Stephen Foster Highlands
Homes for Sale in Tampa, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
As of September 2026, Stephen Foster Highlands in Tampa, FL has 2 homes for sale. As of September 2026, the MLS records 7 closed sales in Stephen Foster Highlands in Tampa, FL since 2012, the most recent in October 2024. Across Tampa as a whole, 2,186 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $437,000, 38 median days on market, with 638 homes for sale today. At that median and Hillsborough County's FY2025-26 rate of 15.73 mills, annual property tax runs about $6,870 ($6,250 with the full homestead exemption).
Stephen Foster Highlands is an older Tampa pocket where the housing stock spans nearly eight decades, from 1946 through as recent as 2024, with a median build year of 1955. That spread is the real story here: what a buyer is actually pricing is condition and how much of the original structure has been updated, replaced, or rebuilt, not lot location or amenity access.
With no community amenities identified from current MLS listings, this is a neighborhood where value sits in the home itself and its immediate block, not in shared infrastructure. For sellers, that means renovation history and documentation carry real weight in how a listing gets received. For buyers, it means doing the legwork on a specific structure's age and updates matters more than it would in a newer, amenity-driven subdivision.
The 60-Second Overview
A 126-home inventory built mostly in the mid-1950s but stretching into recent construction, Stephen Foster Highlands sits in Hillsborough County with a median living area of just over 1,340 square feet and a majority owner-occupied share reflected in its homestead exemption rate.
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.
Who Stephen Foster Highlands is best for.
Best for
- Buyers prioritizing a compact, efficient home over larger square footage
- Buyers who want to evaluate and potentially renovate an older structure rather than buy new-build uniformity
- Buyers focused on Hillsborough County location fundamentals over amenity packages
Probably not for
- Buyers who want the predictability of a single-era, recently built subdivision
- Buyers expecting community pools, clubhouses, or organized shared amenities
- Buyers unwilling to research individual home condition and renovation history before making an offer
The market around Stephen Foster Highlands
Stephen Foster Highlands is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.
In ZIP 33610, 221 homes are on the market and 22% are under contract — a steady corner of Tampa.
Across Hillsborough County, 6,274 homes are active and 1,939 pending (24% under contract).
ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Stephen Foster Highlands specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.
Stephen Foster Highlands Market Scorecard
Stephen Foster Highlands is currently a thin data market. Limited supply, a median asking price of $381,500, and homes go under contract in about 127 days.
Typical home value in the 33610 ZIP is $280,337, about 12.8% above the Florida norm (Zillow Home Value Index).
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Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily. Typical value: Zillow Research. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
Homes For Sale Right Now in Stephen Foster Highlands
Live MLS inventory for Stephen Foster Highlands. Every active listing, what is under contract right now, and the last 12 months of closed sales, refreshed twice a day. Closed comps beat an algorithm's guess every time.
Active and pending Stephen Foster Highlands listings as of 2026-09-12, priced high to low. Based on Stellar MLS data distributed by MLS GRID for the period 2012 through 2024. Tap any home to ask about it.
Schools
- Hillsborough County Public Schools
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
- Foster-HB · Elementary
- Sligh-HB · Middle
- Hillsborough-HB · High
Zoned schools reflect the assignments reported on recent Stephen Foster Highlands listings and can change; always confirm with Hillsborough County Public Schools for a specific address.
Buying with schools in mind? We can confirm the exact zoned schools for any Stephen Foster Highlands address.
The Stephen Foster Highlands buying strategy.
If we were buying in Stephen Foster Highlands 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 Stephen Foster Highlands.
A mixed-vintage footprint
The 1946-2024 build range is wide enough that no two blocks read the same. Some structures are original mid-century homes that have seen decades of incremental updates; others are recent builds or full rebuilds sitting on older lots. A median year built of 1955 tells you the center of gravity leans historic, but it does not tell you what any individual property has had done to it.
At a median 1,341.5 square feet, homes here run on the smaller, more efficient side rather than sprawling. Combined with a 62.3% homestead share, the pattern points to a market where most owners occupy rather than hold as investment or rental property, which tends to support more consistent home maintenance across the inventory even without shared community amenities to lean on.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Stephen Foster Highlands. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a neighborhood this age-diverse, the difference between a well-documented renovation and an untouched original structure is not always obvious from photos or a listing sheet. We walk every property's permit and update history before advising on price, so buyers know what they are actually purchasing and sellers know how to position a home that may be sitting next to something built seventy years apart in age.
Stephen Foster Highlands 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.
Tools for a Stephen Foster Highlands buy.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | Stellar MLS, refreshed twice daily (last: September 12, 2026) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-09-08 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2012 (7 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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