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Osprey vs Vamo

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+50 pts in Osprey) and trails (5.9× in Osprey).

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Osprey, FLKnown for its schoolsFlorida · 5,943 people
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Vamo, FLOne of the healthiest townsFlorida · 2,936 people
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,690 more a month in Osprey

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Osprey$3,820/mo
Typical home $656K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.70% · or rent about $2,196/mo · Housing →
Vamo$2,130/mo
Typical home $364K (Census) · tax rate 0.72% · or rent about $2,500/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,690 a month, about $20,300 a year, between Osprey and Vamo.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Osprey and Vamo share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

OspreyVamoOspreyVamo
Osprey ↔ Vamo2.6 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
29 Vamo residents work in Osprey (3.2% of its workers)
Work & commute in Vamo →
Report cards

Vamo places higher on 9 of 17 FL lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Florida ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
OspreyVamo
Snow a year0″0″
January low52°F52°F
July high92°F92°F
Growing season (days)365d365d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)86th85th
Outdoors & history
OspreyVamo
Trails5 mi—
Conserved land13.6%—
National Register places3—
Archive photos8—
Community
OspreyVamo
Library hours a week31 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

OspreyVamo
People
Population 5,943Highest 2,936Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +9.7%Highest FL: +14.6% -40.3%Lowest FL: +14.6%
Median age 64.5±1.6Lowest 51% above FL 71.7±9Highest 68% above FL
Vamo and Osprey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 10.2%±2.9Highest FL: 19.5% 4.8%±2.4Lowest FL: 19.5%
Age 65+ 48.4%±4.5Lowest FL: 21.3% 62.7%±9.5Highest FL: 21.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 56.7%Highest FL: 34.1% 56.3%Lowest FL: 34.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±2.1Highest FL: 6.1% 2.1%±1.5Lowest FL: 6.1%
Osprey and Vamo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $103,516±$8kHighest 39% above FL $88,025±$19kLowest 18% above FL
Osprey and Vamo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $750,000±$61kHighest 109% above FL $364,400±$22kLowest about the FL average
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,196±$902Lowest 32% above FL $2,500±$2kHighest 50% above FL
Vamo and Osprey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,256Highest 93% above FL $2,638Lowest 3% below FL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 56.4%±12.4Lowest FL: 60.1% 74.5%±21.2Highest FL: 60.1%
Vamo and Osprey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.1%Highest FL: 12.6% 2%Lowest FL: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86.6%Highest FL: 67.6% 70.8%Lowest FL: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1998Highest 10 yrs newer than FL 1978Lowest 10 yrs older than FL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minHighest 17% below FL 22 minLowest 21% below FL
Work from home 27.2%±5.4Highest FL: 15.7% 20.8%±9.6Lowest FL: 15.7%
Osprey and Vamo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 8.3%Highest 4.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miHighest 9.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.83Lowest 1.02Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sarasota (15%)Sarasota (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Vamo3% work in Osprey
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 13.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.7 miHighest 0.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.7 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 56.8Lowest 99.7Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #1 of 488 in FL—
Florida average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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