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Sarasota FL Apartment Market Read
Covers North Port, Bradenton and Sarasota.
Current market read
Renter’s market
ConditionSoft
The yearly data reads a renter's market, and asking rents are falling less than they were.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google searchabout 210 searches in August 2026 · HousesSee read →
Renter Google Search InterestGoogle · monthly
About 210 searches in August 2026, for Sarasota on its own
What renters Google mostHousesSee all →Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.
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Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
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Recovering
Asking rents are still below last year, but falling less than they were three months ago (September 2026).
Job growthBLS · SEPTEMBER 2026, PRELIMINARY
+1.2%
▲ Hiring, past 12 months
Job growth · 12 months
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026, with Pro
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
Share of rentals sitting empty. A yearly count, last taken 2024, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
$1,866 a month
September 2026, ▼ down 1.1% on September 2025
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Asking rent · 24 months
Oct 2024 to Sep 2026, with Pro
Census 2024: +3.6% · US avg +4.6%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$1,920/mo
Typical rent. A yearly count, last taken 2024
Median rent · 8 yearly counts
2017 to 2025, no 2020, with Pro
In the news · SarasotaNEWS · DAILY
Latest local coverage, 5 days ago. softer neutral firmer
336-Unit Melina Sarasota Opens in Manatee County Amid Record Apartment GlutLuxury Multifamily Community Melina Sarasota Opens and Raises $30K for Myakka Elephant RanchHundreds of Units Are Headed for Downtown Sarasota. But What Does the Rental Market Say?View all 8 Sarasota news →Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Strong demand
DEMAND
Jobs+1.2%
Migration 2025+15/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025+49%
Vacancy 20249.0%
Rent vs buyWEEKLY RATE · 2024 RENT
+$1,470/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $1,920 · own $3,390
$1,920RENT
$3,390OWN
Domestic migrationCENSUS · 2025
+15/1k
▲ More people moved in from elsewhere in the US than left. A yearly count, last taken 2025.
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