About Longboat Key

Longboat Key offers a haven of tasteful luxury, quiet pleasures, a year-round average temperature of 73 degrees and relaxing activities from golf to shelling, biking, tennis, elegant dining and world-class shopping at St Armand's Circle just over the bridge. Sarasota's fine cultural amenities are just minutes away, making Longboat Key the perfect place to live.

Longboat Key is one of Sarasota County's barrier islands known for award winning pristine white sandy beaches and is home to many working residents, winter residents, retirees and tourists. Longboat Key offers a multitude of recreational activities, dining, education, parks and shopping. Stretching eleven sun- kissed miles, Longboat Key is nestled between the warm blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico and beautiful Sarasota Bay.

A popular destination for visitors from around the world, Longboat Key's residents and visitors alike feel welcomed to a plush island of refined elegance and tempting amenities that cater to all personalities.

Longboat Key's average population consists of approximately 8,000 permanent and 12,000 seasonal residents.