Electricity rates in Sarasota, Florida

Sarasota, FL ranks 17th of 139 Florida cities for the oldest residents (median age 49.3). Sarasota, Florida has 56,218 residents in 25,572 households; 94.7% heat with electricity.

Sarasota on the map

Sarasota County, with Sarasota marked

Cost of living with electricity in Sarasota

Sarasota, FL: 25,572 households at $1,577 a year per home for electricity (Sarasota County average, DOE LEAD) come to about $40.3 million, an estimate; all home energy is $1,656 a year per household.

Home energy cost, Sarasota, FL
Group in Sarasota, FL	Households	Power per home	Power bill of the group	Share of Sarasota, FL median income
Sarasota, FL, all households	25,572	$1,577	$40.3 million	2.25%
Sarasota, FL, homeowners	14,244	$1,678	$23.9 million	2.39%
Sarasota, FL, renters	11,328	$1,259	$14.3 million	1.80%

Who supplies Sarasota

Sarasota County lists 2 utilities for Sarasota, FL (56,218 residents): homes pay 12.35 to 13.71 cents per kWh, about $136 to $151 a month at 1,104 kWh, 2.3% to 2.6% of the $70,065 Sarasota median income. Sarasota County page.

Facts about Sarasota

Residents of Sarasota, FL, ACS 2023: 56,21871 of 139 Florida cities with 30,000+
Median household income in Sarasota, FL: $70,06573 of 139 of those cities
Households in Sarasota, FL: 25,5722.20 people each
Owner-occupied homes in Sarasota, FL: 55.7%14,244 owners and 11,328 renter households
Housing units in Sarasota, FL: 32,1236,551 vacant or seasonal
Homes heated by electricity in Sarasota, FL: 94.7%24,216 of 25,572 homes
Land area of Sarasota, FL: 14.7 sq mi3,823.6 people per sq mi
Bill as share of income in Sarasota, FL: 2.3% to 2.6%at 1,104 kWh a month over the $70,065 median household income
Wind and tornado reports within 15 miles of Sarasota, FL: 43NWS point reports 2015 to 2025, 76.5 per 100,000 residents
Median year homes were built in Sarasota, FL: 197619,318 of 32,123 homes (60.1%) before 1980
Median home value and rent in Sarasota, FL: $409,700$1,514 gross rent a month, 4.43% of value a year

Electricity price since 2015 around Sarasota

Florida Power & Light Co charged Sarasota homes 10.65 ¢/kWh in 2015. Sarasota: 13.71 ¢ in 2024, 29% up. Sarasota: against 22% up for the Florida average.

Sarasota: a 1,104 kWh month at that price. Sarasota: $118 in 2015, $151 in 2024. Sarasota: $1,816 a year, 2.6% of the $70,065 median income.

Sarasota: 10 yearly prices

Year	Florida Power & Light Co, Sarasota	Sarasota: Gap to Florida average	Sarasota: Gap to U.S. average
2015, Sarasota	10.65	-0.93	-2.00
2016, Sarasota	10.17	-0.81	-2.38
2017, Sarasota	11.20	-0.41	-1.69
2018, Sarasota	10.83	-0.71	-2.04
2019, Sarasota	11.03	-0.67	-1.98
2020, Sarasota	10.44	-0.83	-2.71
2021, Sarasota	11.23	-0.67	-2.43
2022, Sarasota	13.46	-0.44	-1.58
2023, Sarasota	15.01	-0.20	-0.99
2024, Sarasota	13.71	-0.43	-2.77

Sarasota, FL: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Sarasota, FL price.

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Who lives in Sarasota: income, cars, homes

Sarasota, FL homes: 11,579 have 3+ bedrooms, 5,471 none or one, median 4.6 rooms. In Sarasota, FL, 2,016 households own no vehicle and 11,971 own two or more; home EV charging depends on that. In Sarasota, FL, 6,364 of 10,787 renter households pay 30% or more of income in rent; 10,834 households moved in since 2018 and 3,866 before 2000, so electric accounts turn over quickly. 7,502 residents of Sarasota, FL live below the poverty line, and the median age is 49.3. In Sarasota, FL, 6,434 of 25,572 households earn under $35,000, 6,994 $35,000-$75,000, 7,105 $75,000-$150,000 and 5,039 $150,000 or more. Of 24,960 workers in Sarasota, FL, 3,207 work from home, 17,991 drive alone, 357 ride transit and 512 walk.

