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Margate, FL vs Sarasota, FL

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- Household income in Sarasota, is 18% more than it is in Margate and is 10% below the National Average.
- Margate unemployment rate is 5.5%.
- Sarasota unemployment rate is 4.6%.
 Margate, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth39.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,399  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$62,615$69,021
 Family Median Income$68,485  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Margate, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.1%  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 60K7.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock10.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Margate, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.4%1.2%
 Education, library4.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock11.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.9%13.1%
Reviews for Margate    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Butterfly World, is minutes away from Margate and the largest selection of butterflies, it is a must see. The Festival Flea Market is one of the best flea markets I've  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived here in Margate, FL for the past 7 years and I must say it has been very nice. The people here are nice and as far as the crime rate goes I must say I have  More

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Over 16 years ago

The crime statistics you see listed for Margate Florida are misleading, I have lived in Margate for years, I like many of Margate residents have had my home broken into  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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