Is Sarasota, FL a good place to invest in rental property?

Sarasota, FL has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-2,169 and a median cap rate of 2.0%, on a median sold price of $405,000. Prices changed -4.8% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in Sarasota, FL?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Sarasota, FL is 2.0%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in Sarasota, FL?

The median sold price in Sarasota, FL is $405,000 (about $238 per square foot).

Investing in Sarasota, FL Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the Sarasota, FL rental-property market, built from recently sold homes and CashFlowRE's per-listing investment modeling — median price, cap rate, monthly cash flow, appreciation and inventory — so you can judge the market before you ever open a listing.

$405,000Median sold price

$238Median $/sqft

2.0%Median cap rate

$-2,169Modeled cash flow / mo

-4.8%Appreciation YoY

90.2Months of supply

3,441Active listings

458Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Sarasota numbers say

In Sarasota, FL, the median home sold for $405,000 (about $238 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 2.0% cap rate with a median $-2,169 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved -4.8% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 90.2 months of supply — a looser, buyer-friendly market. These are medians across recorded sales; individual properties vary widely, which is exactly what CashFlowRE scores listing by listing.

🔨 See 3 fix-and-flip deals in Sarasota — listings where the estimated after-repair value beats list price + rehab.

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CashFlowRE ranks every for-sale home in Sarasota, FL by cap rate, cash-on-cash return, DSCR and monthly cash flow — so the best rental deals rise to the top. Create a free account to screen Sarasota deals, or browse the national market data.