Ridge Crest
Homes for Sale in Dover, FL

A small, homogeneous subdivision of mid-2000s to early-2010s homes where the median footprint runs large at just under 2,800 square feet, and an unusually high homestead share of about 88% points to a stable, owner-occupied inventory rather than a churn of rentals or flips.

Stellar MLS sales records identify 231 homes in Ridge Crest that have changed hands since 2005, built between 2005 and 2013 (median 2010), with a median living area of about 2,406 sq ft and a typical 4-bedroom, 3-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 Ridge Crest across 2024–2025 (9 in 2024, 9 in 2025), median $510,000 — 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.

Ridge Crest is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.

In ZIP 33527, 59 homes are on the market and 25% are under contract — a steady corner of Dover.

Across Hillsborough County, 6,324 homes are active and 1,810 pending (22% under contract).

In ZIP 33527 (Dover), 820 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $415K ($242/sq ft), up 4.0% year over year, with a median 29 days on market. Right now 5 active and 4 pending listings put supply at about 3.2 months — a healthy market. See the live ZIP 33527 housing market and the Hillsborough County market.

ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Ridge Crest specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.

With every home built inside a nine-year window and a median size near 2,766 square feet, buyers here are comparing very similar properties. That compresses the usual age-and-size guesswork and pushes the whole valuation conversation onto condition: roof age, HVAC, kitchen and bath updates, and lot position. Expect a wide spread around the $455,000 median that reflects those differences rather than fundamentally different house types.

The 19.4% year-over-year drop is the headline, but it lands against a 113% gain since 2012 — this is a give-back, not a collapse. The 48-day median and the small closing sample argue for caution on both sides: sellers should treat recent comps skeptically and price to move, and buyers should underwrite to today's softer demand rather than the peak.

In a thin, homogeneous market like this, comps are only useful once they are adjusted for condition — and that is exactly where a lazy analysis goes wrong. We read the roof, the systems, and the finish level against the $455,000 median instead of treating every 2,766-square-foot home as interchangeable, so sellers price to the current 48-day reality and buyers know when a discount is real versus a home that needs work priced in.

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