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Clermont, FL vs Sarasota, FL

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- Household income in Sarasota, is 10% less than it is in Clermont and is 10% below the National Average.
- Clermont unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- Sarasota unemployment rate is 4.6%.
 Clermont, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth53.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,718  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$62,615$69,021
 Family Median Income$85,114  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Clermont, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K11.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K18.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock10.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Clermont, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.3%6.5%
 Community, social services0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.4%1.2%
 Education, library6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock11.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.9%13.1%
Reviews for Clermont    15 Reviews

Clermont is an amazing place to live, to love , and to grow. I discovered Clermont a little over 10 years ago by accident, and I thank God that I did. At the time I  More

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Over 10 years ago

Can you please tell me if College Park in Clermont is a good Community? I heard that the high School is Lake Minneola and supposedly a good school. I also was looking  More

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Over 12 years ago

Great place to live and no income  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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