Living in Englewood, FL
Englewood is a small city of 20,091 people in Sarasota County, Florida. It's about 11 miles from North Port, FL and 70 miles from Tampa, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 74°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $340k and rent runs about $1k a month.
20,091people
$340kTypical home
$1,242/moRent
92° / 74°Summer / winter
0"Snow
258Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,091
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,067 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Tampa, FL
- 11 mi to North Port, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $340k (≈$2,143/mo)
- Median rent $1,242/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 74°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (127 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (729 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 69
- 6% of households have kids
- 60% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to PGD airport
- 32 mi to SRQ (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- Right on the coast
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 167 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 448 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 74 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sarasota County: R+18 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