2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Fairport, NY vs Sarasota, FL

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- Household income in Sarasota, is 21% less than it is in Fairport and is 10% below the National Average.
- Fairport unemployment rate is 6.7%.
- Sarasota unemployment rate is 4.6%.
 Fairport, NYSarasota, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.7%4.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.8%2.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth23.5%44.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.2%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$53,300$48,380$37,638
 Household Income$79,637$62,615$69,021
 Family Median Income$99,848$78,851$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fairport, NYSarasota, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K11.8%9.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.7%4.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.2%11.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.3%8.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.6%8.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.4%5.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.6%9.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.3%11.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.9%14.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.5%5.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K10.7%10.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fairport, NYSarasota, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.8%13.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science12.6%3.3%6.5%
 Community, social services3.1%2.0%1.8%
 Legal7.8%1.4%1.2%
 Education, library14.2%5.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.3%3.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.4%5.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.2%4.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.3%1.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving1.6%11.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.0%5.6%3.6%
 Personal care2.0%4.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.7%20.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.0%8.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving3.1%7.9%13.1%
Reviews for Fairport    4 Reviews

Grew up here and love the area. People are friendly and lots to do in what used to be a sleepy little village. Still, Canal Days, Saturday morning Farmer's Market, HS  More

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I have lived in the Fairport area for nearly two years now and I can say that the cost of living varies greatly. I have little experience with real estate, but have  More

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In Fairport there is always something planned - lots of parades (sometimes I think they come up with any old reason for a parade), concerts in the park, Canal Days -  More

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Reviews for Sarasota    105 Reviews

Sarasota is my home from birth but those of us who have lived here long enough to have seen the devolution of what was once an easy to navigate, clean, low crime beach  More

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Starting to love Sarasota: Wife and I moved to Osprey- a small suburb between Sarasota and Venice. We're about 13 miles to downtown Sarasota, so not "city dwellers".   More

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As always, anyone considering moving to anyplace new, including Sarasota, needs to come down and spend a month or two before actually moving here. The city is overrun  More

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