Anna Maria Island

Manatee & Sarasota County, Florida

Forty miles of coast,
five very different places to live.

Bradenton is not Venice. Lakewood Ranch is not Sarasota. Here's what each one is actually like, how long the drives really take, and what it costs to be there.

02 / The map

Find yourself on the coast.

Five areas, north to south. Tap one to see what living there is like: schools, drives, groceries, what a Saturday looks like.

38 mi Parrish to Venice

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North to south

Real geography, not a drawing. Natural map colours, with gold saved for our five areas.

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Not sure which of the five fits you? Tell us where you're driving to most weeks and we'll narrow it to two.

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