The MeadowsFL
A town of 5,492.
Is The Meadows a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. The Meadows grades B overall, ranked 84th of 634 in Florida. Its schools outperform 84% of the state's. The trade-off is money: the typical home is worth about $382K, 4.7 years of the North Port metro’s $81K median household income. 70% of residents are 65 or older in The Meadows, where Florida’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 18%. The Meadows is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns. Among 638 Florida towns, just 4 have a higher median age than The Meadows.
What makes The Meadows stand out
Where The Meadows beats most towns.
The Meadows has grown 26% from 2010 to 2020
3,994 counted in 2010 and 5,037 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How The Meadows grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far The Meadows is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Tropicana Field and 35 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around The Meadows. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaTropicana Field
18 mi BeachAnna Maria Island
5 mi MuseumJohn and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
30 mi MuseumSalvador Dalí Museum
24 mi Park & preserveFort De Soto Park
8 mi BeachSiesta BeachPhoto 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 · Salvador Dalí Museum: Taty2007, CC BY 3.0 · Fort De Soto Park: Christopher Hollis, Public domain · Siesta Beach: 4net, CC BY 3.0
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Moving to The Meadows: who provides what
The Meadows 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 The Meadows.
The Meadows is a second-home town, has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
0.1% of The Meadows is conserved land
4.6 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The Meadows’ trail density is 1.8 miles per square mile.
| The Meadows | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.8 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Nathan Benderson Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Very high risk in The Meadows, with hurricanes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 84% of U.S. communities. Since 1992, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in The Meadows.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Meadows has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave The Meadows for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2013, The Meadows has added 87 jobs, to 556 in 2023. The average trip to work in The Meadows is 23 minutes.
| The Meadows | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 5% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer of The Meadows’ adults report frequent mental distress than in the typical Florida or U.S. town
Against the 10,498 U.S. towns with household incomes like The Meadows’s, it is healthier than 87%, so its B+ isn’t only a matter of income.
10% of The Meadows adults report frequent mental distress. The Meadows beats the Florida average on 17 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 9.3% of The Meadows adults binge drink.
| The Meadows | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 9.3% | 15% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 37% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 50% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | The Meadows | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 4.3% | 13.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 2.9% | 8.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 20.2% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Mild winters and hot summers in The Meadows
The Bradenton 5 Ese weather station, 6 miles away, records that about 116 days a year reach 90°, more than in 97% of U.S. towns. January nights average 51.1°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.7°.
The Meadows has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
| The Meadows | 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
The Meadows earns a D for cost of living
79% of households own their home in The Meadows.
| The Meadows | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,740 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 79% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about The Meadows
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of The Meadows
About 3 of every 100 The Meadows residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
97% of working residents leave The Meadows for work
Where The Meadows’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About The Meadows
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
The Meadows is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,037 at the 2020 census, up from 3,994 at the 2010 census. The CDP is part of the North Port–Bradenton–Sarasota, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 2.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 26 ft
- Area code
- 941
The Meadows’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with The Meadows.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Meadows | #84 | B | D | — | A− | B+ |
| Kensington Park | #4 | A− | B | — | A− | B |
| Fruitville | #71 | B | D | — | A− | A− |
The Meadows, Kensington Park and Fruitville report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare The Meadows with a neighbor →
Questions about The Meadows
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is The Meadows, FL a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. The Meadows grades B overall, better than 60% of U.S. towns and #84 of 634 in Florida. It grades B+ for health and A− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Is The Meadows, FL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $382,000, 2% above 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 D.