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Manasota Key is a small town of 1,711 people in Charlotte County, Florida. It's about 13 miles from North Port, FL and 73 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 $690k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,711people
$690kTypical home
$1,464/moRent
92° / 74°Summer / winter
0"Snow
258Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,711
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,616 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Tampa, FL
- 13 mi to North Port, FL
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $690k (≈$4,353/mo)
- Median rent $1,464/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% 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 (126 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (762 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 70
- 7% of households have kids
- 57% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to PGD airport
- 35 mi to SRQ (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 35% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 39 ft
- Right on the coast
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 157 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 316 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 56 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Charlotte County: R+34 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.