Manatee County, FL real estate

What the numbers say

Manatee County, FL real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Manatee County listed for $460,000, down 3.8% from a year earlier. That is 12% above the Florida median of $409,950.

Homes spent a median of 85 days on the market, faster than 96 days a year ago. That makes Manatee County the #27 fastest-selling of 41 Florida counties we track.

Homeowners in Manatee County pay a median of $3,047 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $391,400, an effective rate of about 0.78%. The Florida average is 0.76%, which makes Manatee County the #50 lowest-tax of 67 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,671 a month, and $1,639 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 23 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $460,000 home here comes to about $2,998 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $128,000 a year (the median household here earns $78,457).