Indian Beach / Sapphire Shores

It's a quiet, tree-lined neighborhood on Sarasota Bay with quick access to downtown, the cultural district, and Lido Key beaches. The housing runs from cottages to bayfront estates, and nearly half of active listings have pools, so there's genuine variety for how you want to live here.

It sits on the higher end of Sarasota — the median list price is $863,570 and 20 of the 45 active homes are priced above $1M. That said, the median sold price over the past year was $604,500, so there are entry points well below the top of the market.

Active listings range from $415,000 all the way to $22,000,000, with a median list price of $863,570 and an average of $734 per square foot. The typical home is around 1,943 square feet, though waterfront estates push both size and price much higher.

There are 45 active listings and homes are taking a median of 89 days to sell, which gives buyers time to weigh options. With 74 sales in the past year and sellers averaging 93% of asking, there's meaningful room to negotiate — for context on nearby alternatives, look at Arlington Park.

The median HOA runs about $493 a month, though it varies widely by property since not every home carries one. Median property tax is roughly $7,481 a year, and typical rents sit around $2,800 a month if you're weighing an investment angle.