Housing data for Siesta Key, FL
Siesta Key, FL has an estimated 5,525 residents and 7,767 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Sarasota County.
7.4% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $3,500 or more a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 5,525 (±503)
- Housing units
- 7,767 (±375)
- Households that rent
- 7.4%
- Median gross rent
- $3,500 or more
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −0.9%
What stands out in Siesta Key
Rental vacancy rate: 51.9% (±16.3 points) in Siesta Key, higher than in Sarasota County (6.1%).
Median home value: $985,800 (±$79,379) in Siesta Key, higher than in Sarasota County ($411,800).
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 53.2% (±4.2 points) in Siesta Key, higher than in Sarasota County (20.0%).
Median real estate taxes: $6,746 (±$363) in Siesta Key, higher than in Sarasota County ($3,106).
Housing in Siesta Key at a glance
- Median rent: $3,500 or more median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $3,500 or more median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 63.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 7.4% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $115,854 median household income
- Home values: $985,800 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $3,365 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $6,746 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 53.2% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 33.1% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 66.0% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 51.9% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 96.3% heat with electricity
- Commute and cars: 37.2 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: −0.9% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 23.4% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.3% of homes have more than 1 person per room
- Fair Market Rent: $3,280 Small Area FMR, 2 bedrooms (ZIP 34242)
Siesta Key against Sarasota County, its state and the nation
| Siesta Key | Sarasota County | Florida | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 5,525 (±503) | 459,547 (exact) | 22,416,077 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 7,767 (±375) | 266,492 (±163) | 10,256,470 (±942) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 7.4% (±3.3 points) | 23.3% (±0.7 points) | 32.4% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $3,500 or more | $1,818 (±$31) | $1,669 (±$5) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $115,854 (±$13,671) | $83,416 (±$1,422) | $74,568 (±$284) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $985,800 (±$79,379) | $411,800 (±$4,642) | $359,000 (±$930) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $6,746 (±$363) | $3,106 (±$64) | $2,730 (±$10) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 66.0% (±5.4 points) | 35.7% (±1.0 points) | 33.9% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 37.2 minutes (±12.7) | 24.5 minutes (±0.5) | 28.0 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 92.8% (±2.9 points) | 92.9% (±0.6 points) | 91.6% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 66.3 years (±1.9) | 57.4 years (±0.2) | 42.6 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Siesta Key covers 2.3 square miles of land, about 2,357 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Siesta Key has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 5,573 (±437) | 5,525 (±503) | −0.9% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 8,243 (±164) | 7,767 (±375) | −5.8% | Measurable decrease |
| Median home value | $715,000 (±$51,763) | $985,800 (±$79,379) | +37.9% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $102,143 (±$9,276) | $115,854 (±$13,671) | +13.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $3,438 (±$373) | $3,365 (±$205) | −2.1% | Down after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $5,481 (±$620) | $6,746 (±$363) | +23.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 15.9% (±3.8 points) | 7.4% (±3.3 points) | −8.5 percentage points | Measurable decrease |
| Rental vacancy rate | 81.6% (±5.0 points) | 51.9% (±16.3 points) | −29.7 percentage points | Measurable decrease |
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.
Crime reported to police in Sarasota County
Siesta Key has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Sarasota County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Sarasota County recorded 135 violent and 769 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Siesta Key
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34242 | 66% | 7,529 | $2,932 | $1,046,100 | $115,967 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Siesta Key
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Sarasota | 1.3 mi | $1,693 | $780,200 | 23.6% |
| Ridge Wood Heights | 2.4 mi | $1,587 | $370,700 | 23.1% |
| Gulf Gate | 2.8 mi | $1,768 | $357,500 | 45.4% |
| Southgate | 3.1 mi | $1,671 | $422,000 | 28.5% |
| South Gate Ridge | 3.3 mi | $1,612 | $444,800 | 34.1% |
| Sarasota | 4.4 mi | $1,684 | $463,000 | 42.5% |
| Bee Ridge | 4.7 mi | $2,118 | $412,400 | 18.5% |
| Vamo | 4.8 mi | $2,500 | $364,400 | 29.2% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Siesta Key, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,749 | $1,876 | $2,188 | $2,775 | $3,309 |
HUD also publishes a Small Area Fair Market Rent for each ZIP code in the area; the Fair Market Rent page for this place lists its ZIP codes.
HUD income limits for Siesta Key, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $24,000 | $39,950 | $63,950 |
| 2 people | $27,400 | $45,650 | $73,050 |
| 3 people | $30,850 | $51,350 | $82,200 |
| 4 people | $34,250 | $57,050 | $91,300 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $61,650 | $98,650 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $66,200 | $105,950 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $70,750 | $113,250 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $75,350 | $120,550 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $109,700.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Siesta Key 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 Siesta Key
What is the average rent in Siesta Key, FL?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Siesta Key is $3,500 or more a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Siesta Key?
The median gross rent for a one-bedroom home in Siesta Key, FL is $2,864 (±$1,391) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in Siesta Key rent-burdened?
63.0% of renting households in Siesta Key pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Siesta Key?
Siesta Key has an estimated 220 (±100) renting households, 7.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Siesta Key?
The median household income in Siesta Key is $115,854 (±$13,671) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Siesta Key, FL?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $985,800 (±$79,379) for owner-occupied homes in Siesta Key (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Siesta Key growing?
In Siesta Key, the number of residents went from 5,573 in 2015–2019 to 5,525 in 2020–2024 (−0.9%), not a measurable change.
What ZIP codes are in Siesta Key?
The ZIP code that covers Siesta Key is 34242.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 34242?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 34242 is $2,932 (±$1,074) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Siesta Key CDP, Florida
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Siesta Key CDP, Florida
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Siesta Key CDP, Florida
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Siesta Key CDP, Florida
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Siesta Key CDP, Florida
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Siesta Key CDP, Florida
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Siesta Key CDP, Florida
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL MSA
- HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL MSA
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
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 Siesta Key CDP, Florida (place:66000, in state:12).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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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.
Figures last updated on .