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Sarasota, FL vs Bethesda, MD

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- The median age of a home in Sarasota is 15.2% younger than the median age of a home in Bethesda.
 Sarasota, FLBethesda, MDUnited States
 Median Home Age465342
 Median Home Cost$454,200$1,072,100$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months31.2%11.3%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.93.0%30.3%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.211.6%46.2%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$7.3$9.9$11.0
 Homes Owned43.7%60.6%57.4%
 Housing Vacant22.7%7.7%11.2%
 Homes Rented33.6%31.8%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Sarasota, FLBethesda, MDUnited States
 Average Rent$2,070$2,890$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,060$2,020$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,270$2,060$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,580$2,340$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,100$2,930$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,500$3,490$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Sarasota, FLBethesda, MDUnited States
 Vacant For Rent2.7%2.6%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.5%0.3%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale1.1%1.1%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.3%0.3%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation13.6%1.6%3.6%
 Vacant Other4.6%1.8%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Sarasota, FLBethesda, MDUnited States
 Less Than $20,0001.5%1.2%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.1%0.2%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9990.9%0.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9991.7%0.0%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9992.3%0.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99911.2%0.7%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,99910.2%1.1%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99918.6%3.7%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,99911.5%5.2%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9995.5%2.7%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,99911.6%13.8%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9997.8%25.6%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9997.5%26.4%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9992.8%10.6%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over5.8%8.7%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Sarasota, FLBethesda, MDUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.5%0.3%0.2%
 2010 to 201410.5%9.9%13.6%
 2000 to 200910.5%9.9%13.6%
 1990 to 19997.2%6.9%13.6%
 1980 to 198913.8%7.4%13.2%
 1970 to 197923.1%11.6%14.8%
 1960 to 19697.2%6.9%13.6%
 1950 to 195915.6%21.8%10.0%
 1940 to 19493.9%9.2%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier6.0%7.8%12.2%
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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Reviews for Bethesda    12 Reviews

Bethesda is awesome if you want to live near DC and in a relatively safe city that has few parking issues. Montgomery county has parking lots in downtown Bethesda and  More

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Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

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Essentially an upscale suburb of Washington DC. Public transport is easy, there's plenty to do (though with none of the edginess of living closer in DC) and it's minutes  More

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