Forest Heights is a NW Tallahassee neighborhood located on the north side of Tharpe Street across from Godby High School and has some amazing prices that will not last.
Featuring three, four, and even five bedroom homes selling at less than 1/2 of their replacement costs, buyers are practically stealing these homes today (hindsight will prove me right).
Forest Heights Homes For Sale
6 Properties
1813 High Road
Tallahassee, FL, 32303
Beds3Baths2MLS#401333
1734 W Tharpe Street
Tallahassee, FL, 32303
Beds3Baths2MLS#405779
1402 W Tharpe Street
Tallahassee, FL, 32303
Beds3Baths1MLS#405112
1918 BOTANY Drive
Tallahassee, FL, 32303
Beds4Baths3MLS#399668
1814 Sunset Lane
Tallahassee, FL, 32303
Beds5Baths2MLS#403810
1730 W Tharpe Street
Tallahassee, FL, 32303
Beds4Baths2MLS#401317
In this report, we will look at average home price trends, home value trends, and home size trends in Forest Heights. Additionally, we have provided a list of all closed home sales going back to 1991.
For all of the real estate graphs below, we show the number of closed home sales for each year (red columns, measured on the left vertical axis), as well as an important real estate statistic shown in blue (measured on the right vertical axis.
It is important to note that the narrative contained below is for sales through years’ end for all previous years, but through mid-May in 2019. The graphs and the closed sales table will be continuously updated into the future (meaning bookmark this page if you always want to know the current status of homes in Forest Heights).
Forest Heights Home Prices
The average home price in Forest Heights has shot up to $150K, up $11K since our previous report just three months ago. As we have warned in the past, do not expect these prices to be around much longer.
Average Home Price
Average Home Price
Home sales activity continues to be hot after 2018’s record-setting year. Just about everything under $200K is a steal, and properly marketed properties will sell right away. Buyers this year will be very proud of themselves as they will enjoy better-than-market appreciation rates for many more years.
Home Values In Forest Heights
Average home values are soaring in Forest Heights.
Average Home Value
Average Home Value
The average value of homes sold in Forest Heights thus far in 2019 has been $91 per square foot, which is 4.6% higher than the 2018 average (roughly 1% increase per month!).
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Home Sizes
The average home size sold in Forest Heights typically falls in a range of 1,400 to 1,800 square feet, and 2019 is no different.
Average Home Size
Average Home Size
The 9 home sales thus far in 2019 have averaged 1,663 square feet.
Home Sales In Forest Heights
The following list shows nearly 510 home sales in Forest Heights going back as far as 1991.
Home Sales in Forest Heights
| Address | Price | Price / SQF | Closing Date | Year Built | SQF | Sale Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 Sherwood Dr | $269,000 | $135 | 2026-09-22 | 1965 | 1,989 | Resale |
| 1905 Rosedale Dr | $335,000 | $150 | 2026-09-21 | 1954 | 2,230 | Resale |
| 1408 W Tharpe St | $272,000 | $134 | 2026-09-02 | 2007 | 2,027 | Resale |
| 1908 Skyland Dr | $335,000 | $160 | 2026-06-15 | 1968 | 2,100 | Resale |
| 2007 Rosedale Dr | $308,000 | $187 | 2026-06-03 | 1954 | 1,644 | Resale |
| 1609 Sunset Ln | $289,000 | $181 | 2026-05-05 | 1969 | 1,596 | Resale |
| 1506 W Tharpe St | $213,000 | $166 | 2026-05-04 | 1953 | 1,287 | Resale |
| 1920 Sunset Ln | $280,000 | $216 | 2026-04-20 | 1960 | 1,296 | Resale |
