The River Current Updated Nov 7, 6:05 am
Active
11 0.0%no change versus 28 days ago
Pending
1 0.0%no change versus 28 days ago
Median price
$119,900 4.3%up versus 28 days ago
Median $/sq ft
$124 5.1%up versus 28 days ago
Days on market
232 11%up versus 28 days ago

Live from Stellar MLS through IDX Broker; figures change as listings are added, updated, or removed. Price, $/sq ft, and days on market are medians of the active listings.

Desoto Square Villas is a community in Bradenton, South of the River, in Manatee County.

Also in Bradenton: Aqua by the Bay, Bayshore Gardens, Bayshore on the Lake, Braden Pointe, Burgundy, Chateau Village Co-op, Coddington, Country Village of Bradenton

About Desoto Square Villas

Desoto Square Villas is a condominium community in South Bradenton, on the north side of 301 Boulevard West across from the DeSoto Square mall property, in unincorporated Manatee County. County records list 247 units in three sections recorded from 1978 to 1981 on about 21 acres: Phase I with 51 units, Phase II with 66, and a third section recorded as Phase III Woodpark with 130. The units were built from 1978 to 1981 and range from about 720 to 1,140 square feet, most with two bedrooms. The Property Appraiser records a swimming pool on the Phase I common area. Desoto Square Villas Owners Association was on Florida’s registry of housing for older persons (55+) from 2001 through its final 2020 list. There is no CDD.

Live from the MLS

Homes for sale in Desoto Square Villas

11 active listings · 1 pending, priced from $95,000 to $147,000 Current as of the last hour. Prices and availability change daily.

Based on information submitted to the MLS GRID as of Saturday, November 7th, 2026 at 08:48:05 AM. All data is obtained from various sources and may not have been verified by broker or MLS GRID. Supplied Open House Information is subject to change without notice. All information should be independently reviewed and verified for accuracy. Properties may or may not be listed by the office/agent presenting the information.

Listings courtesy of My Florida Regional MLS DBA Stellar MLS 2026 as distributed by MLS GRID. All listing information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed and should be independently verified through personal inspection by appropriate professionals. Listings displayed on this website may be subject to prior sale or removal from sale. Availability of any listing should always be independently verified. Listing information is provided for consumer personal, non-commercial use, solely to identify potential properties for potential purchase. All other use is strictly prohibited and may violate relevant federal and state law. The listing broker’s offer of compensation is made only to participants of the MLS where the listing is filed. Properties displayed may be listed or sold by various participants in the MLS.

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How Desoto Square Villas compares

Next to the communities most like it, from the same live MLS figures. Medians of what is listed now; nothing is ranked.

Community Active Median list price Median $/sq ft Median days on market Compare
Desoto Square Villas 11 $119,900 $124 232
Bayshore on the Lake Also in Bradenton · Also a 55+ community 40 $110,700 $109 66 Compare Desoto Square Villas and Bayshore on the Lake
Country Village of Bradenton Also in Bradenton · Also a 55+ community 11 $199,000 $181 79 Compare Desoto Square Villas and Country Village of Bradenton
Mount Vernon Also in Bradenton · Also a 55+ community 11 $280,000 $205 166 Compare Desoto Square Villas and Mount Vernon

Live from Stellar MLS through IDX Broker, updated Nov 7, 6:05 am; figures change as listings are added, updated, or removed. Fees, schools, and features are on Compare.

Drive times

Airports

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Schools, guides, and places

Living in Desoto Square Villas

Schools

  • Elementary G.D. Rogers Garden- Bullock Elementary Named in 1 of 1 recent MLS listings
  • Middle Martha B. King Middle Named in 1 of 1 recent MLS listings
  • High Southeast High Named in 1 of 1 recent MLS listings

Schools are assigned by address, and zones can change. Confirm a specific home with the School District of Manatee County. How school zoning works here

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Lifestyle nearby

Local favorites near Desoto Square Villas

Places our agents recommend in their magazine stories, within about five miles of Desoto Square Villas as the crow flies.

Things to do · Bradenton

LECOM Park

The Pittsburgh Pirates' spring training ballpark and home of the Bradenton Marauders, in Bradenton.

About 1 mile away

  • Carly Heiser's pick
Riverfront Parks · Bradenton

Bradenton Riverwalk

The City of Bradenton's riverfront park, about two miles along the Manatee River downtown, open 24 hours.

About 2 miles away

  • Our agents' pick
Coffee shops · Palmetto

Eleanor’s Coffee & Cakes

A coffee and cake shop in the restored 1912 Palmetto State Bank building in downtown Palmetto.

About 3.5 miles away

  • Carly Heiser's pick

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Shopping close by

Shopping centers within about five miles of Desoto Square Villas as the crow flies.

  • Cortez Plaza Shopping center · Bradenton, Manatee County · About 0.5 miles away
  • Centre Point Commons Shopping center · Bradenton, Manatee County · About 0.5 miles away

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