What is the median rent in Bee Ridge, FL?

Name: Median rent in Bee Ridge, FL, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Bee Ridge, FL is $2,118 (±$213) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 869 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Bee Ridge, the median gross rent went from $1,394 in 2015–2019 to $2,118 in 2020–2024 (+51.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $2,118 (±$213)
Rented homes: 869 (±234)
$2,000 or more: 59.0%
Since 2015–2019: +51.9%

How much rent costs in Bee Ridge

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Bee Ridge	Sarasota County	Florida	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±5.9 points)	2.5%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.0% (±5.9 points)	7.8%	10.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	17.3% (±9.8 points)	21.5%	26.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	23.7% (±15.3 points)	28.7%	28.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	38.4% (±14.9 points)	21.1%	17.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	6.8% (±7.0 points)	8.8%	7.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	13.8% (±12.4 points)	9.7%	6.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,000 to $2,499, paid by 38.4% of renting households.

59.0% of rented homes in Bee Ridge cost $2,000 or more a month.

Bee Ridge against Sarasota County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bee Ridge	Sarasota County	Florida	United States
Median gross rent	$2,118 (±$213)	$1,818 (±$31)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	869 (±234)	45,982 (±1,374)	2,716,443 (±16,958)	42,849,984

In Bee Ridge, median gross rent is higher than in Sarasota County ($1,818).

It is also higher than in Florida ($1,669).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

In Sarasota County, Bee Ridge ranks 5 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 113 of 793.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Bee Ridge has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$1,394 (±$137)	$2,118 (±$213)	+51.9%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	27.2% (±4.5 points)	18.5% (±4.5 points)	−8.7 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	3.9% (±4.8 points)	3.2% (±5.3 points)	−0.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Bee Ridge

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bee Ridge
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Bee Ridge	—	$2,118 (±$213)	—
South Gate Ridge	1.4 mi	$1,612 (±$265)	Lower
Sarasota Springs	1.7 mi	$2,137 (±$98)	Not measurably different
Ridge Wood Heights	2.4 mi	$1,587 (±$200)	Lower
Lake Sarasota	2.6 mi	$1,986 (±$234)	Not measurably different
Southgate	2.8 mi	$1,671 (±$235)	Lower
Gulf Gate	2.8 mi	$1,768 (±$129)	Lower
Fruitville	3.5 mi	$1,977 (±$100)	Not measurably different
South Sarasota	3.7 mi	$1,693 (±$217)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: South Gate Ridge, FL ($1,612), Ridge Wood Heights, FL ($1,587), Southgate, FL ($1,671).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Sarasota County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Siesta Key	$3,500 or more
2	Vamo	$2,500 (±$1,652)
3	Osprey	$2,196 (±$902)
4	Sarasota Springs	$2,137 (±$98)
5	Bee Ridge	$2,118 (±$213)
6	North Sarasota	$2,076 (±$244)
7	Lake Sarasota	$1,986 (±$234)
8	Fruitville	$1,977 (±$100)
9	North Port	$1,894 (±$159)
10	Plantation (community)	$1,875 (±$1,671)
11	South Venice	$1,852 (±$154)

Showing 11 of 27 places in Sarasota County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Bee Ridge is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Bee Ridge

What is the average rent in Bee Ridge, FL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Bee Ridge is $2,118 (±$213) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Bee Ridge?

In Bee Ridge, the median gross rent went from $1,394 in 2015–2019 to $2,118 in 2020–2024 (+51.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in Bee Ridge cost more than $2,000 a month?

59.0% of rented homes in Bee Ridge have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Bee Ridge higher than in Sarasota County?

In Bee Ridge, median gross rent is higher than in Sarasota County ($1,818).

It is also higher than in Florida ($1,669).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Bee Ridge CDP, Florida (place:04925, in state:12).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.