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Palm River-Clair Mel
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Use this guide to get oriented, then get the street-level context before you buy or sell in Palm River-Clair Mel.
Buyer / Seller Gauge
Months of supply points to seller-favored conditions in Palm River-Clair Mel.
Under 5 months of supply usually means buyers have fewer choices and sellers keep more leverage, especially when a home is priced cleanly for its pocket.
Redfin Data Center Updated Apr 2026
About Palm River-Clair Mel
About Palm River-Clair Mel, Florida
Palm River-Clair Mel is an east Tampa and south Hillsborough access market where the Selmon, I-75, industrial corridors, and older residential pockets shape demand. The current Redfin-backed snapshot shows a median sale price near $334,827 with 176 active listings, so pricing needs to be compared against real supply rather than broad county averages.
Demand is practical and access-driven; updated homes compete well while deferred maintenance gets discounted against Brandon and Tampa.
The current Palm River-Clair Mel snapshot shows 176 active listings, 81 sales in the rolling three-month window, 2.2 mo of supply, and a median sale price near $334,827. Use that as a directional read, then compare the exact pocket and price band before making a decision.
Local Economy
What drives daily life and demand around Palm River-Clair Mel?
Daily life is shaped by the Selmon Expressway, US-41, Causeway Boulevard, I-75, port and industrial job nodes, and Brandon access.
Commute and corridor access
The location can be practical for Tampa, Brandon, Port Tampa, and logistics work, but truck and corridor timing should be understood.
Schools and address-level fit
School fit should be checked by address because the area sits near Tampa, Brandon, and south-county boundaries.
Neighborhood structure and fees
Many properties are less fee-heavy than newer suburbs, but rental rules, deed restrictions, condo details, and maintenance still matter.
Insurance and property screening
Review flood and drainage, roof age, insurance, older systems, traffic exposure, and the specific block context because it is not uniform.
Common Questions
Is Palm River-Clair Mel a good place to live?
Palm River-Clair Mel is an east Tampa and south Hillsborough access market where the Selmon, I-75, industrial corridors, and older residential pockets shape demand. The current Redfin-backed snapshot shows a median sale price near $334,827 with 176 active listings, so pricing needs to be compared against real supply rather than broad county averages.
What matters when selling in Palm River-Clair Mel?
Seller strategy in Palm River-Clair Mel works best when the listing gives buyers a clear reason to choose the property: condition, location, updates, lower friction, or a better all-in payment than nearby alternatives.
What should buyers compare first in Palm River-Clair Mel?
Regular buyers should compare commute route, block feel, flood and insurance exposure, condition, school assignment, and Brandon options.
County Toolbelt
Hillsborough County Toolbelt for Palm River-Clair Mel
County-level links for taxes, zoning, code, safety, housing resources, research, and calculators.
Taxes and property
Zoning and codes
Safety and housing
Research and calculators
Census Snapshot
Palm River-Clair Mel market snapshot
Use this as the numeric baseline. It is Census-backed context for how the area looks on paper before you get into property-level screening.
Market Read
How the numbers tend to translate on the ground
Demand is practical and access-driven; updated homes compete well while deferred maintenance gets discounted against Brandon and Tampa.
Regular buyers should compare commute route, block feel, flood and insurance exposure, condition, school assignment, and Brandon options.
Seller strategy in Palm River-Clair Mel works best when the listing gives buyers a clear reason to choose the property: condition, location, updates, lower friction, or a better all-in payment than nearby alternatives.
Investors in Palm River-Clair Mel should underwrite rent, insurance, maintenance, HOA rules, and resale depth before assuming the area label is enough to carry the numbers.
Census Data
People and households
- Households 10,053
- Housing units 10,749
- Under 18 25.1%
- Age 65+ 12.3%
- Average household size 2.8
Census Data
Economy and mobility
- Per capita income $31,732
- Bachelor degree or higher 25%
- Labor force participation 68.9%
- Unemployment 4.7%
- Poverty rate 13.1%
- Mean commute 31 min
- Public transportation 0.6%
- Work from home 16.8%
Census Data
Housing profile
- Detached single-family 61.4%
- Rental vacancy 5.0%
- Median gross rent $1,525
- Built 2000 or later 41.2%
Census Data
Housing costs
- Owner costs with mortgage $1,556
- Owner costs without mortgage $501
- Owner cost burden 35%+ 21.9%
- Rent burden 35%+ 48.8%
Schools
Palm River-Clair Mel schools
Use this as school context, not a final assignment tool. Area pages can frame the conversation, but exact-address verification still decides the real answer.
District Snapshot
What to verify first
Palm River-Clair Mel generally points to Hillsborough County Public Schools, but exact address decides assignment and program eligibility.
- District Hillsborough County Public Schools
- District grade B
- District grade last year B
School Highlights
How the current matched school set reads
Living Here
Living in Palm River-Clair Mel
This is the everyday layer: what people actually use, how the area moves, and which practical constraints start to matter once the headline city label is out of the way.
Daily Life
What residents actually use
Daily life is shaped by the Selmon Expressway, US-41, Causeway Boulevard, I-75, port and industrial job nodes, and Brandon access.
Movement
How routines connect to the rest of the county
The location can be practical for Tampa, Brandon, Port Tampa, and logistics work, but truck and corridor timing should be understood.
Costs and constraints
What to screen early
Review flood and drainage, roof age, insurance, older systems, traffic exposure, and the specific block context because it is not uniform. Many properties are less fee-heavy than newer suburbs, but rental rules, deed restrictions, condo details, and maintenance still matter.
Explore Next
Compare nearby options and related context
Move from the local overview into nearby alternatives, deeper reads, videos, and common questions without losing the context you started with.
Nearby Alternatives
If Palm River-Clair Mel is close but not quite right
- Tampa Tampa is live as a stub guide while Dillon expands the Hillsborough County page with stronger local context around fit, commute, flood or insurance exposure, fees, and nearby alternatives.
- Brandon Brandon is live as a stub guide while Dillon expands the Hillsborough County page with stronger local context around fit, commute, flood or insurance exposure, fees, and nearby alternatives.
- Gibsonton Gibsonton is live as a stub guide while Dillon expands the Hillsborough County page with stronger local context around fit, commute, flood or insurance exposure, fees, and nearby alternatives.
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Deeper reads, videos, and questions
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- How far in advance should I plan if I am relocating to Tampa Bay?
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Next Step
Talk through Palm River-Clair Mel with a local plan
Bring the exact pocket, price band, sale plan, or investment angle into the conversation so the next move is based on the details that matter.