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Lowell, MA vs Sarasota, FL

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- Sarasota is 0% more densely populated than Lowell.
- People are 8.9% more likely to be married in Sarasota.
- The Median Age is 14.6 years older in Sarasota.
 Lowell, MASarasota, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock53,786329,725,481
 Female Population49.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4938.4
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 Population - 2010106,789  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock52,715285,036,114
 Population - 1990103,439  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now7.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,653.093.4
 Land Area13.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock9.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lowell, MASarasota, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Lowell, MASarasota, FLUnited States
 White48.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock14.9%12.2%
 Asian22.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lowell, MASarasota, FLUnited States
 Married Population38.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.3%50.2%
 Never Married46.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.102.60
 Households42,285  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,14380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households17,288  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children16.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Lowell    4 Reviews

Lowell... what a city! Remember to read the plaques on each sewer reminding our residents not to wash your daily garbage down the gutters. Remember, here in Lowell,  More

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Over 18 years ago

We are in a quiet neighbor hood with modtly elderly people on our street, I have always lived in this city and I wouldn't change for any place in the U.S.A I love the  More

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Over 19 years ago

Many parts of Middlesex county have become incredibly congested and overcrowded in recent years due to immigration. Some white flight taking place in Lowell, though  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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