VamoFL
A town of 2,936, founded in 1928.
Is Vamo a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Vamo grades A− overall, 9th of 634 graded towns in Florida. It is healthier than 91% of U.S. towns. The median household earns $88K and its schools rank ahead of 84% of Florida towns. What holds it back is price: homes are expensive, about $364K for a typical one and 4.5 times the North Port metro’s $81K median household income. Vamo’s age of the median resident is 71.7 years, above both the Florida town median (42.4 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 85% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Only 6 of the 638 Florida towns we compare have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Vamo.
What makes Vamo stand out
Where Vamo beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Vamo has shrunk 40% from 2010 to 2020
4,727 counted in 2010 and 2,822 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Vamo grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Vamo is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Tropicana Field and 32 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Vamo. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaTropicana Field
24 mi BeachAnna Maria Island
12 mi MuseumJohn and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
4 mi BeachSiesta Beach
39 mi MuseumSalvador Dalí Museum
31 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 Vamo: who provides what
Vamo 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 Vamo.
Vamo has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and has added a third more jobs in ten years, but it has many renters stretched by housing costs.
A smaller share of adults in Vamo smoke cigarettes than in the typical Florida or U.S. town
Among adults in Vamo, 13% binge drink. Only 8 of the 636 Florida towns we compare have a lower share of adults who worry about having enough food than Vamo. Of 31 CDC measures, Vamo beats the Florida average on 20 and trails it on 5.
| Vamo | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 37% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.7% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 32% | 35% |
| What stands out | Vamo | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 4.6% | 16.8% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 4.1% | 13.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 17.3% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Very high risk in Vamo, with hurricanes at the top
Expected losses in Vamo break down as 71% from hurricanes and 19% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Vamo’s year
The Venice weather station, 9 miles away, records that about 120 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns. January nights average 52.6°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.8°.
Vamo’s January low stands at 53°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Vamo | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 53°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 92°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Vamo sends most of its workers out of town
Jobs based here grew from 633 in 2013 to 916.
Only 4% of working residents stay in Vamo for work; the rest commute out. This Florida town had 916 jobs in 2023, up 283 from 2013. Its average trip to work stands at 22 minutes. The top destinations are Sarasota (15%), South Sarasota (3%) and Osprey (3%).
| Vamo | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.4% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A home in Vamo sells for about $382K at the median
74.5% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 60.1% across Florida.
A home in Vamo typically sold within 25 days of listing. In Vamo, the typical sale closed at 95.5% of the list price. For households in the town, the share who own their home is 71%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Vamo
Colleges nearby
6 within 15 miles of the center of Vamo
About 2 of every 100 Vamo residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
About Vamo
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Vamo is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,822 at the 2020 census, down from 4,727 at the 2010 census. 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
- 1.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 13 ft
- Area code
- 941
Vamo’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Vamo.
Vamo and Osprey report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Vamo with a neighbor →
Questions about Vamo
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Vamo, FL a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Vamo grades A− overall, better than 83% of U.S. towns and #9 of 634 in Florida. It grades A for health and A− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Vamo, FL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $364,000, 3% 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 D.