Manatee County, Florida
Whitfield Real Estate and Local Guide
A small bayfront community on the northeast shore of Sarasota Bay between Sarasota and Bradenton, next to Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport and commonly known as Whitfield Estates.
Living in Whitfield
Whitfield Estates was a 1920s Sarasota Bay land-boom subdivision, and several of its homes and districts are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Source: en.wikipedia.org
IncomeAbout $102,200 median household
EducationAbout 41% hold a bachelor's or higher
CountyManatee County
Homes in Whitfield
Single-family detached homesAbout 96.8% of the housing stock
Median home valueAbout $415,200
- About 92.2% of housing units are owner-occupied, an unusually high share.
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Whitfield home
Whitfield Estates-Broughton Street Historic District
Source: en.wikipedia.org
A National Register of Historic Places district from the 1920s land-boom subdivision
Whitfield Estates-Lantana Avenue Historic District
Source: en.wikipedia.org
A second National Register historic district within the community
Sara Bay Country Club
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Golf club dating to the 1920s, originally the Whitfield Estates Country Club
Whitfield areas to know
Whitfield Estates
Source: en.wikipedia.org
The subdivision at the community's core, with streets named for the Whitfield family