America's Top Master-Planned Community · Manatee + Sarasota Counties

Lakewood RanchCommercial Real Estate Broker & Market Guide

Lakewood Ranch is the master-planned community spanning Sarasota and Manatee Counties — consistently ranked among America's top-selling master-planned communities for multiple years running. The community has emerged as one of the most significant CRE growth stories in the Southeast, producing substantial retail, multifamily, medical office, and infrastructure development that benefits both Sarasota and Manatee counties.

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By the numbers · data as of November 4, 2026

Lakewood Ranch commercial real estate by the numbers

The 2026 final tax roll lists 2,058 commercial and industrial parcels with 13.9 million square feet of buildings in Lakewood Ranch (ZIPs 34202, 34211, 34240), with 83 arm’s-length sales on the roll. Median sale prices run $287–$377 per square foot by ZIP.

This market also reaches Sarasota County; the Market Pulse and report below cover Manatee County.

Commercial and industrial parcels

2,058

2026 final tax roll

Building square feet

13.9M

2026 final tax roll

Arm’s-length sales

on the roll sales file, excluding hotels

Median $/SF by ZIP

$287–$377

ZIP medians, 5+ sales

ZIP	Parcels	Bldg SF	Sales	Median $/SF	Median year built	Out-of-state owners
34202	452	2.6M	5	$377*	2007	27.7%
34211	493	3.2M	17	$290	2008	9.3%
34240	1,113	8.2M	61	$287	2005	8.8%

For context, Manatee County as a whole has a median of $226 per square foot on 180 sales. Year to date through August 2026, the county median is $228, +0.9% from a year earlier.

Manatee County Market Pulse

Asking-side listing data for every Florida county: inventory, days on market, price cuts and listing prices, from Realtor.com® Economic Research. These are listings, not closed sales.

ManateeCounty · details →
Active listings
3,034
down −10.9% YoY
Median days on market
85 days
Listings with price cuts
21.4%
Median listing $/SF
$254
Listing price, YoY
down −3.8%
Median listing price $460K
Market condition
Leaning buyer's market
vs. Florida statewide^*
Source: Realtor.com® Economic Research, September 2026.

How these figures are calculated

* Market condition. Market condition compares a county's share of active listings with a price reduction and its median days on market with the Florida statewide figures Realtor.com publishes for the same month. Both above the statewide figure: leaning buyer's market. Both below: leaning seller's market. Anything else, including a tie or one missing metric: balanced. Both metrics missing, or no statewide figure for that month: shown as —. This is a read of asking-side listing data only; it is not months of inventory or a measure of closed sales. Florida statewide, September 2026: 20.1% of listings with a price cut, 81 median days on market. Methodology · Data dictionary

Residential. Realtor.com® Economic Research, monthly. Listing counts, days on market and listing prices come from the monthly history; price-cut share and $/SF are stored for the latest month (September 2026) only. Earlier months show the snapshot for that month, not an average. YoY compares a month with the same month a year earlier; for September 2026 it uses Realtor.com's published YoY figures.

Commercial. Florida Department of Revenue tax roll (NAL/SDF) and Florida Department of State (Sunbiz), via LGData; Linton Global calculations. Commercial (DOR 010-039) and industrial (040-049) parcels. Sales and $/SF = arm's-length single-parcel sales (DOR qualification codes 01-02) on the current roll, excluding hotels/motels (DOR 039, which in resort counties includes condo-hotel and vacation-rental units). Areas with fewer than 5 parcels, and $/SF medians from fewer than 5 sales, are suppressed.

The full Manatee County report

Source: Florida Department of Revenue tax roll and Florida Department of State, via LGData; Linton Global calculations. Commercial and industrial parcels; sales are arm’s-length, single-parcel transfers, excluding hotels and motels. Medians from fewer than 5 sales are not shown, and a small sample can swing a ZIP median, so read each one with its sales count. * Fewer than 10 sales.

Market Data

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Lakewood Ranch, Florida — The Numbers

43,945

Population

$122,925

Median HH Income

$678,200

Median Home Value

$2,299/mo

Median Gross Rent

80%

Homeownership

5.5×

Price-to-Income

4.6%

Unemployment

+7.1%

Income Growth (YoY)

Listing MarketManatee County · residential · Realtor.com®

$460,000

Median List Price

3,034

Active Listings

Days on Market

21%

Price-Cut Share

List price · 3-yr trend

Inventory · 3-yr trend

Days on market · 3-yr trend

City-level figures from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023 5-yr). Unemployment and income growth are Manatee County-level (BLS / BEA — not published at city grain). Unemployment September 2026. Listing-market figures © Realtor.com® Economic Research (Manatee County, residential). Public-domain + attributed data, market context only — not an appraisal or investment advice. Snapshot updated 2026-11-01.

Live market data · refreshed as each source publishes

Lakewood Ranch: key facts for September 2026

Manatee County

In September 2026, the median listing price in Manatee County was $460K, down 3.8% from a year earlier, with 3,034 homes for sale (Realtor.com).
FHFA’s house price index for Manatee County fell 3.0% in 2025.
Investors took out 10.6% of home-purchase mortgages in Manatee County in 2025 (HMDA; cash purchases not included).
Manatee County had 146,007 jobs (2025 annual average), up 1.5% from the prior year (BLS QCEW).
The unemployment rate was 4.6% in September 2026 (BLS, not seasonally adjusted).
Permits were issued for 6,227 housing units in January–September 2026, down 7.6% from the same months a year earlier (U.S. Census Bureau).

