Sarasota, FL Rental Market Trends
Highlights
The average rent for an apartment in Sarasota is $1,446, a 1% increase compared to the previous year, when the average rent was $1,439.
Average Rent in Sarasota, FL
| Average Rent | Y-o-Y Change | Average Apartment Size |
|---|---|---|
| $1,446 | 1% | 937 sq. ft. |
The average size for a Sarasota, FL apartment is 937 square feet, but this number varies greatly depending on unit type, with cheap and luxury alternatives for houses and apartments alike. Studio apartments are the smallest and most affordable, 1-bedroom apartments are closer to the average, while 2-bedroom apartments and 3-bedroom apartments offer a more generous square footage.
Sarasota, FL Apartment Rent Ranges
- $701-$1,00012%
- $1,001-$1,50055%
- $1,501-$2,00025%
- > $2,0008%
Sarasota, FL Occupied Housing Units
- Renter-occupied Households51%
- Owner-occupied Households48%
12,560 or 51% of the households in Sarasota, FL are renter-occupied while 11,856 or 48% are owner-occupied.
Sarasota, FL Rent Trends
| Average Rent | Nov / 2017 | Mar / 2018 | Jul / 2018 | Nov / 2018 | Mar / 2019 | Jul / 2019 | Nov / 2019 | Mar / 2020 | Jul / 2020 | Feb / 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarasota, FL | $1,302 | $1,376 | $1,375 | $1,396 | $1,418 | $1,427 | $1,439 | $1,453 | $1,440 | $1,446 |
| National | $1,377 | $1,380 | $1,417 | $1,426 | $1,430 | $1,466 | $1,473 | $1,474 |
Average Rent in Sarasota, FL By Neighborhood
| Neighborhood | Average Rent |
|---|---|
| Village Green Club Estates | $930 |
| Southside Village | $930 |
| South Poinsettia | $930 |
| South Gate Manor | $930 |
| Saralake | $930 |
| San Remo - Granada | $930 |
| Rio Vista | $930 |
| Pinecraft | $930 |
| Orange Park | $930 |
| Mcclellan Park | $930 |
| Long Meadow | $930 |
| Laissez - Faire | $930 |
| Harbor Acres | $930 |
| Cherokee Park | $930 |
| Arlington Park | $930 |
| Sylvan Shores | $951 |
| Spring Oaks | $951 |
| Sarasota Bay Park | $951 |
| Palmyra | $951 |
| North Gate Center | $951 |
| Newtown Estates | $951 |
| Lorraine Park | $951 |
| Lockwood Meadows | $951 |
| Lenray Heights | $951 |
| Leisure Lakes | $951 |
| Green Manor Estates | $951 |
| DeSoto Terrace | $951 |
| Corwood | $951 |
| Booker Park | $951 |
| Beverly Terrace | $951 |
| Amaryllis Park | $951 |
| Ramblewood | $1,189 |
| Poinsettia Park | $1,189 |
| Park East | $1,189 |
| Oakwood Manor | $1,189 |
| Oak Shores | $1,189 |
| Jordan's Crossing - Lake Ridge | $1,189 |
| Gardens of Ringling Park | $1,189 |
| Bellevue Terrace | $1,189 |
| Alta Vista | $1,189 |
| Tri-Par Estates | $1,225 |
| Sapphire Shores | $1,225 |
| Cedar Creek | $1,225 |
| Bayou Oaks | $1,225 |
| Tamiami Park | $1,238 |
| Pine Ridge | $1,238 |
| Hyde Park Terrace | $1,238 |
| Cedar Grove | $1,274 |
| Uplands | $1,296 |
| Riviera Club Village | $1,296 |
| Longwood Villas | $1,296 |
| Desoto Pines | $1,296 |
| Del Sol Village | $1,296 |
| Woodpine Lake | $1,297 |
| Westlake Estates | $1,297 |
| Weslo Willows | $1,297 |
| Virginia Heights | $1,297 |
| Tropical Shores | $1,297 |
| Town & Country Estates | $1,297 |
| The Landings | $1,297 |
| Tamiami Terrace | $1,297 |
| Sunnyside Lake | $1,297 |
| Sun Haven North | $1,297 |
| Sun Haven East | $1,297 |
| Sun Haven | $1,297 |
| Stickney Point Park | $1,297 |
| Southpointe Shores | $1,297 |
| Shadow Lakes | $1,297 |
| Riverwood Manor | $1,297 |
| Riverwood - River Forest | $1,297 |
| Ridgewood | $1,297 |
| Pinehurst Park | $1,297 |
| Pine Shores Estates | $1,297 |
| Phillippi Crest | $1,297 |
| Philippi Gardens | $1,297 |
| Palm Lakes | $1,297 |
