Self-storage market in Sarasota, FL — July 2026

Based on the 21 facilities we track in Sarasota — a sample of Sarasota’s market, not every facility.

As of July 2026 · data via OpenStreetMap + Foursquare

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Market tightness

Soft

Aggregate demand signal — not a facility occupancy figure.

Running a move-in promo

10%

Median rate by size

5×5

$24/mo

~51% below US ($49/mo)

typical $19/mo–$58/mo

5×10

$39/mo

~40% below US ($65/mo)

typical $33/mo–$79/mo

10×10

$82/mo

~14% below US ($95/mo)

typical $70/mo–$92/mo

10×20

$138/mo

~1% above US ($137/mo)

typical $118/mo–$203/mo

The bigger picture

North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — market supply & demand

Lower storage supply per capita than ~85% of US metros — about 17.9 facilities per 100k people vs the 32.3 national median.

North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL looks under-supplied relative to the markets we track.

A metro of 865K residents and 374K households — the demand base behind the per-100k figure.

Supply: our registry · as of 2026-06

Demand trend

Population up ~13% since 2020 — a growing metro.

Net in-migration of ~135,000 residents since 2020.

Population trends historically correlate with storage demand — not a forecast. Census PEP, 2025 vintage.

Market context

Median household income

$78,278

Median gross rent

$1,637/mo

Renter share

76%

Census 2023 ACS 5-yr · demand context — these historically correlate with storage demand, not a forecast.

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Data & methodology

Aggregate analysis of publicly available self-storage facility data in Sarasota, FL, as of July 2026. Facility data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Foursquare. Rates reflect published street rates; individual facility pricing varies. Figures describe the 21 facilities in our dataset for this metro — a sample skewed toward facilities on certain software platforms, not a complete census of the market.