Is Bayshore Gardens a good place to live?
More weak spots than strong ones. Incomes are its weak spot (C−) — the median household income is $45K, and 15% of residents live below the poverty line. It lags on hazard risk as well: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 84% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Walkability is its strong suit: it is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns. Homes run about $181K for a typical one, 2.2 times the North Port metro’s $81K median household income. Put together, the subjects come to a D overall, ranking 501st of 634 in Florida. On that grade it does better than 15% of U.S. towns. Bayshore Gardens is home to State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · home values, Zillow.
How Bayshore Gardens grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Bayshore Gardens is from typical.
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What makes Bayshore Gardens stand out
Where Bayshore Gardens beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| College | Students |
|---|---|
| State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota | 5,157 |
| Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine | 62 |
Bayshore Gardens has grown 22% from 2010 to 2020
16,323 counted in 2010 and 19,904 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bayshore Gardens.
Bayshore Gardens has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has homes that are cheap against local pay.
Open space protected for good: 0.6% of Bayshore Gardens
Bayshore Gardens’ concentration of trails stands at 0.7 miles per square mile, above both the Florida town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Count the trails in 3 parks and preserves and they come to 2.5 miles.
| Bayshore Gardens | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bayshore Park | — | 3 |
| 2. Reflection Area | — | 3 |
| 3. Grass play area | 0.1 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Public schools in Bayshore Gardens fall behind 62% of Florida districts
The largest public high school is Bayshore High School, with 1,400 students. The Manatee school district runs its public schools. Three of the 4 schools are below, and why each made the list.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayshore Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 711 | C+ |
| Bayshore High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 8–12 | Grades 8–12 | 1,400 | D |
| State College of Florida Collegiate SchoolTop results in townGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 485 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
The biggest natural risk in Bayshore Gardens is hurricanes, at a very high overall level
Since 1988, Bayshore Gardens has seen 10 flood insurance claims paid out. Expected losses in Bayshore Gardens break down as 68% from hurricanes and 16% from inland flooding. Federal aid has come to Bayshore Gardens households in 5 declared disasters; the latest was in 2024.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On CDC estimates, Bayshore Gardens is less healthy than 79% of U.S. towns
Against the 3,988 U.S. towns with household incomes like Bayshore Gardens’s, it is healthier than 62%, so its C− isn’t only a matter of income.
The share of adults in Bayshore Gardens who have diabetes: 16%. Bayshore Gardens: nearly a third of adults get no exercise outside work, against 25% in Florida’s towns and 25% across U.S. towns.
| Bayshore Gardens | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 20% | 19% |
| What stands out | Bayshore Gardens | FL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.6% | 7.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.4% | 12.7% |
| More smokers | 16.5% | 12.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Bayshore Gardens has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The top destinations are Bradenton (11%), Sarasota (8%) and Tampa (4%). Most people who work leave Bayshore Gardens to do it: just 2% work in town. Among workers in the town, 4.1% work remotely from home. Half commute less than 10 miles.
| Bayshore Gardens | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 4.1% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $45,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Bayshore Gardens
The Bradenton 5 Ese weather station, 5 miles away, records that about 116 days a year reach 90°, more than in 97% of U.S. towns. January nights average 52.1°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.3°.
Bayshore Gardens’ typical July afternoon high comes in at 91°F. Snow is a rarity.
| Bayshore Gardens | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 52°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median home in Bayshore Gardens sells for about $195K
At 2.2 years of the North Port metro’s $81K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 97% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its B− for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $1,231, against $2,730 across Florida, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Bayshore Gardens’ median rent stands at $1,506 a month. In Bayshore Gardens, 66% of households are owner-occupiers. On the market in the town: a median 70 days to sell.
| Bayshore Gardens | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 66% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,506 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Bayshore Gardens
Tropicana Field and 48 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bayshore Gardens. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaTropicana Field
10 mi BeachAnna Maria Island
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaRaymond James Stadium
4 mi MuseumJohn and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
36 mi Stadium & arenaBenchmark International Arena
23 mi MuseumSalvador Dalí MuseumPhoto credits
Tropicana Field: EaglesFanInTampa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Anna Maria Island: Bfpage at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Raymond James Stadium: NASA, Public domain · John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art: Taty2007, CC BY 3.0 · Benchmark International Arena: Miosotis Jade, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Salvador Dalí Museum: Taty2007, CC BY 3.0
Moving to Bayshore Gardens: who provides what
Bayshore Gardens is unincorporated, so Manatee County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota calls Bayshore Gardens home
2 colleges in town.
- Admission
- Open
- Net price
- $22,356
- Graduate
- 38%
- Admission
- Open
- Net price
- —
- Graduate
- —
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Bayshore Gardens
About 3 of every 100 Bayshore Gardens residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
About Bayshore Gardens
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Bayshore Gardens is a census-designated place (CDP) and planned community in Manatee County, Florida, United States. The population was 19,904 at the 2020 census, up from 16,323 in 2010. It is part of the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 3.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 13 ft
- Area code
- 941
Bayshore Gardens’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Bayshore Gardens.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayshore Gardens | #501 | D | B− | — | C+ | C− |
| Whitfield | #461 | C− | D | — | C+ | B− |
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Questions about Bayshore Gardens
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bayshore Gardens, FL a good place to live?
Bayshore Gardens grades D overall, better than 15% of U.S. towns and #501 of 634 in Florida. It grades C− for health and C+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Bayshore Gardens, FL expensive?
The typical home is worth about $181,000, 52% below the Florida typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
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