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Weather
90.1°F
Mostly Clear
Today: Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms, high 91°F
Air Quality (PM2.5, Sarasota)
43
GoodNearest reporting area, 21.6 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.
Active Weather Alerts
0
Population & People
Population
84,605
Median age
49.3
Median household income
$84,049
Poverty rate
6.7%
Unemployment rate
4.9%
Bachelor's degree+
29.9%
Avg. commute
26 min
Hispanic or Latino
12.7%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Housing & Rent
Median home value
$362,500
Median gross rent
$1,894/mo
Homeownership rate
80.89%
HUD FMR — 2 bedroom
$1,958
HUD Fair Market Rent (Sarasota County, 12 mi from North Port), 2026. Efficiency $1418, 1BR $1686, 2BR $1958, 3BR $2537, 4BR $3027. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.
Energy
Florida gasoline midgrade
$4.25
Florida commercial electricity
11.47¢/kWh
Florida industrial electricity
8.84¢/kWh
Florida residential electricity
15.24¢/kWh
Economy
Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total
1834641.4
Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total
1393837.1
All-Transactions House Price Index for Florida
827.88
Unemployment Rate
4.7%
Source: FRED, Florida-specific series.