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Lake Sarasota is a small town of 3,595 people in Sarasota County, Florida. It's about 22 miles from North Port, FL and 47 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 $381k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,595people
$381kTypical home
$1,986/moRent
92° / 73°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,595
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,374 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Tampa, FL
- 22 mi to North Port, FL
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $381k (≈$2,403/mo)
- Median rent $1,986/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 117 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 37
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to SRQ airport
- 10 mi to SRQ (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 46 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 188 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 852 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 64 bars within 25 mi
- 185 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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