Osprey, Florida is located in Sarasota County Florida. It is just south of Sarasota in what's referred to as "unincorporated" Sarasota County. Osprey is a diverse community with multi-million dollar homes located on the Intracoastal Waterway and mobile home parks just up the road from the same luxury homes. There are many new luxury and upscale home developments underway in Osprey by many of Sarasota's top builders.

Many restaurants can be found in Osprey everything from fresh mahi-mahi or grouper sandwiches to fine dining or pizza.

For shopping, there are several areas including the Osprey Village shops, Blackburn Point Plaza and Southbay Fashion Center. Virtually all of the shopping in Osprey is on Tamiami Trail - US 41. Several of the local restaurants are on "the Trail" and some waterfront dining is available on Blackburn Point Rd.