What is the median rent in Palmer Ranch, FL?

Name: Median rent in Palmer Ranch, FL, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Palmer Ranch, FL is $1,794 (±$99) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,931 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,794 (±$99)
Rented homes: 1,931 (±337)
$2,000 or more: 32.7%

How much rent costs in Palmer Ranch

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Palmer Ranch	Sarasota County	Florida	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±2.7 points)	2.5%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.7% (±1.1 points)	7.8%	10.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	24.7% (±9.7 points)	21.5%	26.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	41.8% (±12.0 points)	28.7%	28.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	17.3% (±7.7 points)	21.1%	17.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	6.8% (±7.4 points)	8.8%	7.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	8.6% (±4.1 points)	9.7%	6.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 41.8% of renting households.

32.7% of rented homes in Palmer Ranch cost $2,000 or more a month.

Palmer Ranch against Sarasota County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Palmer Ranch	Sarasota County	Florida	United States
Median gross rent	$1,794 (±$99)	$1,818 (±$31)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,931 (±337)	45,982 (±1,374)	2,716,443 (±16,958)	42,849,984

In Palmer Ranch, median gross rent is not measurably different from 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, Palmer Ranch ranks 12 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 258 of 793.

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

Median gross rent in places near Palmer Ranch

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Palmer Ranch
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Palmer Ranch	—	$1,794 (±$99)	—
Vamo	2.4 mi	$2,500 (±$1,652)	Not measurably different
Osprey	2.4 mi	$2,196 (±$902)	Not measurably different
Gulf Gate	3.7 mi	$1,768 (±$129)	Not measurably different
Bee Ridge	4.3 mi	$2,118 (±$213)	Higher
South Gate Ridge	4.7 mi	$1,612 (±$265)	Not measurably different
Laurel	4.9 mi	$1,323 (±$350)	Lower
Lake Sarasota	5.2 mi	$1,986 (±$234)	Not measurably different
Ridge Wood Heights	5.3 mi	$1,587 (±$200)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Laurel, FL ($1,323).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bee Ridge, FL ($2,118).

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
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)
12	Palmer Ranch	$1,794 (±$99)
13	Gulf Gate	$1,768 (±$129)
14	The Meadows	$1,740 (±$92)
15	South Sarasota	$1,693 (±$217)
16	Sarasota	$1,684 (±$72)
17	Southgate	$1,671 (±$235)
18	South Gate Ridge	$1,612 (±$265)

Showing 13 of 27 places in Sarasota County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Palmer Ranch 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 Palmer Ranch

What is the average rent in Palmer Ranch, FL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Palmer Ranch is $1,794 (±$99) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How many rentals in Palmer Ranch cost more than $2,000 a month?

32.7% of rented homes in Palmer Ranch have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Palmer Ranch higher than in Sarasota County?

In Palmer Ranch, median gross rent is not measurably different from 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 Palmer Ranch CDP, Florida (place:54238, 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.