Open the Manatee County market report →Manatee County data & trends Explore on the Market Map

Sarasota County

In September 2026, the median listing price in Sarasota County was $455K, down 3.8% from a year earlier, with 3,865 homes for sale (Realtor.com).
FHFA’s house price index for Sarasota County fell 4.4% in 2025.
Investors took out 11.5% of home-purchase mortgages in Sarasota County in 2025 (HMDA; cash purchases not included).
Sarasota County had 194,499 jobs (2025 annual average), up 2.3% from the prior year (BLS QCEW).
The unemployment rate was 4.7% in September 2026 (BLS, not seasonally adjusted).
Permits were issued for 4,025 housing units in January–September 2026, down 19.0% from the same months a year earlier (U.S. Census Bureau).

Open the Sarasota County market report →Sarasota County data & trends Explore on the Market Map

ZIP code snapshot for Lakewood Ranch

Listing data for September 2026 (Realtor.com) · HUD Fair Market Rent FY2027. *Share of home-purchase mortgages for investment property (2025, HMDA, estimated from census tracts; cash purchases not included). Open any ZIP for its full report.

ZIP	Area	Median list price	vs. last year	Homes for sale	HUD 2BR rent	Investor share*
34202	Bradenton	$735K	+1.5%	187	$2,800/mo	5.0%	Report →
34211	Bradenton	$565K	−5.1%	328	$2,720/mo	9.7%	Report →
34240	Sarasota	$760K	−20.8%	131	$3,130/mo	5.0%	Report →

Sources: Realtor.com® Economic Research, FHFA, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau. County-level figures; informational only, not an appraisal.

Lakewood Ranch: Market Overview

Lakewood Ranch was master-planned by Schroeder-Manatee Ranch (SMR) and has grown from initial development in the late 1990s to a community of approximately 60,000 residents across multiple villages including Lakewood Country Club, Country Club East, Edgewater, Greenbrook, Bridgewater, and Waterside.

The Lakewood Ranch Main Street downtown — anchored by lifestyle retail, restaurants, and entertainment — has emerged as a true mixed-use town center. The Mall at University Town Center (UTC) and surrounding UTC retail concentration provide major regional retail anchor; major medical office concentrations at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center support specialty practice demand.

Lakewood Ranch's I-75 access (multiple interchanges), Manatee Avenue and SR 70 connections to downtown Sarasota and Bradenton, and Lakewood Ranch Boulevard arterial spine support continued commercial development and population growth.

Economic Drivers

Master-Planned Growth

America's top-selling master-planned community for multiple years

Main Street Town Center

Lakewood Ranch Main Street; lifestyle mixed-use

University Town Center

UTC mall and retail concentration; regional retail anchor

Lakewood Ranch Medical Ctr

Major hospital; specialty medical office concentration

I-75 Access

Multiple I-75 interchanges; corridor connectivity

Waterside Village

Newer master-planned village; continued growth

Asset Class Activity in Lakewood Ranch

Asset Class	Activity	Market Commentary
Retail	Hot	UTC mall, Main Street, neighborhood centers; durable demand
Multifamily	Hot	Major institutional development; strong rent growth
Medical Office	Hot	Lakewood Ranch Medical Center; major specialty demand
Class A Office	Strong	Lakewood Ranch and UTC office; corporate and professional
Hospitality	Strong	Business hotels; UTC and Main Street retail support
Master-Planned Land	Hot	Continued residential and commercial entitlement

Why Invest in Lakewood Ranch?

Lakewood Ranch is the model master-planned community CRE story in Florida. Residential growth drives retail demand; retail and healthcare drive medical office; growth drives multifamily; the I-75 corridor supports broader commercial development. The compounding growth dynamic produces meaningful appreciation potential at meaningfully lower entry pricing than Tampa core submarkets.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Michael R. Linton a licensed commercial real estate broker in Lakewood Ranch?

Yes. Michael R. Linton is a Florida-licensed commercial real estate broker (FL Broker #BK703722) with 39 years of transaction experience, serving Lakewood Ranch and the broader Manatee + Sarasota Counties market. He holds NCREA (National Commercial Real Estate Advisor), CREIPS (Certified Real Estate Investment Property Specialist), and REALTOR® credentials, and advises investors, owners, and tenants on multifamily, office, industrial, retail, hospitality, land, mixed-use, medical office, self storage, and special-purpose commercial real estate in Lakewood Ranch.

How do I contact a commercial real estate broker in Lakewood Ranch?

Contact Michael R. Linton at Linton Global Solutions — (312) 612-1031 or mike@lintonglobal.com — for a free Lakewood Ranch commercial real estate consultation. Linton Global Solutions serves Lakewood Ranch across all major asset classes and represents both buy-side and sell-side principals, plus 1031 exchange replacement-property sourcing.

Why is Lakewood Ranch consistently ranked among America's top master-planned communities?

Lakewood Ranch combines master-planned residential development across multiple villages, premier school performance, major retail anchors (UTC mall, Main Street town center), the Lakewood Ranch Medical Center hospital, premier lifestyle amenities (golf, athletic clubs, A+ schools), and direct I-75 access. The combination has driven consistent ranking among America's top-selling master-planned communities by population growth.

What is the University Town Center retail concentration?

The Mall at University Town Center is a regional shopping mall anchored by Macy's, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Dillard's. The broader UTC retail concentration extends to surrounding lifestyle retail and dining. UTC serves as the regional retail anchor for Lakewood Ranch, East Manatee County, and East Sarasota County — one of the strongest suburban retail concentrations on the Florida Gulf Coast.

Are there industrial opportunities adjacent to Lakewood Ranch?

Yes — the I-75 corridor through Manatee and Sarasota counties (extending north toward Tampa and south toward Sarasota) supports growing logistics and distribution demand. The corridor is positioned to benefit from continued e-commerce-driven industrial growth on the Florida Gulf Coast. Michael R. Linton at Linton Global Solutions covers I-75 corridor industrial opportunities.

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