Laurel Park

Home to just 1300 residents, in 2008 this 50-acre neighborhood was designated a National Register of Historic Places District. Once the site of Sarasota's County Courthouse, 85 percent of the population holds white collar jobs. A mix of high end condominiums and apartments, along with 1920's bungalow, Mission revival, Colonial and Mediterranean homes gives the artists, professionals, young families and retirees a nice quiet place to hang out on their porches or stroll the brick-lined streets.