Barton Farms, Laurel Lakes
Homes for Sale in Sarasota, FL

Barton Farms, Laurel Lakes market snapshot (as of August 2, 2026): the median sale price is about $609K ($259 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 62 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 13% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (8 closings in the current window).

In ZIP 34240 (Sarasota), 452 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $324K ($223/sq ft), down 3.5% year over year, with a median 48 days on market. See the live ZIP 34240 housing market and the Sarasota County market.

Barton Farms, Laurel Lakes is a community of 317 homes in Sarasota, Sarasota County, built between 1997 and 2016 (median 2003), with a median living area of about 2,883 square feet. 84% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).

Barton Farms, Laurel Lakes is an established, built-out community of 317 homes in Sarasota, with construction spanning 1997 to 2016 and a strong owner-occupant base - about 84 percent carry a homestead exemption.

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This is a mature neighborhood, not a growth story. With 317 homes and a build range that closed out by 2016, supply is essentially fixed, and the high homestead share of roughly 84 percent tells you most of these homes are held as primary residences rather than flipped or rented. That tends to keep turnover low - which is exactly what the current snapshot shows, with eight closings in the window and nothing active on the day of this read.

No community amenities surface in current MLS listings, so underwrite this as a residential, lot-and-home purchase rather than a resort-style package. The wide build range means condition and updates vary considerably from home to home, so the spread around that $609,000 median is condition-driven - inspect carefully and let the comps, not the list price, set your number.

With no active listings and only eight recent closings, pricing this community well comes down to reading a short, specific comp set correctly. We track Barton Farms, Laurel Lakes closing by closing, know how condition and updates move value across a 1997-to-2016 build range, and will tell you plainly when a home is priced ahead of the current, softer market.