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Gulf Coast Area Guides
Neighborhood guides to living in the Sarasota area, with beaches, dining, parks, events and the kinds of homes you’ll find in each one. New guides are on the way.
Area Guides
Explore the Gulf Coast, one area at a time
From the barrier-island beaches to downtown and the master-planned communities inland, each guide covers what daily life looks like and what to know before you buy.
Downtown Sarasota
Living in Downtown Sarasota, FL: The Complete Neighborhood Guide
Bayfront condo towers, 1920s bungalow districts, a Saturday market that has run since 1979, and Lido Beach about ten minutes away.
Lakewood Ranch
Living in Lakewood Ranch, FL: The Complete Community Guide
Forty-plus villages, three town centers, golf, trails and a nationally ranked farmers market, all east of I-75 across two counties.
Longboat Key
Living on Longboat Key, FL: The Complete Island Guide
About ten miles of Gulf beach, bayside marinas and golf, and gated club communities.
Lido Key
Living on Lido Key & St. Armands Circle: The Complete Guide
A public Gulf beach, a historic shopping circle and downtown Sarasota just across the causeway.
St. Armands Circle
Living near St. Armands Circle, Sarasota: The Complete Guide
John Ringling's island village of shops, palms and statuary, with homes on the quiet streets around it.
Bird Key
Living on Bird Key, Sarasota: The Complete Guide
A single-family island in Sarasota Bay, halfway between downtown and St. Armands Circle.
Siesta Key
Living on Siesta Key: The Complete Guide
Powder-soft quartz sand, a barefoot village and two distinct ends of the island, a short drive from downtown Sarasota.
Casey Key
Living on Casey Key: The Complete Guide
A narrow, mostly residential barrier island between Osprey and Nokomis, reached by a century-old swing bridge at one end and a drawbridge at the other.
Palmer Ranch
Living in Palmer Ranch, FL: The Complete Guide
A master-planned community of golf, gated and family neighborhoods between Sarasota and Osprey, with the Legacy Trail at its edge.
Osprey
Living in Osprey, FL: The Complete Guide
A quiet stretch of Little Sarasota Bay between Sarasota and Venice, with a state park, a historic bayfront campus and the Legacy Trail close to home.
Nokomis
Living in Nokomis, FL: The Complete Guide
A small, older bay town between Osprey and Venice, with a public Gulf beach across the water and golf communities along Laurel Road.
Venice
Living in Venice, FL: The Complete Guide
A planned 1920s city on the Gulf, with a walkable downtown, a fishing pier, shark-tooth beaches and big master-planned communities inland.
Anna Maria Island
Living on Anna Maria Island, FL: The Complete Guide
Gulf beaches, three small cities, a free trolley and a slower pace at the northern edge of Manatee County.
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