Aerial view of 34202, Florida

34202 (Bradenton)
Homes for Sale & Housing Market

ZIP code market report · Sarasota County

Median sale price $470,000, down 3.7% year over year, with homes going under contract in about 55 days, 1 homes on the market.

7 communities reporting218 sales analyzedRefreshed twice dailyMomentum Score 65
Live Market Pulse
65/100
Momentum
Healthy Market
Buyers are negotiating roughly 6% off asking. Recalculated every day from licensed MLS data · last refresh September 15, 2026 at 7:33 PM ET.
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Price
$470K
Median sold · 12 moConfidence: High
down 3.7% vs the prior 12 months
-3.7%
1-yr price change
n = 218 recent sales
$269/sf
Sold $/sqft · 12 mo
Sarasota County: $242 · +1.8% vs prior yr
93.7%
Sale vs ask
Sarasota County: 92.6% · +0.4pp vs prior yr
$400K
Sarasota County home value
Zillow ZHVI, monthly · -4.3% vs a year ago
Tempo
3.0mo
Supply
3 to 6 months is the balanced band
55days
Median DOM · closed
Sarasota County: 57 days · -24.0 days vs prior yr
50%
Under contract
Sarasota County: 18%
1 · 1 ▲8
For sale · pending
live counts, refreshed twice daily
4
Sold · last 12 mo
closed across all tracked communities · +2.3% vs prior yr
Market context
24%
Listings with price cuts
Sarasota County · Zillow · -1.6pp vs prior month
5,275
County for-sale inventory
Zillow, monthly · -7.5% vs prior month
27%
New construction
share of recent sales · -8.1pp vs prior yr
39%
Cash buyers
share of sales · peak 41% · +4.8pp vs prior yr
65/100
Momentum score
Healthy Market
Economy & people · county layer
$80,633
Median household income
U.S. Census ACS, county
449,011
County population
+8.9% since 2018
5.0×
Price to income
county home value vs median income
76%
Owner-occupied
U.S. Census ACS, county
$2,826/yr
Median property tax
county, ACS
Licensed FL MLSZillow ResearchU.S. Census ACSPublic records
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Today's Take · September 15, 2026
Jon Brooks
Jon Brooks
Co-Founder, Momentum Realty · CEO, Momentum Research
Housing Market Analyst

Inventory sits at 3.0 months of supply — balanced by the 3-to-6-month balanced benchmark, and 50% of listed homes are already under contract. Prices are down 3.7% versus the prior year, but sellers are still collecting 93.7% of asking. Taken together, the data points to a seller-leaning market.

What It Means

Who has leverage right now

BUYER'S SELLER'S 65
Momentum Score
Buyer leverage35
Seller leverage65

Leverage scores are derived from the Momentum Score (supply, demand, speed, pricing power, and trend). Right now the data favors sellers.

Momentum Outlook
  • Prices — more likely to stabilize than fall sharply. Supply remains below balanced levels even as prices soften; without a meaningful inventory build, further declines tend to be shallow.
  • Inventory — tightening over the tracked window; watch whether that holds through the season.
  • Negotiating power — sellers hold the leverage while 50% of inventory sits under contract.
  • Mortgage sensitivity — at 5.0× income, this market is moderately sensitive to rate moves; rate relief tends to show up in demand here quickly.

Derived from current 34202 data, not a prediction or guarantee. Markets move; talk to an agent before acting on any single reading.

Analysis

The read on 34202 (Bradenton)

The median sale price across 34202 currently stands at $470,000, down 3.7% from a year ago. Buyers are paying a median of $269 per square foot. The typical home goes under contract in about 55 days. Sellers are capturing 93.7% of their original asking price on average.

There are 1 active listings on the market, with 1 more already under contract. At the current sales pace that works out to 3.0 months of supply — a seller-leaning market by the standard six-month benchmark. 4 homes closed here over the trailing 12 months.

Zillow's home value index for Sarasota County stands at $399,679. About 24% of listings county-wide have taken a price cut — a useful gauge of seller flexibility.

Weighing supply, demand, speed, pricing power, and trend together, the Momentum Score for 34202 is 65 of 100 — healthy market territory. This page recalculates every day as new MLS data lands, so the numbers above reflect the market as of September 15, 2026.

Trends & History

34202 since 2012 — and where it’s heading

A median home here sold for $325,153 in 2012 and $814,936 over the last recorded year — 151% appreciation across 14 years of recorded sales. Cash buyers took 39% of recent sales, down from a 41% peak.

