Sarasota housing market: home prices, trends and forecast
Sarasota home prices: in September 2026 the Zillow Home Value Index put the typical home in Sarasota, Florida at $410,998, which is −1.5% on a year earlier and sits −14.2% under the peak of $478,770 reached in August 2022.
- What a typical home is worth
- $410,998September 2026, Zillow ZHVI
- Change over 12 months
- −1.5% compared with September 2025.
Sarasota home prices since 2000
Sarasota is the steel line; the grey line shows the United States. From January 2000 to now, the typical Sarasota home has risen from $132,491 to $410,998, ×3.10, against ×2.99 for the US in the same months. The boom peak reached $328,552 in July 2006, and the low was $157,575 in January 2012, −52.0%.
Sarasota median home price, year by year
Each yearly figure averages the twelve monthly values; for 2026, the latest month is shown.
| Year | Sarasota | Change on the year | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $136,483 | $125,745 | |
| 2001 | $149,181 | +9.3% | $134,899 |
| 2002 | $165,480 | +10.9% | $144,276 |
| 2003 | $185,180 | +11.9% | $155,308 |
| 2004 | $209,514 | +13.1% | $169,891 |
| 2005 | $267,275 | +27.6% | $189,732 |
| 2006 | $321,180 | +20.2% | $206,531 |
| 2007 | $282,868 | −11.9% | $208,449 |
| 2008 | $229,043 | −19.0% | $195,574 |
| 2009 | $184,872 | −19.3% | $177,542 |
| 2010 | $171,171 | −7.4% | $171,462 |
| 2011 | $161,342 | −5.7% | $162,508 |
| 2012 | $163,890 | +1.6% | $161,137 |
| 2013 | $184,765 | +12.7% | $171,420 |
| 2014 | $206,834 | +11.9% | $182,996 |
| 2015 | $227,348 | +9.9% | $192,738 |
| 2016 | $250,545 | +10.2% | $204,509 |
| 2017 | $264,332 | +5.5% | $216,767 |
| 2018 | $273,536 | +3.5% | $230,541 |
| 2019 | $278,119 | +1.7% | $242,088 |
| 2020 | $290,769 | +4.5% | $257,151 |
| 2021 | $347,318 | +19.4% | $295,959 |
| 2022 | $452,928 | +30.4% | $340,014 |
| 2023 | $471,564 | +4.1% | $348,160 |
| 2024 | $466,806 | −1.0% | $359,751 |
| 2025 | $428,755 | −8.2% | $362,959 |
| September 2026 | $410,998 | −1.5% | $366,157 |
What a Sarasota home bought in any given year is worth today
An index-based estimate of a typical home, not an appraisal.
Each year's figure averages its twelve monthly index values; today's value is September 2026. More options include the home appreciation calculator.
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Sarasota housing market forecast
For the North Port, FL metro, Zillow's forecast is −1.9% for 12 months beginning September 2026. The next three months have a forecast change of −0.1%. Sarasota's typical value stands at $410,998, so applying that forecast would put it around $403,200 one year on.
This forecast repeats Zillow's central estimate for the metro; the site itself publishes none of its own. A 12-month forecast like this has usually been off by several percentage points from the change that actually happened, in either direction. This is not investment advice.
Forecasts for every metro in a single table: housing market forecast.
Sarasota housing market crash risk score
A score of 56 of 100, on the high side
Sarasota is ranked with the 292 cities on five conditions that had run high before earlier price falls. Every input gets a score from 0 to 100 when compared with the other cities, and the five scores are averaged with equal weight. It shows conditions as they are today; it does not predict a crash.
| Input | Value | Sub-score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active listings vs 2019 | +4.4% | 52 | 20% |
| Time on the market vs 2019 | +8.6% | 59 | 20% |
| Price-to-rent ratio | 15.5 | 31 | 20% |
| 12-month price change | −1.5% | 84 | 20% |
This is not investment advice. The scoring method: methodology. All 292 cities, ranked by crash risk: every city ranked.
Days on market and housing inventory in Sarasota
In September 2026 the North Port, FL metro showed 6,905 homes that were for sale, −14.5% below a year earlier and +4.4% above that month in 2019. The median time to sell a listing was 88 days, up +8.6% from 2019, and price cuts appeared in 18.1% of listings.
| North Port, FL metro, September 2026 | Value | On a year |
|---|---|---|
| Active listings | 6,905 | −14.5% |
| New listings | 2,028 | |
| Median days on market | 88 | −11.6% |
| Median list price | $457,450 | −3.7% |
| Share with a price cut | 18.1% |
Metro inventory, from Realtor.com® Economic Research. Realtor.com data. For every metro area: days on market by city.
Living costs in Sarasota
In Sarasota, the typical asking rent is $2,210 a month according to the Zillow Observed Rent Index, up +1.1% on a year. The cost of a typical home equals 15.5 years of that rent. BEA gives the metro a price index of 102.4 compared with the US average of 100, while its housing cost index is 128.0.
The salary needed to move there, plus rent and prices: living costs in Sarasota.
More housing markets across Florida
- Jacksonville market: $284,832.
- Miami market: $583,705.
- Tampa market: $375,619.
- Orlando market: $372,775.
- St. Petersburg market: $351,862.
- Port St. Lucie $384,099
- Cape Coral $334,660
- Tallahassee market: $291,188.
- Fort Lauderdale $509,743
- Hollywood market: $442,331.
State overview: Florida housing market.
How to read this chart
The Zillow Home Value Index for Sarasota provides each point. It shows a typical home's value in the market's middle third, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, and measured in that month's dollars. The hollow dot identifies the selected month on the slider, while the terracotta dot shows the most recent month. The figures do not account for inflation, and the index follows a typical home rather than one specific house. Use the card above or the home appreciation tool to calculate a single home's value from the price at which it sold.