Sunrise Preserve by the numbers
Sunrise Preserve is small and it trades slowly, so a single year of sales is too thin to draw conclusions from. Everything below uses a 24-month window — the 36 owner-to-owner resales recorded in Sarasota County public records in the two years ending August 3, 2026. These are prices buyers actually paid at closing, not asking prices or automated estimates.
Resale prices ranged from $419,000 to $1,150,000, with the middle half between $580,000 and $1,050,000. Only 10 of the 36 closed in the last six months, which is why the wider window matters here.
A pool is worth more in Sunrise Preserve than anywhere else we track
Across the whole community, single-family resales with a pool ran a median of $1,050,000 against $635,000 without. That headline overstates it, because pool homes here also tend to be larger. So look at homes of the same size instead.
Take the 2,489-square-foot floor plan, which sold four times. The one without a pool went for $814,500. The three with a pool went for $1,050,000, $1,050,000 and $1,145,000. Same plan, same community — and a gap of $235,000 to $330,000.
Widen it slightly and the pattern holds. Among single-family resales between 2,200 and 2,700 square feet, twelve with a pool ran a median of $1,090,000 and five without ran $814,500, a difference of $275,500.
Some of that is still the lot and the view, because at this price point a buyer paying for a pool is usually paying for a preserve or water lot behind it. But this is the high end of the local market, where a buyer spending a million expects a pool, and the numbers say a home without one is at a real disadvantage.
None of that applies if you own a villa
County records show zero of the 106 villas in Sunrise Preserve have a private pool. Among single-family homes, 123 of 298 do — 41 percent. So the pool premium above describes single-family homes only, and the community-wide pool figure has nothing to do with a villa.
Villa resales ran a median of $470,000 at $305 per square foot over two years, on 7 sales. That is a thin sample, so treat it as a guide rather than a benchmark.
Source: Sarasota County public records, qualified owner-to-owner resales only, 24-month window. Vacant lots and non-residential parcels are excluded from the home count. Figures are estimates for general market awareness, not appraisals.
Sunrise Preserve, in plain terms
Sunrise Preserve is a smaller gated community in Palmer Ranch (Sarasota), built by Mattamy Homes — about 300+ single-family homes and 50+ villas, roughly 400 homes in all, built between 2018 and 2024. It's maintenance-free (the HOA includes lawn care and common-area upkeep), has resort amenities without a golf course, and notably has no CDD assessment. It is not age-restricted.
Why one Sunrise Preserve home is worth more than another
Value here turns on a handful of specific things. The biggest swing factors: villa vs. single-family (these behave like separate micro-markets); water view vs. interior lot; preserve view; pool vs. non-pool; outdoor-living upgrades; and lot privacy — relatively few lots here have a fully private rear yard, so a private or preserve-backed lot carries a real premium. Because the community was built in a tight window (2018–2024), view, upgrades, and floor plan often matter more than a home's age. A national estimate can't see any of this; a local comparative market analysis prices it in.
What makes Sunrise Preserve different
Its identity is maintenance-free Palmer Ranch living with Mattamy architecture and a smaller-community feel. Mediterranean-style Mattamy homes; a lock-and-leave, lawn-care-included lifestyle; a footprint of roughly 400 homes rather than the scale of the large master-planned communities nearby; resort amenities (heated pool and spa, clubhouse, staffed fitness center, tennis, pickleball, bocce) with no bundled golf cost; and no CDD. That mix sits in an interesting middle ground — newer construction without the scale of a massive master-planned community.
Home types behave like separate micro-markets
Sunrise Preserve pairs single-family homes (roughly 2,000–2,700 square feet) with villas (roughly 1,500–1,700 square feet). They draw different buyers and price differently, so a villa sale isn't a reliable comp for a single-family home or vice versa.
Location
Sunrise Preserve sits in Palmer Ranch, about 1.7 miles from the Legacy Trail access at McIntosh Road and Palmer Ranch Parkway, and roughly 11 miles from downtown Sarasota, with its resort amenity center on site.
Sunrise Preserve vs. other Palmer Ranch communities
Buyers weighing Sunrise Preserve often also look at other Palmer Ranch and nearby communities — Esplanade on Palmer Ranch, Hammock Preserve, Isles of Sarasota, and Talon Preserve. Against those, Sunrise Preserve stands out as the smaller, maintenance-free Mattamy option without bundled golf and without a CDD — a different value equation than the larger or golf-oriented communities. Mattamy finished here some time ago - county records show its last closing in 2021 - so every sale is an owner-to-owner resale (more on new vs. resale), and it's gated (how gated-community fees work).
Sunrise Preserve home value questions
More than in any community we track, and the size-matched numbers back it up. Take the 2,489-square-foot floor plan, which resold four times: the one without a pool sold for $814,500, and the three with a pool sold for $1,050,000, $1,050,000 and $1,145,000. Widen it to single-family resales between 2,200 and 2,700 square feet and twelve with a pool ran a median of $1,090,000 against $814,500 for five without, a gap of $275,500. Some of that is the lot and the view, since a buyer paying for a pool at this price point is usually paying for the preserve or water behind it. But this is the high end of the local market, and a home without a pool is at a real disadvantage.
None. County records show zero of the 106 villas have a private pool, against 123 of 298 single-family homes, about 41 percent. So the pool premium above applies to single-family homes only. Villa resales ran a median of $470,000 at $305 per square foot over two years, on 7 sales, which is a thin sample and should be treated as a guide rather than a benchmark.
Because Sunrise Preserve is small and trades slowly. There are 404 homes and only 19 resold in the past twelve months, so a one-year median swings on a handful of transactions. Widening to 24 months gives 36 sales, which is enough to separate single-family from villa and pool from no-pool without a couple of unusual sales distorting everything. Where a sample is still thin, such as the 7 villa sales, the page says so.
Sarasota County recorded 36 owner-to-owner resales in Sunrise Preserve in the two years ending August 3, 2026, out of 404 homes. Single-family homes ran a median of $800,000, or $354 per square foot, and villas $470,000 at $305. Prices ranged from $419,000 to $1,150,000, with the middle half between $580,000 and $1,050,000. A 24-month window is used here rather than 12 months because only 10 sales closed in the last six months, and a single year is too thin to draw conclusions from in a community this size.
It depends heavily on villa vs. single-family, view (water, preserve, or interior lot), lot privacy, pool, and upgrades. Use the instant estimate above for a ballpark, then a local comparative market analysis for a real, address-specific number.
Yes. Villas (about 1,500–1,700 sq ft) and single-family homes (about 2,000–2,700 sq ft) draw different buyers and behave like separate micro-markets.
Mattamy Homes. It's a smaller gated community of about 400 homes in Palmer Ranch, Sarasota, built between 2018 and 2024.
No. Sunrise Preserve is not age-restricted and all ages are welcome.
No. There is no CDD assessment — a real cost difference from many newer communities nearby. It does have an HOA that includes lawn care and common-area maintenance.
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