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Great Falls, MT vs Sarasota, FL

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- Sarasota is 0% more densely populated than Great Falls.
- People are 11.3% less likely to be married in Sarasota.
- The Median Age is 10.0 years older in Sarasota.
 Great Falls, MTSarasota, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock53,786329,725,481
 Female Population50.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4938.4
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 Population - 201059,239  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock52,715285,036,114
 Population - 199055,097  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now5.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,653.093.4
 Land Area23.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock9.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Great Falls, MTSarasota, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Great Falls, MTSarasota, FLUnited States
 White83.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock14.9%12.2%
 Asian0.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Great Falls, MTSarasota, FLUnited States
 Married Population47.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.3%50.2%
 Never Married30.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed7.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.102.60
 Households25,548  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,14380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households10,867  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Great Falls    22 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I grew up here. The lack of educational opportunities and adequate work opportunities made it extremely difficult to thrive. Upon leaving to the nearest metropolitan  More

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Please do not move to Great Falls if you are a liberal. Don't make a great red place go blue and ruin one of the last best unspoiled country places not yet destroyed by  More

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Over 4 years ago

I lived in Great Falls from 2012-2015 and could not leave fast enough! We lived near the downtown area (which you think would be nice with a $1200/month rent...) where  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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