Neighborhood · Indian Shores, Florida
Alston Heights
Small-scale Gulf-barrier living just off the beach
Alston Heights is a small residential pocket in Indian Shores, the slender barrier-island community strung along Pinellas County's Gulf coast. Life here runs at a beach-town tempo — quiet streets, easy access to the sand, and the kind of low-turnover neighborhood where homes rarely trade hands. Families are zoned to Oakhurst Elementary School, Seminole Middle School, and the Career Academies of Seminole, and Tampa International Airport is about 39 minutes away when you need to leave the island.
For a buyer today, the story is scarcity: there are currently zero active listings in Alston Heights, so this is a market you have to watch rather than shop. Over the past 12 months only four homes sold, at a median price of $480,000, with sellers netting about 92% of asking. When inventory is this thin, keep an eye on the broader Indian Shores homes for sale and set up alerts on the live map so you're ready when something opens up.
Alston Heights is a community in Indian Shores, Florida.
Quick facts
4 sold in 12 months
Drive times
On the market now
Homes for sale in Alston Heights
Nothing active right now.
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Every active listing inside the Alston Heights boundary
Open full map search →The numbers that matter
The Alston Heights market
4
Sold, last 12 months
$480,000
Median sold price
92%
Sale-to-list ratio
What sellers actually get vs asking
18 days
Median time to sell
Alston Heights vs Indian Shores
Median sold price — 3-yr, 3-mo rolling
▼ 3.5% yr/yr
Homes sold per month
Live Stellar MLS data — every listing and closed sale inside the Alston Heights boundary. Rolling medians smooth single-month swings in small communities.
For the school run
Schools Alston Heights is zoned for
Attendance boundaries overlapping this community — always verify zoning with the district.
Population
154
Median age
50
Median income
$102,321
Median home value
$450,000
Beyond the listings
Living in Alston Heights
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.
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.
Hobbies & Interests
Natural Beauty
This population marvels at the beauty of nature, and they want to capture every breath-taking scene.
Hobbies & Interests
Wanderlust
Always thinking about their next destination, this population loves exploring new places abroad or right in their own backyard. They hold onto past trips by sharing their favorite memories and pictures year round.
Hobbies & Interests
Handcrafted
The only thing more beautiful than handmade decor? The hands that made it. This population appreciates the time and care put into one-of-a-kind pieces.
Hobbies & Interests
Animal Advocates
Passionate about animal welfare, this population wants to know how best to care for their own pets (with toys and training) and help other animals find their fur-ever home.
Straight answers
Alston Heights FAQs
Is Alston Heights a good place to live?+
It's a quiet residential neighborhood on the Indian Shores barrier island, close to the Gulf beaches and zoned to the Oakhurst Elementary, Seminole Middle, and Career Academies of Seminole schools. The low sales volume — four homes in the past year — points to a stable, stay-put kind of community. If you want beach proximity without the density of a larger resort town, it fits.
Is Alston Heights expensive?+
By barrier-island standards it's mid-market: the median sold price over the last 12 months was $480,000. That's a reasonable entry point for Gulf-coast living compared with the wider Pinellas beach communities. Because there are no active listings right now, expect to move quickly when something does come up.
What do homes cost in Alston Heights?+
The most recent data shows four sales over the past year with a median sold price of $480,000. There are currently no active listings, so pricing on any new home will depend on its condition, size, and proximity to the water. Comparing against nearby Indian Shores homes for sale gives you a broader read on value.
How is the market in Alston Heights?+
It's a low-inventory, low-turnover market — zero homes are active today and only four sold in the last 12 months. Sellers averaged about 92% of their asking price, which suggests measured negotiation rather than bidding wars. Setting up alerts on the live map is the smartest way to catch a listing early.
What about HOA fees and property taxes?+
We don't have current HOA or property-tax figures on record for Alston Heights, in part because so few homes have traded recently. Florida property taxes generally track assessed value, and any HOA cost would depend on the specific property. Ask your agent to pull the exact figures once a home hits the market.
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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