SUN PLAZA ISLES
Homes for Sale in ST PETERSBURG, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Sun Plaza Isles is a small, established pocket of 259 homes where the housing stock spans from 1948 up through 2020, with a median build year of 1959. That range does the real work on pricing here: the median sits at $462,000, but with construction eras that far apart, condition and any updating carry more weight than location within the community. Two homes on the same street can price very differently depending on how much has been touched since the original build.
With zero active listings recorded and only 7 closings in the most recent window, this is a thin, low-volume market to read. A median 38 days on market and a market heat score of 41 point to a measured pace rather than a bidding-war environment. Sellers here should expect buyers to take their time evaluating condition and comps; buyers should expect limited immediate inventory and may need patience to find the right fit.
SUN PLAZA ISLES right now
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($528K) is down 18.5% from the prior 12 months ($648K). With about a dozen 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: Medium (16 and 6 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
SUN PLAZA ISLES market snapshot (as of August 2, 2026): the median sale price is about $528K ($332 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 85 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 18% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (16 closings in the current window).
SUN PLAZA ISLES is a community of 545 homes in ST PETERSBURG, Pinellas County, built between 1948 and 2020 (median 1962), with a median living area of about 1,536 square feet. 76% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Sun Plaza Isles is a modest-sized, established St Petersburg community in Pinellas County where a wide build-year spread makes condition, not just square footage, the main driver of value.
The setting & the homes.
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SUN PLAZA ISLESWho SUN PLAZA ISLES is best for.
Best for
- A buyer prioritizing a specific home's condition and layout over community-wide amenities.
- Someone comfortable moving on a limited, low-volume listing environment rather than a broad active inventory.
- A buyer or seller who wants pricing guidance grounded in per-square-foot and time-on-market data rather than assumptions.
Probably not for
- A buyer who wants organized community amenities as part of the decision.
- Someone who needs multiple active listings to compare side by side right now.
- A buyer uncomfortable with a housing stock that spans several decades of construction standards.
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 ($528K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($648K) IS the -18.5% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 20 sales each (16 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 2004 through 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
The real cost & risk here
Before the list price, the Florida math the portals skip. These are Pinellas County typicals — your exact home, flood zone, and insurance quote will vary, so verify each before you offer.
Check it for your address: look up your flood zone (FEMA) · insurance by county · true-cost calculator · Pinellas County scorecard.
County typicals from Momentum’s Florida housing data (Zillow & Realtor.com aggregates, Census, FRED), updated monthly; insurance modeled. Flood zone is property-specific — always confirm via FEMA.
Sun Plaza Isles Market Scorecard
Sun Plaza Isles is currently a thin data market. Limited supply, a median asking price of n/a.
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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.
Housing distress & ownership in SUN PLAZA ISLES, ST PETERSBURG
Who owns here, how much is not owner-occupied, and how much for-sale inventory is under distress.
Source: Momentum Realty Research. Ownership & parcels from the FL DOR 2025 tax roll; distress from MLS active-listing status/remarks; price from MLS closed sales. Based on Stellar MLS data distributed by MLS GRID for the period August 2026 through August 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Schools
- Pinellas County Public Schools
- Verify the zoned schools by address
- Magnet and choice options may be available
- Pinellas County Schools (verify by address) · Public
- Confirm zoned elementary, middle, and high · By address
Zoned schools reflect the assignments reported on recent SUN PLAZA ISLES listings and can change; always confirm with Pinellas County Public Schools for a specific address.
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The SUN PLAZA ISLES buying strategy.
If we were buying in SUN PLAZA ISLES 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 SUN PLAZA ISLES.
A market defined by vintage and condition
At 259 homes total, Sun Plaza Isles is not a high-volume community, and the numbers reflect that: only 7 closings in the tracked window and no active listings at the time of this snapshot. That thinness means pricing signals should be read as directional, not as a precise, real-time gauge. The median price of $462,000 and median price per square foot of $343.49 give a sense of where recent sales have landed, on a median living area of 1,582 square feet.
The build-year range, 1948 to 2020, with a median year built of 1959, tells you this is a community where the original housing stock and later infill or renovation coexist. A homestead share of 80% suggests a good portion of these homes are owner-occupied rather than turned over frequently, which can mean less inventory churn and more variability in how well individual homes have been maintained or modernized. No community amenities are currently identified from MLS listings, so buyers should treat this as a housing-stock play rather than an amenity-driven one.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in SUN PLAZA ISLES. 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 SUN PLAZA ISLES 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 (3.4). Basis: Recent Direction -18.5% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 76% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 86.6% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a community with this few active listings and this wide a build-year spread, pricing a home correctly or evaluating one as a buyer takes more than a surface-level comp pull. We look closely at what has actually been updated, how that lines up with the $343.49 median price per square foot, and where a given home sits relative to the 38-day median time on market before advising on offer strategy or list price.
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HOA, CDD & Fees
- Mandatory HOA - confirm current dues
- 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 SUN PLAZA ISLES buy.
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Selling here is won on condition and pricing to real comps, not an automated estimate. The right number comes from closed SUN PLAZA ISLES sales matched to your home.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | Stellar MLS, refreshed twice daily (last: June 24, 2026) |
| Community market stats | Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending August 2, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (9 streets, ZIP 33702)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-08-01 |
| Schools | 2025-26 district assignments + FLDOE school grades; verify with the district |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2004 (128 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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