Which district in Sarasota (FL) is cheapest to stay in?
In Sarasota (FL), the cheapest district to stay in is Bayou Oaks, at a median asking price of $167 a night, and the priciest is Siesta Key at $983 (latest scan 25 October 2026). The ranking covers 6 districts, each priced by at least 5 places on the same 40 of the 71 nights from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027, read on 25 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 152 places checked, read 25 October 2026 21:44 UTC.
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Districts ranked by median asking price
In Sarasota (FL), Siesta Key asks a median $983 a night, +488% against $167 in Bayou Oaks, the cheapest of 6 districts compared on the same 40 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places | Guest score | 4–5★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayou Oaks | $167 | $95–$182 | 40 | 12 | 8.6 (12) | 9% of 11 |
| Bee Ridge | $171 | $131–$193 | 40 | 7 | 8.3 (6) | 14% of 7 |
| Whitfield | $194 | $172–$227 | 40 | 30 | 8.3 (28) | 37% of 30 |
| Downtown | $281 | $204–$320 | 40 | 6 | 8.7 (5) | 50% of 6 |
| Gulf Gate Estates | $327 | $295–$403 | 40 | 27 | 9.3 (21) | 62% of 26 |
| Siesta Key | $983 | $679–$1 811 | 40 | 27 | 9.3 (19) | 74% of 27 |
- A district is the area name Agoda gives a place (the first part of its address line), not an official boundary; names are printed as Agoda writes them, without a leading district number.
- A night counts for a district when at least 5 of its places showed a price.
- Every district is compared on the same 40 nights, the ones on which all of them counted: districts join in order of nights counted, and one that would leave fewer than 36 shared nights is left out rather than compared on other nights. A district's figure is the median of its nightly medians over those nights, and the middle half is the median of the nightly 25th and 75th percentiles.
- Places: every place in the district priced on those nights. Guest score: the median Agoda review score (out of 10) of those places, places scored in brackets. 4–5★: the share of the places with a star rating that hold 4 stars or more.
A dash means fewer than 5 of the district's places carry a score or a star rating. Many-star hotels cluster in a few districts, so a district's median also says which kind of places stand there.
Cheapest district with a guest score of 8 or more
The cheapest district in Sarasota (FL) whose places hold a median guest score of 8 or more is Bayou Oaks: a median $167 a night, score 8.6 across 12 scored places.
| District | Median a night | Guest score | Places scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayou Oaks | $167 | 8.6 | 12 |
| Bee Ridge | $171 | 8.3 | 6 |
| Whitfield | $194 | 8.3 | 28 |
| Downtown | $281 | 8.7 | 5 |
| Gulf Gate Estates | $327 | 9.3 | 21 |
| Siesta Key | $983 | 9.3 | 19 |
Guest scores are Agoda's review scores out of 10; a score says nothing about the price.
Friday and Saturday against Monday to Thursday, by district
The biggest weekend difference in Sarasota (FL) is in Downtown: Friday and Saturday nights ask a median $425 against $271 Monday to Thursday (+57%), over 6 and 27 nights.
| District | Fri + Sat | Mon – Thu | Difference | Nights (Fri + Sat / Mon – Thu) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown | $425 | $271 | +57% | 6 / 27 |
| Bayou Oaks | $243 | $164 | +48% | 6 / 27 |
| Siesta Key | $1 304 | $975 | +34% | 6 / 27 |
| Bee Ridge | $202 | $153 | +32% | 6 / 27 |
| Whitfield | $239 | $192 | +24% | 6 / 27 |
| Gulf Gate Estates | $320 | $327 | -2% | 6 / 27 |
The town page's weekend rule, district by district, over the ranking's 40 shared nights: Sunday nights sit in neither group, and a district needs at least 3 nights on each side.
Apartments and B&Bs by district
Among the places Agoda lists as not a hotel in Sarasota (FL), the cheapest district is Whitfield at a median $199 a night and the priciest Siesta Key at $1 268, across 3 districts compared on the same 45 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitfield | $199 | $187–$470 | 45 | 13 |
| Gulf Gate Estates | $365 | $320–$414 | 45 | 24 |
| Siesta Key | $1 268 | $860–$1 828 | 45 | 28 |
Apartments, B&Bs, holiday lets and private rooms: only the places Agoda itself lists as not a hotel, priced in the same search. Homes read from other sites carry no district name, so none of them is in this table.
What was measured
Nights measured in Sarasota (FL): 71, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price.
- Up to 152 places checked per night; a place with no price that night (sold out or closed) is counted but carries no price.
- Places with an Agoda area name: 186 of the 186 priced on these nights; only those are placed in a district.
- Prices in USD, as shown on the day each night was read, on 25 October 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
Source: asking prices for one night, read from public search results on the scan date; not prices paid, and not a forecast. How we measure →