Household income in Sarasota, FL

% of households by income, Sarasota, FL

Under $35,00025.2
$35,000 to $75,00027.4
$75,000 to $150,00027.8
$150,000 or more19.7

Sarasota, FL households against Florida cities with 30,000+ residents
Sarasota, FL	Value	Rank in Florida (1 = highest)
Sarasota, FL, households under $35,000	25.2%	51 of 139
Sarasota, FL, households $150,000 or more	19.7%	51 of 139
Sarasota, FL, residents below poverty	14.3%	45 of 139
Sarasota, FL, median age	49.3	17 of 139
Sarasota, FL, homes with 3+ bedrooms	36.0%	118 of 139
Sarasota, FL, households without a vehicle	7.9%	35 of 139
Sarasota, FL, households with 2+ vehicles	46.8%	107 of 139
Sarasota, FL, workers at home	12.8%	70 of 139
Sarasota, FL, cost-burdened renters	59.0%	78 of 139
Sarasota, FL, moved in since 2018	42.4%	37 of 139
Sarasota, FL, moved in before 2000	15.1%	55 of 139

Housing and heating in Sarasota

Sarasota, FL: 19,318 of 32,123 homes were built before 1980 and 7,087 in 2000 or later. Sarasota, FL has 12,685 detached houses, 13,241 homes in 5+ unit buildings and 1,221 mobile homes.

Age of homes in Sarasota, FL

% of homes by decade built, Sarasota, FL

6pre-40
440s
1650s
1360s
2370s
1180s
690s
1100s
910s
220+

Heating fuel in Sarasota, FL

% of homes by main fuel, Sarasota

Electricity94.7
Utility gas3.3
No fuel1.4

Sarasota, FL housing against its county and state cities
Sarasota, FL	Value	County	Gap	Rank (1 = highest)
Sarasota, FL, median year built	1976	1987	-11 years	118 of 139
Sarasota, FL, built before 1980	60.1%	36.7%	+23.5 points	22 of 139
Sarasota, FL, built 2000 or later	22.1%	31.0%	-8.9 points	76 of 139
Sarasota, FL, detached houses	39.5%	57.3%	-17.9 points	103 of 139
Sarasota, FL, apartments in 5+ unit buildings	41.2%	20.3%	+20.9 points	29 of 139
Sarasota, FL, mobile homes	3.8%	8.6%	-4.8 points	44 of 139
Sarasota, FL, renter households	44.3%	23.7%	+20.6 points	38 of 139
Sarasota, FL, median home value	$409,700	$373,100	+$36,600	35 of 139
Sarasota, FL, median gross rent a month	$1,514	$1,715	-$201	98 of 139
Sarasota, FL, people per household	2.03	2.15	-0.12	132 of 139

Outage risk around Sarasota

Sarasota, FL, NWS reports within 15 miles of the center, 2015 to 2025: 32 wind and 11 tornado, 76.5 per 100,000 residents of 56,218. Top gust near Sarasota, FL: 65 knots, 75 mph. Damage near Sarasota, FL: $15.1M.

Reports within 15 miles of Sarasota, FL

wind and tornado reports, Sarasota, FL

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Storm reports near Sarasota, FL
Sarasota, FL	Wind	Tornado	Total
Sarasota, FL, 2015	3	0	3
Sarasota, FL, 2016	5	1	6
Sarasota, FL, 2017	7	2	9
Sarasota, FL, 2018	2	1	3
Sarasota, FL, 2019	2	0	2
Sarasota, FL, 2020	2	3	5
Sarasota, FL, 2021	5	1	6
Sarasota, FL, 2022	4	2	6
Sarasota, FL, 2023	0	1	1
Sarasota, FL, 2024	2	0	2

Climate and electric heating around Sarasota

Sarasota is in Sarasota County, FL. Sarasota: degree days are county values.

Sarasota: 519 heating degree days a year. Sarasota: 3,703 cooling degree days a year.

Sarasota: degree days, electric heat
Sarasota	County value
Sarasota, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal	519
Sarasota, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean	460
Sarasota, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal	3,703
Sarasota, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean	3,887
Sarasota, homes heated with electricity, ACS 2019-2023	92.9%

Sarasota: NOAA nClimDiv 7 Oct 2026; ACS B25040.

