Best PlacesPark East, Sarasota, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Park East, 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.
Park East, Sarasota ranks 3,581st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Park East, 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.
Park East, Sarasota's strengths and weaknesses
Where Park East, Sarasota ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
Where Park East, Sarasota ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Park East, Sarasota
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Park East, Sarasota home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,210, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Park East, Sarasota's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Park East, Sarasota
Park East, Sarasota runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Park East, Sarasota.
Who works in Park East, Sarasota, and how
Work in Park East, Sarasota centers on hospitality & food and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Park East, Sarasota
Park East, Sarasota has more restaurants and bars per resident than 77% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 7 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Park East, Sarasota and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Park East, Sarasota, month by month
Park East, 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 Park East, Sarasota
The nearest airport, Sarasota/Bradenton International, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Tampa International, about 44 miles away.
The best schools in and around Park East, Sarasota
Schools across Park East, Sarasota average a B−, better than 59% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Alta Vista Elementary SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Tuttle Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Booker Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Booker High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Park East, Sarasota school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Park East, 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 Park East, Sarasota against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Park East, Sarasota
Is Park East, Sarasota a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Park East, Sarasota ranks 3,581st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and cell coverage, and lowest on disaster risk and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Park East, Sarasota expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $217,799. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $59,210 median income, cost of living beats 30% of neighborhoods.
Is Park East, Sarasota safe?
Yes, Park East, Sarasota is safer than 65% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $250 per resident a year.
Compare Park East, Sarasota with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Park East, Sarasota. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Park East, 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.
Park East, Sarasota detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Park East, Sarasota: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Park East, Sarasota: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Park East, Sarasota: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Park East, Sarasota: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Park East, 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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