In addition to condominiums there are many single family homes ranging in price from the low $200,000’s to Bay front and Beachfront estates starting at $1,000,000 and up. Appreciation in home values of Siesta Key homes has outpaced most of the rest of Sarasota.

Siesta Key, Florida was chosen "Best Overall in the 1987 International Sand Contest. The world wide competition included entries from throughout the world. Exotic ports like the Grand Bahamas, Barbados and Antigua rivaled for the honored title of number one. The Sand of Siesta Key was judged by David Aubrey, Director of Coastal Research at the renowned Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Massachusetts to be the whitest and finest in texture.

The Siesta Key beaches could perhaps be called "The Crystal Beaches", for they are composed of billion upon billions of tiny crystals. The geology department of Harvard University found the sand to be 99% pure quartz. Siesta Key is proud of this world class title, though not surprised, one walk on the sugary soft sands of Siesta Key's beaches will tell you why.

The qualities of these unique communities are further accented by our climate, with year-round Gulf breezes rustling the Palm trees and average temperatures from the lower 60's range and up to mid 90's (degrees Fahrenheit). It is no surprise that during the winter months we see a great surge in tourist population as they flee the cold, harsh winters of the North. It is also no surprise with each Winters passing a few of the tourists, after experiencing the numerous other qualities of Sarasota; choose to purchase seasonal properties or relocate herecompletely.