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1983
An air-to-air left-side view of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft over MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, 1983
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About Longboat Key
Town in Florida, United StatesLongboat Key is a town in Manatee and Sarasota counties along the central west coast of the U.S. state of Florida, located on and coterminous with the barrier island of the same name. Longboat Key is south of Anna Maria Island, between Sarasota Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. It is almost equally divided between Manatee and Sarasota counties. The town of Longboat Key was incorporated in 1955 and is part of the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town's population was 7,505 at the 2020 census, up from 6,888 at the 2010 census.
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Housing in Longboat Key
The typical Longboat Key home is worth about $948,000, down 3.5% in a year, 152% above the Florida typical home.
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Safety in Longboat Key
Safety Grade A
Longboat Key reports less crime per resident than 91% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Work & commute in Longboat Key
Full picture →Most working residents leave Longboat Key for work: only 13% work in town. The top destinations are Sarasota (9%), Tampa (6%) and Bradenton (3%). Half commute less than 37 miles.
Health in Longboat Key
Health Grade A
Healthier than 88% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
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Natural hazards in Longboat Key
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 88% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Longboat Key
Full climate →Longboat Key has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 53°, and snow is almost unheard of.
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