| Oyster Bay Estates | $1,297 |
| Orange Crest Park | $1,297 |
| Morning Glory Ridge | $1,297 |
| Mobile Estates | $1,297 |
| Madison Park | $1,297 |
| Kentwood Estates | $1,297 |
| Jackson Highlands | $1,297 |
| Hymount - Floral Park Homesteads | $1,297 |
| Hope Acres - Sarasota Highlands West | $1,297 |
| Holiday Harbor | $1,297 |
| High Acres - South Winds | $1,297 |
| Harbor Oaks | $1,297 |
| Gulf Gate Woods | $1,297 |
| Gulf Gate Manor | $1,297 |
| Grove Park | $1,297 |
| Golf Estates | $1,297 |
| Golden Acres | $1,297 |
| Forest Hills | $1,297 |
| Florence | $1,297 |
| Dixie Heights | $1,297 |
| Denham Acres | $1,297 |
| Coral Cove | $1,297 |
| Colonial Terrace | $1,297 |
| Buccaneer Bay | $1,297 |
| Brookside | $1,297 |
| Bellflower Gardens | $1,297 |
| Bay View Acres | $1,297 |
| Bahama Heights | $1,297 |
| Ashley Oaks - Gulf Gate Glen | $1,297 |
| Aqualane Estates | $1,297 |
| All States Park | $1,297 |
| Homecroft | $1,325 |
| Forest Lakes Country Club Estates | $1,417 |
| Windward Isles | $1,423 |
| Villa Rosa | $1,423 |
| Three Oaks | $1,423 |
| Sunset | $1,423 |
| Suniland | $1,423 |
| Southridge | $1,423 |
| Southfield | $1,423 |
| South Gate Ridge Center | $1,423 |
| Seville at Center Gate | $1,423 |
| Sarasota Highlands East | $1,423 |
| Pinecrest | $1,423 |
| Pine Meadow | $1,423 |
| Parkstone | $1,423 |
| Oakleaf | $1,423 |
| Oak Woods | $1,423 |
| New Hollywood Gardens | $1,423 |
| Meadowland | $1,423 |
| McIntosh Lake | $1,423 |
| Marshall Manor | $1,423 |
| Magnolia Pond | $1,423 |
| Hollywood Gardens | $1,423 |
| Grove Pointe | $1,423 |
| Greenfield | $1,423 |
| Green Tree | $1,423 |
| Forest Lakes South | $1,423 |
| Fairland Estates | $1,423 |
| Evergreen Park | $1,423 |
| Emerald Gardens | $1,423 |
| Country Place | $1,423 |
| Country Manor | $1,423 |
| Center Gate Woods | $1,423 |
| Center Gate Estates | $1,423 |
| Cedar Grove | $1,423 |
| Beneva Woods | $1,423 |
| Beneva Pines | $1,423 |
| Beneva Park | $1,423 |
| Bee Ridge Estates | $1,423 |
| Bee Ridge Center | $1,423 |
| Ashworth Park | $1,423 |
| Ashwood | $1,423 |
| Ashton Manor - Covington Place | $1,423 |
| Ashton Glen | $1,423 |
| Amberlea | $1,423 |
| Petrecca Terrace - North Vamo | $1,447 |
| Park East Club | $1,447 |
| Spring Lake | $1,451 |
| Woodland Park | $1,461 |
| Woodland | $1,461 |
| Turtle Creek | $1,461 |
| Trails Drive | $1,461 |
| The Settlement | $1,461 |
| Talon Bay | $1,461 |
| Summerwood | $1,461 |
| Southern View | $1,461 |
| Sherwood Forest | $1,461 |
| Sherwood Estates | $1,461 |
| Pleasant Acres - Greystone | $1,461 |
| Pinewood Forest | $1,461 |
| Orange Grove Park | $1,461 |
| Oaks at Woodland Park | $1,461 |
| Oak Vistas | $1,461 |
| Oak Court | $1,461 |
| Nottingham | $1,461 |
| Highland Crest | $1,461 |
| Hidden Oaks North | $1,461 |
| Hidden Oaks Estates | $1,461 |
| Groves | $1,461 |
| Glen Oaks | $1,461 |
| Georgetowne | $1,461 |
| Forest Lakes | $1,461 |
| Eastwood Oaks | $1,461 |
| Eastwood | $1,461 |
| Eastpointe - Southpointe Meadows | $1,461 |
| Deer Hollow | $1,461 |
| Crestline | $1,461 |
| Colonial Oaks | $1,461 |
| Coffman Manor | $1,461 |
| Cedar Hollow South | $1,461 |
| Cedar Hollow North | $1,461 |
| Cedar Hammock | $1,461 |
| Cathedral Oaks Estates | $1,461 |
| Broadway | $1,461 |
| Brentwood Estates | $1,461 |
| Beechwood Estates | $1,461 |
| Bearded Oaks | $1,461 |
| Bahia Vista Heights | $1,461 |
| Arbor Trace | $1,461 |
| Arbor Oaks | $1,461 |
| Wellington Chase | $1,509 |
| San Palermo | $1,515 |
| Palmer Farms - Angus Acres | $1,515 |
| Green Acres | $1,515 |
