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Newtown, PA vs Sarasota, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Sarasota, is 53% less than it is in Newtown and is 10% below the National Average.
- Newtown unemployment rate is 6.1%.
- Sarasota unemployment rate is 4.6%.

Economy
 Newtown, PASarasota, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.1%4.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.4%2.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.4%44.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.1%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$87,646$48,380$37,638
 Household Income$132,031$62,615$69,021
 Family Median Income$171,115$78,851$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Newtown, PASarasota, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K1.7%9.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.2%4.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.4%11.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.3%8.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K3.4%8.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.6%5.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.3%9.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K6.6%11.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.7%14.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.0%5.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K29.7%10.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Newtown, PASarasota, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance31.9%13.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science10.9%3.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%2.0%1.8%
 Legal4.1%1.4%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%5.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment4.6%3.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.2%5.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.4%4.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%1.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.6%11.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.4%5.6%3.6%
 Personal care3.0%4.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.6%20.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.1%8.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving2.9%7.9%13.1%

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Reviews for Newtown    5 Reviews

Since moving here I've had a lot of mixed feelings. It hasn't been the town that I thought it was. I moved here from another part of the suburbs seeking a better life,  More

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Over 11 years ago

very overpriced and getting  More

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Over 16 years ago

It has something for everyone. The downtown area has charming shopping and eateries. It is centrally located to 95, trains to NY and NJ. Only 1 hour from the shore. The  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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34234 34237 34239 34236

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