Bradenton Home Values (2026): What Houses Are Actually Selling For
Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida · Momentum Research · updated 2026-09-07
Homes in Bradenton sold for a median of $340,000 over the last 12 months (801 recorded sales), $194 per square foot, and prices are down 4.1% year over year. The typical sale took 54 days to go under contract and closed at 93.9% of the original asking price. Long run: 6.4% a year since 2012 (median $143K then). No algorithm can price your specific house from that; a records-based valuation can. The data first, then how to get one.
Bradenton home values year by year
Median recorded sale price, price per square foot, days to contract and sale-to-ask for every year we hold Bradenton sales. The compound growth rate works out to 6.4% a year since 2012 (median $143K then).
| Year | Median sale | $/sq ft | Days to contract | Sale-to-ask | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | $142,522 | $79 | 117 | 86.2% | 459 |
| 2013 | $142,599 | $79 | 95 | 87.7% | 713 |
| 2014 | $142,496 | $81 | 109 | 89.4% | 759 |
| 2015 | $155,784 | $88 | 109 | 90.8% | 799 |
| 2016 | $176,732 | $102 | 91 | 93.3% | 850 |
| 2017 | $181,977 | $103 | 87 | 93.1% | 829 |
| 2018 | $158,621 | $98 | 92 | 94.1% | 601 |
| 2019 | $173,324 | $105 | 93 | 93.7% | 616 |
| 2020 | $174,042 | $104 | 93 | 93.2% | 509 |
| 2021 | $236,711 | $134 | 64 | 97.5% | 620 |
| 2022 | $345,484 | $203 | 18 | 98.6% | 1,189 |
| 2023 | $406,034 | $224 | 39 | 94.5% | 410 |
| 2024 | $426,656 | $241 | 41 | 95.2% | 842 |
| 2025 | $404,932 | $231 | 56 | 93.0% | 781 |
| 2026 | $390,767 | $225 | 54 | 93.9% | 801 |
Where the Bradenton market is tight, by price band
Months of supply is active inventory divided by the monthly sales pace; under about four months favors sellers, over six favors buyers. Find your band before you price.
| Price band | Active now | Sold (12 mo) | Months of supply | Days to contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $300K | 5 | 10 | n/a | 62 |
| $300K–$500K | 38 | 54 | 8.4 | 52 |
Home values by community in Bradenton
The communities with the most recorded sales in the last 12 months. Each links to its own home-value page with the full price history.
| Community | Median sale | Year over year | Days to contract | Sales (12 mo) | Active |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOT IN SUBDIVISION | $305,000 | -7.6% | 36 | 284 | 1 |
| SOLERA AT LAKEWOOD RANCH | $470,000 | -4.1% | 76 | 55 | 0 |
| RIVER STRAND | $352,500 | -25.4% | 69 | 49 | 0 |
| SEAFLOWER | $427,870 | n/a | 44 | 42 | 0 |
| Glen Lakes | $399,000 | -0.2% | 139 | 39 | 36 |
| WATERLEFE GOLF & RIVER CLUB | $598,750 | -0.2% | 46 | 32 | 0 |
| RIVERDALE REV | $792,500 | -17.9% | 58 | 30 | 0 |
| PALM GROVE AT LAKEWOOD RANCH | $500,495 | -16.6% | 53 | 20 | 0 |
| GLENN LAKES PH 3 | $560,000 | +5.7% | 49 | 19 | 0 |
| THE PALMS OF CORTEZ | $165,500 | -4.1% | 51 | 19 | 0 |
| PARADISE BAY ESTATES CO-OP | $196,500 | +106.8% | 90 | 18 | 0 |
| PERICO BAY CLUB | $340,000 | -9.3% | 82 | 16 | 0 |
Communities moving fastest in Bradenton
Rising: Glen Lakes (-0%). Year-over-year change in median recorded sale; small communities swing on a handful of sales, so read these as leads, not verdicts.
What moves the sale price in Bradenton beyond the medians
Cash paid for about 38% of recent Bradenton closings. New construction was 17% of sales, which sets the ceiling on what resale buyers will pay for a comparable resale. Sellers have been closing at 93.9% of original asking, so the list price is a negotiation opener, not the number. Zillow’s ZIP metrics put the city’s price-to-income ratio near 5.41 and five-year appreciation near +3.1%. Property mix: Single Family Residence 70%, Condominium 10%, Manufactured Home - Post 1977 8%. Condition, lot, roof age, insurance quote and the specific street’s last three closings move an individual house well outside these ranges.
What is my house worth in Bradenton?
Not a number this page can give you, and not one an automated model can either: every value above is a median of many Bradenton sales, and the spread inside it is wide. A records-based valuation pulls the recorded closings on your street and in your community, adjusts for size, condition, lot and what your home has that the comps do not, and comes back as a written range with a net sheet showing what you would clear at each price after commissions, Florida doc stamps, title and payoff. Momentum Realty does that for Bradenton owners at no cost through the form below; the Messtimate gives a square-footage range in the meantime, and the seller net proceeds calculator runs the arithmetic on any price you are considering.
Selling in Bradenton: next steps
- Should you sell in Bradenton now?
- Best time of year to sell in Manatee County
- Seller net proceeds calculator
- Manatee County property tax rate and calculator (what a buyer will pay after your sale)
- Homes for sale in Bradenton right now (your competition)
- Bradenton housing market: live data and trends
- How Momentum sells homes
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Figures are recorded closed sales and active listings from the MLS feeds behind our Bradenton pages, aggregated by Momentum Research as of 2026-09-07; ZIP typical values from Zillow (ZHVI). Community-level aggregates only; nothing on this page is a valuation of any specific property, an appraisal, or an offer. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed. EAB RE Investments LLC dba Momentum Realty, a licensed Florida real estate brokerage. Equal Housing Opportunity.