| Forest Creek | $1,515 |
| 17th Street | $1,539 |
| Willowbrook | $1,563 |
| Villas at Deer Creek | $1,563 |
| Villa Este | $1,563 |
| Venetian Estates | $1,563 |
| Turtle Rock | $1,563 |
| The Isles of Palmer Ranch | $1,563 |
| The Hamptons | $1,563 |
| Sunrise Golf Club Estates | $1,563 |
| Stoneybrook Golf and Country Club | $1,563 |
| Stoneybrook at Palmer Ranch | $1,563 |
| Stonebridge | $1,563 |
| Silver Oak | $1,563 |
| Mira Lago at Palmer Ranch | $1,563 |
| Marbella | $1,563 |
| Huntington Pointe | $1,563 |
| Gulf Gate East | $1,563 |
| Country Club at Sarasota | $1,563 |
| Clark Lakes | $1,563 |
| Beneva Oaks | $1,563 |
| Central Cocoanut | $1,804 |
| Villages at Pinetree | $1,804 |
| The Ranches at Bern Creek | $1,804 |
| The Hammocks | $1,804 |
| Tatum Ridge | $1,804 |
| Sylvan Lea | $1,804 |
| Shadowood | $1,804 |
| Shadow Oaks Estates | $1,804 |
| Shadow Oaks | $1,804 |
| Sarasota Polo Club | $1,804 |
| Sarasota International Trade Center | $1,804 |
| Sarasota Golf Club Colony | $1,804 |
| Racimo Ranches | $1,804 |
| Pine Valley Ranches | $1,804 |
| Palmer Glen - Meadow Walk | $1,804 |
| Paddocks | $1,804 |
| Oak Ford | $1,804 |
| Laurel Oak Estates | $1,804 |
| Laurel Meadows | $1,804 |
| Laurel Lakes | $1,804 |
| Lakewood Ranch | $1,804 |
| Hidden River | $1,804 |
| Fox Creek Acres East | $1,804 |
| Founders Club | $1,804 |
| Deerfield | $1,804 |
| Country Wood Estates | $1,804 |
| Bel-Air Estates | $1,804 |
| Hudson Bayou | $2,062 |
| Bay Point Park | $2,062 |
| Tahiti Park | $2,219 |
| St. Armands Key | $2,219 |
| Rosemary District | $2,219 |
| Lido Shores | $2,219 |
| Lido Key | $2,219 |
| Laurel Park | $2,219 |
| Golden Gate Point | $2,219 |
| Gillespie Park | $2,219 |
| Five Points | $2,219 |
| Central Park - Avondale | $2,219 |
| Burns Square | $2,219 |
The most affordable neighborhoods in Sarasota are Arlington Park, where the average rent goes for $930/month, Cherokee Park, where renters pay $930/mo on average, and Harbor Acres, where the average rent goes for $930/mo. If you’re looking for other great deals, check out the listings from Laissez - Faire ($930), Long Meadow ($930), and Mcclellan Park ($930), where the asking prices are below the average Sarasota rent of $1,446/mo.
The most expensive neighborhoods in Sarasota are Rosemary District ($2,219), St. Armands Key ($2,219) and Tahiti Park ($2,219).
The most popular neighborhood in Sarasota is Brentwood Estates, where there are 2 verified RENTCafé listings with an average rent of $1,461. Next up is Cathedral Oaks Estates, where apartments go for $1,461/month, followed by Colonial Oaks with $1,461 If you’re looking to rent in Sarasota’s most popular neighborhoods, make sure to also check out Five Points, where renters pay $2,219 on average, and Lakewood Ranch, where the average monthly rent is $1,804.
Sarasota | Rent Comparison by Neighborhood
Rent in 17th Street is 19% higher than in All States Park
17th Street rent is 6% higher than Sarasota average
| Average Rent | $1,539 |
|---|
All States Park rent is 10% lower than Sarasota average
| Average Rent | $1,297 |
|---|
How Sarasota Compares to Other Cities
| Average Rent | Y-o-Y Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville | $1,150 | 3% |
| Miami | $1,679 | -2% |
| Tampa | $1,373 | 2% |
| Kissimmee | $1,358 | -2% |
| Orlando | $1,391 | -3% |
| St. Petersburg | $1,389 | 4% |
| Sarasota | $1,446 | 1% |
| Brandon | $1,290 | 5% |
| North Port | $1,284 | 2% |
| Memphis | $971 | 10% |
| Venice | $1,294 | 6% |
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