What is the rental vacancy rate in The Meadows, FL?

Name: Vacancy rate in The Meadows, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in The Meadows, FL is 19.7% (±16.1 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 0.0% (±2.0 points).

774 (±254) homes, 19.2% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In The Meadows, the rental vacancy rate went from 6.9% in 2015–2019 to 19.7% in 2020–2024 (+12.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 19.7% (±16.1 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 0.0% (±2.0 points)
Vacant homes: 774 (±254)

Vacancy in The Meadows against Sarasota County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	The Meadows	Sarasota County	Florida	United States
Rental vacancy rate	19.7% (±16.1 points)	6.1% (±1.1 points)	7.6% (±0.2 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.0% (±2.0 points)	1.0% (±0.2 points)	1.4% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	774 (±254)	54,288 (±1,739)	1,503,660 (±20,826)	14,547,859

The rental vacancy rate is the share of rental homes that are vacant and for rent; it leaves out homes already rented but not yet moved into, and seasonal homes.

In The Meadows, the rental vacancy rate is not measurably different from Sarasota County (6.1%).

It is not measurably different from Florida (7.6%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (5.5%).

Rental vacancy rate in places near The Meadows

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with The Meadows
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
The Meadows	—	19.7% (±16.1 points)	—
Kensington Park	1.3 mi	0.0% (±15.9 points)	Not measurably different
Desoto Lakes	1.9 mi	0.0% (±21.6 points)	Not measurably different
Fruitville	2.3 mi	7.3% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different
North Sarasota	3.0 mi	0.0% (±14.0 points)	Not measurably different
Sarasota Springs	3.7 mi	3.6% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Sarasota	4.6 mi	2.7% (±1.4 points)	Lower
Southgate	4.6 mi	4.3% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Sarasota	5.4 mi	0.0% (±13.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sarasota, FL (2.7%).

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

Rental vacancy rate across Sarasota County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
1	Siesta Key	51.9% (±16.3 points)
2	Osprey	21.5% (±17.1 points)
3	The Meadows	19.7% (±16.1 points)
4	Laurel	17.5% (±17.6 points)
5	Englewood	12.9% (±7.5 points)
6	Plantation (community)	12.1% (±17.3 points)
7	South Sarasota	11.8% (±12.5 points)
8	Venice	11.1% (±5.0 points)
9	Warm Mineral Springs	10.8% (±17.2 points)

Showing 9 of 28 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

Is it hard to find a rental in The Meadows?

The rental vacancy rate in The Meadows, FL is 19.7% (±16.1 points); a low rate means few rental homes stand empty and for rent at any time, which usually means more competition for each one.

Is the rental market in The Meadows tighter than it was?

In The Meadows, the rental vacancy rate went from 6.9% in 2015–2019 to 19.7% in 2020–2024 (+12.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How many homes are vacant in The Meadows?

An estimated 774 (±254) housing units, 19.2% of the total, including seasonal homes and homes waiting to be sold or rented.

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 DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M, DP04_0004E, DP04_0004M, DP04_0003E, DP04_0003M, DP04_0003PE, DP04_0003PM

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