YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD GUIDE · SARASOTA, FL

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Bay Isle.

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Bay Isle
Bay Isle · Sarasota

LIFE IN BAY ISLE

Get a feel for Bay Isle.

Bay Isle is a neighborhood in Sarasota, FL. This guide brings together a housing snapshot and places to explore in and around the community.

LOCAL KNOWLEDGE MAKES A DIFFERENCE

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A LOOK AT THE MARKET

Homes & housing in Bay Isle

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Median asking price$1,695,000Midpoint of listing prices
Asking price / sq ft—Median across listings with home size
Recorded sales · past year3Homes with a matching sale record
Nearby schools · estimatedB7.3/10 · 3 schools

Asking prices come from active listings. Recorded sales cover to . A dash means that figure was not available.

What kinds of homes are here?

35 residential property records give a broader picture of Bay Isle, including homes that aren’t for sale.

Updated 2026-10-07. 5 land or other records are excluded from this housing mix. These are property classifications, not a census of individual homes.

Single-family · 32Multifamily · 3

How does Bay Isle compare?

Compare median asking prices across Sarasota neighborhoods.

Median asking price from the discovery sample
NeighborhoodMedian asking priceCompared with Bay IsleSale price / sq ftRecorded sales
Bay Isle This neighborhood$1,695,000——3
Palmer Ranch$467,50072% lower—3
Bay View Acres$679,50060% lower—1
Sylvan Lea$621,95063% lower—2
Harbor Acres$8,222,500385% higher$1,1215
Indian Beach$5,445,650221% higher$8343

Median asking price and price per square foot come from the same listing sample as the neighborhood cards. Recorded sales cover 2025-10-07 to 2026-10-07. A dash means that figure was not available.

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  • Sandhill Preserve on Palmer Ranch by DiVosta Homes

    Palmer Ranch ↗

    Median asking price
    $467,500
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    57
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    7.8/10 · 6 schools

  • Bay View Acres

    Bay View Acres ↗

    Median asking price
    $679,500
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    17
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    7/10 · 3 schools

  • Sylvan Learning of Sarasota

    Sylvan Lea ↗

    Median asking price
    $621,950
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    3
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    6.3/10 · 3 schools

  • Harbor Acres

    Harbor Acres ↗

    Median asking price
    $8,222,500
    / sq ft
    $1,121
    Active listings
    8
    properties in discovery sample
    2
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    7/10 · 3 schools

  • Indian Beach/Sapphire Shores

    Indian Beach ↗

    Median asking price
    $5,445,650
    / sq ft
    $834
    Active listings
    12
    properties in discovery sample
    2
    D

    Nearby schools · estimated

    3/10 · 3 schools

Median asking price is the midpoint of listing prices in the discovery sample. A dash means that figure was not available. Photos show community or nearby landmarks.

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MAKE TIME FOR OUTSIDE

Parks, lakes & recreation nearby

Find a place for a walk, a swim or an afternoon in the park. Some pools and lake facilities are private or for association members; check access before visiting.

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Places, ratings and photos from Google Maps. Saved results come from an approved snapshot. This page does not call Places API while you view it. Drives are estimates from Bay Isle’s center, without live traffic. Nearby results may extend beyond neighborhood boundaries.

YOUR EVERYDAY STOPS

Shopping & dining nearby

Discover restaurants for dining out and shopping centers in and around Bay Isle.

Restaurants for dining out, ranked using Google ratings and review counts. Fast-food and convenience-store results are filtered out.

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Places, ratings and photos from Google Maps. Saved results come from an approved snapshot. This page does not call Places API while you view it. Drives are estimates from Bay Isle’s center, without live traffic. Nearby results may extend beyond neighborhood boundaries.

LEARNING CLOSE TO HOME

Nearby schools

Estimated grade B · 7.3/10

Public schools returned for sampled Bay Isle properties. Attendance depends on the specific address.

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B marks Bay Isle’s center. Shading shows a half-mile radius around that point, not a neighborhood boundary. Numbered pins match the places below.

1Phillippi Shores Elementary School9/10
2Brookside Middle School7/10
3Riverview High School6/10

School ratings · 2026-10-07. Grade methodology is below.

THE CITY AROUND YOU

Sarasota demographics & households

Citywide context for a move to Bay Isle. These figures describe Sarasota as a whole.

58,285Population
49.2Median Age
3Average family size
$53,669Median Household Income
57.6%Home Ownership
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Median Age
49.2
Under 10 years old
7.4%
Age 10-19
8.8%
Age 20s
12.6%
Age 30s
12.2%
Age 40s
9.9%
Age 50s
13.7%
Age 60s
15.8%
Age 70s
10.8%
Age Over 80
8.8%

From FastExpert’s existing Sarasota city-data source, retrieved 2026-10-07; source year was not supplied. Explore all Sarasota city data →

FIND YOUR PLACE HERE

Homes for sale in Bay Isle

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KEEP EXPLORING

Get to know Sarasota.

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Sources, dates & how we calculate estimates

Nearby places and photos come from an approved snapshot. Viewing this page does not call Google Places. A controlled refresh can still search within 5 km of the center. Recreation combines park, lake, trail and club searches, removes duplicates and keeps results within 5 miles. Restaurant ranking balances star ratings with review counts; fast-food, convenience stores and places marked as not offering dine-in are excluded.

Housing mix uses residential property records, including homes that are not for sale. Market prices use the most recent recorded qualifying sale per property within 2025-10-07 to 2026-10-07. Transfers identified as non-market transactions and records without a positive sale amount are excluded. Medians appear with at least 10 sales; price per square foot also requires a recorded home size. Property classifications and neighborhood definitions may differ from local usage. These are dated snapshots, not a complete transaction history or live inventory feed.

School grades are FastExpert estimates based on the mean available ratings for unique public schools found across 4 Bay Isle property samples: A = 8–10, B = 6–under 8, C = 4–under 6, D = 2–under 4, F = 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Grades do not confirm attendance eligibility.

Sarasota demographics come from the existing FastExpert city-data source. The city’s source year was not supplied. Top agents use FastExpert’s existing Sarasota ranking; a Bay Isle-specific ranking is not available yet.