FL · Metro #18

Tampa - FL housing market

The Tampa metro has a typical home value of $358,706, down 1.5% from a year ago. Homes sell in 39 days on average, a balanced market. 31% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$358,706
-1.5% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$361,144
+2.9% YoY
Median list price
$384,633
Sale-to-list ratio
97.0%
Selling below ask
Days on market
39d
Listings w/ price cut
31.2%
New listings / mo
4,969
-0.9% YoY
Homes for sale
22,040
-8.3% YoY
Typical rent
$2,001/mo
+0.1% YoY
Income needed to buy
$104,400
October 2026 report · Zillow data through August 2026

Tampa housing market, October 2026

The typical Tampa home is worth $358,706 as of August 2026, up 0.0% from the prior month, down 0.3% over three months, and down 1.5% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $358,612 to $386,515.

Homes are going pending in about 39 days, slower than the 34 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 22,040 homes for sale, 8% fewer than a year ago. 31.2% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 30.5% three months ago).

Typical rent is $2,001 a month, up 0.0% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 14.9.

At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($71,741), the typical Tampa home costs about $2,435 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $104,400 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.

Typical home value, 24 months
$387k$359kSep 24Sep 25Aug 26
Days to pending, 24 months
50d31dSep 24Sep 25Aug 26
Homes for sale, 24 months
24.5k19.1kSep 24Sep 25Aug 26

Income needed to buy assumes 20% down, a 30-year fixed mortgage at 7.4% (Freddie Mac weekly average), property tax at 1.1% and insurance at 0.4% of value per year, and a 28% payment-to-income cap. Local taxes and insurance vary; treat it as a comparison figure across metros, not a lender's answer. All metros ranked →

Context

How to read this data

The typical home value ($358,706) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Tampa - FL metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.

Prices are down 1.5% over the past year. A home worth $364,169 last year is now worth roughly $358,706.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $361,144. Homes are selling at 97.0% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.

Homes listed in Tampa - FL sit on the market for roughly 39 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 31.2% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 4,969 new listings hit the market each month in Tampa - FL. There are currently 22,040 homes for sale, down 8.3% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Tampa - FL is $2,001, up 0.1% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 14.9x, buying territory (#150 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $1,987 a month in principal and interest, $14 less than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 7.47% rate.

What's not on this page

This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.

Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt October 2026. Methodology →

Related

Other metros in FL

MetroHome value1-yr changeDays on market
Miami - FL$475,830 -0.5% 52.0d
Orlando - FL$383,445 -1.8% 38.0d
Jacksonville - FL$350,783 -0.5% 47.0d
North Port - FL$402,040 -3.1% 56.0d
Cape Coral - FL$335,410 -4.4% 67.0d
Lakeland - FL$295,821 -2.4% 43.0d
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