Sarasota County
Selling a home in North Port
The most affordable of our Sarasota County towns, but flat city fees and septic systems add costs the price won't show.
Median sale, all homes
$335,900
Median house
$340,000
House $/sq ft
$205
Typical house 1,717 sq ft
Homes sold
1,549
Apr 2026 to Sep 2026
From Sarasota County Property Appraiser records.
What sells here, and for how much
- Houses$340,000 · 1378 sold
- Condos$324,100 · 150 sold
- Manufactured$110,000 · 21 sold
- 37% of sales were new builds (median $356,000). Resale homes compete with builder incentives here.
- 23% of houses sold had a pool.
- Typical house sold was built in 2020.
How the Sarasota County market is moving
Median days on market
47
Single-family, August 2026
Months of supply
3.7
Median $470,000, down 1.1% from a year ago
Sold price vs. original asking
94%
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.
Flat city fees
$202 + $3.27 per $5K
That's just the fire assessment: $202.26 per home plus $3.27 per $5,000 of building value, about $370 on a $250,000 house. Trash, road and drainage charges come on top. Homestead doesn't reduce any of them.
FY2026-27 · North Port Fire Rescue, North Port rates, Sarasota Tax Collector
Property tax rate
14.51 mills
County and schools 10.74 plus city 3.77. On a $400,000 home with homestead, about $5,200 a year.
2025 tax year · Sarasota Tax Collector, Fla. Dept. of Revenue, Homestead amount (Fla. DOR)