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Longboat Key is a big small town of 7,539 people in Sarasota County, Florida. It's about 36 miles from North Port, FL and 41 miles from Tampa, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 73°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.0M and rent runs about $4k a month.
7,539people
$1.0MTypical home
$3,501/moRent
91° / 73°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,539
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,849 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Tampa, FL
- 36 mi to North Port, FL
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.0M (≈$6,445/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $158k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°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 (59 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (472 per 100k)
People
- Median age 71
- 2% of households have kids
- 67% are 65 or older
- 68% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to SRQ airport
- 6 mi to SRQ (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 27% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 13 ft
- Right on the coast
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 164 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 877 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 89 bars within 25 mi
- 191 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Florida districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 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