Sarasota SpringsFL
Public schools that outperform most of Florida. The town, home to 12,611 people, lies in Florida.
Is Sarasota Springs a good place to live?
Mostly strong, with a single weak spot. Where it does best is schools: its schools rank ahead of 84% of Florida towns. What holds it back is hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 90% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Homes run about $349K for a typical one, 4.3 times the North Port metro’s $81K median household income. All told, that adds up to a B overall and a rank of 90th of 634 in Florida. On that grade it does better than 59% of U.S. towns. Sarasota Springs’ rent at the middle of the market is $2,137 a month, above both Florida’s towns ($1,647 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). This Florida town is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 72% of U.S. towns.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · FEMA National Risk Index · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24.
What makes Sarasota Springs stand out
Where Sarasota Springs beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Brentwood Elementary School | PK–5 | 590 |
Sarasota Springs has shrunk 13% from 2010 to 2020
14,395 counted in 2010 and 12,521 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Sarasota Springs grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Sarasota Springs is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Tropicana Field and 35 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sarasota Springs. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaTropicana Field
21 mi BeachAnna Maria Island
7 mi MuseumJohn and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
6 mi BeachSiesta Beach
33 mi MuseumSalvador Dalí Museum
27 mi Park & preserveFort De Soto ParkPhoto credits
Tropicana Field: EaglesFanInTampa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Anna Maria Island: Bfpage at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art: Taty2007, CC BY 3.0 · Siesta Beach: 4net, CC BY 3.0 · Salvador Dalí Museum: Taty2007, CC BY 3.0 · Fort De Soto Park: Christopher Hollis, Public domain
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Moving to Sarasota Springs: who provides what
Sarasota Springs 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 Sarasota Springs.
Sarasota Springs has schools in the top 5% of Florida and has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, but it trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
Sarasota Springs faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by hurricanes
Paid flood insurance claims in Sarasota Springs since 1981: 430. Nearly three fifths of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from hurricanes, followed by inland flooding at 34%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For schools, Sarasota Springs earns an A−
That grade ranks #24 of the 638 Florida towns we grade for schools.
Its public schools are run by the Sarasota school district. Sarasota Springs’ only public school teaches 590 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brentwood Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 590 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Sarasota Springs’ workers commute out
Jobs based here grew from 1,116 in 2013 to 2,501.
Only 4% of working residents stay in Sarasota Springs for work; the rest commute out. Jobs based in Sarasota Springs grew to 2,501 in 2023, 1,385 more than in 2013. Sarasota Springs’ median household income stands at $96,000. The top destinations are Sarasota (20%), Fruitville (6%) and South Sarasota (3%).
| Sarasota Springs | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $96,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.6% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Sarasota Springs
The Bradenton 5 Ese weather station, 10 miles away, records that about 116 days a year reach 90°, more than in 97% of U.S. towns. January nights average 51.3°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.7°.
The peak summer temperature in Sarasota Springs is 92°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Sarasota Springs | 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
A typical Florida spread of ages in Sarasota Springs
No age group stands out against Florida: all are within 4 points. Here, 30% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 34% in Florida as a whole. In Sarasota Springs, 22% of residents are under 18.
| Sarasota Springs | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 22% | 20% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.1 points. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Sarasota Springs | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.6% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.8% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.3% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.1% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.1% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.5% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.5% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.3% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.7% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.4% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.9% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.5% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.9% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.6% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Sarasota Springs is less healthy than 51% of U.S. towns
Against the 9,209 U.S. towns with household incomes like Sarasota Springs’s, it is less healthy than 70%, so it trails even them.
78% of Sarasota Springs adults had a checkup this year. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Sarasota Springs is ahead of Florida on 5 and behind on 3. Two figures for adults locally: 21% have been diagnosed with depression, 15% smoke cigarettes.
| Sarasota Springs | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 16% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Sarasota Springs | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.6% | 13.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 14.1% | 16.8% |
| More adults with depression | 20.9% | 17.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Sarasota Springs sell for about $344K
On the market in Sarasota Springs: a median 56 days to sell. The share of households in Sarasota Springs who own their home: 80%. Sellers in Sarasota Springs got 97.9% of the asking price, typically.
| Sarasota Springs | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,137 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 80% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Sarasota Springs
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Sarasota Springs
About 4 of every 100 Sarasota Springs residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
96% of working residents leave Sarasota Springs for work
Where Sarasota Springs’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Sarasota Springs
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Sarasota Springs is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. The population was 12,521 at the 2020 census, down from 14,395 at the 2010 census. It is part of the North Port–Bradenton–Sarasota, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 3.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 23 ft
- Area code
- 941
Sarasota Springs’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Sarasota Springs.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarasota Springs | #90 | B | C | — | A− | B− |
| Fruitville | #71 | B | D | — | A− | A− |
| Bee Ridge | #80 | B | D | — | A− | B+ |
Sarasota Springs, Fruitville and Bee Ridge report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Sarasota Springs with a neighbor →
Questions about Sarasota Springs
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sarasota Springs, FL a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Sarasota Springs grades B overall, better than 59% of U.S. towns and #90 of 634 in Florida. It grades B− for health and A− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Sarasota Springs, FL expensive?
The typical home is worth about $349,000, 7% 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 C.