Analyst note on Sarasota

Sarasota, FL counts 56,218 residents in 25,572 households, on 14.7 square miles. 24,216 of the 25,572 occupied homes in Sarasota, FL heat with electricity. Household income in Sarasota, FL is $70,065; 14,244 of its 25,572 households own.

Sarasota, FL has 32,123 housing units, 6,551 of them vacant or seasonal. Sarasota, FL ranks 19th of 139 Florida cities for the oldest homes (median year built 1976). Sarasota, FL ranks 20th of 139 Florida cities for the share of homes heated by electricity (95%).

Sarasota, FL ranks 29th of 139 Florida cities for homes in buildings of 5+ units (41%).

Bill and heat pump calculator, Sarasota

Compare Sarasota with nearby cities

Nearest Florida cities with 30,000+ residents to Sarasota, FL
City near Sarasota, FL	Distance from Sarasota	Residents	Median income	Median year built	Median home value	Storm reports within 15 miles	Work from home
Sarasota, FL (this page)	0 mi	56,218	$70,065	1976	$409,700	43	12.8%
Bradenton, FL	10.7 mi north	56,289 (+71)	$60,964 (-$9,101)	1983 (+7 yr)	$282,500 (-$127,200)	43 (+0)	10.3% (-2.6 pts)
Lakewood Ranch, FL	11.3 mi northeast	39,434 (-16,784)	$123,471 (+$53,406)	2012 (+36 yr)	$626,500 (+$216,800)	46 (+3)	30.7% (+17.8 pts)
Ruskin, FL	26.5 mi north	30,074 (-26,144)	$76,402 (+$6,337)	2007 (+31 yr)	$278,300 (-$131,400)	42 (-1)	14.9% (+2.0 pts)
Sun City Center, FL	28.4 mi northeast	31,801 (-24,417)	$71,012 (+$947)	1997 (+21 yr)	$281,900 (-$127,800)	22 (-21)	30.2% (+17.3 pts)
North Port, FL	28.7 mi southeast	80,512 (+24,294)	$81,940 (+$11,875)	2004 (+28 yr)	$328,700 (-$81,000)	28 (-15)	10.4% (-2.5 pts)

ZIP codes in Sarasota

ZIP area touching Sarasota, FL	Share of the ZIP's land inside Sarasota	Share of Sarasota's land in the ZIP
34237 (Sarasota, FL)	94.8%	25.4%
34236 (Sarasota, FL)	100.0%	24.2%
34234 (Sarasota, FL)	43.9%	19.5%
34239 (Sarasota, FL)	52.6%	15.9%
34232 (Sarasota, FL)	13.2%	9.9%
34243 (Sarasota, FL)	2.4%	2.9%

Census 2020 ZCTA to place land-area overlap. Look up any ZIP.

Florida: home prices since 2001, planned plants.

Questions on Sarasota

Sarasota: what is the electricity rate?

Sarasota, FL has no price of its own; its 56,218 residents are served by one of 2 utilities, and a 1,104 kWh month costs $136 to $151.

Sarasota: how does it rank among Florida cities?

Sarasota, FL: rank 71 of 139 by its 56,218 residents, rank 73 of 139 by $70,065 median income.

Sarasota: how many homes heat with electricity?

Sarasota, FL: 24,216 of 25,572 occupied homes, 94.7%; Sarasota County 92.9%.

Sarasota: how much income goes to electricity?

At 1,104 kWh a month, 2.3% to 2.6% of the $70,065 median income in Sarasota, FL.

Sarasota: damaging storms reported nearby?

43 NWS wind and tornado reports within 15 miles of the center of Sarasota, FL, 2015 to 2025, 76.5 per 100,000 residents.

How old are the homes in Sarasota?

Sarasota, FL: median home built 1976; 19,318 of 32,123 homes (60.1%) predate 1980, 12,685 are detached and 13,241 sit in buildings of 5+ units.

How big are the homes in Sarasota, FL?

11,579 of 32,123 homes have 3+ bedrooms; median 4.6 rooms.

How many Sarasota, FL households have no car?

2,016 households; 11,971 have two or more.

How many Sarasota, FL renters struggle with rent?

6,364 of 10,787 renter households pay 30% or more of income in rent.

Primary sources for Sarasota, FL

Census Bureau profile of Sarasota, FL, ACS data
EIA-861 utility data for Sarasota, FL, prices
DOE LEAD tool for Sarasota, FL, energy burden
NOAA storms and FEMA flood claims for Sarasota, FL