Median sale price · 2012–2026 (1,928 recorded sales)

$314K$590K$865K$815K2012: $325K2013: $346K2014: $372K2015: $431K2016: $420K2017: $422K2018: $569K2019: $760K2021: $670K2022: $674K2023: $678K2024: $854K2025: $821K2026: $815K20122015201920232026

Days on market by year

8d57d105d55d2012: 70d2013: 55d2014: 58d2015: 49d2016: 50d2017: 58d2018: 73d2019: 104d2021: 14d2022: 10d2023: 61d2024: 70d2025: 79d2026: 55d20122015201920232026

Cash buyers · share of sales

31%36%41%39%2016: 31%2017: 36%2018: 35%2019: 31%2020: 34%2021: 39%2022: 41%2023: 34%2024: 34%2025: 34%2026: 39%20162018202120242026

Home value trend · Sarasota County (Zillow ZHVI)

$399K$409K$418K$400KJul '25: $418KAug '25: $413KSep '25: $409KOct '25: $406KNov '25: $404KDec '25: $403KJan '26: $403KFeb '26: $403KMar '26: $403KApr '26: $402KMay '26: $400KJun '26: $400KJul '26: $400KJul '25Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Jul '26

For-sale inventory · county (Zillow)

5,2455,9826,7195,275Jul '25: 6,690Aug '25: 6,147Sep '25: 5,665Oct '25: 5,431Nov '25: 5,445Dec '25: 5,548Jan '26: 5,817Feb '26: 6,055Mar '26: 6,309Apr '26: 6,270May '26: 6,063Jun '26: 5,702Jul '26: 5,275Jul '25Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Jul '26

Daily active vs pending · Sarasota County (MLS)

1,5673,1734,778Aug 03 · Active: 4,714Aug 04 · Active: 4,661Aug 05 · Active: 4,653Aug 06 · Active: 4,655Aug 07 · Active: 4,653Aug 08 · Active: 4,647Aug 09 · Active: 4,633Aug 10 · Active: 4,616Aug 11 · Active: 4,595Aug 12 · Active: 4,570Aug 13 · Active: 4,567Aug 15 · Active: 4,588Aug 17 · Active: 4,557Aug 19 · Active: 4,546Aug 22 · Active: 4,553Aug 23 · Active: 4,557Aug 28 · Active: 4,531Aug 29 · Active: 4,527Aug 30 · Active: 4,521Aug 31 · Active: 4,511Sep 07 · Active: 4,429Sep 09 · Active: 4,399Sep 11 · Active: 4,399Sep 12 · Active: 4,393Sep 13 · Active: 4,383Sep 14 · Active: 4,384Sep 15 · Active: 4,392Aug 03Aug 19Sep 15ActivePending

Median price · daily recalculation

$450K$470K$490K$470KAug 06: $470KAug 08: $470KAug 09: $470KAug 10: $470KAug 11: $470KAug 12: $470KAug 13: $470KAug 15: $470KAug 17: $470KAug 18: $470KAug 19: $470KAug 20: $470KAug 21: $470KAug 22: $470KAug 23: $470KAug 24: $470KAug 26: $470KAug 28: $470KAug 29: $470KAug 30: $470KAug 31: $470KSep 01: $470KSep 04: $470KSep 05: $470KSep 06: $470KSep 07: $470KSep 08: $470KSep 09: $470KSep 10: $470KSep 11: $470KSep 12: $470KSep 13: $470KSep 14: $470KSep 15: $470KAug 06Aug 17Aug 28Sep 07Sep 15
Single-family 90%Condo 6%Townhome 3%
Local Economics · county layer

What’s driving 34202

Who’s moving here
+4,764 net residents/yr

Top inbound states: NY, NJ, MA, IL. Movers arriving report ~$141,412 average income. Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration, 2022-2023

Insurance reality check
$2,126/yr avg premium

4,849 Citizens policies in force in Sarasota County — the state-backed insurer of last resort. Budget insurance into any Sarasota purchase before you fall in love with a house. Source: Citizens Property Insurance, Detail by County, April 2026

Building pipeline
6,627 units permitted -11% YoY

4,283 single-family · 2,344 multi-family · 14.8 per 1,000 residents. Future supply pressure starts here. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025

Momentum Research Desk

The calls we’re making from today’s data

Biggest move
WILLOWBROOK ▼ 19%

The sharpest 1-yr median swing among tracked communities. Thin samples can exaggerate swings — verify with a comp analysis before treating it as trend.

What we’re telling clients today

Sellers: price to the last 60 days of comps, not the peak — well-prepared listings are still commanding strong terms. Buyers: get underwritten now so you can move when the right house hits.

Generated from today’s data by Momentum’s analysis engine and reviewed on a rolling basis by our broker team.

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Community Movers

Neighborhoods on the move

Prices rising fastest
Country Club ShoresLongboat Key$2.75M▲ 10%
Braden WoodsBradenton$578K▲ 1%
WATERLEFE GOLF & RIVER CLUBBradenton$599K▲ -0%
LAKE SARASOTASarasota$390K▲ -3%
SOLERA AT LAKEWOOD RANCHBradenton$470K▲ -4%
Prices cooling fastest
WILLOWBROOKSarasota$221K▼ 19%
LAKE CLUB PH ILakewood Ranch$2.60M▼ 6%
SOLERA AT LAKEWOOD RANCHBradenton$470K▼ 4%
LAKE SARASOTASarasota$390K▼ 3%
WATERLEFE GOLF & RIVER CLUBBradenton$599K▼ 0%
Most homes for sale
WILLOWBROOKSarasota$221K1
Selling fastest
Braden WoodsBradenton$578K15 days
LAKE SARASOTASarasota$390K34 days
WATERLEFE GOLF & RIVER CLUBBradenton$599K46 days
LAKE CLUB PH ILakewood Ranch$2.60M48 days
WILLOWBROOKSarasota$221K50 days
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Plain Answers

The questions people actually ask

Should I buy a house in 34202 right now?

