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It's a good fit if you want west Bradenton's coastal-adjacent feel with practical, mostly single-story homes near the Cortez village and Gulf beaches. The area has stayed active, with 258 homes sold over the past 12 months, so there's steady turnover and community life. Tampa is about 55 minutes out when you need it.

It's moderate for coastal Manatee County — the median list price is $390,000 and the average runs about $274 per square foot on a median home size of 1,525 sqft. There's a wide spread, from an entry point of $74,900 up to $2,990,000, so both first-time buyers and higher-end shoppers have options. You can filter by price on the live map.

Active listings carry a median list price of $390,000, while homes that actually sold over the last year closed at a median of $405,000. With 79 homes currently active, there's decent choice across the range, including 16 with pools and four waterfront properties.

It favors patient buyers at the moment — the median days on market is 45 and sellers are averaging 96% of their asking price. That gap between list and sold suggests room to negotiate on the right property, especially among the Cortez homes for sale that have been sitting.

The median HOA here is about $468 per month, which reflects the condo and gated communities in the mix, though many single-family homes carry no HOA at all. Median property taxes run around $3,820 per year, and for comparison the median rent in the zone is about $3,100 per month.