| 1907 Sharon Rd | $275,000 | $175 | 2026-04-17 | 1958 | 1,575 | Resale |
| 1917 Sharon Rd | $290,000 | $176 | 2026-03-26 | 1960 | 1,651 | Resale |
| 1705 Sunset Ln | $170,000 | $92 | 2026-03-06 | 1956 | 1,854 | Resale |
| 1710 Sharon Rd | $236,800 | $154 | 2025-11-07 | 1956 | 1,542 | Resale |
| 1906 Sunset Ln | $280,000 | $161 | 2025-10-23 | 1959 | 1,736 | Resale |
| 1905 Croydon Dr | $135,000 | $91 | 2025-10-15 | 1959 | 1,483 | Resale |
| 2003 Holly St | $238,000 | $169 | 2025-10-10 | 1958 | 1,411 | Resale |
| 1729 Sherwood Dr | $282,000 | $172 | 2025-10-10 | 1962 | 1,641 | Resale |
| 1514 Sharon Rd | $256,500 | $151 | 2025-09-12 | 1954 | 1,704 | Resale |
| 1906 Skyland Dr | $337,000 | $144 | 2025-09-12 | 1960 | 2,347 | Resale |
| 1714 Sunset Ln | $277,000 | $174 | 2025-08-21 | 1956 | 1,596 | Resale |
| 1822 Sunset Ln | $274,500 | $137 | 2025-07-29 | 1957 | 1,998 | Resale |
| 1913 Sunset Ln | $270,000 | $185 | 2025-07-25 | 1959 | 1,459 | Resale |
| 1920 Sunset Ln | $175,000 | $135 | 2025-07-15 | 1960 | 1,296 | Resale |
| 1809 Sunset Ln | $179,000 | $150 | 2025-06-03 | 1952 | 1,196 | Resale |
| 1510 W Tharpe St | $267,500 | $128 | 2025-05-30 | 1953 | 2,090 | Resale |
| 1733 Sharon Rd | $320,000 | $263 | 2025-05-30 | 1956 | 1,215 | Resale |
| 1913 Sherwood Dr | $265,000 | $85 | 2025-05-30 | 1960 | 3,136 | Resale |
| 1902 Rosedale Dr | $275,500 | $155 | 2025-05-14 | 1959 | 1,780 | Resale |
| 1507 Sharon Rd | $290,000 | $160 | 2025-05-05 | 1957 | 1,814 | Resale |
| 1903 Croydon Dr | $215,000 | $110 | 2025-04-30 | 1959 | 1,963 | Resale |
| 1402 W Tharpe St | $86,000 | $79 | 2025-04-04 | 1956 | 1,085 | Resale |
| 2006 Croydon Dr | $368,000 | $111 | 2025-04-04 | 1969 | 3,306 | Resale |
| 1905 Holly St | $270,300 | $222 | 2025-03-21 | 1959 | 1,216 | Resale |
| 1907 Sherwood Dr | $195,000 | $160 | 2025-03-21 | 1961 | 1,222 | Resale |
| 1905 Sunset Ln | $275,000 | $177 | 2025-03-21 | 1960 | 1,554 | Resale |
| 1509 Sharon Rd | $239,000 | $161 | 2025-03-10 | 1954 | 1,484 | Resale |
| 1501 Sharon Rd | $117,500 | $81 | 2025-03-05 | 1957 | 1,448 | Resale |
| 1826 Sunset Ln | $260,000 | $154 | 2025-03-03 | 1957 | 1,686 | Resale |
| 1802 Rosedale Dr | $200,000 | $110 | 2025-02-21 | 1962 | 1,814 | Resale |
| 1903 Holly St | $240,000 | $221 | 2024-11-15 | 1957 | 1,088 | Resale |
| 1819 Sharon Rd | $219,000 | $163 | 2024-11-13 | 1958 | 1,344 | Resale |
| 1717 Sunset Ln | $293,000 | $128 | 2024-10-10 | 1955 | 2,285 | Resale |
| 1506 Hilltop Dr | $197,500 | $165 | 2024-09-30 | 1980 | 1,200 | Resale |
| 1729 Sherwood Dr | $127,000 | $77 | 2024-09-18 | 1962 | 1,641 | Resale |
| 1825 Sharon Rd | $255,000 | $170 | 2024-09-11 | 1962 | 1,500 | Resale |
| 1805 Lilac Dr | $242,300 | $159 | 2024-07-31 | 1959 | 1,524 | Resale |
| 2007 Rosedale Dr | $315,000 | $192 | 2024-07-29 | 1954 | 1,644 | Resale |
| 1806 Sunset Ln | $230,000 | $163 | 2024-07-24 | 1956 | 1,414 | Resale |
| 1320 W Tharpe St | $275,000 | $152 | 2024-07-01 | 1961 | 1,814 | Resale |
| 1909 Sherwood Dr | $268,000 | $127 | 2024-06-20 | 1963 | 2,113 | Resale |
| 1721 Sharon Rd | $246,500 | $171 | 2024-05-31 | 1986 | 1,438 | Resale |
| 1714 Sharon Rd | $223,000 | $164 | 2024-05-29 | 1957 | 1,360 | Resale |
| 1718 Sunset Ln | $287,500 | $157 | 2024-05-17 | 1956 | 1,836 | Resale |
| 1713 Sunset Ln | $200,000 | $198 | 2024-04-24 | 1977 | 1,008 | Resale |
| 1706 Sunset Ln | $305,000 | $202 | 2024-04-19 | 1955 | 1,507 | Resale |
| 1903 Sherwood Dr | $240,000 | $167 | 2024-03-29 | 1968 | 1,435 | Resale |
| 1816 Sharon Rd | $251,000 | $155 | 2024-03-25 | 1956 | 1,622 | Resale |
