Manatee County · also Sarasota
Selling a home in Lakewood Ranch
Special districts bill homeowners here on top of taxes, and the county line changes your tax rate, schools and title costs.
Median sale, all homes
$599,000
Median house
$653,250
House $/sq ft
$277
Typical house 2,318 sq ft
Homes sold
571
Apr 2026 to Sep 2026
From Manatee County parcel records records.
What sells here, and for how much
- Houses$653,250 · 450 sold
- Condos$332,500 · 84 sold
- Townhomes$315,000 · 26 sold
- Villas$435,000 · 11 sold
- 48% of sales were new builds (median $545,000). Resale homes compete with builder incentives here.
- Typical house sold was built in 2024.
- 8% 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.
District assessments
$1,481 to $6,034
Yearly per home on the tax bill in CDD 1 ($1,481 to $2,058) and CDD 5 ($3,203 to $6,034). Newer villages are in the Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District, which bills its own. Homestead doesn't reduce them; get the parcel's exact amount.
FY2025-26 · LWR CDD 1 notice, LWR CDD 5 notice, Wikipedia
Property tax rate
14.16 or 11.47 mills
Lakewood Ranch spans Manatee and Sarasota counties. Manatee side: 14.16, about $5,100 a year on a $400,000 homesteaded home. Sarasota side: 11.47, about $4,150.
2025 tax year · Manatee Property Appraiser, Sarasota Tax Collector, Lakewood Ranch fact sheet