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27.43° N · 82.58° W · GEOID 1204350

Bayshore Gardens

Manatee County, Florida · part of the North Port, FL metro

FloridaBayshore Gardens, FLBayshore GardensBayshore Gardens

The short answer

Bayshore Gardens is home to 18,131 people. Median household income is $44,958 a year and median rent is $1,506 a month, 40.2% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). That is above the usual 30% line for cost burden. The median home is valued at $181,400, about 4.0x annual median household income.

The story in Bayshore Gardens is how fast things are changing. Housing became less affordable between 2019 and 2024: rent went from 27.1% to 40.2% of income. Also notable: After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $27,700 a year, less than in 98% of places its size.

6OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Weak

Bayshore Gardens scores better than 6% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 396th of 474 in Florida.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%22
Economy 20%4
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%54
Education 10%25
Commute 10%54
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,506
10% above the median place
Median household income
$44,958
44% below the median place
Median home value
$181,400
43% below the median place
Unemployment
11.4%
132% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Bayshore Gardens

  • GrowthCompared with the 25 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Lealman, FL, Cocoa, FL and Madison Heights, VA), household income growth here is lower: 0.8% a year against a typical 5.5% a year.
01

Moving to Bayshore Gardens

Manatee County gains about 28.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in31,897
Moved out22,278
Net+9,619

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Florida, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within FloridaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$122K
Leavers$80K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Manatee County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
7.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.9% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Manatee County report $121,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $80,300, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$60,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,506 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,459 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $181,400.
Getting to work
24 minutes each way on average; 4.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Lealman, FL matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
2.9%
46% above the median place
Moved here in the past year1
7.3%
27% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
28.7
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureBayshore GardensAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year17.3%27% above
Moved from another state12.9%46% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure28.7above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$121,57772% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$80,29014% above
02

What it costs to live here

The median rent takes 40.2% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 99% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Bayshore Gardens40.2%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$60,240
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
40.2%
97% above the median place
Home price to income
4.0x
6% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
40%
well over the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$27,700
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Bayshore Gardens, $1,506 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.2 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Bayshore Gardens, but easier on the budget

Places that match Bayshore Gardens on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Lealman, FL9833.0% vs 40.2%$4,000Compare
Cocoa, FL9624.2% vs 40.2%$21,300Compare
Moss Point, MS9429.1% vs 40.2%$5,500Compare
Holly Hill, FL9331.0% vs 40.2%$11,500Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
71.9%
42% above the median place
Vacant homes1
20.6%
192% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,231
62% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureBayshore GardensAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,50610% above
Rent to income140.2%97% above
Property tax rate10.7%25% below
Home price to income14.0x6% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure102.42% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,18835% above
HUD area median income4County figure$109,7002% above
Property tax paid (median)1$1,23162% below
Median home value1$181,40043% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure-3.0%below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure65.6%27% above
Homeownership166.2%0% below
Renters paying 30%+171.9%42% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,45922% below
Vacant homes120.6%192% above
Median year built119730% below
03

Work and pay

Compared with the 23 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Lealman, FL, Cocoa, FL and Madison Heights, VA), unemployment here is higher: 11.4% against a typical 5.5%.

Unemployment1
11.4%
132% above the median place
Works from home1
4.0%
67% below the median place
Median household income1
$44,958
44% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$28,747 −28%
Poverty rate15.0% +39%
Mean commute24 min −2%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureBayshore GardensAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$44,95844% below
Income per person1$28,74728% below
Unemployment111.4%132% above
Average annual pay6County figure$63,5114% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.4%19% above
Jobs6County figure146,0073% below
Poverty rate115.0%39% above
Mean commute124 min2% below
Works from home14.0%67% below
Commutes by transit1County figure0.3%60% below
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 15.8%, 147% above the median place.

No health insurance1
15.8%
147% above the median place
Median age1
45.1
16% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
86.4%
6% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher85.3% −8%
Household size2.3 −10%
Bachelor's or higher21.5% −33%
Born abroad14.9% +69%
All 8 people measures
MeasureBayshore GardensAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population118,1312542nd largest
Median age145.116% above
Bachelor's or higher121.5%33% below
High school or higher185.3%8% below
Household size12.310% below
Born abroad114.9%69% above
No health insurance115.8%147% above
Homes with broadband186.4%6% below
05

Life in Bayshore Gardens

The nearest National Park Service site is De Soto National Memorial, about 7 miles away.

