Sunset Lake Manor
Homes for Sale in Clearwater, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Price in Sunset Lake Manor is driven by condition and land more than square footage. With a median build year of 1964 and a median home around 1,360 square feet, you are largely buying mid-century footprints in a Clearwater pocket where the median lands at $429,000 and roughly $321 per square foot. That per-foot number tells you the premium here is about location and lot, not size — smaller homes carry a strong price because of where they sit.
The posture is decidedly a seller's market right now. A median of 6 days on market and a heat score of 65 mean well-prepared listings move fast, and the 29.2% year-over-year move signals a market that has repriced quickly rather than drifted. Buyers should come pre-approved and ready to act; sellers have leverage but should not assume every dated home clears at the top of the range without prep.
Sunset Lake Manor right now
🟢 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($429K) is up 29.2% from the prior 12 months ($332K). With about 2 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 July 15. Confidence: Low (3 and 3 sales in the two windows).
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Updated July 15, 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
Sunset Lake Manor market snapshot (as of July 15, 2026): the median sale price is about $429K ($321 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 6 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 29% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (3 closings in the current window).
Sunset Lake Manor is a community of 244 homes in Clearwater, Pinellas County, built between 1956 and 2022 (median 1964.0), with a median living area of about 1,360 square feet. 72% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Sunset Lake Manor is a compact, established Clearwater neighborhood of 244 homes where mid-century construction sets the tone, and where the high owner-occupied share points to a market that turns over slowly and holds long-term owners.
Who Sunset Lake Manor is best for.
Best for
- Buyers targeting an established Clearwater location who value lot and address over square footage
- Renovation-minded buyers who can price and manage updates on a 1960s-era home
- Move-quickly buyers who are pre-approved and prepared to act within days of a listing
Probably not for
- Buyers who need substantially more than the ~1,360-square-foot median footprint
- Anyone wanting a large, deeply discounted inventory to browse at a leisurely pace
- Buyers seeking new construction as the norm rather than the exception
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending July 15 of each year, from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($429K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($332K) IS the +29.2% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 5 sales each (3 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 %s through %s. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
The Sunset Lake Manor buying strategy.
If we were buying in Sunset Lake Manor 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 Sunset Lake Manor.
A condition-driven mid-century pocket
The build range runs from 1956 to 2022, but the median year of 1964 tells the real story: most of what trades here is original mid-century stock, with a handful of newer or rebuilt homes at the edges. That spread matters. Two homes at the same square footage can price very differently depending on whether the systems, roof, and kitchen have been touched, so the median masks a wide condition-based spread rather than a tidy tier of comparable houses.
Owner-occupancy sits high at roughly 72%, which usually means fewer listings and homes that have been lived in and maintained on an owner's timeline rather than turned quickly. Combined with only a few recent closings, this is a thin, fast-moving market where a single well-renovated listing can reset expectations. Read every comp carefully — the number you see is only useful once you adjust for what has and hasn't been updated.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Sunset Lake Manor. 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 Sunset Lake Manor 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 (8.1). Basis: Recent Direction +29.2% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 72% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 95.5% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
A small neighborhood with few recent closings and a wide condition spread is exactly where a generic price estimate goes wrong. We work the comps home by home — adjusting for roof, systems, and renovation level rather than leaning on the median — and with listings clearing in about 6 days, we prepare sellers to be ready before we go live and position buyers to move decisively the day the right home hits.
Sunset Lake Manor in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
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- 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 Sunset Lake Manor buy.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 15, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (4 streets, ZIP 33755)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2004 (30 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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