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Treasure Island
Local Guide
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Use this guide to get oriented, then get the street-level context before you buy or sell in Treasure Island.
Buyer / Seller Gauge
Months of supply points to seller-favored conditions in Treasure Island.
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 Treasure Island
About Treasure Island, Florida
Treasure Island is a Gulf-front beach city where tourism, boating, waterfront homes, condos, rental rules, flood risk, and insurance shape the housing decision. The current Redfin-backed snapshot shows a median sale price near $674,652 with 302 active listings, so pricing needs to be compared against real supply rather than broad county averages.
Demand is lifestyle and use-case driven; buyers compare beach access, boating utility, rental potential, ownership cost, and building health.
The current Treasure Island snapshot shows 302 active listings, 70 sales in the rolling three-month window, 4.3 mo of supply, and a median sale price near $674,652. 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 Treasure Island?
Daily life is shaped by Gulf Boulevard, the beach, Blind Pass, Isle of Capri, Johns Pass proximity, local restaurants, and St. Petersburg bridges.
Commute and corridor access
Treasure Island is best for beach-centered or flexible routines; mainland, downtown St. Petersburg, and Tampa trips need seasonal traffic review.
Schools and address-level fit
Schools are usually secondary to lifestyle and investment use, but full-time buyers should verify assignment and mainland transportation.
Neighborhood structure and fees
Association rules, rental limits, reserves, assessments, parking, pets, insurance responsibilities, and waterfront maintenance can change economics quickly.
Insurance and property screening
Flood, elevation, wind insurance, roof age, seawall or dock condition, condo reserves, building condition, and storm exposure are central.
Common Questions
Is Treasure Island a good place to live?
Treasure Island is a Gulf-front beach city where tourism, boating, waterfront homes, condos, rental rules, flood risk, and insurance shape the housing decision. The current Redfin-backed snapshot shows a median sale price near $674,652 with 302 active listings, so pricing needs to be compared against real supply rather than broad county averages.
What matters when selling in Treasure Island?
Seller strategy in Treasure Island 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 Treasure Island?
Regular buyers should compare use case, flood and insurance exposure, rental rules, association health, parking, bridge route, and nearby beach alternatives.
County Toolbelt
Pinellas County Toolbelt for Treasure Island
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
Treasure Island 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 lifestyle and use-case driven; buyers compare beach access, boating utility, rental potential, ownership cost, and building health.
Regular buyers should compare use case, flood and insurance exposure, rental rules, association health, parking, bridge route, and nearby beach alternatives.
Seller strategy in Treasure Island 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 Treasure Island need to underwrite insurance, association rules, reserves, assessments, rental limits, seasonality, and realistic net income before assuming the lifestyle premium creates a deal.
Census Data
People and households
- Households 3,853
- Housing units 6,192
- Under 18 3.5%
- Age 65+ 43.4%
- Average household size 1.7
Census Data
Economy and mobility
- Per capita income $82,911
- Bachelor degree or higher 50%
- Labor force participation 49.7%
- Unemployment 4.3%
- Poverty rate 6.7%
- Mean commute 32 min
- Public transportation 0.0%
- Work from home 36.1%
Census Data
Housing profile
- Detached single-family 35.7%
- Rental vacancy 23.8%
- Median gross rent $1,631
- Built 2000 or later 6.4%
Census Data
Housing costs
- Owner costs with mortgage $2,837
- Owner costs without mortgage $1,317
- Owner cost burden 35%+ 34.5%
- Rent burden 35%+ 37.1%
Schools
Treasure Island 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
Treasure Island generally points to Pinellas County Schools, but exact address decides assignment and program eligibility.
- District Pinellas County Schools
- District grade A
- District grade last year A
School Highlights
How the current matched school set reads
Living Here
Living in Treasure Island
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 Gulf Boulevard, the beach, Blind Pass, Isle of Capri, Johns Pass proximity, local restaurants, and St. Petersburg bridges.
Movement
How routines connect to the rest of the county
Treasure Island is best for beach-centered or flexible routines; mainland, downtown St. Petersburg, and Tampa trips need seasonal traffic review.
Costs and constraints
What to screen early
Flood, elevation, wind insurance, roof age, seawall or dock condition, condo reserves, building condition, and storm exposure are central. Association rules, rental limits, reserves, assessments, parking, pets, insurance responsibilities, and waterfront maintenance can change economics quickly.
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 Treasure Island is close but not quite right
- Madeira Beach Madeira Beach is live as a stub guide while Dillon expands the Pinellas County page with stronger local context around fit, commute, flood or insurance exposure, fees, and nearby alternatives.
- St. Pete Beach St. Pete Beach is live as a stub guide while Dillon expands the Pinellas County page with stronger local context around fit, commute, flood or insurance exposure, fees, and nearby alternatives.
- Redington Beach Redington Beach is live as a stub guide while Dillon expands the Pinellas County page with stronger local context around fit, commute, flood or insurance exposure, fees, and nearby alternatives.
Related Content
Deeper reads, videos, and questions
- How do I buy and sell at the same time?
- How far in advance should I plan if I am relocating to Tampa Bay?
- How long does it usually take to close in Tampa Bay?
Next Step
Talk through Treasure Island 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.