Sarasota
- Town in Florida
Town
Sarasota
- grade AOverall Grade
- Town in Florida
- Rating 4.15 out of 5 165 reviews
Report Card
- Public Schoolsgrade A minus
- Crime & Safetygrade C
- Housinggrade C+
- Nightlifegrade A+
- Good for Familiesgrade B+
- Diversitygrade A
- Jobsgrade B
- Weathergrade A
- Cost of Livinggrade C+
- Health & Fitnessgrade A
- Outdoor Activitiesgrade B+
- Commutegrade B+
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Real Estate
Median Home Value
$321,100
National
$244,900Median Rent
$1,290
National
$1,163Area Feel
Urban Suburban Mix
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Sarasota Rankings
Niche ranks thousands of places to live based on key statistics from the U.S. Census and expert insights.
Crime & Safety
Crime & Safety
grade C
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Violent Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Assault465.9national 282.7
- Murder12.6national 6.1
- Rape45.1national 40.7
- Robbery135.4national 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Burglary417.1national 500.1
- Theft2,396.2national 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle Theft330.4national 284
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Working in Sarasota
Jobs
grade B
Based on employment rates, job and business growth, and cost of living.
Median Household Income
$62,615
National
$69,021Top Public Schools Serving Sarasota
- grade A+
Pine View School
- Rating 4.04 out of 5 369 reviews
- grade A
Riverview High School
- Rating 3.92 out of 5 443 reviews
- grade A
Phillippi Shores Elementary School
- Rating 4 out of 5 1 review
- grade A
Sarasota School of Arts & Sciences
- Rating 4.18 out of 5 11 reviews
- grade A
Southside Elementary School
- Rating 3.64 out of 5 11 reviews
Top Private Schools Near Sarasota
- grade A+
IMG Academy
- Rating 4.45 out of 5 84 reviews
- grade A+
NewGate School
- Rating 4.3 out of 5 10 reviews
- grade A+
The Out-of-Door Academy
- Rating 4.63 out of 5 89 reviews
- grade A+
Saint Stephen's Episcopal School
- Rating 4.23 out of 5 95 reviews
- grade A+
Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School
- Rating 4.01 out of 5 161 reviews
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Sarasota Reviews
Rating 4.15 out of 5 165 reviews
Overpopulated by everyone moving here (mostly from the northeast). Traffic crashes non-stop, schools getting overcrowded, crime is growing crazily, homeless all over. Everywhere you look a new unaffordable neighborhood or apartment building is being erected but the infrastructure isn’t keeping up. The town is basically owned by Benderson Development and if they want something the county gives it to them. Tourists everywhere all the time. As others have said there’s stuff to do and cool places to eat but it’s overwhelming to even try to go to them - especially on the weekends. Forget about the beaches. Get there by 8 or you’re not getting a parking space in the actual beach parking lot. I’ve lived here my whole life - many decades - and I take my beach vacations elsewhere. It’s so stressful living here. It used to be nice. Not now. My only hope is to sell my house to some fool from New York willing to pay too much and make me rich so I can leave to live somewhere nice.
I really love Sarasota. The city is growing so fast with so many new entertainment spots and restaurants. The beaches in Sarasota are some of the best in the state in my opinion. I absolutely love the charm of downtown, Saint Armand’s, and Siesta Key village. This place is also a wonderful place for young adults with many things to do. It is also a great place to raise a family due to the safety and the (A) rated public school district. The city, as well as Sarasota county, is also a very inclusive, friendly, and progressive place which I love. The only two downsides to Sarasota is the traffic and the cost of housing, but other than that the city and the county is amazing.
I fully agree with the person who said this info is outdated. This area has become extremely congested. People that moved here 30yrs ago have had to leave or move in with their children because rent has jumped up so high. I’ve had people tell me their rent went up by up to $1000 and jobs here do not pay enough. Politics is what mostly everyone wants to talk about all the time and it is exhausting. The school system here does not communicate with parents the way it should. My daughter has to tell me herself the school went into lockdown. The school should be notifying us of something that important not sending text, email & voicemail about a new video they’ve posted that has to do with nothing important. There might be a good amount of things to do but you can’t do any of them because everything and everywhere is crowded. There are a ridiculous amount of car accidents, especially one’s that include people on bikes getting hit. Don’t move here. When my daughter graduates I’m leaving.