Sarasota, FL vs Bayshore Gardens, FL

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricSarasota, FLBayshore Gardens, FL
Population56,97018,131
Median Household Income$72,105$44,958
Median Rent$1,684/mo$1,506/mo
Median Home Value$463,000$181,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)102102
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income59.1%66.2%
Poverty Rate15%15%
Unemployment Rate4.1%4.2% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k380448*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,4311,324*
Median AQI4636
Good AQI Days /yr236332
Summer Highs91°F91°F
Winter Lows54°F54°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute20.7 min24.4 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating5.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher1619.4
College Degree Rate41.8%21.5%
Foreign-Born %16.2%14.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+6.6%-9.7%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Bayshore Gardens (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.