The data says conditions currently favor sellers in 34202 — the Momentum Score reads 65/100 with 3.0 months of supply. Buyers should come fully underwritten; sellers still set the pace here. The right timing always depends on your rate, your equity, and how long you plan to stay — not just the market.

Is 34202 becoming more affordable?

Yes, modestly — the median sale price in 34202 is $470,000, down 3.7% versus the prior year, while sellers still capture 93.7% of asking price. Softening prices plus normal-length marketing times mean affordability is improving at the margin, though financing costs matter more than list prices for most monthly payments.

Where are prices falling fastest in 34202?

Among tracked communities with enough sales to measure, the sharpest 1-year median declines are WILLOWBROOK (-19%); LAKE CLUB PH I (-6%); SOLERA AT LAKEWOOD RANCH (-4%). Note that community-level medians move on small sale counts — a few high- or low-end closings can swing them — so treat these as leads for a comp analysis, not verdicts.

Which 34202 neighborhoods are most competitive?

Measured by speed of sale, the fastest-moving tracked communities right now are Braden Woods (15 days); LAKE SARASOTA (34 days); WATERLEFE GOLF & RIVER CLUB (46 days) — homes there go under contract well ahead of the market-wide pace of 55 days.

Questions

34202 (Bradenton) housing market FAQ

How is the housing market in 34202 right now?

As of September 15, 2026, the 34202 housing market favors sellers: the median sale price is $470,000 (down 3.7% year over year), 1 homes are for sale against 4 sales in the last 12 months, which is 3.0 months of supply, and the typical home goes under contract in about 55 days.

How much is a house in 34202?

The median home sold for $470,000 in 34202 over the last 12 months, about $269 per square foot; asking prices on the 1 current listings run from well below to well above that, and the community pages linked below show what each neighborhood actually sells for.

Is it a good time to sell a house in 34202?

By the numbers, sellers in 34202 are getting 93.7% of asking price and going under contract in about 55 days with 3.0 months of supply. Under four months of supply generally favors sellers; over six favors buyers. Whether it is a good time for you depends on what you paid and where you are going next, which is a conversation with an agent, not a chart.

What is the 34202 housing market forecast?

Momentum Realty publishes the recorded trend, not a prediction: 34202 median sale prices are down 3.7% year over year, inventory stands at 3.0 months of supply, and 50% of listings are under contract. The charts on this page update with every MLS refresh, so the direction shows up here before any forecast catches it.

What is the median home price in 34202?

The median sale price in 34202 is currently $470,000, down 3.7% from a year ago, based on MLS sales data updated September 15, 2026.

Is 34202 a buyer's or seller's market right now?

The data currently favors sellers. 34202 scores 65 of 100 on the Momentum Score, with 3.0 months of housing supply. Conditions change; this page updates daily.

How long do homes take to sell in 34202?

The typical home in 34202 goes under contract in about 55 days, per current MLS data.

How many homes are for sale in 34202?

There are approximately 1 active listings in 34202 as of September 15, 2026.

Are home prices in 34202 rising or falling?

Median sale prices are down 3.7% year over year based on a rolling comparison of MLS sales.

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Methodology & Accountability

Every number on this page is computed directly from licensed Florida MLS feeds, recorded public sales, Zillow Research, and U.S. Census data — nothing is manually adjusted or estimated by hand. Medians use recorded closed sales; supply figures use live listing counts refreshed twice daily; the Momentum Score methodology is summarized .

Analyst oversight: Jon Brooks — Co-Founder, Momentum Realty · CEO, Momentum Research · Housing Market Analyst · methodology reviewed quarterly · Last data refresh: September 15, 2026 at 7:33 PM ET

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Statistics on this page are computed automatically from licensed MLS feeds and public data sources (Zillow Research, U.S. Census Bureau) and summarized without manual review. Figures are estimates based on recent recorded activity, are deemed reliable but not guaranteed, and should be verified with a licensed agent before making decisions. This page does not constitute an appraisal or an automated valuation of any specific property. Momentum Realty is licensed in Florida and Georgia. Equal Housing Opportunity.

Selling in this ZIP? Weigh the numbers first: the Florida sell-now-or-wait scoreboard, why 201,552 Florida listings failed to sell in 12 months, and cash offer vs. listing, both numbers. Compiled from MLS records; deemed reliable but not guaranteed.