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Bayshore Gardens is a small city of 18,131 people in Manatee County, Florida. It's about 35 miles from North Port, FL and 38 miles from Tampa, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 72°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $181k and rent runs about $2k a month.
18,131people
$181kTypical home
$1,506/moRent
91° / 72°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,131
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,166 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Tampa, FL
- 35 mi to North Port, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $181k (≈$1,144/mo)
- Median rent $1,506/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 72°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (382 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,443 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 21% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to SRQ airport
- 3 mi to SRQ (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 40% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 39 ft
- Right on the coast
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 179 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 969 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 110 bars within 25 mi
- 207 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 41 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Manatee County: R+24 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk