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Census-designated place in Florida, United States

Nokomis

$495kMedian Home
341Sunny Days/yr
View on Map· Pop. 4k· Elev. 10 ftWikipedia

Nokomis is an unincorporated town in Sarasota County and a census-designated place (CDP) along the Gulf Coast of Florida, United States, located south of Osprey and just north of Venice. The town has access to the coast through Nokomis Public Beach and Casey Key. The town's population was 3,217 at the 2020 census, up from 3,167 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Sarasota metropolitan area.Wikipedia

About the RegionSoutheast

The Southeast has become the most active real estate market in the United States. Charlotte, Raleigh, Atlanta, and Nashville's broader metro have all absorbed sustained in-migration driven by warmer weather, relatively lower housing costs than comparable Sun Belt metros, and — in Florida and Tennessee — no state income tax. The Research Triangle between Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill has emerged as a genuine rival to established tech corridors, anchored by Duke, UNC, and NC State.

The region's rapid growth has created real affordability pressure in cities that were bargains a decade ago. Asheville, Savannah, and coastal Florida markets have seen sharp appreciation, narrowing the cost advantage that drew transplants in the first place. Coastal areas across the Southeast also carry increasing flood and hurricane insurance costs as storm frequency and severity trends upward. Long, hot, and humid summers are a material lifestyle consideration — June through September in much of the region is genuinely intense.

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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

Housing
$2k/mo
Median Rent
$495k
Median Home Price
Rent burden47% of income
Household Income
$61k
Median annual
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Livability

School Rating
7.1/10
Internet
No internet coverage data yet.
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Climate

Sunshine
341
sunny days per year
93% of the year
Comfort Score
70/100
Good
Rainfall
58"
inches per year
Air Quality
37
Good AQI
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Demographics

Population4k
Altitude10 ftabove sea level
Median Age54 yrs
College Educated31%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home17%of workforce
Poverty Rate13%

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