| 2001 Rosedale Dr | $263,000 | $160 | 2024-03-12 | 1954 | 1,646 | Resale |
| 2007 Rosedale Dr | $50,000 | $36 | 2024-02-29 | 1954 | 1,404 | Resale |
| 1730 W Tharpe St | $256,500 | $142 | 2024-02-27 | 1959 | 1,800 | Resale |
| 1733 Sherwood Dr | $209,000 | $146 | 2023-12-28 | 1957 | 1,436 | Resale |
| 1913 Sharon Rd | $235,500 | $127 | 2023-12-08 | 1960 | 1,854 | Resale |
| 1517 Sharon Rd | $242,000 | $180 | 2023-11-01 | 1971 | 1,342 | Resale |
| 1701 Sunset Ln | $276,500 | $185 | 2023-10-10 | 1960 | 1,498 | Resale |
| 1830 Sherwood Dr | $245,000 | $190 | 2023-09-14 | 1959 | 1,288 | Resale |
| 1502 W Tharpe St | $245,000 | $147 | 2023-06-09 | 1959 | 1,664 | Resale |
| 1834 Sunset Ln | $223,000 | $166 | 2023-06-02 | 1957 | 1,345 | Resale |
| 1906 Rosedale Dr | $336,500 | $152 | 2023-05-22 | 1959 | 2,219 | Resale |
| 1916 Botany Dr | $187,500 | $123 | 2023-05-11 | 1979 | 1,529 | Resale |
| 1805 Croydon Dr | $230,000 | $199 | 2023-03-31 | 1954 | 1,158 | Resale |
| 1910 Sharon Rd | $263,400 | $131 | 2023-03-30 | 1960 | 2,016 | Resale |
| 1415 Sharon Rd | $232,400 | $136 | 2023-03-15 | 1959 | 1,709 | Resale |
| 1717 Sunset Ln | $225,000 | $98 | 2023-03-03 | 1955 | 2,285 | Resale |
| 1902 Sunset Ln | $260,000 | $108 | 2023-03-01 | 1958 | 2,413 | Resale |
| 1806 Sharon Rd | $235,000 | $173 | 2023-02-28 | 1957 | 1,359 | Resale |
| 2002 Holly St | $245,000 | $155 | 2023-01-07 | 1958 | 1,576 | Resale |
| 1825 Sharon Rd | $239,900 | $160 | 2022-12-19 | 1962 | 1,500 | Resale |
| 1813 Sunset Ln | $207,000 | $172 | 2022-12-14 | 1956 | 1,200 | Resale |
| 2003 Holly St | $205,000 | $145 | 2022-11-16 | 1958 | 1,411 | Resale |
| 1801 Sharon Rd | $231,000 | $167 | 2022-10-28 | 1958 | 1,380 | Resale |
| 1503 Sharon Rd | $204,000 | $113 | 2022-10-11 | 1958 | 1,807 | Resale |
| 1709 Sherwood Dr | $239,000 | $141 | 2022-09-28 | 1973 | 1,701 | Resale |
| 1606 Sharon Rd | $250,000 | $146 | 2022-09-07 | 1958 | 1,708 | Resale |
| 1833 Sharon Rd | $210,000 | $171 | 2022-09-02 | 1956 | 1,225 | Resale |
| 1801 Sharon Rd | $120,000 | $87 | 2022-08-12 | 1958 | 1,380 | Resale |
| 1507 Sunset Ln | $212,000 | $118 | 2022-08-01 | 1955 | 1,793 | Resale |
| 1718 Sherwood Dr | $225,600 | $133 | 2022-07-22 | 1959 | 1,700 | Resale |
| 1902 Sherwood Dr | $237,500 | $132 | 2022-07-08 | 1972 | 1,797 | Resale |
| 1806 Fairlane Rd | $231,800 | $187 | 2022-06-30 | 1959 | 1,242 | Resale |
| 1709 Sherwood Dr | $165,000 | $97 | 2022-06-28 | 1973 | 1,701 | Resale |
| 1722 Sharon Rd | $260,000 | $144 | 2022-05-16 | 1956 | 1,810 | Resale |
| 1721 Sharon Rd | $212,900 | $148 | 2022-05-09 | 1986 | 1,438 | Resale |
| 1507 Sharon Rd | $225,000 | $124 | 2022-04-29 | 1957 | 1,814 | Resale |
| 1914 Sherwood Dr | $240,000 | $143 | 2022-04-13 | 1965 | 1,680 | Resale |
| 1808 Skyland Dr | $220,000 | $138 | 2022-03-31 | 1968 | 1,598 | Resale |
| 1400 Sharon Rd | $258,000 | $160 | 2022-03-29 | 1959 | 1,610 | Resale |
| 1802 Adelaide Dr | $215,000 | $113 | 2022-03-13 | 1956 | 1,897 | Resale |
| 1508 W Tharpe St | $182,000 | $102 | 2022-03-11 | 1956 | 1,792 | Resale |
| 1517 Sharon Rd | $217,000 | $162 | 2022-03-09 | 1971 | 1,342 | Resale |
| 1400 Sharon Rd | $133,300 | $83 | 2022-02-17 | 1959 | 1,610 | Resale |
| 1817 Sunset Ln | $165,000 | $137 | 2022-01-27 | 1957 | 1,208 | Resale |
This concludes our May 2019 report on home sales in Forest Heights, please give us a call at (850) 366-8917 or drop us a note if you have questions about this wonderful NW Tallahassee neighborhood.
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