Ballard Elementary School

It's a solid, unpretentious part of Bradenton with proximity to the water and an established feeder pattern into schools like Manatee and Bayshore High. With 136 homes sold in the last year, it's an active, real neighborhood rather than a quiet backwater. Families and value-focused buyers tend to like the mix here.

Compared with much of coastal Manatee County, it's approachable — the median list price is $399,000 and the median sold price over the past year was $349,500. That said, the range stretches to $2.9 million, so there are premium waterfront and larger homes if you want them.

Active listings run from $187,000 to $2.9 million, with a median around $399,000 and an average of $297 per square foot. Median home size is about 1,514 square feet, so you're generally looking at right-sized single-family homes rather than sprawling estates. The live map shows exactly what's available today.

It's balanced and moving at a healthy clip — the median home sells in about 38 days, and sellers are getting 96% of their asking price on average. With 61 active listings and 136 sales in the past 12 months, there's steady turnover without either side dominating.

Most of the zone is not heavily HOA-driven — only one active listing is gated — but where fees apply the median HOA runs about $780 a month. Median property tax comes in around $4,019 a year, and if you're weighing renting first, the median rent is roughly $2,295 a month.