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Housing in North Sarasota

A typical North Sarasota home is worth roughly $266,000

The median sale price was $315,000 in May 2026.

Typical home value
$266K
▲ 0.5% in a year · FL $359K
Estimate
Median sale price
$315K
May 2026 · Redfin
Homes sold
2
in May · 7 for sale
2-bedroom rent
$1,690
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$1,438
FL $2,730

Only 2 sales in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value is the steadier guide.

What kind of housing town is North Sarasota?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 3.1 years of income

Less than across Florida (4.8 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$346,000
Typical North Sarasota home $266K

That covers a typical North Sarasota home, with $80K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,520
Loan $1,310Tax $130Insurance $80

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,690 a month here, $170 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

How North Sarasota ranks on affordability →

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, North Sarasota’s typical property tax (0.60% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Price trend

Home prices up 68% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP code around North Sarasota rose 68% over the past 5 years, faster than across Florida (60%). Last year prices rose 0.5%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical North Sarasota home at roughly $266,000 today.

North Sarasota areaFlorida
0%+100%+200%+300%200020052010201520202025
+0.5%
past year
+68%
past 5 years
+145%
past 10 years
Estimated value

Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $266K.

How North Sarasota ranks on rising home prices →

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around North Sarasota, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,690

Renters already here pay a median of $2,076.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$1,220
1 bedroom$1,460
2 bedrooms$1,690
3 bedrooms$2,190
4 bedrooms$2,610
36%
of households rent · FL 32%
346
renter households
59%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · FL 60%
24%
of the median income, for a two-bedroom
$2,076
median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

The homes

64% of North Sarasota households own their home

Half of North Sarasota’s homes were built before 1979.

Owners and renters
Own 64%Rent 36%

Florida: 68% own.

1979
typical home built · FL 1988
$1,438
median property tax bill · FL $2,730
0.60%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · FL 0.76%
6%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Next door

North Sarasota vs. its neighbors

The towns that share a border with North Sarasota. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
North Sarasota$266K*+0.5%†$1,690—$85,179
Sarasota$410K−2.7%$2,020216$72,105

Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.

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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.

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