Tarpon Key
Homes for Sale in Tarpon Springs, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Over the 12 months ending 2026-09-12, 3 recorded sales closed at a median of $752,000, $253 per square foot, a median 13 days on market, sellers accepting 97% of original asking. Homes listed or recently sold were built 2016–2017; 4 of 4 report an HOA (median $135/mo). At the median price and Pinellas County's FY2025-26 rate of 19.39 mills, annual property tax runs about $14,580 ($13,770 with the full homestead exemption).
In Tarpon Key the median sits at $731,000, and at roughly $261 per square foot the price is doing more than paying for square footage — it reflects condition, finish level, and how a given home sits within the community. With a shallow pool of recent closings, expect a wide spread around that median; one updated home versus one that needs work can move the number meaningfully.
Days on market are running around 36, which is a measured, negotiate-on-merit pace rather than a bidding-war sprint. For sellers that means a well-prepped, correctly priced listing still moves, but the market is rewarding preparation over optimism. For buyers it means there is usually room to inspect, ask, and structure an offer without panic.
Nearby homes for sale
No active listings inside Tarpon Key right now. These are the 6 closest homes on the market, by straight-line distance from the community's center; some may sit just outside its boundary.
Listing data from the MLS feeds named on each listing page; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Refreshed nightly.
The 60-Second Overview
Tarpon Key market snapshot (as of September 12, 2026): the median sale price is about $752K ($253 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 13 days on market for closed sales.
In ZIP 34689 (Tarpon Springs), 439 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $390K ($239/sq ft), down 5.0% year over year, with a median 66 days on market. Right now 86 active and 26 pending listings put supply at about 4.1 months — a buyer's market. See the live ZIP 34689 housing market and the Pinellas County market.
Stellar MLS sales records identify 54 homes in Tarpon Key that have changed hands since 2014, built between 2014 and 2017 (median 2016), with a median living area of about 2,328 sq ft and a typical 4-bedroom, 2.5-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.
Tarpon Key is a smaller Tarpon Springs enclave in Pinellas County where pricing is driven more by the individual home than by a rigid tier, so the median tells you the center of the range but not the whole story.
Who Tarpon Key is best for.
Best for
- Buyers with budgets centered around the mid-$700s who want a Tarpon Springs address and will judge each home individually
- Buyers who value a negotiate-on-merit timeline over a fast-moving competitive market
- Sellers willing to prep and price to the evidence so a listing moves near the roughly 36-day pace
Probably not for
- Buyers needing a deep set of comparable sales to justify a number before they commit
- Buyers seeking a price point well below the mid-$700s median
- Sellers expecting the median to validate an above-market ask on a home that needs work
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending September 12 of each year, from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($752K) IS the median in the snapshot above.
Windows contain 0 to 15 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 2015 through 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Tarpon Key Market Scorecard
Tarpon Key is currently a no active listings market. Limited supply, a median asking price of n/a.
Typical home value in the 34689 ZIP is $370,477, about 11.6% above the Florida norm (Zillow Home Value Index).
Go deeper: ZIP market scorecard · county scorecard · true cost calculator · affordability calculator.
Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily. Typical value: Zillow Research. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
Tarpon Key on the map.
Every active, pending, and recently sold home, plotted. Toggle the layers and tap a home for the details.
Listing locations from Stellar MLS. Map data © OpenStreetMap, tiles © CARTO.
The Tarpon Key buying strategy.
If we were buying in Tarpon Key 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 Tarpon Key.
Reading a thin comp set
The single most important thing to understand here is that the recent closing count is small. When only a handful of homes trade, a median of $731,000 is a useful anchor but a fragile one — it can swing based on which specific homes happened to close, not on any broad shift in value. Treat the number as a starting point for a home-by-home conversation, not a stamp you can press on every address.
That thinness is why per-square-foot matters here. At about $261 per square foot, the pricing gives you a sanity check across differently sized homes, but it still won't capture lot position, updates, or condition. The right approach is to price and offer off the actual comparable homes and adjust from there, rather than assuming the median applies flatly to your target.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Tarpon Key. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a community with few recent sales, the analysis is only as good as the person reading the comps. We work the actual closed and active homes in Tarpon Key, adjust for condition and layout instead of leaning on a single median, and tell you plainly when a listing is priced ahead of what the evidence supports.
Tarpon Key in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
- HOA dues reported around $135/month (about $1,620/yr) · median of 8 MLS listings, most billed monthly
- Any club/amenity membership is billed separately
Listings in this community report association dues of about $135 per month ($1,620 a year) — the median AssociationFee across 8 MLS records, normalised to a monthly figure; most are billed monthly. Dues change with budgets and can differ by section or product type; confirm the current figure with the association before you offer. Source: MLS listing records, 2026-09.
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 Tarpon Key buy.
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Data sources & freshness
| Live listings | Stellar MLS, refreshed twice daily (last: September 13, 2026) |
| Community market stats | Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending September 12, 2026 |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-09-08 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2015 (43 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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