Pinellas County, FL real estate

What the numbers say

Pinellas County, FL real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Pinellas County listed for $417,450, down 3.6% from a year earlier. That is 2% above the Florida median of $409,950.

Homes spent a median of 84 days on the market, faster than 87 days a year ago. That makes Pinellas County the #25 fastest-selling of 41 Florida counties we track.

Homeowners in Pinellas County pay a median of $2,474 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $355,100, an effective rate of about 0.70%. The Florida average is 0.76%, which makes Pinellas County the #30 lowest-tax of 67 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,642 a month, and $1,712 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 21 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $417,000 home here comes to about $2,692 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $115,000 a year (the median household here earns $72,646).