Waterford Ph I
Homes for Sale in Riverview, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
What sets price in Waterford Ph I is condition, not location alone. The homes span nearly a century of construction, from 1925 through 2023, with a median build year of 1996 and a median footprint around 1,980 square feet. That range means the median of $388,750 (about $202 per square foot) hides a wide spread — a renovated home and a dated one on the same street will not trade near each other, so comps have to be read carefully.
The current posture is fast but softening. A median of 2.5 days on market says well-priced homes move almost immediately, yet prices are down 5% year over year. For sellers, that combination rewards realistic pricing and punishes ambition — the market clears quickly at the right number and stalls above it. For buyers, speed is the constraint: you need financing and inspection ready to go, because hesitation costs you the house.
Waterford Ph I right now
🟡 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($398K) is down 2.8% from the prior 12 months ($409K). With about 5 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 (5 and 8 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
Waterford Ph I market snapshot (as of July 15, 2026): the median sale price is about $398K ($195 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 3 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 3% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (5 closings in the current window).
Waterford Ph I is a community of 250 homes in Riverview, Hillsborough County, built between 1925 and 2023 (median 1996), with a median living area of about 1,980 square feet. 62% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Waterford Ph I is an established Riverview community of 243 homes in Hillsborough County, with a build history stretching from the 1920s into the 2020s — so the housing stock, not a single era, defines it. Just over 60% of homes carry a homestead exemption, pointing to a base of owner-occupants rather than a churn of rentals.
Who Waterford Ph I is best for.
Best for
- Buyers with financing in hand who can commit within days of a listing hitting the market
- Value hunters willing to take on an older home and budget for updates in exchange for a lower entry
- Long-hold owner-occupants comfortable with a market that has cooled 5% but still moves quickly
Probably not for
- Buyers who need weeks to decide and cannot compete on a 2.5-day timeline
- Investors expecting near-term appreciation while prices are still declining year over year
- Anyone wanting turnkey uniformity — the housing stock here spans decades and conditions vary widely
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 ($398K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($409K) IS the -2.8% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 11 sales each (5 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 Waterford Ph I buying strategy.
If we were buying in Waterford Ph I 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 Waterford Ph I.
A condition-driven market on a fast clock
The wide year-built range is the single most important thing to understand here. With a median year built of 1996 and homes going back to 1925 and up to 2023, two listings at similar square footage can be very different products. Price per square foot at the median sits near $202, but that figure is an average across old and new, updated and original — it is a starting point for a conversation, not a valuation.
The heat score of 63 and a 2.5-day median days-on-market confirm demand is real, while the 5% year-over-year decline signals the froth has come off. Note also that the closing window behind these numbers is thin — four recent closings — so treat the medians as directional rather than precise. Anyone pricing or offering here should lean on individual comps that match age and condition, not the community-wide median alone.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Waterford Ph I. 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 Waterford Ph I 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 (7.0). Basis: Recent Direction -2.8% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 62% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 99.4% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
A community where a near-century build range meets a 2.5-day clock is exactly where the median lies to you. We price and offer off comps matched to a specific home's age and condition, not the headline number, and we get buyers positioned to act inside a two-to-three-day decision window. With only a handful of recent closings driving the stats, that comp discipline is the difference between a clean deal and an overpay.
Waterford Ph I in 15 seconds.
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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 (6 streets, ZIP 33569/33578/33619/33626)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2004 (72 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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