside from updates
- Long-term owner-occupants prioritizing location and character over size
Probably not for
- Buyers who need substantially more than the roughly 1,350-square-foot median footprint
- Anyone wanting turnkey, newer, uniform construction with predictable comparables
- Buyers unwilling to budget for the mechanical and structural realities of homes built as far back as 1910
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 ($432K) IS the median in the snapshot above.
Windows contain 0 to 11 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 2005 through 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Powhatan Heights Market Scorecard
Powhatan Heights is currently a no active listings market. Limited supply, a median asking price of n/a.
Typical home value in the 33604 ZIP is $325,333, about 16.4% above the Florida norm (Zillow Home Value Index).
Go deeper: ZIP market scorecard · county scorecard · true cost calculator · affordability calculator.
Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily. Typical value: Zillow Research. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
Powhatan Heights on the map.
Every active, pending, and recently sold home, plotted. Toggle the layers and tap a home for the details.
Listing locations from Stellar MLS. Map data © OpenStreetMap, tiles © CARTO.
The Powhatan Heights buying strategy.
If we were buying in Powhatan 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 Powhatan Heights.
An older neighborhood with a wide condition curve
The defining feature here is age and variety. A median year built of 1949, with the oldest homes dating to 1910 and the newest to 2023, tells you this is an established area that has seen periodic infill and rebuilds rather than a single wave of construction. That produces genuine architectural range and a value profile that rewards close inspection over broad assumptions.
Footprints run small — a median of about 1,350 square feet — which shapes both buyer expectations and renovation math. With homestead exemptions on close to 59 percent of homes, a majority of the neighborhood is owner-held, which tends to support steadier stewardship of the stock. The remaining share leaves room for investor and non-primary ownership, another reason condition varies house to house.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Powhatan Heights. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a neighborhood this old and this varied, the value is in the details — permit history, mechanical age, foundation and roof condition, and the quality of any past renovation. We underwrite each Powhatan Heights property individually rather than leaning on neighborhood averages that mask a wide spread, and we will tell you plainly when a listing's price does not match its condition.
Powhatan Heights in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
- HOA status not on record. Verify any dues before you offer
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | Stellar MLS, refreshed twice daily (last: September 13, 2026) |
| Community market stats | Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending August 2, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR assessment roll (street-list match (4 streets, ZIP 33604/33610)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-08-01 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2005 (48 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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