Sarasota County, FL

Sarasota County housing notes

These notes are about Sarasota County as a whole. Only four places are incorporated: Sarasota, North Port, Venice, and the Town of Longboat Key. Siesta Key and Lakewood Ranch are unincorporated. The figure we cite is a county index, not a Sarasota sale price.

Sarasota County, in the North Port–Sarasota–Bradenton metro area.

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Latest Sarasota County note

Residential·September 13, 2026
Sarasota, North Port, Venice, and Longboat Key share one Sarasota County index: 344.72 in 2025 versus 360.59 in 2024. Siesta Key is unincorporated. Census ACS 2024 1-year rental vacancy is 5.0%. Keep 6.81% as of August 28.

Statewide Florida context

September 12, 2026
FHFA’s 2026 Q2 purchase-only HPI has Florida up 0.96% year over year, rank 41. The U.S. rose 2.1%. That state print is not Tampa, Orlando, or Miami. Keep 6.81% as of August 28.
September 12, 2026
The local section opens with a rule, not a city mill. Naming Tampa, Orlando, or Miami does not create a metro housing print. Keep 6.81% as of August 28 until a named local source is cited.

National desks still apply

A local note does not replace the national rate, housing, commercial, or property-management notes.

Frequently asked questions

Does this page publish a sale price for every city in Sarasota County?

No. We only publish figures from a dated public source — a county or metro house-price index, an official inflation release, or a public filing. We do not invent a sarasota median sale price.

Can I get a mortgage quote for Sarasota County here?

No. This is a publication, not a lender. A personal rate belongs with a licensed originator.

Does a local note replace the national 30-year rate?

No. The last national daily 30-year cited on this site stays the purchase-rate context until we cite a newer dated index.

Stay on the desks, the dated notes, and the educational explainers. None of these pages is an application.

Mortgage Rates Sit at 6.81% Heading Into a Jobs-Heavy Week National 30-year index as of 2026-08-28.
Insurance, property tax, and homestead rules that apply in more than one metro
Metro house prices and inflation for the four-county Tampa Bay area
County house prices. Brooksville is the only city.
County house prices for six cities and towns, plus unincorporated communities
Daytona Beach, Deltona, and 15 other cities and towns share one Volusia County index: 353.57 in 2025 versus 357.19 in 2024. Ormond-by-the-Sea is unincorporated. Census ACS 2024 1-year rental vacancy is 9.7%. Keep 6.81% as of August 28.
St. Augustine, St. Augustine Beach, and Marineland share one St. Johns County index: 346.50 in 2025 versus 340.44 in 2024. Nocatee is unincorporated. Census ACS 2024 1-year rental vacancy is 4.6%. Keep 6.81% as of August 28.
Sanford, Altamonte Springs, and five other cities share one Seminole County house-price index: 340.47 in 2025 versus 340.34 in 2024. Heathrow is unincorporated. Census ACS 2024 1-year rental vacancy is 8.5%. Keep 6.81% as of August 28.