Wilma South
Homes for Sale in Tampa, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Wilma South is an older Tampa pocket where the housing stock spans more than a century, from 1920 through 2024, with the typical home dating to 1958 and running about 1,435 square feet. In a market this old and this varied, condition drives price more than any headline number does. The median sits at $260,000 and roughly $215 per square foot, but that median hides a wide spread between untouched original homes and gut renovations or newer infill. Read each listing on its own merits.
The posture right now favors buyers who can be patient. The median home is taking 53 days to sell, the heat score is low at 24, and the median sale price is down 28.2% year over year. That combination means less competition and more room to negotiate, but it also tells sellers to price to the current market rather than to last year's comps. This is a slow, condition-sensitive market, not a bidding-war one.
Wilma South right now
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($260K) is down 28.2% from the prior 12 months ($362K). With about 3 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 5 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
Wilma South market snapshot (as of July 15, 2026): the median sale price is about $260K ($215 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 53 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 28% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (3 closings in the current window).
Wilma South is a community of 1,015 homes in Tampa, Hillsborough County, built between 1920 and 2024 (median 1958), with a median living area of about 1,435 square feet. 63% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Wilma South is a roughly 1,015-home Tampa neighborhood in Hillsborough County built out over decades, so what you buy here depends far more on how a specific house has been maintained or updated than on any neighborhood average.
Who Wilma South is best for.
Best for
- Buyers targeting the mid-$200s who can budget for updates on an older home
- Renovation-minded buyers willing to inspect systems and add value over time
- Long-hold owner-occupants who value an established location over a new build
Probably not for
- Buyers who need a move-in-ready, recently built home with modern systems throughout
- Sellers unwilling to price to a market down 28.2% year over year
- Buyers who want a quick close and cannot wait out a roughly two-month sale pace
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 ($260K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($362K) IS the -28.2% one-year change.
Windows contain 0 to 7 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 Wilma South buying strategy.
If we were buying in Wilma South 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 Wilma South.
An old-stock market that rewards due diligence
With a median build year of 1958 and homes reaching back to 1920, systems age, permits, and renovation quality matter enormously here. Two homes of similar size can land far apart in price depending on roof, electrical, plumbing, and whether prior work was done to code. The median footprint of about 1,435 square feet keeps most of these on the modest side, which puts a premium on smart, well-executed updates.
About 63.1% of homes carry a homestead exemption, pointing to a core of longer-term owner-occupants rather than a churn of short-hold investors. Paired with a 53-day median time on market and a soft year-over-year price move, that suggests a neighborhood that trades steadily rather than frenetically. Buyers have time to inspect carefully; sellers should assume scrutiny and price accordingly.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Wilma South. 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 Wilma South 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 (4.7). Basis: Recent Direction -28.2% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 63% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 96.6% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
In a market where price is set by condition, not by a tidy comp set, our job is to separate the cosmetic from the structural and tell you which is which. We read the age of each home against its updates, weigh the 53-day pace and softening pricing into a negotiation strategy, and keep you from overpaying for a house that photographs better than it inspects. When a listing is not worth the number, we say so.
Wilma South 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 (7 streets, ZIP 33604)) |
| Under-contract shares | Stellar MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2006 (49 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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