What is the median rent in The Meadows, FL?

Name: Median rent in The Meadows, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in The Meadows, FL is $1,740 (±$92) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 634 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In The Meadows, the median gross rent went from $1,260 in 2015–2019 to $1,740 in 2020–2024 (+38.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,740 (±$92)
Rented homes: 634 (±267)
$2,000 or more: 17.8%
Since 2015–2019: +38.1%

How much rent costs in The Meadows

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	The Meadows	Sarasota County	Florida	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±7.9 points)	2.5%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	4.7% (±5.9 points)	7.8%	10.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	15.6% (±19.2 points)	21.5%	26.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	61.8% (±23.5 points)	28.7%	28.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±7.9 points)	21.1%	17.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	2.5% (±4.2 points)	8.8%	7.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	15.3% (±11.5 points)	9.7%	6.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 61.8% of renting households.

17.8% of rented homes in The Meadows cost $2,000 or more a month.

The Meadows against Sarasota County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	The Meadows	Sarasota County	Florida	United States
Median gross rent	$1,740 (±$92)	$1,818 (±$31)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	634 (±267)	45,982 (±1,374)	2,716,443 (±16,958)	42,849,984

In The Meadows, median gross rent is not measurably different from Sarasota County ($1,818).

It is not measurably different from Florida ($1,669).

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

In Sarasota County, The Meadows ranks 14 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 301 of 793.

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

How rent in The Meadows 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	$1,260 (±$217)	$1,740 (±$92)	+38.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	24.2% (±6.5 points)	21.3% (±7.1 points)	−2.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	6.9% (±11.0 points)	19.7% (±16.1 points)	+12.8 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 The Meadows

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with The Meadows
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
The Meadows	—	$1,740 (±$92)	—
Kensington Park	1.3 mi	$972 (±$356)	Lower
Desoto Lakes	1.9 mi	$1,468 (±$282)	Not measurably different
Fruitville	2.3 mi	$1,977 (±$100)	Higher
North Sarasota	3.0 mi	$2,076 (±$244)	Higher
Sarasota Springs	3.7 mi	$2,137 (±$98)	Higher
Sarasota	4.6 mi	$1,684 (±$72)	Not measurably different
Southgate	4.6 mi	$1,671 (±$235)	Not measurably different
Lake Sarasota	5.4 mi	$1,986 (±$234)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Kensington Park, FL ($972).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Fruitville, FL ($1,977), North Sarasota, FL ($2,076), Sarasota Springs, FL ($2,137).

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
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)
19	Venice	$1,606 (±$109)
20	Ridge Wood Heights	$1,587 (±$200)

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

The Meadows 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 The Meadows

What is the average rent in The Meadows, FL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in The Meadows is $1,740 (±$92) 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 The Meadows?

In The Meadows, the median gross rent went from $1,260 in 2015–2019 to $1,740 in 2020–2024 (+38.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in The Meadows cost more than $2,000 a month?

17.8% of rented homes in The Meadows have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in The Meadows higher than in Sarasota County?

In The Meadows, median gross rent is not measurably different from Sarasota County ($1,818).

It is not measurably different from 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 The Meadows CDP, Florida (place:71580, 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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