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Moving to
Englewood.
Englewood is an unincorporated community in Sarasota County, FL. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.
What it's like to live in Englewood
Englewood is an unincorporated community in Florida with rent below the national average and schools with class sizes near the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Englewood deals with air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, hot summers, above-average rainfall, and fewer dining and entertainment options than a bigger city.
The good
- Rent below the national average
- Average class sizes
The not so good
- Air quality concerns
- Hot summers
- Above-average rainfall
- Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options
How Englewood compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Englewood
Based on Englewood's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$2,484
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $49,680 a year
- 44% of Englewood renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$67,980
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $33,990
- Homes cost 4.9× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of living▼ 12% below US
$1,242/mo median rent
Cost of living works in this city's favor. Median rent sits around $1,242 a month, nothing that raises eyebrows. Solid value overall. Home prices run above average, with a median around $339,900. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.
Median home value $339,900 · 44% of renters cost-burdened
Job market
4.3% county unemployment
Unemployment in Sarasota County is 4.3%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.
Sarasota County (county-wide)
Safety
95 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction
Englewood doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.
Property crime 744/100k · Policed by Sarasota County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data
Getting around▼ 11% below US
23 min average commute
Commutes are reasonable, averaging 23.2 minutes. Nothing heroic, and there's still time left over for a life after work. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 19% work from home.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 91°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 54°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Healthcare
1 hospital
There's one Medicare-certified hospital inside city limits, rated 3.0 out of 5 by Medicare. Hospitals in neighboring towns aren't counted here.
Medicare-certified hospitals
Education & workforceNear US average
34% bachelor's degree or higher
Education levels run about average, with 34% college-educated. It's a mix of white-collar and blue-collar work, which can be an asset or a limitation depending on the field.
Schools
3 public schools inside the boundary
There are 3 public schools inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 17:1, slightly above the national average of 16:1.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is De Soto National Memorial (43 miles away).
Bottom line
Englewood's strongest point is rent below the national average; the main tradeoffs are air quality that falls short of national benchmarks and hot summers. A year of median rent ($1,242/mo) equals 22% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit people watching their budget and remote workers (19% of workers here already work from home).
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