Gulf Coast
University Park
A gated golf community straddling the Manatee–Sarasota line off University Parkway, built around 27 holes and roughly 350 acres of preserve. Homes are mostly 1990s and 2000s single-story tile-roof — maintenance-free villas at the entry end, larger custom houses on the fairways and lakes — with a park-like canopy that newer inland communities won't have for twenty years. You're five minutes from UTC's shopping and the airport, fifteen from downtown Sarasota, and country-club membership is bundled into ownership, which buyers should price in before they compare it to an ungated subdivision.
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Nearby schools
The public elementary, middle and high schools closest to Sarasota. These are nearby schools, not a zoning guarantee — assignment depends on your exact address.
- Robert Willis Elementary School
public · PK-5 · 10/10 GreatSchools
- Braden River Middle School
public · 6-8 · 4/10 GreatSchools
- Braden River High School
public · 9-12 · 4/10 GreatSchools
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Why this disclaimer: ratings are refreshed by GreatSchools each year and Florida districts redraw attendance boundaries, open new schools and change grade spans between school years. Verify the current assignment for the exact address with the county school district — and visit — before you rely on it in an offer.
Parks, groceries, dining and hospitals
The closest parks, supermarkets, restaurants and hospitals to the centre of University Park, within 5 miles — University Park is treated as a community-scale area, so the search radius is set accordingly. Distances are straight-line from the area centre, not driving time from a specific address.
Parks & recreation
The Green at UTC
0.3 mi · 125 N Cattlemen Rd, Sarasota, FL 34243, USA
University Place Community Park
0.6 mi · 7850 Cooper Creek Blvd, Bradenton, FL 34201, USA
Benderson Park
0.9 mi · 2271 N Cattlemen Rd, Sarasota, FL 34232, USA
Nathan Benderson Park Pavilion
0.9 mi · Nathan Benderson Park, 5851 Nathan Benderson Circle, Sarasota, FL 34235, USA
Suncoast Aquatic Nature Center Associates, Inc.
1.1 mi · 5851 Nathan Benderson Circle, Sarasota, FL 34235, USA
Groceries
Target Grocery
0.2 mi · 101 N Cattlemen Rd, Sarasota, FL 34243, USA
Centro 2
0.3 mi · 8491 Cooper Creek Blvd, Bradenton, FL 34201, USA
The Fresh Market
0.3 mi · 5251 University Pkwy, University Park, FL 34201, USA
Trader Joe's
0.4 mi · 8111 Cooper Creek Blvd, Bradenton, FL 34201, USA
The Vitamin Shoppe
0.4 mi · 243 N Cattlemen Rd Unit # 71 Unit 71, Sarasota, FL 34243, USA
Dining & cafés
Smilefin Poke
0.05 mi · 8196 Tourist Center Dr, Bradenton, FL 34201, USA
DimSum King
0.05 mi · 8194 Tourist Center Dr, Bradenton, FL 34201, USA
Jersey Mike's Subs
0.05 mi · 8210 Tourist Center Dr, University Park, FL 34201, USA
Origin Craft Beer & Pizza Cafe UTC
0.07 mi · 8193 Tourist Center Dr, Bradenton, FL 34201, USA
Anna's Deli
0.09 mi · 8207 Tourist Center Dr, Bradenton, FL 34201, USA
Hospitals
SMH Urgent Care Center at University Parkway
0.3 mi · 5360 University Pkwy, Sarasota, FL 34243, USA
Sarasota Memorial Radiation Oncology Center
0.3 mi · 5370 University Pkwy, Sarasota, FL 34243, USA
Sutera, Nick, MD
0.3 mi · 5350 University Pkwy Unit 101, Sarasota, FL 34243, USA
Somer, Bryce A., MD
0.3 mi · 5350 University Pkwy Unit 101, Sarasota, FL 34243, USA
Sallam, Enas, MD
0.3 mi · 5350 University Pkwy Unit 101, Sarasota, FL 34243, USA
Sourced from Google Places and refreshed by hand. Businesses open, close and move — confirm anything you're counting on before it drives a decision.
Market dynamics
What the University Park (North Port–Sarasota–Bradenton metro data) market is doing
Monthly listing statistics for the University Park (North Port–Sarasota–Bradenton metro data) — the smallest geography published for University Park. Figures cover Sep 26 and the 36 months before it.
- Median list price
- $457,450
- Median days on market
- 88 days
- Active listings
- 6,905
- Pending ratio
- 39.8%
- Share with a price cut
- 18.1%
-3.7% year over year
-12.0% year over year
-14.5% year over year
+8.9 points year over year
-1.5 points year over year
Median list price
The midpoint asking price of homes on the market — half are listed above, half below. · University Park (North Port–Sarasota–Bradenton metro data)
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Data provided by Redfin, a national real estate brokerage. Redfin Data Center · Source file updated September 30, 2026.