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Buford, GA vs Sarasota, FL

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- Sarasota is 0% more densely populated than Buford.
- People are 20.4% less likely to be married in Sarasota.
- The Median Age is 12.7 years older in Sarasota.
 Buford, GASarasota, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock53,786329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4938.4
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 Population - 201012,543  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock52,715285,036,114
 Population - 19908,771  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now79.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,653.093.4
 Land Area17.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock9.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Buford, GASarasota, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 347.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Buford, GASarasota, FLUnited States
 White45.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock14.9%12.2%
 Asian3.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Buford, GASarasota, FLUnited States
 Married Population52.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.3%50.2%
 Never Married30.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed8.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.102.60
 Households4,998  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,14380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children44.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,317  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Buford    5 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Lived here in Buford for 10 years. I love Buford! I never plan on leaving. Close enough to Atlanta, but far enough away also. Love the diversity in Gwinnett County! It  More

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Over 10 years ago

Buford is a great place to live because the school system is great. It's a great place to live. The only thing that if I issue is that you can get looked at if you are a  More

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As a former New Yorker (Long Island) it took a while to get used to NOT waiting on a long line when you go shopping or out to dinner or the DMV. Driving around in my  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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