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Blue Ridge, GA vs Sarasota, FL

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- Sarasota is 0% more densely populated than Blue Ridge.
- People are 0.7% less likely to be married in Sarasota.
- The Median Age is 0.8 years younger in Sarasota.
 Blue Ridge, GASarasota, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock53,786329,725,481
 Female Population50.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4938.4
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 Population - 20101,348  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock52,715285,036,114
 Population - 19901,336  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now10.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,653.093.4
 Land Area2.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock9.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Blue Ridge, GASarasota, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 200.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8412.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Blue Ridge, GASarasota, FLUnited States
 White94.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock14.9%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Blue Ridge, GASarasota, FLUnited States
 Married Population42.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.3%50.2%
 Never Married19.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed14.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.102.60
 Households543  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,14380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children19.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households269  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Blue Ridge    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

One of Georgia's best kept secrets, unless you are an Artist or crafter. Beautiful little town, with scads of appeal for tourists and art lovers. It is a good ways away  More

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Over 10 years ago

Quaint yet very nice variety of shops and restaurants, the county (Fannin) is heavily forested with hills and mountains for recreation, climate of weather is usually  More

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Blue Ridge is nestled in the mountains and has a lovely downtown area for those who love to shop. Watercraft and tubing is all here. Fun area with lots of festivals  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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