Temple Park
Homes for Sale in Tampa, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Over the 12 months ending 2026-08-02, 18 recorded sales closed at a median of $293,500, $263 per square foot, a median 24 days on market, sellers accepting 100% of original asking (+5% versus the prior year). At the median price and Hillsborough County's FY2025-26 rate of 15.73 mills, annual property tax runs about $4,620 ($3,990 with the full homestead exemption).
Part of Temple Park Unit 8, Tampa, FL — see all Temple Park Unit 8 homes for sale (6 listings across 3 sections in the MLS).
Temple Park is a condition-driven market. With a median build year around 1960 and a range that stretches to 2018, what a home sells for here is set less by the neighborhood and more by what has been done to the individual house — updated systems, renovated interiors, and additions push well past the median of $300,000, while original-condition homes sit below it. The $263.33 median price per square foot on roughly 1,230 square feet tells you these are modestly sized homes where finish level, not footprint, moves the number.
The current posture is balanced and steady. Year-over-year prices are flat, and the median home is going under contract in about 25 days — brisk but not frantic. For sellers, that means a correctly priced, well-presented home moves; overpricing into a flat market does not. For buyers, there is room to be selective, and the spread between updated and original inventory is where the leverage is.
Temple Park right now
🟡 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($294K) is up 5.2% from the prior 12 months ($279K) and up 415% since 2012. 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: High (18 and 15 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
Temple Park market snapshot (as of August 2, 2026): the median sale price is about $294K ($263 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 24 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 5% from the prior 12 months and up 415% since 2012, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (18 closings in the current window).
Temple Park is a community of 573 homes in Tampa, Hillsborough County, built between 1959 and 2018 (median 1962), with a median living area of about 1,287 square feet. 61% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
A pocket of mostly mid-century homes with a scattering of newer construction, Temple Park trades on renovation status more than square footage. With 292 homes and only a handful of recent closings, it is a small, tightly held market where individual condition drives every deal.
Who Temple Park is best for.
Best for
- Buyers targeting the mid-$300s who can evaluate an older home's systems and condition
- Renovation-minded buyers looking to add value to an original mid-century house
- Long-hold owner-occupants who value a small, owner-held pocket over high turnover
Probably not for
- Buyers who need larger square footage than the roughly 1,230-square-foot median offers
- Buyers wanting a modern, fully updated home with no willingness to renovate
- Investors chasing quick flips who need deep, active comparable data to underwrite
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 ($294K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($279K) IS the +5.2% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 26 sales each (18 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 2005 through 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
22% of homes for sale in ZIP 33617 are already under contract (under contract ÷ under contract + active listings) — a read on how much of the available inventory buyers have already claimed. Source: MLS data (2026-08-01).
The Temple Park buying strategy.
If we were buying in Temple Park 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 Temple Park.
An owner-held mid-century pocket
The homestead share here is about 61 percent, which points to a community held largely by owner-occupants rather than turned over as rentals. Combined with a thin closings window — nine sales in the measured period — this is a low-velocity market: fewer listings hit at once, and the comparable set a buyer or appraiser leans on is small. That makes each recent sale carry more weight, and it makes pricing an outlier home harder.
Housing stock ranges from 1959 to 2018, so a buyer should expect anything from an original 1960s home to a modern rebuild on the same street. Underwrite each property on its own merits — roof, HVAC, plumbing, and electrical age matter enormously in homes of this vintage, and they explain most of the price gap between two homes of similar size.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Temple Park. 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 Temple Park 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 4 factors (8.3). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +415% since 2012; Recent Direction +5.2% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 61% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 100.0% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a small, condition-driven market with few recent closings, pricing is a judgment call, not a formula. We read each comparable against actual finish level and system age instead of averaging past them, and we tell sellers plainly what an original-condition home should ask versus a renovated one. For buyers, we underwrite the deferred maintenance a mid-century home may carry before you are committed.
Temple Park 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.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | Stellar MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending August 2, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR assessment roll (street-list match (18 streets, ZIP 33617/33637)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-08-01 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2005 (201 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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