Temple Terrace Gardens No 3
Homes for Sale in Temple Terrace, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Temple Terrace Gardens No 3 is a small pocket of 94 homes with a build range spanning 1926 to 1989 and a median year built of 1957 — so this is fundamentally a pre-war-to-midcentury enclave, not a subdivision with a single architectural template. That build spread means condition, not square footage or lot uniformity, is likely the biggest swing factor in what a given home is worth relative to its neighbors.
A homestead share of 69.1% points to a base of owner-occupied stability rather than heavy investor turnover, which tends to support steadier upkeep and fewer distressed listings hitting the market at once. For buyers, that usually means less competition from bulk-purchased inventory, but also fewer homes cycling through at any given time — patience matters here.
Who Temple Terrace Gardens No 3 is best for.
Best for
- Buyers seeking an established Temple Terrace address with midcentury architecture rather than new construction
- Buyers comfortable evaluating condition and updates on a home-by-home basis rather than relying on uniform community standards
- Buyers who value a low-turnover market and are willing to wait for the right listing to surface
Probably not for
- Buyers who want on-site community amenities such as a pool, clubhouse, or organized recreation
- Buyers who prefer new or recently built homes with minimal deferred maintenance risk
- Buyers needing a large, fast-moving inventory pool to choose from given the small size of this community
The market around Temple Terrace Gardens No 3
Temple Terrace Gardens No 3 is a small community — 3 recorded sales on file, most recently in 2014 — too few for its own price trend. Here is the market around it.
Across Hillsborough County, 5,970 homes are active and 2,046 pending (26% under contract).
Homes here are single family residence.
ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Temple Terrace Gardens No 3 specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.
The Temple Terrace Gardens No 3 buying strategy.
If we were buying in Temple Terrace Gardens No 3 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 Terrace Gardens No 3.
A midcentury footprint with no packaged amenities
This is not a community defined by a clubhouse or a gated entry — current MLS listings show no identified community amenities, which tells you the draw here is the location and the homes themselves, not shared infrastructure. Buyers should evaluate each property on its own lot, layout, and system updates rather than assuming any neighborhood-wide feature set.
With homes built between 1926 and 1989, due diligence on roof age, electrical, and plumbing should be a standard part of any offer here — the era of construction varies enough within these 94 homes that two listings on the same street can carry very different renovation histories. The 69.1% homestead share also suggests a market where longer-tenured ownership is common, which can mean homes come to market less frequently but often in better-maintained condition when they do.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Temple Terrace Gardens No 3. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a small, architecturally varied community like this one, pricing a home correctly means reading each property's build era and condition against actual comparable sales — not applying a blanket neighborhood number. We track this segment of Temple Terrace closely enough to help buyers and sellers separate a well-updated 1950s home from one that still needs the work, and price accordingly.
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HOA, CDD & Fees
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Data sources & freshness
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (2 streets, ZIP 33617)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2009 (2 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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