Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,023, settled in 1892.
The best of Anna Maria’s subject grades are an A+ for walkability and an A− for health; the weakest is a D− for cost of living. 43% of residents are 65 or older in Anna Maria, above both Florida’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (18%). On hazard risk, just 6 of Florida’s 779 towns do worse. Anna Maria has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Anna Maria beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
1,503 counted in 2010 and 968 in 2020; an estimated 1,023 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Anna Maria is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 77 in 1930, a peak of 1,814 in 2000, 968 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 3 maps from 1944 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Anna Maria. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaTropicana Field
2 mi BeachAnna Maria Island
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaRaymond James Stadium
33 mi Stadium & arenaBenchmark International Arena
6 mi Park & preserveFort De Soto Park
18 mi MuseumSalvador Dalí MuseumTropicana Field: EaglesFanInTampa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Anna Maria Island: Bfpage at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Raymond James Stadium: NASA, Public domain · Benchmark International Arena: Miosotis Jade, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort De Soto Park: Christopher Hollis, Public domain · Salvador Dalí Museum: Taty2007, CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Anna Maria, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Anna Maria.
97% of households own their home in Anna Maria, above both the Florida town median (72%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). The typical Anna Maria home is worth about $1,921,000, up 0.7% in a year, 5 times the Florida typical home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave Anna Maria for work: only 13% work in town. Anna Maria’s average trip to work is 19 minutes. Since 2013, Anna Maria has added 722 jobs, to 955 in 2023.
| Anna Maria | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $104,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 5% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The FEMA risk score in Anna Maria is 98 of 100. Since 1979, 1,074 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Anna Maria.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Anna Maria beats the Florida average on 18 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 11% of Anna Maria adults report frequent mental distress. Among 637 Florida towns, just 5 have a lower share of adults who worry about having enough food than Anna Maria.
| Anna Maria | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 86% | 79% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 37% | 36% |
| What stands out | Anna Maria | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 3.5% | 13.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 4.3% | 16.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 17.7% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Anna Maria has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 91°, January nights drop to 53° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Anna Maria | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.2% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Anna Maria Bayfront Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
4 within 15 miles of the center of Anna Maria
About 7 of every 100 Anna Maria residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
Coastal flooding makes up 57% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
City in Florida, United States
Anna Maria is a city in Manatee County, Florida, United States. Anna Maria is part of the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 968 at the 2020 census, down from 1,503 in 2010. The city occupies the northern part of Anna Maria Island and is one of three municipalities on the island. The others are Holmes Beach in the center and Bradenton Beach in the south.
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One town shares a border with Anna Maria.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Maria | — | — | D− | — | C+ | A− |
| Holmes Beach | #263 | C+ | D− | B | C+ | A− |
Anna Maria has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Anna Maria reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Anna Maria with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $1,921,000, 412% above the Florida typical home and up 0.7% in a year. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
