Bent Tree Village
Homes for Sale in Sarasota, FL

Bent Tree Village market snapshot (as of August 2, 2026): the median sale price is about $738K ($259 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 43 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 37% from the prior 12 months and up 245% since 2012, computed from record-level Stellar MLS closed sales (32 closings in the current window).

Bent Tree Village is a community of 694 homes in Sarasota, Sarasota County, built between 1975 and 2016 (median 1980), with a median living area of about 2,630 square feet. 83% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).

Bent Tree Village is a 694-home community of generously sized houses in east Sarasota, built across four decades and valued almost entirely on the merits of the individual property rather than shared amenities. A high homestead share — nearly 83% — points to an owner-occupied, hold-oriented ownership base rather than a rental or flip market.

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The defining fact here is scarcity: no active listings as of early August 2026, and 32 homes closed in the measured window. That turnover isn't nothing, but it clears fast — a 43-day median tells you well-prepared homes find buyers. The ownership profile reinforces the point; with roughly 83% homestead, most of these houses are lived in, not traded, which keeps supply naturally thin.

Because there are no identified community amenities, value lands squarely on the house and lot. The build range (1975–2016) and median year of 1980 mean most of the stock predates current finishes, so the gap between a renovated home and an original one is the single biggest swing on price — more than square footage alone. Appreciation has been substantial over the long run (up 245% since 2012) and sharp in the last year (36.6%), but neither is a forecast; both describe where the market has been, not where it's going.

With no active inventory and fast absorption, timing and preparation decide outcomes in Bent Tree Village. On the sell side, we focus on the two things that actually move price here — condition and presentation against an older build base — and price against the single median rather than guesswork. On the buy side, we position you to act before something lists, because in a zero-inventory market the first qualified offer often wins.