Schooner Cove
Homes for Sale in Tampa, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Schooner Cove is a compact, single-decade build-out in Tampa — 34 homes, all constructed between 2008 and 2014, with a median living area of about 1,387 square feet. That tight construction window means the housing stock is fairly uniform in age and layout, so what separates one closing from the next here is condition, updates, and lot position rather than a wide spread of home types. Price is driven by how well a given home has been maintained since it went up, not by square footage swings.
There were no closings in the current window, so there is no fresh sold data to anchor pricing off of right now. That is a small community reality, not a red flag — with only 34 homes, activity comes in bursts. For a seller, it means pricing leans on condition and comparable evidence rather than a steady stream of recent trades; for a buyer, it means patience and a willingness to move when the right home does list.
Who Schooner Cove is best for.
Best for
- Buyers seeking a right-sized home around 1,387 square feet without the maintenance load of older stock
- Buyers comfortable pricing off condition and comparables rather than a steady stream of recent sales
- Buyers who can move decisively when one of the 34 homes comes to market
Probably not for
- Buyers who want a wide range of sizes and floor plans to compare
- Buyers who need active, frequent sales data to feel confident on price
- Buyers set on new construction or a large home well above the community's median size
The market around Schooner Cove
Schooner Cove is a small community — 51 recorded sales on file, most recently in 2024 — too few for its own price trend. Here is the market around it.
Across Hillsborough County, 5,970 homes are active and 2,046 pending (26% under contract).
The housing mix here is 73% townhouse, 27% condominium, 0% single family residence.
ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Schooner Cove specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.
The Schooner Cove buying strategy.
If we were buying in Schooner Cove 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 Schooner Cove.
A small community with a settled build-out
With a median year built of 2012 and everything falling inside a 2008–2014 range, Schooner Cove skips the wear questions of older stock while still being well past new-construction pricing. Homes here are broadly similar in size, so the differentiators are finishes, mechanical updates, and how a specific property has been kept over the past decade-plus. Expect a condition-driven price picture rather than a menu of size tiers.
Homestead exemption runs at about half the homes, which points to a mix of owner-occupied and non-homestead use across the community. For a buyer, that mix is worth understanding at the property level; for a seller, it reinforces that presentation and condition carry the negotiation, since there is not a deep bench of recent sales to lean on.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Schooner Cove. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a 34-home community with no closings in the current window, generic pricing tools are working with thin air. We read the actual condition of what is on the market, weigh it against the settled 2008–2014 build-out, and price or negotiate off evidence rather than a headline number — and we will tell you plainly when a listing is priced ahead of what the community supports.
Schooner Cove in 15 seconds.
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Confirm the current HOA dues, exactly what they cover, and any CDD bond or special assessment for a specific address before you offer.
Tools for a Schooner Cove buy.
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Data sources & freshness
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (36 streets, ZIP 33611/33616)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2007 (74 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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