33 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents4.4 −57%
Playgrounds per 10k1.1 −88%
Grocery stores per 10k4.4 2.1×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k10.5 −6%
Libraries per 10k2.2 2.5×
Named paths and bike trails0 km −85%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.6 2.7×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • De Soto National Memorial 7 miles
  • Big Cypress National Preserve 137 miles
  • Canaveral National Seashore 143 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars17.4 −16%
Shops32.4 +7%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.3 +5%
Doctors' offices and clinics21.4 +6%
Child care centers2.1 −9%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
7.4
76% below the median place
Public school students12
54,208
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools12
83
above the median place (median 9)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureBayshore GardensAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure83above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure54,208above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure17.614% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure17.416% below
Shops per 10k8County figure32.47% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.35% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure21.46% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.19% below
Parks per 10k94.457% below
Playgrounds per 10k91.188% below
Grocery stores per 10k94.4108% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k910.56% below
Libraries per 10k92.2154% above
Named paths and bike trails90.385% below
Transit stops per sq mi90.6171% above
Nearest National Park Service site107.476% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10150% below
National Register listings11County figure33154% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

January average low is 50°F, 99% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Bayshore Gardens. Larger places are fetched first.

January average low13
50°F
99% above the median place
Average temperature13
73°F
33% above the median place
Hurricane risk14
99.3
41% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureBayshore GardensAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure91°F5% above
January average low13County figure50°F99% above
Average temperature13County figure73°F33% above
Annual precipitation13County figure54.1 in24% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure97.56% above
Hurricane risk14County figure99.341% above
Tornado risk14County figure98.020% above
Wildfire risk14County figure90.548% above
Heat wave risk14County figure88.91% below
Median air quality index15County figure3616% below
Good air days15County figure91.0%33% above
08

Bayshore Gardens in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 42% of the median income in 2030, up from 40% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Bayshore Gardens does better than 19% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 91%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,506/mo (2024)$1,960/mo$1,610 to $2,390/mo+4.5%
Median household income$44,958 (2024)$56,000$47,500 to $66,500+3.8%
Median home value$181,400 (2024)$271,000$197,000 to $373,000+6.9%

The median home would be worth 4.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.0 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Bayshore Gardens

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Holly Hill, FL$1,431$55,412Compare
Beacon Square, FL$1,368$56,650Compare
Leesburg, FL$1,258$52,880Compare
South Bradenton, FL$1,244$48,315Compare
South Bradenton, FLLeesburg, FLBeacon Square, FLHolly Hill, FLBayshore Gardens, FLBayshore GardensHolly HillSouth BradentonBayshore GardensHolly HillSouth Bradenton

Places built like Bayshore Gardens

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Bayshore Gardens performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Bayshore Gardens, FL40.2%0.8%/yrn/a
Lealman, FL33.0%4.8%/yrn/aCompare
Cocoa, FL24.2%10.2%/yr4.1%Compare
Madison Heights, VA17.4%5.4%/yrn/aCompare
Smithfield, NC18.2%3.6%/yr16.0%Compare
South Bradenton, FL30.9%5.5%/yrn/aCompare
Holly Hill, FL31.0%9.6%/yr2.3%Compare

Common questions

Is Bayshore Gardens a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 6 out of 100, better than 6% of the places we rate and 396th of 474 in Florida. Compared with the 25 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Lealman, FL, Cocoa, FL and Madison Heights, VA), household income growth here is lower: 0.8% a year against a typical 5.5% a year. On cost, space and class size it scores 11 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Bayshore Gardens expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 40.2% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $181,400.

What salary do you need to live in Bayshore Gardens?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $60,240 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Bayshore Gardens?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Holly Hill, FL, Beacon Square, FL, Leesburg, FL and South Bradenton, FL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Bayshore Gardens with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Bayshore Gardens itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/bayshore-gardens-florida

Citytistics. “Bayshore Gardens, Florida.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/bayshore-gardens-florida/

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