Sarasota, FL Housing


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Sarasota, FL is known for its beautiful beaches and vibrant culture, but it also has a booming real estate market. The median value of housing in Sarasota is $454,200, which is much higher than the US House median value of $338,100. This difference can be attributed to the higher appreciation rate of houses in Sarasota. In the last year alone, houses have appreciated 23.37%, well above the average US house appreciation rate of 8.27%. These figures show that Sarasota real estate is a great investment opportunity for those looking to purchase a home or invest in property.

The median home cost in Sarasota is $454,200. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 211.6%. Home Appreciation in Sarasota is up 31.2%.

Average Age of Homes
- The median age of Sarasota real estate is 44 years old
The Rental Market in Sarasota
- Renters make up 36.9% of the Sarasota population
- 2.7% of houses and apartments in Sarasota, are available to rent

DID YOU KNOW
Buying a home is the biggest single purchase most people make during their lives. The second largest is most often an automobile.

Median Monthly Rent by Number of Bedrooms

   Housing by Year Built

  HousingSarasota, FloridaUnited States
  31,040.0139,647,020.0
  4642
  $454,200$338,100
  31.2%16.6%
  93.0%57.0%
  211.6%101.1%
  $7.33$10.98
  $2,353$2,690
  43.7%57.4%
  22.7%11.2%
  33.6%31.4%
  Vacant Housing
  2.7%1.9%
  0.5%0.4%
  1.1%0.7%
  0.3%0.4%
  13.6%3.6%
  4.6%4.1%
  Value of Owner-Occupied Housing
  1.5%2.6%
  1.1%2.4%
  0.9%2.8%
  1.7%3.9%
  2.3%4.5%
  11.2%11.3%
  10.2%13.0%
  18.6%20.1%
  11.5%13.6%
  5.5%8.3%
  11.6%9.7%
  7.8%3.9%
  7.5%2.2%
  2.8%0.8%
  5.8%1.1%
  Housing Units by Year Structure Built
  0.5%0.2%
  10.5%13.6%
  10.5%13.6%
  7.2%13.6%
  13.8%13.2%
  23.1%14.8%
  7.2%13.6%
  15.6%10.0%
  3.9%4.7%
  6.0%12.2%
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Sarasota is my home from birth but those of us who have lived here long enough to have seen the devolution of what was once an easy to navigate, clean, low crime beach  More

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Starting to love Sarasota: Wife and I moved to Osprey- a small suburb between Sarasota and Venice. We're about 13 miles to downtown Sarasota, so not "city dwellers".   More

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As always, anyone considering moving to anyplace new, including Sarasota, needs to come down and spend a month or two before actually moving here. The city is overrun  More

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