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Redwood City, CA vs Sarasota, FL

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- Sarasota is 0% more densely populated than Redwood City.
- People are 23.0% less likely to be married in Sarasota.
- The Median Age is 12.0 years older in Sarasota.
 Redwood City, CASarasota, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock53,786329,725,481
 Female Population49.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4938.4
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 Population - 201077,042  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock52,715285,036,114
 Population - 199066,072  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now27.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,653.093.4
 Land Area19.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock9.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Redwood City, CASarasota, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Redwood City, CASarasota, FLUnited States
 White41.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock14.9%12.2%
 Asian16.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.8%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Redwood City, CASarasota, FLUnited States
 Married Population54.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.3%50.2%
 Never Married34.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed3.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.102.60
 Households30,020  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,14380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children36.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,856  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Redwood City    11 Reviews

(Caveating everything with "it's Bay Area prices") Redwood City is a large sprawling town where you can find just about anything you're looking for. There's great  More

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The entire Bay Area is ridiculous. You can't compare it to other areas. RWC is reasonably cheap for the area. I pay $5K for a rental townhouse in one of the many  More

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Lovely weather. Safe place to live (I live in Redwood Shores). The only thing that keeps this place from being 5 stars is the cost of housing. When you have to pay an  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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