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A town of 30,477, settled in 1888.
Venice grades B− overall, 184th among Florida's 634 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its schools outperform 84% of the state's and it is more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns. On the other side, homes are expensive, about $380K for a typical one and 4.7 times the North Port metro’s $81K median household income. 61% of residents are 65 or older in Venice, against 20% in Florida’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Venice has 13 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Eagle Point Historic District and Hotel Venice.
Where Venice beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Venice Elementary School | PK–5 | 616 |
| Island Village Montessori School | K–8 | 527 |
| Epiphany Cathedral Catholic School | PK–8 | 272 |
Census counts: 309 in 1930, 25,463 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1900 and 3 maps from 1944 on.
13 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Venice is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Venice. Close and well known come first.
33 mi BeachAnna Maria Island
20 mi MuseumJohn and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
10 mi Ancient siteWarm Mineral Springs
13 mi BeachSiesta Beach
40 mi Park & preserveFort De Soto Park
10 mi State parkMyakka River State ParkAnna 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 · Fort De Soto Park: Christopher Hollis, Public domain · Myakka River State Park: Mx. Granger, CC0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Venice, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Venice.
Venice has schools in the top 5% of Florida, is a second-home town and draws workers from North Port and beyond.
That grade ranks #24 of the 638 Florida towns we grade for schools. It comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $380K.
Three of its 5 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. Its public schools are run by the Sarasota school district. The largest public high school is Venice Senior High School, with 2,579 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venice Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 616 | A |
| Venice Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,579 | A− |
| Student Leadership AcademyTop results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 328 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
14,497 jobs are based in Venice, 2 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. 25.4% of workers work from home, against 15.7% across Florida.
The top destinations are Sarasota (8%), South Sarasota (4%) and Tampa (3%). Most working residents leave Venice for work: only 17% work in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 2,126, to 14,497. A quarter of Venice workers work remotely from home.
| Venice | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 25% | 14% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 17% | 5% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 9.2% | 11% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Trails run 13 miles in 21 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Wellfield Park, at 82 acres. The trail network density in Venice is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Venice | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.9% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pinebrook Park | 0.4 mi | 80 |
| 2. Venezia Park | 0.4 mi | 7 |
| 3. Patriot's Park | 0.3 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
716 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 113 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 84% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, Venice has seen 716 flood insurance claims paid out. FEMA puts nearly three quarters of the town’s expected hazard losses down to hurricanes, and 18% to inland flooding. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 14 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Venice beats the Florida average on 16 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 7.7% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance locally. Two figures for adults locally: 9.9% binge drink, 50% have high blood pressure.
| Venice | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 15% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 50% | 37% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 88% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Venice | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 4.4% | 13.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 3% | 8.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 19.4% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Venice weather station records that about 120 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns. January nights average 51.8°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 92°.
In Venice, the typical July afternoon high is 92°F. Snow is a rarity.
| Venice | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 52°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 92°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical value, about $380K, is 22% below its August 2022 peak. At about $380K, home values are up 3% in five years, against a rise of 19% across Florida.
The share of households in Venice who own their home: 80%. A typical home locally is worth about $380,000, down 2.5% in a year, close to the Florida typical home. A home in Venice typically sold within 70 days of listing.
| Venice | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 64% | 59% | 48% |
| Households that own their home | 80% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,606 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Venice; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Venice residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
20,748 counted in 2010 and 25,463 in 2020; an estimated 30,477 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 19.6% since 2020, after 22.7% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
13 places in Venice on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Venice.
City in the United States
Venice is a city in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. The city includes what locals call "Venice Island", a portion of the mainland that is accessed via bridges over the artificially created Intracoastal Waterway. The city is located in Southwest Florida. As of the 2020 Census, the city had a population of 25,463, up from 20,748 at the 2010 Census. Venice is part of the Sarasota metropolitan area.
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2 towns share a border with Venice.
Venice, Nokomis and Laurel report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Venice with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Venice grades B− overall, better than 47% of U.S. towns and #184 of 634 in Florida. It grades B+ for health and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
3 notable people were born here, including Forrest Lamp and Trey Burton.
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