St. Petersburg housing market: home prices and forecast
St. Petersburg home prices: the Zillow Home Value Index put a home typical for St. Petersburg, Florida at $351,862 during September 2026, up 0.1% from a year earlier and 11.0% below the $395,293 peak set in May 2024.
- Value of a typical home
- $351,862September 2026, Zillow ZHVI
- Change over 12 months
- +0.1% compared with September 2025.
St. Petersburg home prices since 2000
St. Petersburg is the steel line, the United States the grey line. The typical St. Petersburg home rose from $80,636 in January 2000 to $351,862, ×4.36, while the US went up ×2.99 over those same months. Prices peaked during the boom at $201,964 in September 2006, then fell to a low of $97,208 in January 2012, down 51.9%.
St. Petersburg median home price by year
Each yearly figure averages the twelve monthly values, and 2026 covers the latest month.
| Year | St. Petersburg | Change on the year | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $83,649 | $125,745 | |
| 2001 | $92,581 | +10.7% | $134,899 |
| 2002 | $104,288 | +12.6% | $144,276 |
| 2003 | $118,942 | +14.1% | $155,308 |
| 2004 | $136,593 | +14.8% | $169,891 |
| 2005 | $167,794 | +22.8% | $189,732 |
| 2006 | $197,484 | +17.7% | $206,531 |
| 2007 | $192,018 | −2.8% | $208,449 |
| 2008 | $161,201 | −16.0% | $195,574 |
| 2009 | $131,723 | −18.3% | $177,542 |
| 2010 | $120,286 | −8.7% | $171,462 |
| 2011 | $102,372 | −14.9% | $162,508 |
| 2012 | $101,769 | −0.6% | $161,137 |
| 2013 | $118,498 | +16.4% | $171,420 |
| 2014 | $133,509 | +12.7% | $182,996 |
| 2015 | $149,617 | +12.1% | $192,738 |
| 2016 | $173,223 | +15.8% | $204,509 |
| 2017 | $193,245 | +11.6% | $216,767 |
| 2018 | $211,320 | +9.4% | $230,541 |
| 2019 | $227,256 | +7.5% | $242,088 |
| 2020 | $249,564 | +9.8% | $257,151 |
| 2021 | $296,924 | +19.0% | $295,959 |
| 2022 | $367,336 | +23.7% | $340,014 |
| 2023 | $380,202 | +3.5% | $348,160 |
| 2024 | $390,673 | +2.8% | $359,751 |
| 2025 | $361,926 | −7.4% | $362,959 |
| September 2026 | $351,862 | +0.1% | $366,157 |
What a home bought in St. Petersburg any year is worth now
An index-based estimate for a typical home rather than an appraisal.
Each year's figure averages its twelve monthly index values, and the current value is September 2026. Other choices include the home appreciation calculator.
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Forecast for the St. Petersburg housing market
In the Tampa, FL metro, Zillow's forecast shows a 12-month change of −1.7% starting September 2026; over the next three months it is −0.6%. For St. Petersburg, applying the forecast to a typical value of $351,862 would bring it to about $345,900 a year on.
For the metro, Zillow's central estimate is restated here; no forecast of its own is published by the site. Forecasts of this kind over 12 months have usually differed from the realised change by several percentage points, either above or below it. This does not provide investment advice.
All metro forecasts appear in one table: housing market forecast.
Crash risk score for the St. Petersburg housing market
60 out of 100, high
The score places St. Petersburg against 292 cities using five conditions that were high before earlier price falls. Each input receives a score from 0 to 100 when compared with the other cities, and the five scores get equal weight in the average. It shows present conditions and makes no crash prediction.
| Input | Value | Sub-score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active listings vs 2019 | +30.6% | 80 | 20% |
| Days on the market vs 2019 | +28.8% | 87 | 20% |
| Price-to-rent ratio | 14.4 | 22 | 20% |
| Price-to-income ratio | 4.8 | 49 | 20% |
| 12-month price change | +0.1% | 63 | 20% |
This is not investment advice. How each input is scored: scoring method. Every one of the 292 cities ranked: crash risk rankings.
St. Petersburg inventory and days on market
For September 2026 the Tampa, FL metro showed 17,965 homes for sale, down 3.8% from a year earlier but up +30.6% from the same month in 2019. The median time to sell was 76 days (+28.8% against 2019), and price cuts appeared on 27.5% of listings.
| Tampa, FL metro, September 2026 | Value | On a year |
|---|---|---|
| Active listings | 17,965 | −3.8% |
| New listings | 5,018 | |
| Median days on market | 76 | −3.8% |
| Median list price | $385,398 | −6.6% |
| Share with a price cut | 27.5% |
Realtor.com® Economic Research supplies the metro inventory figures: Realtor.com data. See days on market by city for every metro.
Living costs in St. Petersburg
In St. Petersburg, the Zillow Observed Rent Index shows a typical asking rent of $2,039 a month, 2.7% higher than a year earlier. A typical home takes 14.4 years of that rent to cover its cost. Median household income stands at $73,048 (Census ACS 2024), while a typical home costs 4.8 times that annual income. BEA has metro prices at 100.9 compared with the US average of 100, while housing costs stand at 125.8.
Rents, prices and the salary you need to move there: living costs in St. Petersburg.
More housing markets in Florida
- Jacksonville at $284,832.
- Miami at $583,705.
- Tampa at $375,619.
- Orlando $372,775
- Port St. Lucie $384,099
- Cape Coral $334,660
- Tallahassee at $291,188.
- Fort Lauderdale $509,743
- Hollywood at $442,331.
- Gainesville at $291,789.
For the state as a whole: Florida housing market.
How to read this chart
Each point represents the Zillow Home Value Index for St. Petersburg, showing the smoothed and seasonally adjusted value of a typical home in the market's middle third, measured in that month's dollars. The hollow dot identifies the month on the slider, while the terracotta dot identifies the latest month. Inflation has not been factored into these figures, and the index tracks a typical home rather than one particular house. Use the card above or the home appreciation calculator to estimate one home from its sale price.