Venice
Housing Market
Median sale price $374,500, down 5.2% year over year, with homes going under contract in about 49 days.
Momentum
Your exact situation run against today's numbers: true comps, negotiation targets, and the off-market homes portals never show.
Selling instead? See what your home is worth today →
Housing Market Analyst
Prices are down 5.2% versus the prior year, but sellers are still collecting 93.0% of asking. Taken together, the data points to a broadly balanced market where preparation decides who wins.
Who has leverage right now
Leverage scores are derived from the Momentum Score (supply, demand, speed, pricing power, and trend). Right now the data favors neither side decisively.
- Inventory — tightening over the tracked window; watch whether that holds through the season.
- 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 Venice data, not a prediction or guarantee. Markets move; talk to an agent before acting on any single reading.
Where Venice is hot — and where it isn't
Each dot is a community (24 shown, sized by sales volume rank). Click any dot to open its full neighborhood guide.
The read on Venice
The median sale price across Venice currently stands at $374,500, down 5.2% from a year ago. Buyers are paying a median of $223 per square foot. The typical home goes under contract in about 49 days. Sellers are capturing 93.0% of their original asking price on average.
Venice prices sit below the Sarasota County median by roughly 13%. 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 Venice is 49 of 100 — buyer's opportunity territory. This page recalculates every day as new MLS data lands, so the numbers above reflect the market as of September 15, 2026.
Venice since 2012 — and where it’s heading
A median home here sold for $100,894 in 2012 and $408,963 over the last recorded year — 305% appreciation across 14 years of recorded sales. Cash buyers took 51% of recent sales, down from a 54% peak.
Median sale price · 2012–2026 (8,249 recorded sales)
Days on market by year
Cash buyers · share of sales
Home value trend · Sarasota County (Zillow ZHVI)
For-sale inventory · county (Zillow)
Daily active vs pending · Sarasota County (MLS)
Median price · daily recalculation
What’s driving Venice
Top inbound states: NY, NJ, MA, IL. Movers arriving report ~$141,412 average income. Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration, 2022-2023
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
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
The calls we’re making from today’s data
The sharpest 1-yr median swing among tracked communities. Thin samples can exaggerate swings — verify with a comp analysis before treating it as trend.
Both sides have a case: buyers should negotiate on days-on-market, sellers should lean on the under-contract rate. Preparation, not the market, decides who wins a balanced tape.
Generated from today’s data by Momentum’s analysis engine and reviewed on a rolling basis by our broker team.
How it stacks up across Sarasota County
| Market | Median | Active | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venice ← this page | $374K | — | 49 | |
| Sarasota | $504K | 28 | 36 | Open → |
| Nokomis | $450K | 1 | 32 | Open → |
Neighborhoods on the move
| ISLANDWALK AT THE WEST VILLAGESVenice | $582K | ▲ 27% |
| WELLEN PARK GOLF & COUNTRY CLUBVenice | $463K | ▲ 17% |
| VENICE GOLF & COUNTRY CLUBVenice | $662K | ▲ 12% |
| GULF VIEW ESTATESVenice | $439K | ▲ 9% |
| BRIGHTMORE AT WELLEN PARKVenice | $530K | ▲ 6% |
| PRESERVE/WEST VLGS PH 1Venice | $339K | ▼ 29% |
| LAKESPUR AT WELLEN PARKVenice | $383K | ▼ 26% |
| GRAND PALMVenice | $432K | ▼ 25% |
| VENEZIA PARK SEC OF VENICEVenice | $665K | ▼ 21% |
| GRAN PARADISO PH 1Venice | $475K | ▼ 19% |
| VENICE GARDENSVenice | $332K | 25 days |
| BRIGHTMORE AT WELLEN PARKVenice | $530K | 30 days |
| WELLEN PARK GOLF & COUNTRY CLUBVenice | $463K | 32 days |
| PRESERVE/WEST VLGS PH 1Venice | $339K | 34 days |
| ISLANDWALK AT THE WEST VILLAGESVenice | $582K | 38 days |
Venice ZIP codes
Most active communities
More on Venice
Put this data to work
The questions people actually ask
Should I buy a house in Venice right now?
The data says conditions currently favor neither side decisively in Venice — the Momentum Score reads 49/100. For buyers that means preparation over hesitation: well-priced homes still move fast, but there is more room to negotiate than a year ago. The right timing always depends on your rate, your equity, and how long you plan to stay — not just the market.
Is Venice becoming more affordable?
Yes, modestly — the median sale price in Venice is $374,500, down 5.2% versus the prior year, while sellers still capture 93.0% 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 Venice?
Among tracked communities with enough sales to measure, the sharpest 1-year median declines are PRESERVE/WEST VLGS PH 1 (-29%); LAKESPUR AT WELLEN PARK (-26%); GRAND PALM (-25%). 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 Venice neighborhoods are most competitive?
Measured by speed of sale, the fastest-moving tracked communities right now are VENICE GARDENS (25 days); BRIGHTMORE AT WELLEN PARK (30 days); WELLEN PARK GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB (32 days) — homes there go under contract well ahead of the market-wide pace of 49 days.
How does Venice compare to the rest of Sarasota County?
Venice's median of $374,500 runs 13% below the county-wide median of $432,500, and homes here take 49 days to go under contract versus 57 county-wide.
Venice housing market FAQ
Is it a good time to sell a house in Venice?
By the numbers, sellers in Venice are getting 93.0% of asking price and going under contract in about 49 days. 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 Venice housing market forecast?
Momentum Realty publishes the recorded trend, not a prediction: Venice median sale prices are down 5.2% year over year. 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 Venice?
The median sale price in Venice is currently $374,500, down 5.2% from a year ago, based on MLS sales data updated September 15, 2026.
Is Venice a buyer's or seller's market right now?
The data currently is roughly balanced. Venice scores 49 of 100 on the Momentum Score. Conditions change; this page updates daily.
How long do homes take to sell in Venice?
The typical home in Venice goes under contract in about 49 days, per current MLS data.
Are home prices in Venice rising or falling?
Median sale prices are down 5.2% year over year based on a rolling comparison of MLS sales.
Momentum agents use this intelligence every day to price listings and write winning offers across Venice. Talk through what the numbers mean for your move.
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
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.