Sarasota County, FL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Sarasota County, Florida. Population: 439.4K.

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Median Home Price

$365.6K

Based on 24 cities

Median Household Income

$80.6K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

4.5x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$95.9K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$2,826

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.77%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,849

Property Tax$236

Insurance$152

Total Monthly$2,237

Historical Home Prices

2015

$237.9K

2016

$254.9K

+7.2%%

2017

$263.6K

+3.4%%

2018

$273.4K

+3.7%%

2019

$276.1K

+1.0%%

2020

$300.2K

+8.7%%

2021

$387.1K

+29.0%%

2022

$467.9K

+20.9%%

2023

$464.1K

-0.8%%

2024

$436.2K

-6.0%%

2025

$394.0K

-9.7%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.9%%

Below national average

Population Density

790

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

3.0

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

80.6%

Black

Hispanic

10.2%

Asian

1.9%

Two or More Races

2.7%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

74°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

218

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

53.7"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 98/100

January Low

19°F

Average winter low

July High

84°F

Average summer high

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