Manatee County
Selling a home in Bradenton
Living inside city limits costs about $100 more a month in property tax than just outside, and Manatee County's down payment loan doesn't apply.
Median sale, all homes
$300,000
Median house
$335,000
House $/sq ft
$242
Typical house 1,465 sq ft
Homes sold
516
Apr 2026 to Sep 2026
From Manatee County parcel records records.
What sells here, and for how much
- Houses$335,000 · 290 sold
- Condos$232,400 · 192 sold
- Townhomes$339,000 · 16 sold
- Villas$433,500 · 10 sold
- Manufactured$81,750 · 8 sold
- Typical house sold was built in 1976.
- 32% of sales were in a flood zone.
How the Manatee County market is moving
Median days on market
45
Single-family, August 2026
Months of supply
3.9
Median $495,000, up 5.9% from a year ago
Sold price vs. original asking
96%
Median for houses, July to September 2026
County-wide figures from the Realtor Association of Sarasota and Manatee.
What buyers will ask about
Have these answers ready; they shape what buyers can afford to offer.
Property tax rate
18.41 mills
Unincorporated Manatee is 13.31. On a $400,000 homesteaded home that's about $6,600 a year inside the city versus $4,800 just outside.
2025 tax year · Manatee Property Appraiser, Fla. Dept. of Revenue, Homestead amount (Fla. DOR)
Title insurance
Seller usually pays
In Manatee County the seller customarily pays for the owner's title policy and usually picks the title company. It's custom, not law: Florida gives you the right to choose your own title agent, and who pays can be negotiated.
Local custom · Fla. Dept. of Financial Services, Barnes Walker