Best PlacesAmaryllis Park, Sarasota, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Amaryllis Park, Sarasota, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Amaryllis Park, Sarasota ranks 4,929th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Amaryllis Park, Sarasota
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Amaryllis Park, Sarasota's strengths and weaknesses
Where Amaryllis Park, Sarasota ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
Where Amaryllis Park, Sarasota ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Household income$43,295 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Amaryllis Park, Sarasota
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Amaryllis Park, Sarasota home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $43,295, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Amaryllis Park, Sarasota's effective rate of 0.58%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Amaryllis Park, Sarasota
Amaryllis Park, Sarasota's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Amaryllis Park, Sarasota.
Who works in Amaryllis Park, Sarasota, and how
Work in Amaryllis Park, Sarasota centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Amaryllis Park, Sarasota
The coast is about 8 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Amaryllis Park, Sarasota, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Amaryllis Park, Sarasota, month by month
Amaryllis Park, Sarasota sees roughly 158 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 74, with lows near 51. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 74° | 62° | 51° |
| April | 85° | 74° | 64° |
| July | 92° | 83° | 76° |
| October | 88° | 77° | 70° |
Flying in and out of Amaryllis Park, Sarasota
The nearest airport, Sarasota/Bradenton International, is about 3 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Tampa International, about 42 miles away.
The best schools in and around Amaryllis Park, Sarasota
Schools across Amaryllis Park, Sarasota average a B+, better than 82% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Southside Elementary SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
- Phillippi Shores Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Brentwood Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brookside Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Mcintosh Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Booker Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Riverview High SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Sarasota High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
- Booker High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Amaryllis Park, Sarasota school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Amaryllis Park, Sarasota measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Amaryllis Park, Sarasota against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Amaryllis Park, Sarasota
Is Amaryllis Park, Sarasota a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Amaryllis Park, Sarasota ranks 4,929th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and biking, and lowest on summer heat and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Amaryllis Park, Sarasota expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $249,690. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $43,295 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Amaryllis Park, Sarasota safe?
Amaryllis Park, Sarasota is safer than 28% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $394 per resident a year.
Compare Amaryllis Park, Sarasota with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Amaryllis Park, Sarasota. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Amaryllis Park, Sarasota represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Amaryllis Park, Sarasota detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Amaryllis Park, Sarasota: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Amaryllis Park, Sarasota: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Amaryllis Park, Sarasota: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Amaryllis Park, Sarasota: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Amaryllis Park, Sarasota detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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