Tampa home prices (US$/m²): returns since 2012
Tampa home prices, measured as the typical value per square meter (data: Redfin). This is the value of the property itself — bricks and mortar — not an investor's total return.
It excludes rent received and all costs (closing, property taxes, maintenance, vacancy). Compare it against U.S. inflation (CPI) and the S&P 500 below to see whether Tampa real estate kept up.
Tampa is a Gulf Coast Florida metro built on tourism, healthcare, finance and the in-migration of retirees and remote workers from the Northeast and Midwest. Like much of Florida it was hit hard in the 2008 housing crash and recovered slowly, then ran up sharply after 2020 as the state's no-income-tax appeal and warm climate pulled in buyers, before the pace eased as rates and insurance costs rose. Prices sit in the mid tier nationally, more affordable than South Florida's Miami market but firmly above where the metro traded before its pandemic-era surge.
Cumulative return by window (in U.S. dollars)
| Window | Cumulative |
|---|---|
| 1 year | 4% |
| 5 years | 35% |
| 10 years | 121% |
Largest historical drop: -19% · annual volatility: 16% . Typical home price per m² (Redfin). Excludes rent received, closing costs, property taxes, maintenance and vacancy — the value of the property itself, not the investor's total return.
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Descriptive, educational content computed from official public data. Not investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.