The Meadows, Florida

About The Meadows

The Meadows, FL is a small unincorporated community located in central Florida.

Officially, The Meadows is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.38 square miles.

📰 The Meadows News Today

• Fight erupts over plan to hand Sarasota golf courses to developer Suncoast Searchlight · Mar 6
• In Sarasota, Meadows conflict deepens over Benderson golf course deal - Sarasota Herald-Tribune Sarasota Herald-Tribune · Mar 29
• Meadows Golf Club Opens in Sarasota, Welcomes Public Play The Golf Wire · Jun 4
• The Meadows Community Realtor.com · May 31
• The Meadows Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes The Meadows Unique

• The only place in America named The Meadows — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Part of the fabric of Florida — one of 956 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in The Meadows

• Blaze Pizza — pizza
• Fitlife Foods — regional
• GROVE - Restaurant - Patio - Ballroom — american
• Linger Lodge
• Rincon Cubano — cuban
• Root and Seed - Coffee & Gluten Free Bakery (café)
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• 131 MAIN Restaurant — american
• Bar Italia — italian
• Bonefish Grill — seafood

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Mote SEA · Aquarium

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in The Meadows

• Nathan Benderson Park reviews ★
• University Place Community Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of The Meadows

🏘️ Nearby Communities