PlantationSarasota County, FL
A town of 4,531.
Is Plantation a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Plantation grades B overall, 104th of 634 graded towns in Florida. Its schools outperform 84% of the state's. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $418K, 5.2 years of the North Port metro’s $81K median household income. 70% of residents are 65 or older in Plantation, above both Florida’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (18%). FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 85% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top.
What makes Plantation stand out
Where Plantation beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
98% of working residents leave Plantation for work
Where Plantation’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Plantation grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Plantation is from typical.
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Moving to Plantation: who provides what
Plantation is unincorporated, so Sarasota 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Plantation.
Plantation is a second-home town, has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and has added half again as many jobs in ten years.
The median age in Plantation is higher than in most of Florida or the rest of the country
24.7% of homes are seasonal or vacation homes, against 7.8% statewide, which helps explain the older median age.
42% of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 34% across Florida. People 65 and older are 71% of residents (21% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 20% of residents (38% statewide).
| Plantation | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 71.2 years | 42.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 42% | 31% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
About 82 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.7 points). Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Plantation | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 1.2% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 3.1% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0.9% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 4.4% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 2.8% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 2.6% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.7% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 29.9% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 40.6% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.6% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 17.2% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.3% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.2% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.8% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,500, single groups can be off by several points
Trail density in Plantation is higher than in the typical Florida or U.S. town
5.6 miles of trail. In Plantation, nearly a tenth of the land is protected.
| Plantation | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 2.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 9.1% | 3% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Plantation faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by hurricanes
Flood insurance has paid out on 13 claims in Plantation since 2022. FEMA puts 70% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to hurricanes, and 22% to inland flooding.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Plantation has 0.5 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Jobs based here grew from 415 in 2013 to 636. 24.9% of workers work from home, against 15.7% across Florida.
The typical journey to work for Plantation comes to 22 minutes. Employers in Plantation added 221 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 636. For residents in the town, the share who live below the poverty line is 5.6%. Half of commuters travel less than 23 miles.
| Plantation | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.6% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Residents of Plantation are healthier than three in four U.S. towns
The share of adults 18 to 64 in Plantation who have no health insurance: 6.5%. Of 31 CDC measures, Plantation beats the Florida average on 17 and trails it on 7. Among adults in the town, 9% binge drink and 50% have high blood pressure. Only 6 of the 636 Florida towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Plantation.
| Plantation | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 9% | 15% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 50% | 37% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 89% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Plantation | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 4% | 13.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 2.7% | 8.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 21% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The climate in Plantation brings mild winters and hot summers
The Venice weather station, 5 miles away, records that about 120 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns. January nights average 51.1°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 92°.
Plantation’s January low is 51°F. Snowfall is close to zero.
| Plantation | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 51°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 92°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Anna Maria Island and 21 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Plantation. Close and well known come first.
38 mi BeachAnna Maria Island
25 mi MuseumJohn and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
7 mi Ancient siteWarm Mineral Springs11 mi Park & preserveMyakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park
18 mi BeachSiesta Beach
13 mi State parkMyakka River State ParkPhoto credits
Anna Maria Island: Bfpage at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art: Taty2007, CC BY 3.0 · Warm Mineral Springs: Blas0082, Public domain · Siesta Beach: 4net, CC BY 3.0 · Myakka River State Park: Mx. Granger, CC0
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Everything we know about Plantation
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Plantation; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Plantation residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
About Plantation
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Plantation is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,034 at the 2020 census, up from 4,919 at the 2010 census. It is part of the North Port–Bradenton–Sarasota, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 2.5 sq mi
- Area code
- 941
Questions about Plantation
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Plantation, FL a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Plantation grades B overall, better than 57% of U.S. towns and #104 of 634 in Florida. It grades B+ for health and A− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Plantation, FL expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.