Belle Vista

It's a residential island neighborhood on St Pete Beach with strong waterfront character and easy Gulf access, close to established enclaves like Pass-a-grille and Vina Del Mar. Both downtown Tampa and the airport are about 39 minutes out, so you get quiet island living without total isolation. Assigned schools include Azalea Elementary, Bay Point Middle, and Boca Ciega High.

It sits in the upper-mid tier for the area, with a median list price of $719,000 and an average of $625 per square foot. There's meaningful range, though — active listings start around $499,000 and climb to $3.5 million, with four homes currently above $1 million. What you pay depends heavily on whether you're after waterfront and a pool or a more modest footprint.

The median list price is $719,000 and the median home runs about 1,671 square feet. Over the past 12 months, 25 homes sold at a median price of $725,000, so list and sold values are tracking closely. The waterfront homes and pool properties tend to push toward the top of that range.

There are 11 active listings and homes are taking a median of 57 days to sell, which is a measured, buyer-friendly pace. Sellers are getting about 92% of asking on average, so there's room to negotiate if you come in prepared. With 25 sales over the past year, it's an active but not frenzied market.

There's no typical HOA fee reported for Belle Vista, which is common for these island single-family streets. The median annual property tax comes in around $5,874. If you're weighing a rental strategy, the median rent in the area is about $6,850 per month.