What is the median rent in South Venice, FL?

Name: Median rent in South Venice, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in South Venice, FL is $1,852 (±$154) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,177 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In South Venice, the median gross rent went from $1,336 in 2015–2019 to $1,852 in 2020–2024 (+38.6%).

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: $1,852 (±$154)
Rented homes: 1,177 (±244)
$2,000 or more: 38.5%
Since 2015–2019: +38.6%

How much rent costs in South Venice

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	South Venice	Sarasota County	Florida	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±4.4 points)	2.5%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	4.8% (±4.3 points)	7.8%	10.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	17.8% (±10.3 points)	21.5%	26.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	38.9% (±11.5 points)	28.7%	28.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	30.8% (±14.0 points)	21.1%	17.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	4.3% (±3.7 points)	8.8%	7.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	3.4% (±4.3 points)	9.7%	6.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 38.9% of renting households.

38.5% of rented homes in South Venice cost $2,000 or more a month.

South Venice against Sarasota County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	South Venice	Sarasota County	Florida	United States
Median gross rent	$1,852 (±$154)	$1,818 (±$31)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,177 (±244)	45,982 (±1,374)	2,716,443 (±16,958)	42,849,984

In South Venice, 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, South Venice ranks 11 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 229 of 793.

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

How rent in South Venice 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	$1,336 (±$96)	$1,852 (±$154)	+38.6%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	19.5% (±3.1 points)	16.7% (±3.4 points)	−2.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	12.4% (±8.4 points)	5.0% (±4.6 points)	−7.4 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 South Venice

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with South Venice
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
South Venice	—	$1,852 (±$154)	—
Venice Gardens	2.0 mi	$1,393 (±$346)	Lower
Plantation (community)	3.2 mi	$1,875 (±$1,671)	Not measurably different
Venice	5.0 mi	$1,606 (±$109)	Lower
Nokomis	5.6 mi	$1,308 (±$226)	Lower
Englewood	6.7 mi	$1,242 (±$99)	Lower
Laurel	7.9 mi	$1,323 (±$350)	Lower
Warm Mineral Springs	9.0 mi	$1,117 (±$193)	Lower
Osprey	11 mi	$2,196 (±$902)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Venice Gardens, FL ($1,393), Venice, FL ($1,606), Nokomis, FL ($1,308).

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
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)
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)

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

South Venice 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 South Venice

What is the average rent in South Venice, FL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in South Venice is $1,852 (±$154) 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 South Venice?

In South Venice, the median gross rent went from $1,336 in 2015–2019 to $1,852 in 2020–2024 (+38.6%).

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 South Venice cost more than $2,000 a month?

38.5% of rented homes in South Venice have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in South Venice higher than in Sarasota County?

In South Venice, 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 South Venice CDP, Florida (place:68100, 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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