Over the years, we’ve written about Gulf Gate’s groovy midcentury ranch homes, its low-slung time-capsule charm and its eclectic strip of mom-and-pop-owned restaurants and bars where the parking is still free. We know it as a place where the locals go and admire its refusal to become overly polished.
What we haven’t examined, until now, is its disposition. Which brings us online. According to new data from Nextdoor, the neighborhood app that has become the internet’s most hyperlocal stage, Gulf Gate is Sarasota’s Friendliest Neighborhood for 2026.
In fact, it tops the list. The top five in Sarasota in ascending order:
- Gulf Gate
- Phillippi Creek
- Brentwood Estates
- Whitfield
- South Gate
For Nikki Kostyun, who has lived in Gulf Gate for almost six years, that sounds right…