Neighborhood · St Petersburg, Florida
Bayou Highlands
A quiet St Pete pocket with room to grow
8
Homes for sale
$465,000
Median list price
$270
Avg price / sqft
64
Median days on market
Bayou Highlands sits in the residential heart of St Petersburg, a low-key Pinellas County neighborhood where single-family streets feel settled and unhurried. It reads as an everyday-living community rather than a resort address, and it puts you within easy reach of the wider St Petersburg homes for sale market and neighbors like Shore Acres and Greater Pinellas Point. Commuters aren't cut off either — Tampa International Airport is about 35 minutes away and downtown Tampa roughly 37.
For buyers, the picture right now is a modest 9 active listings with a median list price of $460,000, ranging from $290,000 up to $559,000. Homes are trading at around $278 per square foot on a median size near 1,794 sqft, and over the last year 18 homes sold at a median of $324,000. With sellers collecting about 98% of asking and a median 46 days on market, it's a market that rewards prepared buyers without demanding split-second decisions. If Bayou Highlands is tight on inventory, nearby Disston Heights and Winston Park are worth a look.
Bayou Highlands is a community in St Petersburg, Florida.
Quick facts
$290,000 – $559K price range
1,746 sqft median home
$2,700/mo median rent
15 sold in 12 months
Drive times
On the market now
Homes for sale in Bayou Highlands
$450,000
801 51ST AVENUE S, ST PETERSBURG
3 bd · 2 ba · 1,941 sqft
$550,000
401 46TH AVENUE S, ST PETERSBURG
5 bd · 4 ba · 2,091 sqft
$480,000$490,000
601 MYRTLE WAY S, ST PETERSBURG
3 bd · 2 ba · 1,697 sqft
$410,000$420,000
4946 DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR STREET S, ST PETERSBURG
3 bd · 2 ba · 1,425 sqft
$365,000$380,000
5210 6TH STREET S, ST PETERSBURG
2 bd · 1 ba · 1,310 sqft
$558,500$559,000
4832 5TH STREET S, ST PETERSBURG
4 bd · 3 ba · 1,794 sqft
$525,000$535,000
520 LAKE MAGGIORE BOULEVARD S, ST PETERSBURG
3 bd · 2 ba · 1,441 sqft
$290,000$355,000
5130 DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR ST S, ST PETERSBURG
3 bd · 1 ba · 2,053 sqft
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Where the market lives
The numbers that matter
The Bayou Highlands market
15
Sold, last 12 months
$389,000
Median sold price
99%
Sale-to-list ratio
What sellers actually get vs asking
24 days
Median time to sell
Bayou Highlands vs St Petersburg
Median list price
Price per sqft
Days on market
Median sold price — 3-yr, 3-mo rolling
▲ 17.6% yr/yr
Homes sold per month
Live Stellar MLS data — every listing and closed sale inside the Bayou Highlands boundary. Rolling medians smooth single-month swings in small communities.
For the school run
Schools Bayou Highlands is zoned for
Attendance boundaries overlapping this community — always verify zoning with the district.
What it really costs
Owning here
Owning the median Bayou Highlands home
≈ $2,997/mo
$465,000 median · 20% down · 30-yr fixed at 6.9% · taxes/HOA from live listing data · insurance is a Florida estimate.
$2,700/mo
Median rent
Homes for rent inside the boundary
Population
2,438
Median age
38
Median income
$65,425
Median home value
$281,223
Beyond the listings
Living in Bayou Highlands
Beliefs
Activism
This population seeks to advocate for a more just world. Common activities include protests, rallies, and spreading awareness to the public about social justice issues.
Hobbies & Interests
Green Thumb
From tiny sprouts and window plants, to flower arrangements and designing a landscape, this population has an affinity for all things green.
Entertainment
Live & Local Music
This population follows the music. From local bands to current acts at the local venue, you can find these people researching band tours and how to get backstage passes.
Relationships
Networking
Driven to succeed in the business world, this population seeks to progress in their career through networking happy hours, summits, and connecting with other professionals online.
Hobbies & Interests
Bookish
Always seeking the next book, article, or poem to read, this activity is prevalent in areas where reading is a way of life. Although a solo activity, the expression of the love of books is a bonding, communal experience.
Lifestyles
LGBTQ Culture
This population is characterized by the expression of gay pride, gender identity, and accepting alternative lifestyles.
People who close here
Our St Petersburg experts
Straight answers
Bayou Highlands FAQs
Is Bayou Highlands a good place to live?+
It's a settled, primarily single-family neighborhood in central St Petersburg that leans practical over flashy. You get proximity to nearby communities like Shore Acres plus reasonable commutes — about 35 minutes to Tampa International Airport and 37 to downtown Tampa.
Is Bayou Highlands expensive?+
It sits in a middle band for St Petersburg, with a median list price of $460,000 and active listings running from $290,000 to $559,000. At roughly $278 per square foot, it's more attainable than many waterfront St Pete addresses while still being a detached-home market.
What do homes cost in Bayou Highlands?+
Current active listings have a median asking price of $460,000, while the 18 homes sold over the past 12 months closed at a median of $324,000. The typical home is around 1,794 sqft, and pricing works out to about $278 per square foot.
How is the market right now?+
There are 9 active listings, and homes are taking a median of 46 days to sell. Sellers are getting about 98% of their asking price on average, which signals a fairly balanced market where well-priced homes move without a bidding frenzy.
What about HOA fees and property taxes?+
There's no meaningful HOA data reported for the neighborhood, so most homes here are not tied to mandatory association dues. The median annual property tax runs about $3,831, though your actual bill depends on assessed value and homestead status.
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Neighborhood boundary by edgeAI; listings matched to the polygon. IDX information is provided exclusively for consumers’ personal, non-commercial use and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties consumers may be interested in purchasing. Data is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed accurate by Stellar MLS.
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