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Fruitville is a small city of 15,172 people in Sarasota County, Florida. It's about 25 miles from North Port, FL and 44 miles from Tampa, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 73°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $413k and rent runs about $2k a month.
15,172people
$413kTypical home
$1,977/moRent
92° / 73°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,172
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,223 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Tampa, FL
- 25 mi to North Port, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $413k (≈$2,601/mo)
- Median rent $1,977/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 73°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
- Very low violent crime (127 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (729 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 20% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to SRQ airport
- 7 mi to SRQ (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 33 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 193 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 830 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 61 bars within 25 mi
- 178 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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