Area guides
Eight towns along about 120 miles of coast, from north to south. Each guide covers the housing you'll find there and what to check before you buy.
St. Petersburg
Pinellas County
A walkable downtown on Tampa Bay with museums, a working waterfront, and housing that runs from 1920s bungalows to new high-rise condos.
Clearwater
Pinellas County
A Gulf-front city with a well-known beach on a barrier island, a mainland of established neighborhoods, and a large stock of condos.
Sarasota
Sarasota County
A bayfront city known for its arts scene and the barrier islands just offshore, with everything from downtown condos to golf communities inland.
Nokomis
Sarasota County
A small coastal community between Sarasota and Venice, with quiet beaches on Casey Key, bayfront homes, and access to the Legacy Trail.
North Port
Sarasota County
A large, fast-growing inland city with newer homes, many on quarter-acre lots, and a master-planned district around Wellen Park.
Port Charlotte
Charlotte County
A community on Charlotte Harbor laced with boating canals, where many homes have a dock in the back yard.
Cape Coral
Lee County
A city built around roughly 400 miles of canals, with a large supply of waterfront homes and steady new construction.
Fort Myers
Lee County
The Lee County seat on the Caloosahatchee River, with a historic downtown, riverfront condos, and many gated and golf communities.