Cost of living in Manatee County
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $2,188 a month.
That HUD number covers Manatee County, Florida, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $1,749
- 1 bed
- $1,876
- 2 bed
- $2,188
- 3 bed
- $2,775
- 4 bed
- $3,309
This county is in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL area. BEA's 2024 price index there is 102.4 (U.S. = 100).
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Towns in this county
- Bradenton · 57,014 people
- Lakewood Ranch · 43,945 people
- South Bradenton · 25,990 people
- Bayshore Gardens · 18,131 people
- Palmetto · 13,588 people
- Memphis · 9,185 people
- Longboat Key · 7,539 people
- West Samoset · 7,429 people
- Samoset · 5,284 people
- Cortez · 5,205 people
- Ellenton · 5,133 people
- Whitfield · 4,261 people
- West Bradenton · 3,991 people
- Holmes Beach · 3,047 people