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Sarasota, FL vs Blue Ridge, GA

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- Blue Ridge is 0% more densely populated than Sarasota.
- People are 0.7% more likely to be married in Blue Ridge.
- The Median Age is 0.8 years older in Blue Ridge.
 Sarasota, FLBlue Ridge, GAUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,167329,725,481
 Female Population53.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock49.838.4
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 Population - 201052,221  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock1,210285,036,114
 Population - 199050,961  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock21.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now15.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock435.993.4
 Land Area14.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sarasota, FLBlue Ridge, GAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock8.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock2.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock19.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Sarasota, FLBlue Ridge, GAUnited States
 White64.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.2%12.2%
 Asian1.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sarasota, FLBlue Ridge, GAUnited States
 Married Population41.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.0%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock23.5%10.8%
 Widowed8.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.922.60
 Households23,984  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock27480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children17.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,841  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock24.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.7%  Unlock10.8%
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 Blue Ridge    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

One of Georgia's best kept secrets, unless you are an Artist or crafter. Beautiful little town, with scads of appeal for tourists and art lovers. It is a good ways away  More

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Over 10 years ago

Quaint yet very nice variety of shops and restaurants, the county (Fannin) is heavily forested with hills and mountains for recreation, climate of weather is usually  More

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Blue Ridge is nestled in the mountains and has a lovely downtown area for those who love to shop. Watercraft and tubing is all here. Fun area with lots of festivals  More

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