About Hillsborough County

Hillsborough county makes up what is commonly referred to as the Tampa – St.Petersburg – Clearwater metropolitan area. Other surrounding counties included in this description are Hernandez, Pinellas and Pasco. Hillsborough is one of the fastest growing counties in the United States with Tampa being its largest city and hub. It is the fourth largest county in the state of Florida. The current county population is just over 1.2 million. Located along the Gulf of Mexico it enjoys almost perfect weather conditions all year long. The average yearly high temperatures range from 65 degrees in the “winter” to 82 degrees the rest of the year. It has great access to all points in Florida and beyond via interstates 4, 75 and 275.

Hillsborough County Homes & Real Estate

Home values are on the upswing in Hillsborough county. The county in general has seen a 1.6 percent improvement of these values in just the past 30 days. The past three months have seen the values rise by 2.5%. Over the past year, Hillsborough county home values have increased by 7.4 percent.

The city of Tampa Bay has shown an even better trend over the prior 12 months. It posted an 11.3% increase during that same timeframe. With this, the current average value of all home types is over $120,000. Within the Tampa city limits it is just under $107K. Single family structures have their value set around $132,500 and multi unit buildings such as townhomes and condos are being valued at just under $77,000.

The median list price on these homes is of course, also on the rise, but incredible values still exist if you act soon. Right now, the overall average list price of residences is $173,000. Single family homes can be had for around $189,000. At the moment condominiums and townhomes are on the market for in the area of $89,000. Hillsborough county’s location being adjacent to the gulf coast and Tampa Bay affords a wide array of lakefront properties as well.